Purchase of Own Securities

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

With effect from June 2002, each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other
than George Law, the Non-Executive Employee Director) has elected to have 40%
of his fees in the form of shares in the Company. Arrangements have been made
for these shares to be purchased on their behalf in the market on a regular
basis.

Purchases took place on 27 August 2002 as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,366
                                                                      
David Dunn                                                         439
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         439
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    439

Shares were purchased at a price of 241.65 pence per share.

The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following these
transactions are:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                  23,373
                                                                      
David Dunn                                                       9,314
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                       1,314
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                  8,814

27 August 2002