Transaction in Own Shares

FirstGroup plc

Transaction in own shares

FirstGroup plc ("FirstGroup") announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme (the "Programme") announced on 16 December 2022, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	01 March 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	436,248
Weighted average price paid (p)	105.21
Highest price paid (p)	106.60
Lowest price paid (p)	104.10

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 22,084,274 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 728,474,430. FirstGroup initially intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury shares but may cancel them in the due course.

The total number of voting rights in FirstGroup, excluding treasury shares as at 1 March 2023 is 728,474,430. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, FirstGroup under the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Contacts at FirstGroup: Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations David Blizzard, Company Secretary [e-mail] Tel: [phone]	Contacts at Brunswick PR: Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer Tel: [phone]
Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited: Nicholas How / John Fishley / William Hall  Tel: [phone]	Contacts at RBC Europe Limited: James Agnew / Jonathan Hardy / Jack Wood Tel: [phone]

Transaction details

Issuer name: FirstGroup PLC

LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

ISIN: GB0003452173

Classification: 2.4. Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares

Intermediary name: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

Timezone: GMT

Currency: GBp

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a breakdown of the individual trades made by RBC Europe Limited on behalf of FirstGroup as part of the Programme is detailed below:

Aggregate information: 

Venue	Weighted average price (pence per share)	Aggregated volume
XLON	276,075	105.17
BATE	63,789	105.31
CHIX	50,607	105.28
TRQX	45,777	105.25

