REG-FirstGroup PLC: AGM Statement

FirstgroupAnnouncement

17/07/2018 10:00

FirstGroup plc

2018 AGM statement

FirstGroup plc ('FirstGroup', the 'Group'), a leading transport operator in
the UK and North America, will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 1.30pm
today in Aberdeen. FirstGroup Executive Chairman Wolfhart Hauser will make the
following remarks on recent trading at the shareholder meeting:

“I am pleased to say that the Group’s overall trading performance in the
first quarter has been in line with the plans we outlined at the end of May.
In July we were able to begin the process of withdrawing from most of
Greyhound Canada's operations in the west of the country, which will address
some of the long-standing issues in that part of the business.

“The Board is examining all appropriate means to mobilise the considerable
value inherent in the Group, and to deliver shareholder value in a sustainable
way while enhancing the services we provide to our customers and
communities.”

The Group is scheduled to announce interim results for the six months to 30
September 2018 on Tuesday 13 November 2018.

Contacts at FirstGroup:

Faisal Tabbah, Head of Investor Relations

Stuart Butchers, Group Head of Media

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

Contacts at Brunswick PR:

Jonathan Glass / Andrew Porter / Alison Kay

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Forward looking statements

Certain statements included or incorporated by reference within this
announcement may constitute ‘forward-looking statements’ with respect to
the business, strategy and plans of the Group and our current goals,
assumptions and expectations relating to our future financial condition,
performance and results. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks, assumptions, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Group to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Shareholders are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.
Except as required by the UK Listing Rules and applicable law, the Group does
not undertake any obligation to update or change any forward-looking
statements to reflect events occurring after the date of this announcement.

About FirstGroup

FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP.L) is a leading transport operator in the UK and
North America. With £6.4 billion in revenue and around 100,000 employees, we
transported 2.1 billion passengers last year. Each of our five divisions is a
leader in its field: In North America, First Student is the largest provider
of student transportation with a fleet of 42,000 yellow school buses, First
Transit is one of the largest providers of outsourced transit management and
contracting services, while Greyhound is the only nationwide operator of
scheduled intercity coaches. In the UK, First Bus is one of Britain's largest
bus operators, transporting 1.6 million passengers a day, and First Rail is
one of the country's largest and most experienced rail operators, carrying
more than 260 million passengers last year.

Our vision is to provide solutions for an increasingly congested world...
keeping people moving and communities prospering.

Visit our website at www.firstgroupplc.com and follow us @firstgroupplc on
Twitter.

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