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 24 April 2015 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                  11,288
                                                                      
Warwick Brady                                                    2,741
                                                                      
Drummond Hall                                                    1,956
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    2,104
                                                                      
Imeda Walsh                                                      1,267
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    2,042
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                      1,173

Shares were purchased at a price of 100.75 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                 155,676
                                                                      
Warwick Brady                                                   37,993
                                                                      
Drummond Hall                                                   18,282
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   55,559
                                                                      
Imelda Walsh                                                    11,200
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   51,476
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     60,375

27 April 2015