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 March 2015 in accordance with standing instructionsas follows: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 11,568 Warwick Brady 2,813 Drummond Hall 2,004 Brian Wallace 2,156 Imeda Walsh 1,297 Jim Winestock 2,093 Mick Barker 1,202 Shares were purchased at a price of 98.3 pence per share. The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 144,388 Warwick Brady 35,252 Drummond Hall 16,326 Brian Wallace 53,455 Imelda Walsh 9,933 Jim Winestock 49,434 Mick Barker 59,062

26 March 2015