Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

FirstGroup PLC
4 August 2000


FirstGroup plc ('the Company') has today been notified by Iain Lanaghan of a
market purchase of ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company as follows:

Date of Transaction       Number of Shares  Price per Share    Holder

4th August 2000           4,000             230p               Self

On appointment to the Board on 1st August 2000, Mr Lanaghan's beneficial
holding was 2,036 ordinary shares of 5 pence each.  His revised total
beneficial holding following today's purchase is 6,036 ordinary shares of 5
pence each.