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 25 September 2014 in accordance with standinginstructions as follows: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 9,638 Warwick Brady 2,344 Drummond Hall 1,670 Brian Wallace 1,665 Imeda Walsh 1,002 Jim Winestock 1,744 Mick Barker 1,001 Shares were purchased at a price of 118.0 pence per share. The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following thesetransactions are: Director Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each John McFarlane 79,819 Warwick Brady 19,551 Drummond Hall 5,140 Brian Wallace 42,262 Imelda Walsh 3,196 Jim Winestock 37,752 Mick Barker 51,613

25 September 2014