Disposal

24 June 2013

                         FIRSTGROUP PLC ("The Group")                          

                              Disposal in UK Bus                               

                  Completion of disposal of London bus depots                   

Further to the Group's announcement of 9 April 2013, the necessary regulatory
approvals have now been received in respect of the sale of our London bus
operations. As a result we are pleased to confirm the completion of the sale of
five of our London bus depots to Metroline and three to Transit Systems Group
for a combined consideration of approximately £80m.

Commenting, Giles Fearnley, FirstGroup's Managing Director UK Bus, said:

"The sale of these operations reflects further progress in our programme to
reposition our UK Bus portfolio, recover performance and equip the business to
achieve sustainable revenue and patronage growth. Our strategy is to focus on
those areas of the country which offer the greatest potential and, while we
have been a key operator in London for many years, our focus going forward is
on the deregulated market outside of the capital. We continue to work closely
with Transport for London to ensure that the transfer to new operators goes as
smoothly as possible."

Further information, FirstGroup:

Rachael Borthwick, Group Corporate Communications Director

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Stuart Butchers, Group Corporate Communications Manager

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