Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than Colin Hood who receives
all of this fees in the form of shares in the Company) has elected to receive
40% of his fees in the form of shares in the Company. Tim O' Toole, Chief
Executive, has elected to receive part his of remuneration each month in the
form of shares in the Company. Arrangements have been made for these shares to
be purchased on their behalf in the market on a regular basis.

Purchases took place on 24 February 2012 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,505
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         665
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         808
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     1,617
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    665
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        380

Shares were purchased at a price of 297 pence per share.

The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following these
transactions are:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 184,196
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      29,508
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      21,027
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   116,620
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 52,507
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                      2,935

24 February 2012