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18 November 2009
FirstGroup plc
Notification of transactions of directors/persons discharging managerial
responsibility ("PDMR")
Grant of options under the FirstGroup plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")
FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that the following Directors and PDMRs
of the Company were awarded nil cost option awards over the Company's ordinary
shares of
5 pence under the LTIP which were formally granted to each of them on 11
November 2009.
Name Position LTIP Number of share
awards
Sir Moir Lockhead Director 232,833
Sidney Barrie Director 115,652
Jeff Carr Director 162,486
Nicola Shaw Director 110,796
Ellis Watson Director 133,812
Rachael Borthwick PDMR 34,408
Clive Burrows PDMR 39,071
Nick Chevis PDMR 70,690
John Evans PDMR 28,164
Mary Grant PDMR 96,345
Jayne Maclennan PDMR 32,491
Paul Moore PDMR 35,494
Michael Murray PDMR 127,866
Louise Ruppel PDMR 38,201
The awards under the LTIP will vest at the end of the three year performance
period subject to the satisfaction of twin performance conditions relating to
absolute growth in the Company's earnings per share ("EPS") and total
shareholder return ("TSR") against an appropriate comparator group over three
years and provided the executive remains in employment.
The transaction took place at 395 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5RP.
This announcement is made following notifications under the Disclosure Rule
3.1.2.
Contact:
Sidney Barrie
Company Secretary
Tel: 01224 650114
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