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

    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 his behalf in the market on a regular basis.

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

    1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person   
        closely associated                                                       
                                                                                 
    a)  Name                    Tim O'Toole                                      
                                                                                 
    2   Reason for the notification                                              
                                                                                 
    a)  Position/status         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           Share purchase                                   
        transaction                                                              
                                                                                 
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)  Price(s)                 Volume(s)               
                                                                                 
        Directors' shares       135.198p                 5,849                   
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
    d)  Aggregated information  7,907.73                                         
                                                                                 
    e)  Date of the transaction 2017-04-25                                       
                                                                                 
    f)  Place of the            London Stock Exchange (XLON)                     
        transaction