Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company listed below (other than Colin Hood
who receives all of his 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 of his 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 25 November 2013 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       1,675
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,990
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     4,863
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    1,713
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                  1,344
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    1,401
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        954

Shares were purchased at a price of 117.2804 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
David Begg                                                     214,835
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                     100,452
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   680,820
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   26,814
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                177,810
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   24,400
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     40,791

25 November 2013