Transaction in Own Shares

21 December 2005

                                FirstGroup plc                                 

                       Buyback of 84,072 ordinary shares                       

FirstGroup plc ('the Company') announces that on 21 December 2005 it purchased
84,072 ordinary shares of 5p each at an average price of 389.7068 pence per
share. The highest price paid was 390 pence per share. The lowest price paid
was 389 pence per share.

The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 6,800,812 of its
shares in treasury and has 398,751,321 shares in issue (including treasury
shares).