FirstGroup plc

    21 July 2017

    Director/PDMR  Shareholding

    FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that on 21 July 2017, Martha Poulter,
    Non-Executive Director, purchased 60,000 shares in the Company at a price of £
    1.168761 per share.

    The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU
    Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

    Enquiries

    Sarah Steadman

    Share Schemes and Company Secretarial Assistant

    020 7725 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                      Martha Poulter                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
    2   Reason for the notification                                           
                                                                              
    a)  Position/status           Non - 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)                       
                                                                              
                                  £1.168761   60,000                          
                                                                              
    d)  Aggregated information                                                
                                                                              
        - Aggregated volume       60,000                                      
                                                                              
        - Price                   £51,336.41                                  
                                                                              
    e)  Date of the transaction   21/07/2017                                  
                                                                              
    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