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FirstgroupAnnouncement

07/06/2017 14:20

FirstGroup plc

7 June 2017

Exercise and Sale under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 (“LTIP 2014”)

FirstGroup plc (the "Company") has been notified that the Executive Director
and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (“PDMRs”) detailed
below, exercised conditional awards over 297,022 ordinary shares of 5 pence
each under the LTIP 2014. Following the release, 226,485 were sold at a price
of £1.414

 Participant     Reason for notification  LTIP 2014 award  Transaction                   
 Tim O’Toole     Executive Director       128,002          Sell sufficient to cover tax  
 David Leach     PDMR                     42,090           Sell all                      
 Bradley Thomas  PDMR                     38,604           Sell all                      
 Dennis Maple    PDMR                     88,326           Sell all                      

The transactions took place in London (XLON) on 6 June 2017 and the Company
was notified on 7 June 2017.

This notification is made under Article 19.3 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

Enquiries:

Sarah Steadman

Share Schemes & Company Secretarial Assistant
                                  0207 725
2731

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                                                                                                                                                                        Tim O’Toole Dave Leach Brad Thomas Dennis Maple                                                                                                                                                 
 2                                Reason for the notification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 a)                               Position/status                                                                                                                                                             Executive Director PDMR PDMR PDMR                                                                                                                                                               
 b)                               Initial notification /Amendment                                                                                                                                             Initial                                                                                                                                                                                         
 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, type of instrument  Identification code                                                                                            Ordinary shares of 5p each   GB0003452173                                                                                                                                                       
 b)                               Nature of the transaction                                                                                                                                                   Release of awards under the LTIP 2014                                                                                                                                                           
 c)                               Price(s) and volume(s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Price(s)                         Volume(s)                                                                                                                                                                   
 NIL NIL NIL NIL                  Tim O’Toole – 128,002 (conditional award) David Leach- 42,090 (conditional award) Dennis Maple- 88,326 (conditional award) Bradley Thomas - 38,604 (conditional award)      
 d)                               Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume      - Price                                                                                                                    Tim O’Toole – 128,002 David Leach- 42,090 Dennis Maple- 88,326 Bradley Thomas - 38,604  NIL                                                                                                     
 e)                               Date of the transaction                                                                                                                                                     06/06/2017                                                                                                                                                                                      
 f)                               Place of the transaction                                                                                                                                                    London Stock Exchange (XLON)                                                                                                                                                                    
 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                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 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, type of instrument  Identification code                                                                                            Ordinary shares of 5p each   GB0003452173                                                                                                                                                       
 b)                               Nature of the transaction                                                                                                                                                   Subsequent sale to cover for tax and social security liabilities – Tim O’Toole Sale of all shares – David Leach, Dennis Maple and Bradley Thomas                                                
 c)                               Price(s) and volume(s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Price(s)                         Volume(s)                                                                                                                                                                   
 £1.414 £1.414 £1.414 £1.414      Tim O’Toole – 57,465 David Leach- 42,090 Dennis Maple- 88,326 Bradley Thomas - 38,604                                                                                       
 d)                               Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume      - Price                                                                                                                    Tim O’Toole – 57,465 David Leach- 42,090 Dennis Maple- 88,326 Bradley Thomas - 38,604   Tim O’Toole – £81,225 David Leach- £59,515 Dennis Maple- £124,893 Bradley Thomas - £54,586              
 e)                               Date of the transaction                                                                                                                                                     06/06/2017                                                                                                                                                                                      
 f)                               Place of the transaction                                                                                                                                                    London Stock Exchange (XLON)                                                                                                                                                                    
 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                                                                                                                                                                                                            



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