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FirstGroup Plc - Director Change
12th June 2025, 06:00
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12 June 2025

FirstGroup plc

Director change

FirstGroup plc (or the `Group') announces that its Employee Director, Ant Green
will not stand for re-election to the Board at the Group's AGM on 25 July 2025.

As the UK bus and rail industries enter a period of significant change and we
restructure the Group accordingly, the Board has reviewed the framework for
engaging with colleagues and providing employee feedback to the Board.

Going forward, in place of an Employee Director, the Group will have a
designated Non-executive Director. Following the Group's AGM, Myrtle Dawes will
be the designated Non-executive Director to ensure that the voice of the
workforce is heard in the Boardroom.

Commenting, Chair Lena Wilson CBE said:

"I would like to express my thanks on behalf of the Group and the workforce to
Ant for his contribution to the Board over the last five years and the insights
he has provided.  I look forward to working with Myrtle in her new role to
ensure the Board continues to be well briefed on the views of colleagues when
taking decisions."

Contacts at FirstGroup:                            Contacts at Brunswick Group:

Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations         Simone Selzer

Stuart Butchers, Head of Corporate Communications  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

Forward-looking statements

Certain statements included or incorporated by reference within this
announcement may constitute 'forward-looking statements' with respect to the
business, strategy and plans of the Group and our current goals, assumptions and
expectations relating to our future financial condition, performance and
results. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, assumptions, uncertainties and other factors that cause actual results,
performance or achievements of the Group to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward
-looking statements. No statement in this announcement should be construed as a
profit forecast for any period. Shareholders are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on the forward-looking statements. Except as required by the UK Listing
Rules and applicable law, the Group does not undertake any obligation to update
or change any forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the
date of this announcement.

Notes

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93.  Classification as per DTR
6 Annex 1R: 2.4.

About FirstGroup

FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP.L) is a leading private sector provider of public
transport services. With £5.1 billion in revenue and around 30,000 employees, we
transported almost 2m passengers a day in FY 2025. We create solutions that
reduce complexity, making travel smoother and life easier. Our businesses are at
the heart of our communities and the essential services we provide are critical
to delivering wider economic, social and environmental goals. Each of our
divisions is a leader in its field: First Bus is one of the largest bus
operators in the UK, serving more than 25% of the population in the UK with a
fleet of c.5,800 buses, and carrying more than a million passengers a day. First
Rail is one of the UK's most experienced rail operators, with many years of
experience running long-distance, commuter, regional and sleeper rail services.
We operate a fleet of c.3,800 locomotives and rail carriages through two DfT
contracted train operating companies: WCP (incorporating Avanti West Coast and
West Coast Partnership Development) and GWR, and two open access routes (Hull
Trains and Lumo). We are formally committed to operating a zero emission First
Bus commercial fleet by 2035, and First Rail will help support the UK
Government's goal to remove all diesel-only trains from service by 2040. During
FY 2025 FirstGroup received MSCI's highest possible ESG rating of AAA, was named
one of the world's cleanest 200 public companies for the sixth consecutive year
and holds an Industry Top-Rated status with Sustainalytics and Sustainability
Yearbook membership with S&P Global. We provide easy and convenient mobility,
improving quality of life by connecting people and communities. Visit our
website at www.firstgroupplc.com and follow us @firstgroupplc on X.

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