FIRSTGROUP PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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                                FIRSTGROUP PLC   NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL                            RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") GRANT OF AWARDS UNDER THE FIRSTGROUP PLC EXECUTIVE ANNUAL BONUS PLAN ("EABP")FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that the following Directors and PDMRsof the Company were each granted a nil cost award on 10 June 2014, after setperformance conditions were achieved during the financial year 2013/14, overthe Company's ordinary shares of 5 pence under the EABP. This notificationrelates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or(ii) DTR 3.1.4(R)(1)(c) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of theCompanies Act 2006; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) as follows:Name                  Position      Number of nil cost awards  Nature of                                    over shares granted under  notification                                    the EABP on 10 June 2014Tim O'Toole           Director               223,554                iiiChris Surch           Director                99,137                iiiVernon Barker           PDMR                  79,861                 iRachael Borthwick       PDMR                  99,693                 iClive Burrows           PDMR                  18,060                 iNick Chevis             PDMR                 119,926                 iJohn Evans              PDMR                  13,864                 iGiles Fearnley          PDMR                  76,288                 iDave Leach              PDMR                  34,703                 iJayne Maclennan         PDMR                  14,889                 iDennis Maple            PDMR                  8,496                  iLouise Ruppel           PDMR                  46,415                 iBrad Thomas             PDMR                  73,167                 iThe awards under the EABP will vest on 1 April 2017 and nil cost options may beexercised thereafter up to the tenth anniversary of the award date.Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Robert Welch +44 (0)20 7725 5435Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for makingnotification: Robert Welch, Group Company SecretaryDate of notification: 11 June 2014Further information, FirstGroup plc:Rachael Borthwick, Group Corporate Communications DirectorTel: +44 7771 945432 / 020 7291 0508Stuart Butchers, Group Corporate Communications ManagerTel: +44 7713 317979 / 020 7291 0507