Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

Mick Barker, Group Employee Director, has elected to receive 20% of his fee in the form of shares in FirstGroup plc (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 October 2016 in accordance with standing instructions as follows:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mick Barker Tim O’Toole
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Employee Director Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	FirstGroup plc
b)	LEI	N/A
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5p each -     -     GB0003452173
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share purchase Share purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s) Directors’ shares	Price(s) Volume(s) 104.800p 104.800p 1,195 7,546
d)	Aggregated information	1,252.36 7,908.21
e)	Date of the transaction	25 October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)