Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Dunn who receives
all of his fees in cash and Audrey Baxter and Colin Hood who receive all of
their fees in the form of shares in the Company) has elected to receive 40% of
his 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 22 May 2009 in accordance with standing instructions as
follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,671
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      581
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         391
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         461
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         535
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       300
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    391
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    171

Shares were purchased at a price of 368.5 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 117,963
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   14,832
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      13,238
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                      30,468
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         535
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       300
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 35,923
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  4,463


26 May 2009