REG-FirstGroup PLC: Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstgroupAnnouncement

29/07/2021 16:45

FirstGroup plc
29 July 2021

Legal Entity Identifier:  549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Exercise of options under LTIP and EABP schemes and partial sale to
satisfy resulting Income Tax and National Insurance liabilities

FirstGroup plc (the "Company") has been notified that Chief Executive Matthew
Gregory exercised the following options over ordinary shares of 5 pence each
which were awarded in 2018, in accordance with the terms of the LTIP and EABP
plans:

 Plan                                                Number of shares under option  
 Long Term Incentive Plan 2018 (“LTIP 2018”)         166,811                        
 Executive Annual Bonus Plan 2018 (“EABP 2018”)      86,958                         

Matthew’s beneficial holding of ordinary shares in the Company has increased
from 557,061 to 691,144. As part of the exercise, Matthew sold 119,686 of the
shares, which was the amount required to satisfy the resulting Income Tax and
National Insurance liabilities.

The transactions listed above took place in London (XLON) on 28 July 2021.

This notification is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) 596/2014.

Enquiries:

Seema Kamboj, Deputy Company Secretary

+44 (0) 7583 675724

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                                                                                               Matthew Gregory                                                                                    
 2            Reason for the notification                                                                                                                                                                           
 a)           Position/status                                                                                    Chief Executive                                                                                    
 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                                                                          1. Exercise of option under the LTIP 2018                                                          
                                                                                                                 2. Exercise of option under the EABP 2018                                                          
 c)           Price(s) and volume(s)                                                                                                                                                                                
 Price(s)     Volume(s)                                                                                          
 1. NIL       166,811 86,958                                                                                     
 2. NIL                                                                                                          
 d)           - Aggregated volume  - Price                                                                       253,769  NIL                                                                                       
 e)           Date of the transaction                                                                            28 July 2021                                                                                       
 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 Income Tax and National Insurance liabilities                             
 c)           Price(s) and volume(s)                                                                                                                                                                                
 Price(s)     Volume(s)                                                                                          
 86.40 pence  119,686                                                                                            
 d)           Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume  - Price                                               119,686  £103,408.70                                                                               
 e)           Date of the transaction                                                                            28 July 2021                                                                                       
 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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