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 December 2022
Number of ordinary shares purchased	314,534
Weighted average price paid (p)	101.42
Highest price paid (p)	103.80
Lowest price paid (p)	101.00

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 3,066,524 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 747,421,596. 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 30 December 2022 is 747,421,596. 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: 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	101.42	210,018
CHIX	101.48	20,440
BATE	101.40	76,792
TRQX	101.53	7,284

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:00:29.534	1657	103.2	XLON
08:00:36.108	251	102.9	CHIX
08:00:36.108	400	102.9	CHIX
08:00:36.108	497	102.9	CHIX
08:01:29.538	1674	103	XLON
08:06:29.472	800	103.4	XLON
08:06:29.472	800	103.4	XLON
08:06:29.472	47	103.4	XLON
08:06:29.545	346	103.5	XLON
08:07:30.082	1339	103.7	BATE
08:07:30.085	687	103.8	XLON
08:07:30.085	1118	103.8	XLON
08:07:30.088	1664	103.8	XLON
08:10:30.096	1676	103.7	XLON
08:12:30.100	800	103.2	XLON
08:12:30.100	996	103.2	XLON
08:34:34.230	88	102.2	TRQX
08:34:34.230	132	102.2	TRQX
08:34:34.230	1037	102.2	TRQX
08:41:30.103	1600	102.3	BATE
08:41:30.103	1200	102.3	BATE
08:41:30.103	602	102.3	BATE
08:41:30.104	339	102.4	BATE
08:41:30.104	3024	102.4	BATE
08:41:30.147	373	102.2	XLON
08:41:30.187	1969	102.3	XLON
08:41:30.197	222	102.4	XLON
08:41:30.197	296	102.5	XLON
08:41:30.197	974	102.5	XLON
08:57:13.907	1844	102.1	XLON
09:00:36.132	1367	101.6	CHIX
09:01:13.913	1464	101.5	XLON
09:02:13.916	753	101.5	XLON
09:02:13.916	988	101.5	XLON
09:08:26.061	1888	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.984	444	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.984	1200	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.984	800	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.984	400	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.984	1430	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.984	1600	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.984	81	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.986	2000	101.4	XLON
09:10:44.986	426	101.4	XLON
09:10:45.037	559	101.5	CHIX
09:10:45.037	1610	101.5	CHIX
09:10:45.038	400	101.5	CHIX
09:10:45.038	306	101.5	CHIX
09:10:58.476	1179	101.1	TRQX
09:10:58.482	3193	101.3	XLON
09:11:02.544	2385	101.3	XLON
09:11:45.042	1218	101.3	CHIX
09:11:47.091	978	101.1	XLON
09:11:47.091	1885	101.1	XLON
09:12:47.103	4	101.1	XLON
09:12:47.103	1568	101.3	XLON
09:17:47.687	293	101.3	CHIX
09:17:47.687	1020	101.3	CHIX
09:25:08.650	432	101.1	CHIX
09:25:08.650	746	101.1	CHIX
09:25:08.650	438	101.1	TRQX
09:25:08.650	48	101.1	TRQX
09:25:08.650	638	101.1	TRQX
09:32:26.366	2956	101.1	XLON
09:32:26.436	687	101.1	XLON
09:32:29.866	1031	101.1	XLON
09:34:14.531	665	101.1	XLON
09:34:18.138	273	101.1	XLON
09:43:21.957	408	101.2	XLON
09:43:22.001	411	101.2	XLON
09:55:05.266	393	101.4	XLON
09:55:05.266	865	101.4	XLON
09:55:05.268	1566	101.5	CHIX
09:55:05.269	393	101.4	XLON
10:01:11.618	1609	101.6	XLON
10:01:11.620	1718	101.6	XLON
10:05:03.087	577	101.3	CHIX
10:06:02.065	1811	101.5	XLON
10:06:02.065	202	101.5	XLON
10:07:02.073	32	101.6	XLON
10:07:02.073	1599	101.6	XLON
10:10:14.514	3	101.6	TRQX
