REG-FirstGroup Plc: Director Change

FirstgroupAnnouncement

12/06/2025 07:02

12 June 2025

FirstGroup plc

Director change

FirstGroup plc (or the ‘Group’) announces that its Employee Director, Ant
Green will not stand for re-election to the Board at the Group’s AGM on 25
July 2025.

 

As the UK bus and rail industries enter a period of significant change and we
restructure the Group accordingly, the Board has reviewed the framework for
engaging with colleagues and providing employee feedback to the Board.

Going forward, in place of an Employee Director, the Group will have a
designated Non-executive Director.  Following the Group’s AGM, Myrtle Dawes
will be the designated Non-executive Director to ensure that the voice of the
workforce is heard in the Boardroom.  

Commenting, Chair Lena Wilson CBE said:

“I would like to express my thanks on behalf of the Group and the workforce
to Ant for his contribution to the Board over the last five years and the
insights he has provided.  I look forward to working with Myrtle in her new
role to ensure the Board continues to be well briefed on the views of
colleagues when taking decisions.”   

 

 

 Contacts at FirstGroup: Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations Stuart Butchers, Head of Corporate Communications corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354  Contacts at Brunswick Group: Simone Selzer 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 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. No statement in this announcement should be
construed as a profit forecast for any period. 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.

 

Notes
                                                                                                                                                   

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93.  Classification as per
DTR 6 Annex 1R: 2.4.

 

 

About FirstGroup

FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP.L) is a leading private sector provider of public
transport services. With £5.1 billion in revenue and around 30,000 employees,
we transported almost 2m passengers a day in FY 2025. We create solutions that
reduce complexity, making travel smoother and life easier. Our businesses are
at the heart of our communities and the essential services we provide are
critical to delivering wider economic, social and environmental goals. Each of
our divisions is a leader in its field: First Bus is one of the largest bus
operators in the UK, serving more than 25% of the population in the UK with a
fleet of c.5,800 buses, and carrying more than a million passengers a day.
First Rail is one of the UK’s most experienced rail operators, with many
years of experience running long-distance, commuter, regional and sleeper rail
services. We operate a fleet of c.3,800 locomotives and rail carriages through
two DfT contracted train operating companies: WCP (incorporating Avanti West
Coast and West Coast Partnership Development) and GWR, and two open access
routes (Hull Trains and Lumo). We are formally committed to operating a zero
emission First Bus commercial fleet by 2035, and First Rail will help support
the UK Government’s goal to remove all diesel-only trains from service by
2040. During FY 2025 FirstGroup received MSCI’s highest possible ESG rating
of AAA, was named one of the world’s cleanest 200 public companies for the
sixth consecutive year and holds an Industry Top-Rated status with
Sustainalytics and Sustainability Yearbook membership with S&P Global. We
provide easy and convenient mobility, improving quality of life by connecting
people and communities. Visit our website at www.firstgroupplc.com and follow
us @firstgroupplc on X.

 



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