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 22 August 2014 in accordance with standing instructionsas follows: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 8,933 Warwick Brady 2,172 Drummond Hall 3,470 Brian Wallace 1,665 Imeda Walsh 1,002 Jim Winestock 1,616 Mick Barker 1,870 Shares were purchased at a price of 127.30 pence per share. The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 70,181 Warwick Brady 17,207 Drummond Hall 3,470 Brian Wallace 40,597 Imelda Walsh 2,194 Jim Winestock 36,008 Mick Barker 50,507

22 August 2014