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 Liberum Capital Limited.

Date of Purchase 30 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 437,172
Weighted average price paid (p) 108.02
Highest price paid (p) 109.10
Lowest price paid (p) 107.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 11,312,343 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 739,219,254. 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 27 January 2023 is 739,219,254. 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
corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354
Contacts at Brunswick PR:

Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959
Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited:

Nicholas How / John Fishley / William Hall 
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 
Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:

James Agnew / Jonathan Hardy / Jack Wood
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

Transaction details

Issuer name: FirstGroup PLC

LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

ISIN: GB0003452173

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

Intermediary name: Liberum Capital Limited

Intermediary Code: RINFGB21XXX

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 Liberum Capital 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 108.02 305,184
CHIX 108.00 43,587
BATE 108.05 75,428
TRQX 108.01 12,973

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:01:32 689 108.4 XLON
08:01:32 373 108.4 XLON
08:01:35 1409 108.4 XLON
08:02:49 2815 108.9 XLON
08:03:25 1234 108.6 CHIX
08:04:17 1374 109.1 BATE
08:05:49 1165 108.9 XLON
08:05:49 400 108.9 XLON
08:05:49 200 108.9 XLON
08:05:49 800 108.9 XLON
08:05:49 165 108.9 XLON
08:08:52 1120 108.7 XLON
08:08:52 885 108.7 XLON
08:08:52 260 108.7 XLON
08:08:52 580 108.7 XLON
08:10:10 489 108.6 BATE
08:10:10 791 108.6 BATE
08:10:10 1239 108.6 CHIX
08:10:10 353 108.5 BATE
08:10:10 800 108.5 BATE
08:10:12 1445 108.5 XLON
08:10:12 1181 108.5 XLON
08:10:12 654 108.2 XLON
08:15:57 1386 108.2 BATE
08:19:12 200 108 CHIX
08:19:12 610 108 CHIX
08:19:12 177 108 CHIX
08:20:45 397 108 CHIX
08:22:09 1269 108 BATE
08:22:10 9 108 BATE
08:23:30 379 108 XLON
08:23:37 1034 108 XLON
08:23:37 127 108 XLON
08:23:37 1314 108 XLON
08:26:12 453 108.1 TRQX
08:26:12 914 108.1 TRQX
08:28:38 1299 108 BATE
08:28:42 478 107.6 BATE
08:29:42 1590 107.8 XLON
08:29:42 1109 107.8 XLON
08:32:00 2104 108.1 XLON
08:32:00 211 108.1 XLON
08:32:05 531 108 XLON
08:32:05 2013 108 XLON
08:33:49 996 108 BATE
08:33:49 200 108 BATE
08:36:20 1253 108 CHIX
08:38:50 1384 108.2 BATE
08:38:51 356 108 XLON
08:38:51 2418 108 XLON
08:44:51 1157 108.2 BATE
08:46:03 248 108 CHIX
08:46:03 1012 108 CHIX
08:47:07 990 107.7 XLON
08:47:55 1033 107.7 XLON
08:49:51 200 107.8 BATE
08:49:51 1171 107.8 BATE
08:54:51 800 107.8 BATE
08:54:51 441 107.8 BATE
08:54:51 979 107.7 TRQX
08:54:51 238 107.7 TRQX
08:54:51 200 107.7 XLON
08:54:51 216 107.7 XLON
09:08:03 1282 107.9 CHIX
09:17:51 627 107.8 XLON
09:17:51 2 107.8 XLON
09:24:13 2672 108.2 XLON
09:24:13 4559 108.2 XLON
09:26:44 1103 108 CHIX
09:28:16 294 108 CHIX
09:32:13 800 108 XLON
09:32:13 2007 108 XLON
09:32:51 1389 107.7 BATE
09:49:16 1151 107.7 CHIX
09:55:51 1144 107.7 TRQX
10:08:33 2397 107.7 XLON
10:10:33 1219 108.2 CHIX
