Annual Report & Accounts and Notice of AGM

15 April 2011

Fairpoint Group plc

Annual Report & Accounts and Notice of AGM

Fairpoint Group plc ("Fairpoint or "the Company") announces that the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010 have been posted to shareholders. The notice convening the Company's Annual General Meeting, to be held at 11.00 a.m. on 24 May 2011 at One Wood Street, London EC2V 7WS, has also been posted to shareholders.

The Company's Annual Report and Accounts and the Notice of its Annual General Meeting are available on the Company's website: www.fairpoint.co.uk

Enquiries:

Fairpoint Group Plc

Chris Moat, Chief Executive Officer 0845 296 0137Andy Heath, Finance Director

Shore Capital (Nomad and Joint Broker)

Pascal Keane 020 7408 7912

Edward Mansfield

Oriel Securities (Joint Broker)

Jonathan Walker 020 7710 7600

Emma Griffen

Financial Dynamics  

Nick Henderson 020 7269 7243

Laura Pope