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:04:29	37	104.90	CHIX
08:04:29	131	104.90	BATE
08:04:29	94	104.90	CHIX
08:04:30	392	106.50	TRQX
08:04:30	154	106.60	XLON
08:06:02	154	105.70	BATE
08:06:10	388	105.70	XLON
08:06:10	154	105.70	TRQX
08:06:10	228	105.70	XLON
08:06:11	154	105.70	CHIX
08:06:11	120	105.70	BATE
08:08:02	106	105.60	XLON
08:08:03	88	105.60	TRQX
08:08:03	107	105.60	BATE
08:08:14	175	105.50	CHIX
08:08:14	175	105.50	BATE
08:08:14	174	105.50	XLON
08:08:14	174	105.50	TRQX
08:08:14	685	105.50	TRQX
08:11:34	388	105.50	XLON
08:13:23	1,075	105.90	BATE
08:13:25	464	105.90	BATE
08:13:26	408	105.90	CHIX
08:13:26	16	105.90	CHIX
08:13:26	3	105.90	CHIX
08:13:26	464	106.20	XLON
08:36:43	59	106.00	XLON
08:36:43	514	106.00	XLON
08:36:46	392	106.00	CHIX
08:36:46	20	106.00	CHIX
08:36:46	75	106.00	CHIX
08:37:42	493	106.00	XLON
08:37:44	14	106.00	CHIX
08:37:44	206	106.00	CHIX
08:37:44	173	106.10	XLON
08:55:33	493	106.00	CHIX
08:55:33	494	106.00	BATE
08:55:33	493	106.00	TRQX
08:55:33	235	106.00	XLON
08:55:33	82	106.00	XLON
08:55:34	648	106.10	XLON
08:57:21	648	105.90	BATE
08:57:21	648	105.90	CHIX
08:57:21	227	105.90	XLON
08:57:21	647	105.90	TRQX
08:57:21	226	105.90	XLON
08:59:51	410	106.20	XLON
08:59:52	94	106.20	XLON
08:59:55	524	106.20	XLON
08:59:55	32	106.20	XLON
08:59:59	194	105.80	XLON
08:59:59	410	105.80	TRQX
08:59:59	33	105.80	XLON
08:59:59	264	106.20	CHIX
08:59:59	120	106.20	CHIX
08:59:59	26	106.20	CHIX
09:07:25	561	105.60	BATE
09:07:25	560	105.60	CHIX
09:07:25	560	105.60	XLON
09:07:25	560	105.60	TRQX
09:07:25	196	105.60	CHIX
09:23:41	564	105.40	CHIX
09:23:41	13	105.40	CHIX
09:23:41	577	105.40	BATE
09:23:41	576	105.40	XLON
09:23:41	576	105.40	TRQX
09:23:41	1,138	105.40	CHIX
09:29:53	201	105.50	CHIX
09:29:55	66	105.50	CHIX
09:29:56	309	105.50	CHIX
09:29:59	23	105.50	CHIX
09:30:01	108	105.50	CHIX
09:30:01	89	105.70	BATE
09:30:01	112	105.70	BATE
09:35:14	200	105.80	XLON
09:35:17	8	105.80	CHIX
09:35:18	3	105.70	CHIX
10:27:32	251	105.80	XLON
10:27:32	435	105.90	BATE
10:27:38	286	106.00	XLON
10:27:38	718	106.10	XLON
10:27:39	744	105.90	BATE
10:27:39	593	105.90	CHIX
10:27:39	593	105.90	TRQX
10:27:39	744	105.90	XLON
10:30:43	2,074	105.90	XLON
10:30:43	643	105.90	TRQX
10:30:43	644	105.90	BATE
10:30:43	643	105.90	CHIX
10:30:43	838	105.85	CHIX
10:39:47	8	105.80	BATE
10:39:47	50	105.80	CHIX
10:39:47	19	105.80	XLON
10:39:47	1,320	105.80	TRQX
10:39:47	14	105.80	TRQX
10:39:47	1,176	105.80	XLON
10:39:47	140	106.00	XLON
10:48:39	1,285	105.90	CHIX
10:48:39	836	105.90	BATE
10:48:39	247	105.90	TRQX
10:48:39	556	105.90	TRQX
10:48:39	32	105.90	TRQX
11:56:02	539	105.70	XLON
11:56:02	538	105.70	TRQX
11:56:02	539	105.70	BATE
11:56:02	539	105.70	CHIX
11:56:02	160	105.70	TRQX
11:56:02	3,094	105.90	XLON
11:56:02	910	105.90	XLON
11:56:02	3,091	105.90	BATE
11:56:02	1,201	105.90	CHIX
11:56:02	962	105.90	BATE
11:56:02	2,856	105.90	CHIX
11:56:02	307	105.90	BATE
11:56:02	307	105.90	CHIX
11:56:03	2,763	105.60	BATE
11:58:03	227	105.60	XLON
11:58:03	1,334	105.60	TRQX
11:58:03	1,108	105.60	XLON
11:58:03	429	105.60	CHIX
11:58:03	906	105.60	CHIX
11:58:03	492	105.60	BATE
11:59:02	1,108	105.60	BATE
11:59:02	1,221	105.60	BATE
11:59:02	1,237	105.60	BATE