10:10:33 2948 108.2 BATE
10:10:38 1800 107.9 XLON
10:10:38 353 107.9 XLON
10:10:38 537 107.9 XLON
10:10:38 826 107.7 XLON
10:12:33 1236 107.6 BATE
10:25:38 2445 107.5 XLON
10:25:38 1448 107.5 BATE
10:25:38 1397 107.4 CHIX
10:25:51 391 107.5 TRQX
10:25:51 851 107.5 TRQX
10:26:38 1268 107.4 XLON
10:26:40 1267 107.4 XLON
10:40:33 343 108 BATE
10:40:33 1065 108 BATE
10:40:33 1459 108 BATE
10:40:33 3441 107.9 BATE
10:40:33 3610 107.9 XLON
10:40:33 7929 107.8 XLON
10:40:33 1454 107.7 XLON
10:40:38 2347 107.9 XLON
10:45:19 2779 108.2 XLON
10:45:38 2329 108 XLON
10:50:53 1200 108.2 XLON
10:50:53 200 108.2 XLON
10:50:53 1000 108.2 XLON
10:50:53 326 108.2 XLON
10:51:32 401 108 CHIX
10:51:32 866 108 CHIX
10:57:53 1238 108.4 TRQX
10:57:53 520 108.1 XLON
10:57:53 2000 108.1 XLON
10:57:53 85 108.1 XLON
11:02:53 973 108 XLON
11:02:53 32 108 XLON
11:02:53 85 108 XLON
11:02:53 1344 108 XLON
11:10:53 2325 108 XLON
11:14:32 1186 108.2 CHIX
11:31:32 1355 107.9 CHIX
11:33:32 2019 107.7 BATE
11:34:29 744 107.9 XLON
11:34:29 1122 107.9 XLON
11:34:29 744 107.9 XLON
11:49:19 623 108.2 XLON
11:49:19 2021 108.2 XLON
11:49:19 1690 108.1 XLON
11:49:19 641 108.1 XLON
11:51:56 1146 107.9 CHIX
12:05:56 262 107.9 CHIX
12:05:56 800 107.9 CHIX
12:05:56 68 107.9 CHIX
12:05:56 619 107.9 XLON
12:05:56 2049 107.9 XLON
12:12:53 1344 107.9 TRQX
12:25:56 1171 107.9 CHIX
12:33:23 1680 108.2 BATE
12:33:23 1000 108.1 XLON
12:33:23 6949 108.1 XLON
12:33:23 600 108.1 XLON
12:33:23 402 108.1 XLON
12:33:23 3000 108.1 XLON
12:33:23 1926 108.1 XLON
12:49:21 355 107.9 CHIX
12:49:21 894 107.9 CHIX
12:53:59 2293 107.9 BATE
13:10:18 1315 107.9 CHIX
13:13:59 1258 107.9 BATE
13:31:13 75 107.8 XLON
13:31:13 2789 107.8 XLON
13:31:13 1606 107.8 XLON
13:31:13 2668 107.8 XLON
13:37:30 344 107.9 CHIX
13:37:30 657 107.9 CHIX
13:37:30 324 107.9 CHIX
13:37:30 1319 107.8 XLON
13:37:30 2570 107.8 XLON
13:37:30 400 107.8 XLON
13:37:30 547 107.8 XLON
13:37:30 706 107.8 XLON
13:37:59 1226 107.9 BATE
13:38:57 625 107.7 XLON
13:38:57 2177 107.7 XLON
13:39:59 1289 107.9 BATE
14:46:16 489 108 BATE
14:46:16 800 108 BATE
14:46:16 127 108 BATE
14:46:16 879 108 BATE
14:46:16 1600 108 BATE
14:46:16 2510 108 CHIX
14:46:16 687 108 CHIX
14:46:16 1042 108 CHIX
14:46:16 526 108 CHIX
14:46:16 161 108 CHIX
14:46:16 476 108 CHIX
14:46:16 1311 108 CHIX
14:46:16 514 107.8 XLON
14:50:37 4000 108 XLON
14:50:37 1008 108 XLON
14:50:37 2400 108 XLON
14:50:37 241 108 XLON
14:50:37 1600 108 XLON
14:50:37 2400 108 XLON
14:50:37 811 108 XLON
14:50:37 6502 108 XLON
14:50:37 2363 108 XLON
14:50:37 2968 108 XLON
14:50:37 2650 108 XLON
14:51:37 800 108 CHIX
14:51:37 558 108 CHIX
14:53:02 1630 108 BATE
14:53:02 1222 107.9 XLON
14:53:02 4813 107.9 XLON
14:53:02 1932 107.9 XLON
14:53:03 2110 107.9 XLON
14:57:28 780 108 BATE
14:57:28 594 107.9 BATE
14:57:28 1278 107.9 BATE
14:57:28 3729 107.8 XLON
14:57:28 374 107.8 XLON
14:57:28 284 107.8 XLON
14:57:28 661 107.8 XLON
14:57:28 3210 107.8 XLON
15:02:28 1239 107.8 CHIX
15:15:23 453 108.2 TRQX
15:15:23 484 108.2 TRQX
15:15:23 1281 108.2 TRQX
15:15:23 988 108.2 BATE
15:15:23 510 108.2 BATE
15:15:23 1843 108.2 TRQX
15:15:23 1360 108.1 TRQX
15:15:23 1183 108 CHIX
15:15:23 800 108 BATE
15:15:23 578 108 BATE
15:22:33 259 107.9 XLON
15:22:33 1321 107.9 CHIX
15:22:33 1000 107.9 XLON
15:22:33 1572 107.9 XLON
