25th Oct 2007 16:31
Go-Ahead Group PLC25 October 2007 25 October 2007 THE GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC ("Go-Ahead" or "the group") AGM STATEMENT UPDATE At the Annual General Meeting of Go-Ahead held earlier today, all resolutionsproposed at the meeting, including the renewal of the authority for the sharebuy buyback programme, were duly passed. Further details of each of theresolutions, including the proxy votes lodged, can be accessed by visiting thegroup's website wwww.go-ahead.com. For further information, please contact: The Go-Ahead Group plcKeith Ludeman, Group Chief Executive 020 8929 8650Nick Swift, Group Finance Director 0191 232 3123 Weber Shandwick Financial 020 7067 0700Richard Hews/ Rachel Martin/ Hannah Marwood Notes to Editors BUSThe group's bus division operates over 3,600 buses, providing over 540 millionpassenger journeys and covering around 240 million vehicle kilometres eachyear. Operations fall into four main geographical areas: deregulated servicesin north east; deregulated services in West Midlands; deregulated services insouth east / southern England; and regulated services for Transport for Londonin the capital. RAILThe group's rail division operates a fleet of over 620 trains on which over 280million passenger journeys are undertaken. Concentrated in the south east ofEngland both our franchises, Southern and Southeastern, operate a mix ofsuburban commuter and mainline routes throughout south London, Kent, Surrey andSussex. The Southeastern franchise will include the operation of new high speedtrains on the domestic Channel Tunnel Rail Link into St Pancras from 2009 whilethe Southern franchise will include the operations of the Gatwick Express railservices from May 2008. From November 2007 Go-Ahead will also operate the newlyformed West Midlands rail franchise, to be named as London Midland. AVIATION SERVICESThe group's aviation services division undertakes a wide range of supportservices for national and international airlines. Services provided includecargo handling, passenger check-in, baggage handling, information desks,executive lounges, ground handling and customs clearance. In the last year, weprovided services to 45 million passengers as well as over half a millionaircraft movements. The division includes Meteor Parking which is one of thelargest parking companies in the UK, managing around 65,000 parking spacespredominantly at BAA airports, with a range of customers, including BAA, localauthorities, retail outlets, NHS trusts, hotels and rail stations. Well knownbrands include 'Pink Elephant', 'Park 1' and 'eparking'. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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