BARRIE, Ontario, Oct. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Student Transportation Inc. (“STI”) (TSX:STB) (Nasdaq:STB), North America’s third-largest and most innovative supplier of school bus transportation and management services announced it will hold its Annual General Meeting of shareholders on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. ET at The Gallery of the Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast & Conference Centre in the Exchange Tower, at 130 King Street West in Toronto.

Following the formal meeting, there will be a presentation by management including a review of the first quarter fiscal 2014 results and a question and answer session for shareholders, analysts, and institutional investors in attendance. As in previous years, there is no scheduled conference call. The meeting will also be audio webcast live at STI’s website at www.rideSTBus.com. The company said a press release for the first quarter fiscal 2014 ended September 30, 2013 will be issued prior to the Annual General Meeting.

About

Student Transportation Inc. (TSX:STB) (Nasdaq:STB) is North America’s third largest and most innovative supplier of school bus transportation and management services. Founded in 1997, STI’s family of local companies operates more than 10,500 vehicles and transports over 1 million students to and from school each day. STI has a long history of safe, reliable and cost-effective service delivered by drivers, dispatchers, maintenance technicians, terminal managers and others who are caring members of their local communities. For more information, please visit www.rideSTBus.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this news release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, which reflect the expectations of management regarding, among other matters, STI’s revenues, expense levels, cost of capital, financial leverage, seasonality, liquidity, profitability of new businesses acquired or secured through bids, borrowing availability, ability to renew or refinance various loan facilities as they become due, ability to execute STI’s growth strategy and cash distributions, as well as their future growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “should”, “plans” or “continue” or similar expressions, and the negative forms thereof,
suggesting future outcomes or events.

CONTACT: INVESTOR CONTACTS:

         

         Student Transportation Inc.

         Patrick J. Walker

         Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President

         

         Keith P. Engelbert

         Director of Investor Relations

         (843) 884-2720

         Email: [email protected]

         Website: www.rideSTBus.com