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 April 2015 in accordance with standing instructionsas follows: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 11,288 Warwick Brady 2,741 Drummond Hall 1,956 Brian Wallace 2,104 Imeda Walsh 1,267 Jim Winestock 2,042 Mick Barker 1,173 Shares were purchased at a price of 100.75 pence per share. The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 155,676 Warwick Brady 37,993 Drummond Hall 18,282 Brian Wallace 55,559 Imelda Walsh 11,200 Jim Winestock 51,476 Mick Barker 60,375

27 April 2015