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 Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, has elected to
receive a fixed small amount of part of his benefits in relation to his
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 January 2011 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,619
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      662
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         379
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         562
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       121
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    447
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    165

Shares were purchased at a price of 390 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 155,562
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   28,084
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      20,919
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      11,698
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     5,958
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 44,867
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  7,813

25 January 2011