Rule 2.9 Announcement

FIRSTGROUP PLC - Rule 2.9 Announcement

PR Newswire

London, April 30

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30 April 2018

FirstGroup plc (“FirstGroup”)

Rule 2.9 Announcement

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, FirstGroup confirms that as at the date of this announcement, it has 1,211,136,156 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in issue and admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. FirstGroup holds 157,229 of its ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights in FirstGroup is currently 1,210,978,927. The International Securities Identification Number for FirstGroup’s ordinary shares is GB0003452173.

Enquiries:

FirstGroup plcSilvana Glibota-Vigo, Deputy Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3353

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