Director Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11                                  
                                                                               
         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

1) Name of company

FirstGroup plc

2) Name of director

Moir Lockhead

Dr Mike Mitchell

Iain Lanaghan


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

In respect of the Directors named in (2) above.

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)



5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)



6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Grant of options under the FirstGroup Executive Share Option Scheme


7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security



12) Price per share



13) Date of transaction



14) Date company informed



15) Total holding following this notification



16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

18th November 2003

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

18th November 2006 - 18th November 2013


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

n/a

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

Options over ordinary shares of 5 pence each as follows:

Moir Lockhead 166,958

Dr Mike Mitchell 84,607

Iain Lanaghan 75,000


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise

287 pence per share

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification



23) Any additional information

Options only become exercisable if performance criteria are met


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Marie Smith, Deputy Group Company Secretary
020 7291 0515


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Marie Smith, Deputy Group Company Secretary


Date of Notification 19 November 2003