Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DTR 3. (1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. (2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. (3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director /person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24. (4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters. 1. Name of the issuer 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction FirstGroup plc notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2; (ii)a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6 R(1), or; (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006) (i) and (ii) 3. Name of person discharging 4. State whether notification relates managerial responsibilities/ to a person connected with a director person discharging managerial responsibilities / director named Nick Chevis (PDMR) in 3 and identify the connected person Dean Finch (plc Director) N/A David Leeder (plc Director) 5. Indicate whether the notification 6. Description of shares (including is in respect of a holding of the class), debentures or derivatives person referred to in 3 or 4 above or financial instruments relating or in respect of a non-beneficial to shares interest ordinary shares of 5 pence each in notification in respect of persons FirstGroup plc referred to in 3 above 7. Name of registered shareholder(s) 8. State the nature of the and, if more than one, the number transaction of shares held by each of them Nick Chevis: Exercise of an award Nick Chevis -16,956 shares of deferred nil options (EABP) 200 5 (EABP 2005:10,715 share options) Dean Finch -66,650 shares with a subsequent part sale of shares acquired on exercise. David Leeder - 27,377 shares Dean Finch : Exercise of an award of deferred nil options (EABP) 2005 (EABP 2005:38,344 share options) with a subsequent part sale of shares acquired on exercise. David Leeder : Exercise of an award of deferred nil option (EABP ) 2005 (EABP 2005:29,311 shares) with a subsequent part sale of shares acquired on exercise. 9. Number of shares, debentures or 10. Percentage of issued class financial instruments relating to acquired (treasury shares of that shares acquired class should not be taken into account when calculating Nick Chevis - 10,715 shares - percentage) London DE MINIMIS Dean Finch -38,344 shares - London David Leeder -29,311 shares - London 11. Number of shares, debentures or 12. Percentage of issued class financial instruments relating to disposed (treasury shares of that shares disposed class should not be taken into account when calculating Nick Chevis -4,405 shares - London percentage) Dean Finch -15,761 shares - London DE MINIMIS David Leeder - 12,048 shares - London 13. Price per share or value of 14. Date and place of transaction transaction 22 May 2008 - London All shares acquired on exercise of share options granted under the EABP 2005 at 0 pence per share(nil cost options) and sold at 520.368 pence per share. 15. Total holding following 16. Date issuer informed of notification and total percentage transaction holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be 22 May 2008 taken into account when calculating percentage) Nick Chevis - 23,266 shares - London Dean Finch -89,233 shares - London David Leeder - 44,640 shares - London If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes 17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised 19. Total amount paid (if any) for 20. Description of shares or grant of the option debentures involved (class and number) 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time 22. Total number of shares or of grant) or indication that price debentures over which options is to be fixed at the time of held following notification exercise 23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries N/A Eileen Malcolmson Legal Adviser and Assistant Company Secretary Tel: 01224 650007 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification Eileen Malcolmson, Legal Adviser and Assistant Company Secretary ___________________________________________________________ Date of notification: 22 May 2008

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