Finance Director Appointed

FirstGroup PLC 3 July 2000 Appointment of new Group Finance Director FirstGroup is pleased to announce that Iain Lanaghan has been appointed Group Finance Director of FirstGroup plc with effect from 1 August 2000 and will join the Board on that date. Iain Lanaghan MA CA (45) joined Atlantic Power Group, the oil and gas production services company as Group Finance Director in January 1998 in order to float the company. Later that year he led the merger with Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), the Norwegian Group. Since the merger he has been responsible for raising finance for the Group's international exploration and production business, based in London. Previously he was the Finance Director of PowerGen International, with a balance sheet of $1bn and projects in Europe, Australia and the Asia. He trained with KPMG in London and Europe and PricewaterhouseCoopers management consultants. There are no other details required to be disclosed under paragraph 16.4 of the Listing Rules of the UKLA. Contacts: Moir Lockhead, Group Chief Executive 020 7291 0510 Michael Mitchell, Corporate Communications Director 020 7291 0504

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