Purchase of Own Securities

FirstGroup PLC
7 June 2002


7 June 2002



                                 FirstGroup plc

              Buyback of 250,000 ordinary shares for cancellation


FirstGroup announces that on 7 June 2002 it purchased for cancellation 250,000
ordinary shares of 5p each at a price of 289p per share.



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