Director/PDMR Shareholding

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 2014, after setperformance conditions were achieved during the financial year 2013/14, overthe Company's ordinary shares of 5 pence under the EABP. This notificationrelates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or(ii) DTR 3.1.4(R)(1)(c) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of theCompanies Act 2006; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) as follows: Name Position Number of nil cost awards Nature of over shares granted under notification the EABP on 10 June 2014 Tim O'Toole Director 223,554 iii Chris Surch Director 99,137 iii Vernon Barker PDMR 79,861 i Rachael Borthwick PDMR 99,693 i Clive Burrows PDMR 18,060 i Nick Chevis PDMR 119,926 i John Evans PDMR 13,864 i Giles Fearnley PDMR 76,288 i Dave Leach PDMR 34,703 i Jayne Maclennan PDMR 14,889 i Dennis Maple PDMR 8,496 i Louise Ruppel PDMR 46,415 i Brad Thomas PDMR 73,167 i The awards under the EABP will vest on 1 April 2017 and nil cost options may beexercised thereafter up to the tenth anniversary of the award date. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Robert Welch +44 (0)20 7725 5435 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for makingnotification: Robert Welch, Group Company Secretary Date of notification: 11 June 2014 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