Share Incentive Plan Purchase and Award of Partnership and Matching Shares. FirstGroup plc has been notified by Computershare Trustees Limited, trustees of the FirstGroup SIP, of the purchase on behalf of Jimmy Groombridge, a Director, of 144 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company. The Partnership Shares were purchased on 10 July 2019 at a price of...

Exercise under the Save As You Earn Plan. FirstGroup plc announces that it was notified on 04 July 2019 that Jimmy Groombridge, Group Employee Director, exercised 3,601 options, granted on 8 December 2015, under the SAYE, at an option price of 84.96 pence per share. The transaction listed above took place in London on 04 July 2019 and the notification below is made...

Grant under the Executive Annual Bonus Plan 2018/ 19. FirstGroup plc announces that under the rules of the EABP, Matthew Gregory, Chief Executive, was granted an award, for nil consideration, on 02 July 2019, over ordinary shares of £0.05 each in the capital of the Company, under the EABP 2018/ 19.. The transaction listed above took place in London on 02 July 2019 and...

In conformity with the FCA’ s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6. 1 R, FirstGroup plc advises that as at 30 June 2019 its capital consists of 1,214,835,452 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. FirstGroup plc holds 157,229 of its ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in FirstGroup plc is 1,214,678,223..

FIRSTGROUP PLC ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6. 1 R, FirstGroup plc has today submitted a copy of the documents listed below to the UK Listing Authority and they will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism at Notice of the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the...

Having overseen the recent renewal of the Board, with six new Directors appointed in the last two years together with the new strategic direction of the Company, Wolfhart Hauser has informed the Board that he believes it would be appropriate for the Company to commence planning for his succession. Wolfhart Hauser will therefore not be standing for...

Following the General Meeting held earlier today, the results of the poll are shown in the table below and will also be available on the Company’ s website shortly. The FirstGroup Board is pleased that shareholders voted decisively against Coast Capital’ s attempt to take control of the Company by defeating all of the resolutions that were put to today’ s meeting,...

Shareholders in bus and rail operator FirstGroup will vote at an extraordinary general meeting today on proposals from activist investor Coast Capital Management to replace Chairman Wolfhart Hauser and five directors. Coast is also campaigning for the transport company to withdraw from the UK rail market.

On 11 May 2019 FirstGroup plc announced that it had received a requisition notice dated 10 May 2019 from Coast Capital to call a general meeting of the Company. The Company received a further, replacement requisition notice from Coast Capital on 17 May 2019 as the original requisition notice dated 10 May 2019 was invalid. Accordingly, on 4 June 2019 the Company...

Share Incentive Plan Purchase and Award of Partnership and Matching Shares. FirstGroup plc has been notified by Computershare Trustees Limited, trustees of the FirstGroup SIP, of the purchase on behalf of Jimmy Groombridge, a Director, of 144 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company. The Partnership Shares were purchased on 10 June 2019 at a price of...

FirstGroup Plc (FGP.L) Announced that it received a requisition notice from State Street Nominees Limited (acting as custodian for a company managed by Coast Capital), a shareholder holding around 10% of the Company's shares, requisitioning a general meeting to consider resolutions to remove six of the current Directors and replace them with seven of Coast Capital's own nominees.

FIRSTGROUP PLC NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING. Accordingly, in compliance with Listing Rule 9.6. 1 R, the Company will today submit a copy of the documents listed below to the UK Listing Authority and they will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism at Notice of General Meeting to be held at...

FirstGroup plc Voting Rights and Capital. In conformity with the FCA’ s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6. 1 R, FirstGroup plc advises that as at 31 May 2019 its capital consists of 1,214,673,274 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. FirstGroup plc holds 157,229 of its ordinary shares in treasury.

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings.

Transport operator FirstGroup plans to break itself up, selling its Greyhound coach business in the US and separating off its First Bus operations as part of a new strategy aimed at reviving the group and driving growth. The plans were announced in a strategy update issued alongside results showing full-year losses narrowing from £327m to £97.9m on revenues up 11.4% at £7.1bn. FirstGroup plans to focus on North America where its First Student and First Transit contracting businesses generate 60% of its operating profits. It says these two US businesses have the “greatest potential to generate sustainable value and growth over time”. A formal sale process for Greyhound is under way and the group is pursuing “structural alternatives” to separate First Bus, which has “limited synergies” with its other operations. The company also warns that it has “concerns with the current balance of risk and reward being offered” in the franchising process in UK rail, where it has two franchises and is awaiting the outcome of the Government’s review into the structure of the industry.

FirstGroup Plc (FGP.L) Announced, in its final results for the year ended 31 March 2019, that revenues rose to £7.1 billion from £6.4 billion posted in the preceding year. The company’s loss before tax stood at £97.9 million, compared to a loss of £326.9 million reported in the previous year. The basic loss per share stood at 5.5p, compared to a loss of 24.6p reported in the previous year. Separately, the company announced its plans to rationalise its portfolio with the Group’s future emphasis on First Student and First Transit, its core North American contracting businesses. It has commenced the process to sell Greyhound, the operator of scheduled intercity coaches, and is pursuing structural alternatives to separate the First Bus operations from the Group.

FirstGroup today announces plans to rationalise our portfolio with the Group’ s future emphasis on First Student and First Transit, our core North American contracting businesses, which have the greatest potential to generate sustainable value and growth over time Accordingly, a process to sell Greyhound has commenced and we are pursuing structural...

FirstGroup plc, a leading provider of transport services in the UK and North America, today reports growth in revenue, adjusted operating profit and adjusted EPS, and announces portfolio rationalisation plans. “Although our UK rail franchise portfolio has generated £330.9 m 5 in adjusted profit with net cash and dividends to the Group over the last five years,...

FIRSTGROUP PLC FURTHER STATEMENT RE SHAREHOLDER NOTICE FROM COAST CAPITAL. FirstGroup plc made an announcement on 11 May 2019 regarding the requisition notice dated 10 May 2019 received from Coast Capital. About FirstGroup FirstGroup plc is a leading provider of transport services in the UK and North America.

Share Incentive Plan Purchase and Award of Partnership and Matching Shares. FirstGroup plc has been notified by Computershare Trustees Limited, trustees of the FirstGroup SIP, of the purchase on behalf of Jimmy Groombridge, a Director, of 127 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company. The Partnership Shares were purchased on 10 May 2019 at a price of...