Directors' Dealings

FIRSTGROUP PLC
10 August 1999

FIRSTGROUP PLC  -  SALE BY CERTAIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF NIL-PAID RIGHTS

Certain Executive Directors of FirstGroup plc yesterday sold units of
Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock in FirstGroup Acquisition Limited ('CULs'), nil
paid at a price of 18 pence as set out below. 

                        entitlement of   number of     entitlement of nil paid
                        CULs, nil paid    nil paid     CULs remaining to be
                                         CULs sold        subscribed for  

Trevor Smallwood         1,233,370(1)    1,185,003(1)        48,637
Moir Lockhead              353,511         331,835           21,676
Robbie Duncan              941,376         883,654           57,722
Richard George             136,137         127,791            8,346 

(1)includes 25,000 CULs held on a non-beneficial basis

When paid up in full, if the proposed acquisition by FirstGroup plc of Ryder
Public Transportation, Inc. is completed, each CUL will entitle the holder to
one preference share in FirstGroup Acquisition Limited, which will mandatorily
be exchanged for one ordinary share in FirstGroup plc. 

Contact: B Louise Howell, Company Secretary   Tel [phone]