InterCity East Coast rail franchise

17 June 2015Stagecoach Group PlcInterCity East Coast rail franchiseStagecoach Group plc ("Stagecoach") welcomes the announcement by the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") that it has accepted undertakings proposed by Stagecoach in respect of the InterCity East Coast franchise ("ICEC") operated by its venture with Virgin, Inter City Railways Limited ("ICR"), and formally cleared the award.ENDS For further information, please contact:Investors and analystsRoss Paterson, Finance Director: 01738 442111Bruce Dingwall, Group Financial Controller: 01738 442111MediaSteven Stewart, Director of Corporate Communications: 01738 442111 or 07764 774680

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