Directorate Change

10 June 2015

FirstGroup plc

Directorate Change

FirstGroup plc ("FirstGroup" or "the Group") announces that Chris Surch, Group
Finance Director, has decided to retire from the Group for personal reasons.
 His notice period ends on 8 January 2016.  The Board has commenced a formal
search for his replacement.

Commenting, Tim O'Toole, Chief Executive, said:

"On behalf of the Board and everyone at FirstGroup, I would like to thank Chris
for his commitment and contribution to the Group since he joined in 2012. 
During this time of significant transformation he has played a key role in
placing the business on a stronger footing for the future.  We respect his
decision to step down from a full-time executive role and he leaves with our
good wishes for the future."

Commenting, Chris Surch said:

"My time at FirstGroup has been immensely fulfilling however, it is time for a
change of pace in my career.  While I will be sad to leave, I am confident the
Group is now well placed to face the future with the appropriate programmes in
place to deliver improved performance and sustainable value creation for the
longer term."

Contacts at FirstGroup:

Rachael Borthwick, Group Corporate Services Director

Faisal Tabbah, Group Investor Relations Manager

Stuart Butchers, Group Head of Media

Tel: [phone]

Contacts at Brunswick PR:

Michael Harrison / Andrew Porter, Tel: [phone]

Notes

The following information is provided in relation to Chris Surch's retirement,
in accordance with section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006.  Chris will be
treated as a 'good leaver' for the purposes of his outstanding awards under the
Group's incentive arrangements.

Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP): Awards made in 2013 and 2014 over 463,678 and
417,891 shares respectively will vest as soon as practicable following the end
of the relevant three year performance periods on 1 April 2016 and 1 April
2017, respectively, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable performance
conditions and the rules of the plan.  Awards will be reduced pro rata to the
date of his cessation of employment.  Chris will not be entitled to any further
grants of LTIP awards.

Executive Annual Bonus Plan (EABP): Outstanding awards made in 2013 and 2014
over 73,875 and 99,137 shares respectively will vest in full on the normal date
of vesting set at the time of grant (1 April 2016 and 1 April 2017
respectively), subject to the rules of the plan.  An award in respect of the
financial year ended 31 March 2015, as determined by the Remuneration
Committee, will be paid in cash and deferred shares in the normal way.  Chris
will be eligible to receive a pro rata award in respect of the financial year
ending 31 March 2016, as determined following the end of that financial year by
the Remuneration Committee and subject to the rules of the plan.

FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP.L) is the leading transport operator in the UK and
North America.  With approximately £6 billion in revenues and around 110,000
employees, we transported around 2.4 billion passengers last year.  Each of our
five divisions is a leader in its field: In North America, First Student is the
largest provider of student transportation with a fleet of around 49,000 yellow
school buses, First Transit is one of the largest providers of outsourced
transit management and contracting services, while Greyhound is the only
nationwide operator of scheduled intercity coach services.  In the UK,
FirstGroup is one of Britain's largest bus operators running a fleet of some
6,300 buses, and we are one of the country's most experienced passenger rail
operators, carrying around 280 million passengers last year.

Our vision is to provide solutions for an increasingly congested world...
keeping people moving and communities prospering.

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