14th Mar 2006 13:55
Dealings by the Trustees of the FirstGroup Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT") Notification made in accordance with Disclosure rule 3.1.4R(1)(b) of theDisclosure RulesFirstGroup plc has today received notice that on 13 March 2006 the Trustees ofthe EBT acquired 119,683 ordinary shares of 5 pence in FirstGroup plc at anaverage price of 414.4459 pence per share. The EBT now holds 120,717unallocated FirstGroup plc shares.FirstGroup plc shares held by the EBT are used to satisfy awards made toparticipants in the Company's Performance Share Plan, Executive Share OptionScheme and Executive Annual Bonus Plan.The following executive directors of FirstGroup plc are potential beneficiariesof the EBT and are deemed to be interested in those shares for the purposes ofsection 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985:Moir LockheadDean FinchDavid LeederSidney Barrie14 March 2006ENDFIRSTGROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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