Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging   
         managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them      

    Mick Barker, Group Employee Director, has elected to receive 20% of his fee in
    the form of shares in FirstGroup plc (the 'Company'). Tim O' Toole, Chief
    Executive, has elected to allocate part of his monthly salary to acquire shares
    in the Company.  Arrangements have been made for these shares to be purchased
    on their behalf in the market on a regular basis.

    Purchases took place on 25 January 2017 in accordance with standing
    instructions as follows:

    1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person   
        closely associated                                                       
                                                                                 
    a)  Name                     1. Mick Barker                                  
                                 2. Tim O'Toole                                  
                                                                                 
    2   Reason for the notification                                              
                                                                                 
    a)  Position/status          1. Group Employee Director                      
                                 2. Executive Director                           
                                                                                 
    b)  Initial notification/   Initial notification                             
        Amendment                                                                
                                                                                 
    3        Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,       
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                          
                                                                                 
    a)  Name                    FirstGroup plc                                   
                                                                                 
    b)  LEI                     549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93                             
                                                                                 
    4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type  
        of instrument;                                                           
        (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where
        transactions have been conducted                                         
                                                                                 
    a)  Description of the                                                       
        financial instrument,   Ordinary shares of 5p each                       
        type of instrument      -                                                
                                                                                 
        Identification code     -     GB0003452173                               
                                                                                 
    b)  Nature of the            1. Share purchase                               
        transaction              2. Share purchase                               
                                                                                 
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)  Price(s)                 Volume(s)               
                                                                                 
        Directors' shares        1. 103.600p              1. 588                 
                                 2. 103.600p              2. 7,633               
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
    d)  Aggregated information   1. 609.17                                       
                                 2. 7,907.79                                     
                                                                                 
    e)  Date of the transaction 2017-01-25                                       
                                                                                 
    f)  Place of the            London Stock Exchange (XLON)                     
        transaction