17th May 2005 17:02
FIRSTGROUP PLC NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS The company has today been informed of the following exercises of options andtransactions in shares:On 17 May 2005, Moir Lockhead, Group Chief Executive, exercised an award of25,080 deferred nil-cost options over FirstGroup plc ordinary shares of fivepence each ("FirstGroup shares") awarded under the FirstGroup plc ExecutiveAnnual Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan").On 16 May 2005, Dean Finch, Group Finance Director, exercised an award of11,660 deferred nil-cost options over FirstGroup shares awarded under the BonusPlan. To fund the tax and national insurance liabilities arising out of thisexercise, he today sold 4,826 shares at 319 pence per share.As a result of these transactions, Moir Lockhead now has beneficial interestsin 1,157,604 FirstGroup shares and non-beneficial interests in 470,690 shares.He retains options over 665,004 FirstGroup ordinary shares awarded under theFirstGroup plc Executive Share Option Scheme, which are subject to achievementof certain performance criteria, and deferred share options over 62,621FirstGroup ordinary shares under the Bonus Plan.Dean Finch now has beneficial interests in 8,334 FirstGroup shares. He retainsoptions over 192,818 FirstGroup shares awarded under the FirstGroup plcExecutive Share Option Scheme, which are subject to achievement of certainperformance criteria, and deferred share options over 40,749 FirstGroup sharesunder the Bonus Plan.Contact: Louise Ruppel, Company Secretary, FirstGroup plc020 7291 0505ENDFIRSTGROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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