Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc

15 August 2019

Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that it was notified today that Ryan Mangold, Chief Financial Officer, purchased 50,000 shares in the Company at a price of £1.184 per share.

The Company was also notified today that Nicole Mangold, a Closely Associated Person of Ryan Mangold, purchased 47,500 shares in the Company at a price of £1.1916 per share.

The transactions listed above took place in London (XLON) on 15 August 2019 and the notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

Information provided in accordance with the requirements of the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule (DGTR) 6.2.2AR:

Legal Entity Identifier:  549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

Classification as per DGTR 6 Annex 1R: 2.2

Enquiries

Ndiana Ekpo

Company Secretarial Consultant, FirstGroup plc

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

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Ryan Mangold
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	FirstGroup plc
b)	LEI	549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

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
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.184   50,000
d)	Aggregated Information	50,000 £59,200
e)	Date of the transaction	15/08/2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Nicole Mangold
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Closely Associated Person of Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	FirstGroup plc
b)	LEI	549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

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
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.1916   47,500
d)	Aggregated Information	47,500 £56,601
e)	Date of the transaction	15/08/2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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