18th May 2006 18:38
18 May 2006 FirstGroup plc Transfer of shares held in treasury and Directors'/PDMRs' Shareholding FirstGroup plc ("the Company") announces that on 18 May 2006 it transferred tothe Trustees of the FirstGroup Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT") 875,000ordinary shares. The highest price paid was 406.8991 pence per share and thelowest price paid was 395.9891 pence per share. The shares were all formerlyheld as treasury 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.Following the above transfer of shares out of treasury, the Company holds atotal of 5,650,263 of its ordinary shares in treasury. The total number ofordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 393,101,058.The transaction took place at 395 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5RP.The following executive directors and PDMRs of the Company are potentialbeneficiaries of the EBT and are deemed to be interested in those shares forthe purposes of section 324 of the Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule3.1.2.Executive Directors PDMRs Sidney Barrie Everton Bryan Dean Finch Nicholas Chevis David Leeder Andrew Haines Moir Lockhead Eileen Malcolmson Stephen McPhail Michael Murray Carey Paster Louise Ruppel Nicola Shaw ENDFIRSTGROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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