FirstGroup PLC

    5 June 2017

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

    FirstGroup plc (the "Company") has been notified that Dennis Maple, a Person
    Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), exercised a conditional award
    over 8,496 ordinary shares of 5 pence each under the EABP 2014. Following the
    exercise, the PDMR sold the resulting 8,496 shares at a price of £1.444 per
    share.

    The transaction took place in London (XLON) on 2 June 2017 and the Company was
    notified on 5 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                      Dennis Maple                                
                                                                              
                                                                              
    2   Reason for the notification                                           
                                                                              
    a)  Position/status           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)                       
                                                                              
                                  £1.444      8,496                           
                                                                              
    d)  Aggregated information                                                
                                                                              
        - Aggregated volume       8,496                                       
                                                                              
        - Price                   £12,268                                     
                                                                              
    e)  Date of the transaction   2/06/2017                                   
                                                                              
    f)  Place of the transaction  London Stock Exchange (XLON)