Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Dunn and Audrey
Baxter) has elected to have 40% of his fees in the form of shares in the
Company. Audrey Baxter has elected to have 100% of her 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 25 January 2008 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                     879
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      305
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         206
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         242
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    206
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                     89

Shares were purchased at a price of 676.5 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                  94,126
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                    6,551
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       7,658
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                      23,890
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 30,343
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  2,902

25 January 2008