11:59:02	1,221	105.60	TRQX
12:18:02	857	105.40	XLON
12:18:02	928	105.40	CHIX
12:18:02	71	105.40	XLON
12:18:02	927	105.40	TRQX
12:39:02	642	105.40	XLON
12:39:02	96	105.40	BATE
12:39:02	1,982	105.40	BATE
12:39:02	642	105.40	TRQX
12:39:02	642	105.40	CHIX
12:39:03	176	105.30	TRQX
12:39:03	642	105.30	CHIX
12:39:03	642	105.30	XLON
12:39:03	466	105.30	TRQX
12:39:03	657	105.20	BATE
12:39:03	520	105.20	CHIX
12:39:03	520	105.20	TRQX
12:39:03	165	105.20	BATE
12:39:03	829	105.20	XLON
12:39:03	481	105.20	CHIX
12:39:03	481	105.20	TRQX
12:39:04	558	105.10	XLON
12:39:04	1,001	105.10	TRQX
12:39:04	443	105.10	XLON
12:39:04	1,001	105.10	BATE
12:39:06	214	104.90	XLON
12:39:06	183	104.90	TRQX
12:39:06	585	104.90	CHIX
12:39:06	585	104.90	BATE
12:39:08	1,001	104.80	TRQX
12:39:08	1,001	104.80	BATE
12:39:08	98	104.80	XLON
12:40:03	1,050	104.80	BATE
13:10:00	894	104.70	CHIX
13:10:00	602	104.70	XLON
13:10:00	682	104.70	TRQX
13:10:00	107	104.70	CHIX
13:10:00	1,001	104.70	BATE
13:10:00	399	104.70	XLON
13:10:00	319	104.70	TRQX
13:15:05	683	104.10	CHIX
13:19:51	92	104.80	BATE
13:19:52	645	105.20	XLON
13:19:52	356	105.20	XLON
13:19:53	412	105.60	XLON
13:19:53	910	105.60	XLON
13:19:53	1,684	105.30	XLON
13:19:53	627	105.70	XLON
13:19:53	374	105.70	XLON
13:19:54	19,136	106.20	XLON
13:19:54	500	106.20	XLON
13:19:54	958	106.60	TRQX
13:20:03	624	105.70	TRQX
13:20:03	1,001	105.70	CHIX
13:20:03	1,001	105.70	BATE
13:20:03	377	105.70	TRQX
13:20:03	984	105.60	XLON
13:20:03	329	105.40	BATE
13:20:03	250	105.40	CHIX
13:20:03	555	105.40	BATE
13:20:03	329	105.40	TRQX
13:20:23	578	105.40	CHIX
13:20:26	1	105.70	BATE
13:20:26	389	105.70	BATE
13:20:26	3	105.70	BATE
13:20:26	2,621	105.70	BATE
13:20:26	381	105.80	BATE
13:20:26	620	105.80	BATE
13:31:22	1,001	105.20	CHIX
13:31:22	1,001	105.20	TRQX
13:31:22	1,001	105.20	XLON
13:31:22	952	105.20	TRQX
13:35:16	1,001	105.20	BATE
13:35:16	1,001	105.20	CHIX
13:35:16	1,001	105.20	TRQX
13:35:16	1,001	105.20	XLON
13:48:24	1,001	105.10	CHIX
13:48:24	1,001	105.10	BATE
13:48:24	1,001	105.10	TRQX
13:48:24	1,001	105.10	XLON
13:48:24	1,001	105.00	BATE
13:48:24	1,001	105.00	CHIX
13:48:24	1,001	105.00	XLON
13:48:24	1,001	105.00	TRQX
13:48:25	483	105.20	XLON
13:48:25	518	105.20	XLON
13:48:25	204	105.20	XLON
13:48:25	602	104.90	CHIX
13:48:25	1,001	104.90	BATE
13:48:25	399	104.90	CHIX
13:48:25	4,051	105.20	XLON
13:59:39	1,335	104.90	XLON
14:06:21	161	104.90	CHIX
14:23:15	1,174	104.90	CHIX
14:23:15	415	104.90	TRQX
14:23:15	716	104.90	XLON
14:23:15	919	104.90	TRQX
14:23:16	993	105.00	BATE
14:23:16	2,190	105.00	BATE
14:23:16	668	105.00	BATE
14:23:16	1,400	105.00	BATE
14:23:16	1,400	105.00	BATE
14:23:16	565	105.10	CHIX
14:23:16	581	105.10	CHIX
14:23:16	84	105.10	CHIX
14:23:16	105	105.10	CHIX
14:23:26	1,399	105.10	TRQX
14:23:26	12	105.10	TRQX
14:23:26	1,334	105.10	TRQX
14:23:29	779	105.10	TRQX
14:23:29	555	105.10	TRQX
14:23:31	1,335	105.20	BATE
14:30:17	1,335	105.00	CHIX
14:30:17	1,334	105.00	XLON
14:30:17	957	105.00	TRQX
14:30:17	910	105.00	CHIX
14:30:17	410	105.10	TRQX
14:30:17	890	105.10	TRQX
14:30:17	969	105.10	TRQX
14:30:18	1,169	105.10	BATE
14:30:18	166	105.10	BATE
14:36:40	768	104.90	CHIX
14:36:40	233	104.90	CHIX
14:36:40	1,001	104.90	XLON
