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 24 December 2014 in accordance with standinginstructions as follows: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 10,667 Warwick Brady 2,594 Drummond Hall 1,848 Brian Wallace 1,665 Imeda Walsh 1,002 Jim Winestock 1,930 Mick Barker 1,109 Shares were purchased at a price of 106.6 pence per share. The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 111,129 Warwick Brady 27,165 Drummond Hall 10,564 Brian Wallace 47,257 Imelda Walsh 6,202 Jim Winestock 43,416 Mick Barker 55,220

24 December 2014