FirstGroup PLC

    6 June 2017

                              Director/PDMR Shareholding                           

    Exercise and Sale under the Executive Annual Bonus Plan 2014 ("EABP 2014")

    FirstGroup plc (the "Company") has been notified that the Executive Director
    and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs��&#
    65533;) detailed below, exercised conditional awards over 331,424 ordinary
    shares of 5 pence each under the EABP 2014. Following the release, 159,174 were
    sold at a price of £1.41.

    Participant   Reason for           EABP 2014 award   Transaction             
                  notification                                                   
                                                                                 
    Tim O'Toole   Executive Director   223,554           Sell sufficient to cover
                                                         tax                     
                                                                                 
    David Leach   PDMR                 34,703            Sell all                
                                                                                 
    Bradley       PDMR                 73,167            Sell sufficient to cover
    Thomas                                               tax                     

    Exercise and Sale under the Executive Annual Bonus Plan 2015 ("EABP 2015")

    The Company has also been notified that Matthew Gregory, Executive Director,
    exercised an option over 89,530 ordinary shares of 5 pence each under the EABP
    2015. Following the exercise, the Executive Director sold 42,164 shares at a
    price of £1.3987 per share to cover his Income Tax and National Insurance
    liabilities.

    The transactions listed above took place in London (XLON) on 5 June 2017 and
    the Company was notified on 6 June 2017.

    This notification is made under Article 19.3 of the Market Abuse Regulation. 

    Enquiries:

    Sarah Steadman

    Share Schemes & Company Secretarial Assistant                                  
    0207 725 2731

    Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
    managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

    1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person
        closely associated                                                    
                                                                              
    a)  Name                      Tim O'Toole                                 
                                  David Leach                                 
                                  Bradley Thomas                              
                                                                              
    2   Reason for the notification                                           
                                                                              
    a)  Position/status           Executive Director                          
                                  PDMR                                        
                                  PDMR                                        
                                                                              
    b)  Initial notification /    Initial                                     
        Amendment                                                             
                                                                              
    3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction 
        platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                               
                                                                              
    a)  Name                      FirstGroup plc                              
                                                                              
    b)  LEI                       549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93                        
                                                                              
    4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each    
        type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;   
        and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted            
                                                                              
    a)  Description of the        Ordinary shares of 5p each                  
        financial instrument,                                                 
        type of instrument                                                    
                                  GB0003452173                                
        Identification code                                                   
                                                                              
    b)  Nature of the transaction Release of awards under the EABP 2014       
                                                                              
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)    Price(s)    Volume(s)                       
                                                                              
                                  NIL         Tim O'Toole -223,554            
                                              David Leach - 34,703            
                                              Bradley Thomas - 73,167         
                                                                              
    d)  Aggregated information                                                
        - Aggregated volume       331,424                                     
        - Price                   NIL                                         
                                                                              
    e)  Date of the transaction   5/06/2017                                   
                                                                              
    f)  Place of the transaction  London Stock Exchange (XLON)                
                                                                              
    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
    instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each 
    place where transactions have been conducted                              
                                                                              
    4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each    
        type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;   
        and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted            
                                                                              
    a)  Description of the        Ordinary shares of 5p each                  
        financial instrument,                                                 
        type of instrument                                                    
                                  GB0003452173                                
        Identification code                                                   
                                                                              
    b)  Nature of the transaction Subsequent sale to cover for tax and social 
                                  security liabilities - Tim O'Toole and      
                                  Bradley Thomas.                             
                                  Sale of all shares - David Leach            
                                                                              
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)    Price(s)    Volume(s)                       
                                                                              
                                  £1.41       Tim O'Toole - 100,362           
                                  £1.41       David Leach - 34,703            
                                  £1.41       Bradley Thomas - 24,109         
                                                                              
    d)  Aggregated information                                                
                                                                              
        - Aggregated volume       Tim O'Toole - 100,362                       
                                  David Leach - 34,703                        
                                  Bradley Thomas - 24,109                     
        - Price                                                               
                                  Tim O'Toole - £141,510                      
                                  David Leach - £48,931                       
                                  Bradley Thomas - £33,993                    
                                                                              
    e)  Date of the transaction   05/06/2017                                  
                                                                              
    f)  Place of the transaction  London Stock Exchange (XLON)                
                                                                              
    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
    instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each 
    place where transactions have been conducted                              

       Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging   
         managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them      

    1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person
        closely associated                                                    
                                                                              
    a)  Name                      Matthew Gregory                             
                                                                              
                                                                              
    2   Reason for the notification                                           
                                                                              
    a)  Position/status           Executive Director                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
    b)  Initial notification /    Initial                                     
        Amendment                                                             
                                                                              
    3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction 
        platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                               
                                                                              
    a)  Name                      FirstGroup plc                              
                                                                              
    b)  LEI                       549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93                        
                                                                              
    4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each    
        type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;   
        and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted            
                                                                              
    a)  Description of the        Ordinary shares of 5p each                  
        financial instrument,                                                 
        type of instrument                                                    
                                  GB0003452173                                
        Identification code                                                   
                                                                              
    b)  Nature of the transaction Exercise of awards under the EABP 2015.     
                                                                              
                                                                              
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)    Price(s)    Volume(s)                       
                                                                              
                                  NIL         89,530                          
                                                                              
    d)  Aggregated information                                                
                                                                              
        - Aggregated volume       89,530                                      
                                                                              
        - Price                   NIL                                         
                                                                              
    e)  Date of the transaction   5/06/2017                                   
                                                                              
    f)  Place of the transaction  London Stock Exchange (XLON)                
                                                                              
    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
    instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each 
    place where transactions have been conducted                              
                                                                              
    4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each    
        type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;   
        and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted            
                                                                              
    a)  Description of the        Ordinary shares of 5p each                  
        financial instrument,                                                 
        type of instrument                                                    
                                  GB0003452173                                
        Identification code                                                   
                                                                              
    b)  Nature of the transaction Subsequent sale to cover Income Tax and     
                                  National insurance liabilities              
                                                                              
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)    Price(s)    Volume(s)                       
                                                                              
                                  £1.3987     42,164                          
                                                                              
    d)  Aggregated information                                                
                                                                              
        - Aggregated volume       42,164                                      
                                                                              
        - Price                   £58,978                                     
                                                                              
    e)  Date of the transaction   5/06/2017                                   
                                                                              
    f)  Place of the transaction  London Stock Exchange (XLON)                
                                                                              
    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
    instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each 
    place where transactions have been conducted