Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares Each Non-Executive Director of the Company listed below (other than JohnMcFarlane and Warwick Brady who receive 100% of their fee and Imelda Walsh whoreceives 25% of her fee in the form of shares in the Company) has elected toreceive 40% of his fees in the form of shares in the Company. Purchases took place on 25 February 2015 in accordance with standinginstructions as follows: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 11,141 Warwick Brady 2,709 Drummond Hall 1,930 Brian Wallace 2,076 Imeda Walsh 1,250 Jim Winestock 2,016 Mick Barker 1,158 Shares were purchased at a price of 102.08 pence per share. The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 132,820 Warwick Brady 32,439 Drummond Hall 14,322 Brian Wallace 51,299 Imelda Walsh 8,636 Jim Winestock 47,341 Mick Barker 57,733

26 February 2015