Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares     

Mick Barker has elected to receive 20% of his fee in the form of shares in the Company. Tim O' Toole, Chief Executive, has elected to allocate part of his monthly salary to acquire 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 January 2016 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                             Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each

Mick Barker                       590                       

Tim O'Toole                       8,028                                    

Shares were purchased at a price of 98.5 pence per share.

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

Director                             Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each

Mick Barker                       72,135                      

Tim O'Toole                       832,044