Director/PDMR Shareholding

11 June 2013 FirstGroup plc Notification of transactions of directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") Grant of awards under the FirstGroup plc Executive Annual Bonus Plan ("EABP") FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that the following Directors and PDMRsof the Company were each granted a nil cost award on 10 June 2013, after setperformance conditions were achieved during the financial year 2012/2013, overthe Company's ordinary shares of 5 pence under the EABP as follows: Name Position Number of share awards Chris Surch Director 60,231 Vernon Barker PDMR 78,299 Linda Burtwistle PDMR 31,849 Rachael Borthwick PDMR 47,107 Clive Burrows PDMR 17,088 Nick Chevis PDMR 74,588 John Evans PDMR 13,609 Giles Fearnley PDMR 49,953 Dave Leach PDMR 34,624 Jayne Maclennan PDMR 14,193 Louise Ruppel PDMR 44,960 Brad Thomas PDMR 55,000 The awards under the EABP will vest at the end of a three year deferral period. The transaction took place in London. This announcement is made followingnotifications under the Disclosure Rule 3.1.2. Further information, FirstGroup plc: Rachael Borthwick, Group Corporate Communications DirectorTel: +44 7771 945432 / 020 7291 0508 Stuart Butchers, Group Corporate Communications ManagerTel: +44 7713 317979 / 020 7291 0507