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 July 2014 in accordance with standing instructionsas follows: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 8,615 Warwick Brady 2,535 Brian Wallace 1,631 Imeda Walsh 1,192 Jim Winestock 1,244 Mick Barker 852 Shares were purchased at a price of 132 pence per share. The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 61,248 Warwick Brady 15,035 Brian Wallace 38,932 Imelda Walsh 1,192 Jim Winestock 34,392 Mick Barker 48,531

25 July 2014