WALL, N.J., May 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Student Transportation Inc. (STI) (TSX:STB) (NASDAQ:STB), an industry leader in safety and North
America's largest independent provider of student transportation services, announced that the Board of Directors has approved a
regular monthly cash dividend of US$0.03667 per common share on the dates of August 15, September 15 and October 16 of 2017 to
shareholders of record at the close of the last business day on each of the months of July through September of 2017. The October
payment will be the company's 153rd consecutive monthly dividend paid to shareholders of record.
STI designates these dividends to be "eligible dividends" pursuant to subsection 89(14) of the Income Tax Act
(Canada) and its equivalent in any provinces of Canada. These dividends should be considered "qualified dividends" from a U.S. tax
perspective under Section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, subject to the shareholder meeting and the
holding period requirement to claim the qualified dividend treatment.
About Student Transportation Inc.
Founded in 1997, Student Transportation Inc. (STI) is an industry leader in safety and North America’s largest independent provider
of school bus transportation services. STI operates more than 13,500 vehicles, providing customers with the highest level of safe
and reliable student transportation, management, logistics and technology solutions possible. With an industry-leading safety
rating and the youngest fleet in the business, STI’s services are delivered by drivers, dispatchers, maintenance technicians,
terminal managers, information technology professionals 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.
Company Contact: Doug Coupe Director of Communications & Investor Relations Student Transportation Inc. dcoupe@ridesta.com 843.884.2720
