26th Sep 2006 15:50
FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Dunn and AudreyBaxter) has elected to have 40% of his fees in the form of shares in theCompany. Audrey Baxter has elected to have 100% of her fees in the form ofshares in the Company. Arrangements have been made for these shares to bepurchased on their behalf in the market on a regular basis.Purchases took place on 25 September 2006 in accordance with standinginstructions as follows:-Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each Martin Gilbert 944 Audrey Baxter 461 David Begg 250 Jim Forbes 284 John Sievwright 250 Martyn Williams 109Shares were purchased at a price of 490 pence per share.The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are:-Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each Martin Gilbert 79,550 Audrey Baxter 962 David Begg 4,333 Jim Forbes 20,030 John Sievwright 27,020 Martyn Williams 2,87226 September 2006ENDFIRSTGROUP PLCRelated Shares:
Firstgroup