Change of Date - Preliminary FY Results

Press Release

THE GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC

("GO-AHEAD" OR "THE GROUP")

26 August 2016

Change of date - announcement of preliminary FULL YEAR results

The Go-Ahead Group plc today announces that the date of its Preliminary Full Year Results for the year ending 2 July 2016 will be Friday 2 September 2016 rather than Thursday 8 September as previously scheduled.

The date has been brought forward so the announcement does not coincide with the planned Trade Union strike action on the Southern network. This will enable the Group's management team to focus on both events accordingly.

The Group expects to report adjusted operating profit* at or around the upper end of market forecasts and the outlook remains unchanged.

A presentation for analysts will be held at 9.00am on 2 September at Investec, 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP.

ENDS

* Adjusted operating profit excludes the impact of IAS19 revised, amortisation, goodwill impairment and exceptional items.

For further information, please contact:

Michael Berkeley/Chris Barrie/Eleni Menikou/Toby Moore

GO-AHEADGo-Ahead is a leading UK public transport operator, providing high quality services in the bus and rail sectors. Employing around 27,500 people across the country, over one billion passenger journeys are undertaken on our services each year. We are committed to operating our companies in a safe, socially and environmentally responsible way. In addition to the travelling public, our customers include the Department for Transport, Transport for London and local authorities.

BUSGo-Ahead is one of the UK's largest bus operators. With a fleet of around 4,800 buses, we carry around two million passengers every day. Our operations are focused on high density commuter markets. We have a strong presence in London, with around 24 per cent market share, where we provide regulated services for TfL. We operate commercial services in Oxford, the south east, southern and north east England.

RAILThe rail operation, Govia, is 65 per cent owned by Go-Ahead and 35 per cent by Keolis. It is the largest rail operation in the UK, responsible for around 35 per cent of all UK passenger rail journeys through its rail franchises: GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway), Southeastern and London Midland.

DisclaimerCertain statements included in this press release contain forward-looking information concerning the Group's strategy, operations, financial performance or condition, outlook, growth opportunities or circumstances in the sectors or markets in which the Group operates. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve uncertainty because they depend of future circumstances, and relate to events, not all of which are within the Group's control or can be produced by the Group. Although the Group believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Nothing in this press release should be construed as a profit forecast and no part of these results constitutes, or shall be taken to constitute, an invitation or inducement to invest in The Go-Ahead Group plc or any other entity, and must not be relied upon in any way in connection with any investment decision. Except as required by law, the Group undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.