25 October 2007
At the Annual General Meeting of Go-Ahead held earlier today, all resolutions proposed at the meeting, including the renewal of the authority for the share buy buyback programme, were duly passed. Further details of each of the resolutions, including the proxy votes lodged, can be accessed by visiting the group's website www.go-ahead.com.
For further information, please contact:
| The Go-Ahead Group plc |
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| Keith Ludeman, Group Chief Executive |
020 8929 8650 |
| Nick Swift, Group Finance Director |
0191 232 3123 |
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| Weber Shandwick Financial |
020 7067 0700 |
| Richard Hews/ Rachel Martin/ Hannah Marwood |
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Notes to Editors
Bus
The group's bus division operates over 3,600 buses, providing over 540 million passenger journeys and covering around 240 million vehicle kilometres each year. Operations fall into four main geographical areas: deregulated services in north east; deregulated services in West Midlands; deregulated services in south east / southern England; and regulated services for Transport for London in the capital.
Rail
The group's rail division operates a fleet of over 620 trains on which over 280 million passenger journeys are undertaken. Concentrated in the south east of England both our franchises, Southern and Southeastern, operate a mix of suburban commuter and mainline routes throughout south London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The Southeastern franchise will include the operation of new high speed trains on the domestic Channel Tunnel Rail Link into St Pancras from 2009 while the Southern franchise will include the operations of the Gatwick Express rail services from May 2008. From November 2007 Go-Ahead will also operate the newly formed West Midlands rail franchise, to be named as London Midland.
Aviation Services
The group's aviation services division undertakes a wide range of support services for national and international airlines. Services provided include cargo handling, passenger check-in, baggage handling, information desks, executive lounges, ground handling and customs clearance. In the last year, we provided services to 45 million passengers as well as over half a million aircraft movements. The division includes Meteor Parking which is one of the largest parking companies in the UK, managing around 65,000 parking spaces predominantly at BAA airports, with a range of customers, including BAA, local authorities, retail outlets, NHS trusts, hotels and rail stations. Well known brands include 'Pink Elephant', 'Park 1' and 'eparking'.