Annual Report and Notice of AGM

19 April 2010

Fairpoint Group plc ("Fairpoint" or "the Company")

Annual Report & Accounts and Notice of AGM

Fairpoint announces that the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31

December 2009 has been posted to shareholders. The notice convening the Company's Annual

General Meeting, to be held at 1:00 p.m. on 24 May 2010 at Fairclough House, Church Street, Adlington, PR7 4EX, 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 0845 296 0137

Chris Moat, Chief Executive Officer 084 5296 0183 Andy Heath, Finance Director 084 5296 0200

Shore Capital (Nomad and Joint Broker)

Guy Peters 020 7408 4090

Edward Mansfield 020 7408 4090

Oriel Securities (Joint Broker)

Tom Durie 020 7710 7600

Emma Griffin

Financial Dynamics  

Nick Henderson 020 7269 7114

Laura Pope 020 7269 7243