Result of Meeting

FirstGroup PLC
20 April 2007


20 April 2007

FirstGroup plc


              Proposed Acquisition of Laidlaw International, Inc.

            Result of the special meeting of Laidlaw's shareholders


On 9 February 2007 FirstGroup announced the proposed acquisition of Laidlaw
International, Inc.

Earlier today the Board of FirstGroup announced that, at the Extraordinary
General Meeting of the Company, the Resolutions to approve, amongst other
things, the acquisition of Laidlaw, were duly passed by FirstGroup's
shareholders.

The Board of FirstGroup is now pleased to announce that Laidlaw's shareholders
also approved the Acquisition at a special meeting held earlier today.

The Acquisition remains conditional on, amongst other things, the receipt of
necessary antitrust approvals in the US and Canada.  The Board has no further
update on the likely completion date.

Terms used in this Announcement shall have the same meanings as set out in the
Circular dated 26 March 2007.


FirstGroup
Moir Lockhead, Chief Executive                                        Tel:      [phone]
Dean Finch, Finance Director                                          Tel:      [phone]
Rachael Borthwick, Corporate Communications Director                  Tel:      [phone]




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