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EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:00am on 21 May 2014 FIRSTGROUP PLC BOARD CHANGES FirstGroup plc ("FirstGroup" or the "Group") today announces the followingchanges to its Board of Directors, with effect from 24 June 2014. John Sievwright, Senior Independent Director, David Begg, Non-ExecutiveDirector and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Colin Hood,Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Safety Committee, will retire fromthe Board. Warwick Brady, Drummond Hall and Imelda Walsh will be appointed to the Board asNon-Executive Directors. Drummond will become Senior Independent Director andImelda will become Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Additionally, JimWinestock, a current Non-Executive Director, will become Chairman of the SafetyCommittee. John McFarlane, Drummond Hall, Brian Wallace, Imelda Walsh and Jim Winestockwill constitute the members of the Nomination Committee. Commenting, John McFarlane, Chairman, said: "I would like to thank John, David and Colin, for their dedication andcontribution to FirstGroup and particularly for their support to me as incomingChairman. "I would also like to welcome Warwick, Drummond and Imelda to the Board at animportant time for the company. I am delighted that such distinguisheddirectors have placed their faith in us. "It is a natural process for directors who cease to become independent toretire and for the Board to be refreshed. It is an essential part of goodgovernance that we maintain a strong Board with a majority of independentdirectors and a balance of skills, knowledge, experience and diversity." This disclosure is made pursuant to paragraph 9.6.11R of the Financial ConductAuthority's Listing Rules. There are no other details required to be disclosedunder Listing Rule 9.6.13R. Biographical information: Warwick Brady Warwick Brady is Chief Operations Officer of easyJet plc, joining in May 2009.He is part of the management team responsible for significantly improving theairline's financial and operating performance, including achievingindustry-leading punctuality levels as well as the introduction of importantcustomer innovations. He has significant experience leading low cost airlines- he was Chief Executive of Indonesian airline Mandala, and previous rolesinclude Chief Operating Officer of Air Deccan in India and Deputy OperationsDirector at Ryanair. Drummond Hall Drummond was Chief Executive of Dairy Crest Group plc from 2002 to 2006, priorto which his career was spent with Procter and Gamble, Mars and PepsiCo. He iscurrently the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of WH Smith plc and aNon-Executive Director of The Sage Group plc. Drummond was a Non-ExecutiveDirector of Mitchells & Butlers plc from July 2004 to January 2010, andChairman from June 2008 to November 2009. Imelda Walsh Imelda Walsh currently serves as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of theRemuneration Committees of William Hill plc, Mitchells & Butlers plc andMothercare plc. She was a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the RemunerationCommittee of Sainsbury's Bank plc from 2006 to 2010. Imelda has held seniorexecutive roles at J Sainsbury plc, where she was Group HR Director from March2004 to July 2010, Barclays Bank plc and Coca-Cola & Schweppes BeveragesLimited. Imelda is also a Director of the Mentoring Foundation and is a Trusteeof Charity Projects Limited (Comic Relief). Contacts at FirstGroup:Rachael Borthwick, Group Corporate Communications Director Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7291 0512 / +44 (0) 7771 945 432 Contacts at Brunswick PR:Michael Harrison/Andrew Porter, Tel: +44 (0) 207 404 5959 Notes to Editors: About FirstGroup plc FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP.L) is the leading transport operator in the UK andNorth America. With revenues of more than £6.7 billion and around 117,000employees, we transport more than 2.5 billion passengers every year. Each ofour five divisions is a leader in its field: First Student is the largestprovider of student transportation in North America with a fleet of around49,000 yellow school buses, First Transit is one of the largest providers ofoutsourced transit management and contracting services in the US, whileGreyhound is the only national operator of scheduled intercity coach servicesacross North America. In the UK, FirstGroup is one of Britain's largest busoperators running a fleet of some 6,400 buses, and we operate approximately aquarter of the UK passenger rail network, carrying more than 330 millionpassengers a year. Our vision is to provide solutions for an increasinglycongested world, keeping people moving and communities prospering. Furtherinformation can be found at www.firstgroup.com.