Company Statement

FirstGroup PLC 27 March 2002 27 March 2002 Company Statement Ahead of a series of pre-close meetings with analysts to be held this week, FirstGroup plc confirms that group sales and profit before tax and exceptional items for the year to 31 March 2002 will be in line with market expectations. The Group will also confirm with analysts that in the US good progress is being made in the current round of bidding for new school bus contracts for the start of the autumn term. In the UK rail passenger volumes have shown a sharp increase in the last four months as the network has recovered from the disruption caused by emergency engineering work in 2001. UK bus volumes have increased by over 1% in the first 11 months of the year, with strong performances in London and other urban areas. The company expects to announce its results for the year to 31 March 2002 on 15 May 2002. Contacts: Iain Lanaghan Group Finance Director 020 7291 0505 Michael Mitchell Corporate Communications Director 020 7291 0504 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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