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 September 2013 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       1,637
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,945
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     4,760
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    1,360
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                  1,629
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    1,371
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                      1,885

Shares were purchased at a price of 119.8309 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
David Begg                                                     211,509
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      96,493
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   407,672
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   23,730
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                174,815
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   21,618
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     38,670

25 September 2013