15:22:33 1778 107.9 BATE
15:22:33 3074 107.9 XLON
15:22:33 3128 107.9 XLON
15:29:59 400 108.1 XLON
15:29:59 2548 108.1 XLON
15:29:59 1656 108.1 XLON
15:29:59 2928 108.1 XLON
15:29:59 585 108.1 XLON
15:29:59 305 108.1 XLON
15:29:59 1600 108.1 XLON
15:29:59 800 108.1 XLON
15:29:59 610 108.1 XLON
15:30:02 1218 108 CHIX
15:30:02 430 108 BATE
15:30:02 1869 108 BATE
15:30:02 2400 108 BATE
15:30:02 654 108 BATE
15:30:02 231 108 BATE
15:30:02 2852 108 XLON
15:30:02 1275 108 XLON
15:30:07 336 108 XLON
15:30:08 2000 108.2 XLON
15:30:08 800 108.2 XLON
15:30:08 800 108.2 XLON
15:30:08 1761 108.2 XLON
15:34:43 110 108 XLON
15:35:24 1665 108 XLON
15:36:48 1059 108 XLON
15:36:48 911 108 XLON
15:36:48 417 108 XLON
15:36:48 1459 108 XLON
15:36:49 1380 108 XLON
15:36:53 276 108 XLON
15:36:53 757 108 XLON
15:38:45 869 108 XLON
15:40:08 1329 108 CHIX
15:43:45 2908 108 XLON
15:45:50 2908 108 XLON
15:47:23 597 108.1 XLON
15:47:23 2786 108 XLON
15:47:23 2215 108 XLON
15:47:23 2000 108 XLON
15:47:23 17 108 XLON
15:47:23 2216 108 XLON
15:48:27 2695 108 XLON
15:48:27 1872 108 XLON
15:48:27 1093 108 XLON
15:48:27 1584 108 XLON
15:48:27 1059 108 XLON
15:48:27 2488 108 XLON
15:51:00 489 108.2 BATE
15:51:00 970 108.2 BATE
15:51:00 1650 108.2 BATE
15:59:01 1330 108 CHIX
15:59:01 2625 108 XLON
15:59:01 1176 108 BATE
15:59:01 1152 108 XLON
15:59:01 1228 108 BATE
15:59:01 1251 108 XLON
16:01:05 489 108.2 BATE
16:01:05 5124 108.2 BATE
16:01:08 395 108.1 XLON
16:01:08 1 108.1 XLON
16:01:09 2400 108.2 XLON
16:01:09 275 108.2 XLON
16:09:30 986 108.4 BATE
16:09:30 510 108.4 BATE
16:09:30 1632 108.4 BATE
16:09:30 1396 108.4 CHIX
16:09:30 987 108.2 XLON
16:09:30 4616 108.2 XLON
16:09:30 1263 108.2 XLON
16:09:30 240 108.2 XLON
16:09:30 353 108.1 BATE
16:09:31 5815 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 3186 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 4000 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 800 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 800 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 82 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 718 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 800 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 800 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 1600 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 496 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 800 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 126 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 3182 108.2 XLON
16:09:31 2637 108.2 XLON
16:13:32 1138 108.1 CHIX
16:20:32 394 108.1 CHIX
16:20:32 1008 108.1 CHIX
16:20:42 3485 108 XLON
16:20:43 792 107.9 BATE
16:23:03 832 107.9 BATE
16:23:03 400 107.9 XLON
16:23:03 435 107.9 XLON
16:23:03 1034 107.9 XLON
16:23:03 873 107.9 XLON
16:24:20 2650 107.9 XLON
16:24:20 147 107.9 XLON
16:25:16 940 108 XLON
16:25:16 744 108 XLON
16:28:39 3091 108 BATE
16:28:39 353 108 XLON
16:29:32 2812 108 XLON
16:29:32 1443 108 XLON
16:29:38 2582 107.9 XLON
16:29:38 845 107.9 XLON
16:29:38 1269 107.9 XLON
16:29:39 2079 107.9 XLON
16:29:47 144 107.9 XLON
16:29:47 1479 107.9 XLON
16:29:47 1550 107.9 XLON
16:29:47 449 107.9 XLON
16:29:50 266 108 XLON
16:29:50 2274 108 XLON
16:29:50 2071 108 XLON
16:29:50 915 108 XLON

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