Director/PDMR Shareholding

13 December 2013 FirstGroup plc Notification of transactions of directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") Grant of awards under the FirstGroup plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that the following Directors and PDMRsof the Company were granted awards on 12 December 2013 over the Company'sordinary shares of 5 pence under the LTIP as follows: Name Position Number of share awards Tim O'Toole Director 871,329 Chris Surch Director 463,678 Vernon Barker PDMR 317,465 Rachael Borthwick PDMR 151,113 Linda Burtwistle PDMR 319,489 Clive Burrows PDMR 117,597 Nick Chevis PDMR 211,643 John Evans PDMR 125,928 Giles Fearnley PDMR 323,183 David Leach PDMR 297,019 Jayne Maclennan PDMR 125,928 Louise Ruppel PDMR 151,113 Brad Thomas PDMR 264,562 The awards under the LTIP will vest at the end of the three year performanceperiod (31 March 2016) subject to the satisfaction of performance conditionsrelating to absolute growth in the Company's earnings per share ("EPS") andtotal shareholder return ("TSR") against an appropriate comparator group andprovided the executive remains in employment. Even if the performanceconditions are satisfied (in whole or part), if the Remuneration Committeeconsiders that the underlying performance of the Group during the performanceperiod is not sufficient, the Remuneration Committee may reduce the level ofvesting to the extent it considers appropriate. The transaction took place at 395 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5RP. This announcement is made following notifications under the Disclosure Rule 3.1.2. Contact: Paul LewisCompany SecretaryTel: 01224 650114