Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than 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. Tim O'
Toole, Chief Executive, has elected to receive part his of remuneration each
month 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 November 2011 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,407
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      932
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         531
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         777
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     1,755
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    639
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    228

Shares were purchased at a price of 309 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 177,064
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   36,494
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      25,715
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      18,726
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   112,022
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 50,614
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  9,881

28 November 2011