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Highlights

• Revenue up 10 per cent to £1,729.0 million, and operating profit* 8 per cent higher at £126.7 million
• Strong mainland European growth driven by tender wins, acquisitions and investments
  • 19 per cent revenue** growth, and 15 per cent operating profit** growth
  • Entry into the Czech Republic brings the number of country operations to nine
• UK Bus performed strongly both in London and the regions
• Excellent improvement in operational performance at Arriva Trains Wales
• Adjusted EPS* from continuing businesses increased to 44.4 pence
• Final dividend up by 5 per cent to 15.51 pence, giving a total dividend for the year of 20.83 pence
• £3.4 billion order book in mainland Europe

* before goodwill impairment, intangible asset amortisation and exceptional items

** before goodwill impairment and intangible asset amortisation, including share of revenue and operating profit from associates

Commenting on the results, Arriva's chief executive, David Martin, said:

Arriva has delivered solid financial results which have been achieved through strong operational performance more than offsetting the challenge of fuel and other cost increases.

At the same time we have made further progress in continuing to expand and deepen our footprint. We have driven our mainland European revenue well past the €1 billion mark, added to our attractive portfolio of passenger transport businesses and entered the Czech Republic.

Our financial strength, wealth of exposure and execution skills put us in the ideal position to make the most of further developments in our markets.

Note to editors:

Arriva is one of the largest transport services organisations in Europe with operations in Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. With some 33,000 employees, Arriva provides more than one billion passenger journeys every year through an extensive range of public transport services including buses, trains, commuter coaches and water buses. In the UK, the group is also engaged in bus and coach distribution.

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