Press Release

Stagecoach Group launches new corporate website

8 August 2005

Stagecoach Group has launched a new corporate website to provide more comprehensive information to investors, customers and other key stakeholders.

The new stagecoachgroup.com corporate website has been fully updated with a fresh design and improved functionality.

Developed by online corporate communications specialists Investis, the new Stagecoach Group website includes:

• Clearer design and navigation for users
  
• New and updated content, including a summary of the company's history, and more detail on Group policies and performance
  
• More comprehensive information for investors, such as a fully searchable archive of Stagecoach Group Regulatory News Service announcements dating back to 2001
  
• Worldwide Contacts tool, making it easier for customers to contact Stagecoach companies around the globe
  
• A Media Image Library, with a selection of high-resolution photography from the Group’s operations as well as company logos and pictures of Directors
  
• Online access to the Stagecoach Group internal newspaper On Stage
  
• More comprehensive links to Stagecoach consumer websites and other external sites

The website has been developed in line with the Royal National Institute for the Blind’s “See It Right” accessibility criteria, allowing navigation by screen readers and voice browsers.

Steven Stewart, Stagecoach Group Head of Media and Public Affairs, said: “The new corporate website is a major step forward and is part of our ongoing drive to improve communications with our investors, customers and other key stakeholders. Investis have delivered a site that showcases the strength of our business as a market leader in delivering innovation in public transport.”

Neil Roberts, Director, Investis, said: “The launch of the new website has been a truly collaborative effort. The graphic design helps to communicate the Group's core business values and the site is easy to navigate. The key corporate messages are easily identifiable and the depth of information available has been improved. New functionality, in particular the Worldwide Contacts tool, has been incorporated to add value and enhance the end user experience.”