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

    1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person   
        closely associated                                                       
                                                                                 
    a)  Name                     1. Mick Barker                                  
                                 2. Giles Fearnley                               
                                 3. Stephen Montgomery                           
                                                                                 
    2   Reason for the notification                                              
                                                                                 
    a)  Position/status          1. Group Employee Director (PDMR)               
                                 2. Member of Executive Committee (PDMR)         
                                 3. Member of Executive Committee (PDMR)         
                                                                                 
    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. Partnership shares purchased on behalf of and
        transaction                 matching shares awarded to Mick Barker       
                                 2. Partnership shares purchased on behalf of and
                                    matching shares awarded to Giles Fearnley    
                                 3. Partnership shares purchased on behalf of and
                                    matching shares awarded to Stephen Montgomery
                                                                                 
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)  Price(s)                 Volume(s)               
                                                                                 
                                 1. 104.90p               1. 110                 
        Partnership shares       2. 104.90p               2. 119                 
                                 3. 104.90p               3. 132                 
        Matching shares                                                          
                                 1. 0p                    1. 18                  
                                 2. 0p                    2. 18                  
                                 3. 0p                    3. 18                  
                                                                                 
    d)  Aggregated information   1. Aggregated volume:  115.39, Price:  90.15p   
                                    per share                                    
                                 2. Aggregated volume:  124.83, Price:  91.12p   
                                    per share                                    
                                 3. Aggregated volume:  138.47, Price:  92.31p   
                                    per share                                    
                                                                                 
    e)  Date of the transaction 2017-01-10                                       
                                                                                 
    f)  Place of the            London Stock Exchange (XLON)                     
        transaction