14:36:40	1,001	104.90	TRQX
14:36:40	1,001	104.90	BATE
14:58:15	1	104.90	XLON
14:58:15	1,001	104.90	CHIX
14:58:15	1,001	104.90	BATE
14:58:15	1,000	104.90	XLON
14:58:15	1,001	104.90	TRQX
15:16:02	1,001	104.80	XLON
15:16:02	1,001	104.80	TRQX
15:16:02	1,001	104.80	BATE
15:16:02	1,001	104.80	CHIX
15:18:43	1,001	105.10	BATE
15:18:43	71	105.10	XLON
15:18:43	910	105.10	XLON
15:18:43	535	105.10	XLON
15:18:43	2,681	105.10	XLON
15:21:52	711	105.10	CHIX
15:21:52	485	105.10	CHIX
15:39:55	2,271	105.05	CHIX
15:39:55	1,885	105.05	BATE
15:39:55	2,387	105.05	TRQX
15:39:55	1,819	105.05	CHIX
15:39:55	1,380	105.20	BATE
15:39:55	1,731	105.20	BATE
15:39:55	3,310	105.20	BATE
15:39:57	1,212	105.20	XLON
15:39:57	3,000	105.20	XLON
15:39:57	2,975	105.20	XLON
15:39:57	1,733	105.20	XLON
15:39:59	573	105.20	XLON
15:39:59	2,549	105.20	CHIX
15:40:01	1,093	105.20	XLON
15:40:03	1,203	105.20	XLON
15:47:29	1,001	105.10	CHIX
15:47:29	1,001	105.10	XLON
15:47:29	1,001	105.10	TRQX
15:47:29	1,139	105.05	TRQX
15:47:29	1,082	105.05	CHIX
15:47:29	1,032	105.05	BATE
15:53:42	775	105.00	TRQX
15:53:42	1,001	105.00	XLON
15:53:42	226	105.00	TRQX
15:53:42	1,001	105.00	CHIX
15:53:42	1,001	105.00	BATE
15:54:20	61	104.90	CHIX
15:54:20	310	104.90	BATE
15:54:20	940	104.90	CHIX
15:54:20	691	104.90	BATE
15:54:20	1,001	104.90	XLON
15:54:20	1,001	104.90	TRQX
16:05:07	868	104.90	CHIX
16:05:07	434	104.90	BATE
16:05:07	645	104.90	TRQX
16:05:07	133	104.90	CHIX
16:05:07	567	104.90	BATE
16:05:07	1,001	104.90	XLON
16:05:07	356	104.90	TRQX
16:05:07	1,924	104.80	XLON
16:08:36	602	104.80	CHIX
16:08:36	344	104.80	TRQX
16:08:36	1,001	104.80	XLON
16:08:36	399	104.80	CHIX
16:08:36	1,001	104.80	BATE
16:08:36	657	104.80	TRQX
16:08:55	554	104.70	TRQX
16:08:55	374	104.70	XLON
16:08:55	65	104.70	TRQX
16:08:55	408	104.70	XLON
16:08:55	475	104.70	BATE
16:11:13	19	104.60	BATE
16:19:50	217	104.70	TRQX
16:26:14	289	104.80	TRQX
16:29:38	82	104.80	XLON
16:29:52	33	104.80	CHIX
16:29:52	6	104.80	CHIX
16:29:52	84	104.80	CHIX
16:29:52	99	104.80	CHIX
16:29:56	248	104.80	CHIX
16:35:28	1,895	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	10,000	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	8,000	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	4,908	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	21,404	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	3,768	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	13,604	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	2,949	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	1,654	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	16,793	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	2,949	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	2,950	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	18,957	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	2,949	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	664	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	2,950	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	2,949	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	48,597	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	2,715	105.00	XLON
16:35:28	16,542	105.00	XLON