GO-AHEAD BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT

Press Release

9 July 2015

GO-AHEAD BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT

The Board of Go-Ahead today announces that Keith Down, Group Finance Director, will be leaving the Group to join Dunelm plc as Chief Financial Officer. The Board has begun a process to appoint a successor and a further announcement will be made in due course.

Andrew Allner, Chairman of the Board, said:

"On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Keith for his contribution in developing the business to where it is today."

David Brown, Group Chief Executive, commented:"I'd like to thank Keith for the major contribution he's made to the Group and wish him every success for the future. We have together, along with our executive colleagues, significantly grown both our bus and rail divisions over the last four years."Keith Down added:"I've very much enjoyed my time at Go-Ahead and look forward to seeing the Group continue to grow as it delivers its long-term strategy."

Keith Down will be staying with Go-Ahead until the end of the year to enable time for a suitable candidate to be found and to support an orderly transition.

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Go-Ahead

Go-Ahead is a leading UK public transport operator, providing high quality services in the bus and rail sectors. Employing around 26,000 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 and are proud to be the first company in the transport industry to be accredited with the Carbon Trust Triple Standard after taking action on climate change, water and waste recycling. In addition to the travelling public, our customers include the Department for Transport, Transport for London (TfL) and local authorities.

Bus

Go-Ahead is one of the UK's largest bus operators. With a fleet of around 4,700 buses, we carry nearly 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 deregulated services in Oxford, East Anglia, the South East, Southern and North East England.

Rail

The rail operation, Govia, is 65 per cent owned by Go-Ahead and 35 per cent by Keolis. It is the busiest rail operation in the UK, currently responsible for nearly 30 per cent of all UK passenger rail journeys through its four rail franchises: Govia Thameslink Railway, Southern (which includes the Gatwick Express), Southeastern and London Midland.