17 July 2017

Costain, the engineering group, deploying technology-based solutions to meet urgent national needs across the UK's energy, water and transportation infrastructures, announces that it has been informed by High Speed Two Ltd ("HS2") that it is "minded to award" Costain, in joint venture, two Main Work Civil Construction (S1 and S2) packages.

Costain will make a further announcement at the end of the formal procurement standstill period.

Costain                 Tel: 01628 842 444

Andrew Wyllie CBE, Chief Executive
Tony Bickerstaff, Finance Director
Catherine Warbrick, Investor Relations Director
Sara Lipscombe, Group Communications Director
 

Instinctif Partners     Tel: 020 7457 2020

Mark Garraway
James Gray