Further statement re Coast Capital shareholder notice

FIRSTGROUP PLC - Further statement re Coast Capital shareholder notice

PR Newswire

London, May 20

FIRSTGROUP PLCFURTHER STATEMENT RE SHAREHOLDER NOTICE FROM COAST CAPITAL

20 May 2019

FirstGroup plc (“FirstGroup” or the “Company”) made an announcement on 11 May 2019 regarding the requisition notice dated 10 May 2019 received from Coast Capital.

FirstGroup now announces that, on 17 May 2019, the Company received a replacement requisition notice from Coast Capital. The new requisition notice replaces the notice dated 10 May 2019, which was invalid (as a result of it not being signed by the correct holder of Coast Capital’s shareholding in the Company).

The Board will be writing to shareholders regarding the requisition notice in due course.

Contacts at FirstGroup:Faisal Tabbah, Head of Investor RelationsStuart Butchers, Group Head of CommunicationsTel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

Contacts at Brunswick PR:Andrew Porter / Alison Lea, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Classification as per DTR 6 Annex 1R: 3.1. Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93.

About FirstGroupFirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP.L) is a leading provider of transport services in the UK and North America. With £6.4 billion in revenue and around 100,000 employees, we transported 2.1 billion passengers last year. Whether for business, education, health, social or recreation – we get our customers where they want to be, when they want to be there. We create solutions that reduce complexity, making travel smoother and life easier.

We provide easy and convenient mobility, improving quality of life by connecting people and communities.

Each of our five divisions is a leader in its field: In North America, First Student is the largest provider of home-to-school student transportation with a fleet of 42,500 yellow school buses, First Transit is one of the largest providers of outsourced transit management and contracting services, while Greyhound is the only nationwide operator of scheduled intercity coaches. In the UK, First Bus is one of Britain's largest bus companies with 1.6 million passengers a day, and First Rail is one of the country's largest and most experienced rail operators, carrying more than 260 million passengers last year. Visit our website at www.firstgroupplc.com and follow us @firstgroupplc on Twitter.