FirstGroup PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding

 
TIDMFGP 
 
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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November 18, 2009 09:21 ET (14:21 GMT)