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 FirstGroup plc (i) a transaction 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) 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 Tim O'Toole (Director) in 3 and identify the connected person N/A 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 notification in respect of persons 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 Vesting on 6 November 2013 and 412,467 shares release of 263,490 conditional shares awarded under the FirstGroup plc Retention Share Plan ("RAP") granted on 25 January 2011. 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 263,490 shares percentage) 0.02% 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 N/A percentage) N/A 13. Price per share or value of 14. Date and place of transaction transaction 6 November 2013 - London All shares released on vesting of the share award granted under the RAP at 0 pence per share and retained at 122.90 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 6 November 2013 taken into account when calculating percentage) 675,957 shares, 0.06% holding 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 Rachael Borthwick Group Corporate Communications Director Tel: 020 7291 0508 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification Rachael Borthwick, Group Corporate Communications Director ___________________________________________________________ Date of notification: 7 November 2013

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