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 October 2013 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       1,651
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,969
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     4,795
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    1,371
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                  1,651
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    1,381
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        940

Shares were purchased at a price of 118.95 pence per share.


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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
David Begg                                                     213,160
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      98,462
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   412,467
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   25,101
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                176,466
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   22,999
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     39,721


28 October 2013