Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company listed below (other than John
McFarlane and Warwick Brady who receive 100% of their fee and Imelda Walsh who
receives 25% of her fee in the form of shares in the Company) has elected to
receive 40% of his fees in the form of shares in the Company.

Purchases took place on 22 August 2014 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                   8,933
                                                                      
Warwick Brady                                                    2,172
                                                                      
Drummond Hall                                                    3,470
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    1,665
                                                                      
Imeda Walsh                                                      1,002
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    1,616
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                      1,870

Shares were purchased at a price of 127.30 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                  70,181
                                                                      
Warwick Brady                                                   17,207
                                                                      
Drummond Hall                                                    3,470
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   40,597
                                                                      
Imelda Walsh                                                     2,194
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   36,008
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     50,507

22 August 2014