FirstGroup PLC

    26 June  2017

    Tim O' Toole, Chief Executive, has elected to allocate part of his monthly
    salary to acquire shares in the Company.  Arrangements have been made for these
    shares to be purchased on his behalf in the market on a regular basis.

    The transaction took place on 23 June 2017 in accordance with standing
    instructions as follows:

       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                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
    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 Share purchase                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)    Price(s)    Volume(s)                       
                                                                              
                                  £1.285      6,477                           
                                                                              
    d)  Aggregated information                                                
                                                                              
        - Aggregated volume       6,477                                       
                                                                              
        - Price                   £8,322.95                                   
                                                                              
    e)  Date of the transaction   23/06/2017                                  
                                                                              
    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