The Go-Ahead Group plc

(the 'Company' or 'Go-Ahead')

Director / PDMR Shareholding - Replacement

The following replaces the Company's announcement released on 15 December 2015 at 16.44 with RNS number 1692J:

The Go-Ahead Group plc makes the following notification pursuant to Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4.

EES Corporate Trustees Limited, as Trustee of the Company's HM Revenue and Customs approved Share Incentive Plan (the 'SIP'), has notified the Company on Tuesday 15 December 2015 that it purchased ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company on behalf of the following persons discharging managerial responsibility at a price of £26.22 per share on Monday 14 December 2015. The number of partnership shares purchased under the SIP, the total holding following notification and the total percentage holding following notification are shown in the table below:

Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities

Number of shares acquired

Total holding following notification*

Total percentage holding following notification (treasury shares have not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

David Brown

6

77,589

0.18%

Paul Edwards

5

1,315

De minimis

Carolyn Ferguson

6

4,400

De minimis

*Total holding following notification includes unvested deferred shares awarded under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2012, but still being held in the deferral period.

For further information please contact:

Carolyn Ferguson, Company Secretary

The Go-Ahead Group plc - 0191 232 3123

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