Director Shareholding

DEALINGS BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE FIRSTGROUP EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST ('EBT') FirstGroup plc has today received notice that on 25th August 2004 the Trustees of the EBT acquired 100,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence in FirstGroup plc at an average price of 292.2817 pence per share. The EBT now holds 124,560 FirstGroup plc shares. FirstGroup plc shares held by the EBT are used to satisfy awards made to participants in the Company's Performance Share Plan, Executive Share Option Scheme and Executive Annual Bonus Plan. The executive directors of FirstGroup plc are potential beneficiaries of the EBT and are deemed to be interested in those shares for the purposes of Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985. 26th August 2004

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