10:10:27.342	808	101.6	TRQX
10:10:27.375	352	101.6	TRQX
10:10:27.506	91	101.6	TRQX
10:15:16.359	437	101.5	CHIX
10:15:16.359	482	101.5	CHIX
10:15:16.360	366	101.5	CHIX
10:22:00.817	1161	101.4	BATE
10:22:00.862	82	101.4	BATE
10:49:05.491	1215	101.5	CHIX
10:49:05.496	431	101.5	CHIX
10:50:02.090	10	101.5	XLON
10:50:14.963	1775	101.5	XLON
11:01:41.306	224	101.5	TRQX
11:01:41.306	254	101.5	TRQX
11:01:41.307	412	101.5	TRQX
11:01:41.307	368	101.5	TRQX
11:01:41.308	1280	101.5	CHIX
11:05:03.433	1764	101.4	BATE
11:05:03.433	408	101.4	BATE
11:05:03.434	2368	101.4	BATE
11:05:03.434	4617	101.4	BATE
11:05:03.434	843	101.4	BATE
11:05:03.435	900	101.4	BATE
11:05:04.889	952	101.4	BATE
11:19:40.686	337	101.4	BATE
11:19:40.686	4549	101.4	BATE
11:19:40.686	1393	101.4	BATE
11:19:40.686	1138	101.4	BATE
11:19:40.686	1375	101.4	CHIX
11:19:40.686	10000	101.4	BATE
11:19:42.922	2876	101.3	XLON
11:19:47.234	510	101.1	XLON
11:19:47.275	404	101.1	XLON
11:19:55.519	2545	101.4	XLON
11:19:55.519	400	101.4	XLON
11:19:55.519	400	101.4	XLON
11:19:55.519	520	101.4	XLON
11:19:55.522	1740	101.4	XLON
11:19:55.644	1696	101.4	XLON
11:19:55.778	441	101.4	XLON
11:19:56.133	342	101.4	XLON
11:19:56.166	514	101.4	XLON
11:22:40.396	380	101.3	XLON
11:22:40.396	3891	101.3	XLON
11:28:34.956	3862	101.2	XLON
11:28:34.967	769	101.3	BATE
11:28:34.967	400	101.3	BATE
11:28:34.970	1213	101.3	BATE
11:46:34.935	833	101.3	CHIX
11:46:34.936	2085	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.936	1777	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.936	493	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.936	407	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.936	1236	101.3	BATE
11:46:34.936	849	101.3	BATE
11:46:34.936	55	101.3	BATE
11:46:34.936	327	101.3	BATE
11:46:34.936	67	101.3	CHIX
11:46:34.936	393	101.3	CHIX
11:46:34.937	400	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.937	400	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.939	40	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.939	1868	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.941	3055	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.941	5077	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.942	1452	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.943	365	101.3	XLON
11:46:34.994	338	101.3	XLON
11:46:35.007	1067	101.3	XLON
11:46:35.013	3055	101.3	XLON
11:46:35.013	1328	101.3	XLON
11:46:36.215	1986	101.3	XLON
11:46:36.719	662	101.2	XLON
11:47:41.322	366	101.2	XLON
11:48:14.058	14	101.2	XLON
11:48:40.171	682	101.2	XLON
11:51:06.398	4414	101.2	XLON
11:51:08.957	706	101.1	XLON
11:56:08.106	1370	101.4	BATE
11:56:08.106	271	101.6	TRQX
11:56:08.106	941	101.6	TRQX
11:56:11.465	864	101.2	XLON
11:56:11.609	643	101.3	XLON
11:56:16.948	17843	101.3	XLON
11:56:16.952	476	101.1	XLON
11:56:17.476	1374	101.1	BATE
11:57:00.419	1137	101.2	CHIX
11:57:00.449	363	101.1	BATE
12:02:07.998	1755	101.2	XLON
12:02:07.998	65	101.2	XLON
12:02:10.530	1530	101.1	XLON
12:02:10.530	406	101.1	BATE
12:02:10.530	3098	101.1	BATE
12:02:10.559	3055	101.1	XLON
12:02:11.877	735	101.1	BATE
12:02:13.031	573	101.1	BATE
12:02:14.464	483	101.1	XLON
12:02:26.851	141	101.2	XLON
12:02:26.851	621	101.2	XLON
12:02:26.853	278	101.2	XLON
12:02:26.853	1304	101.2	XLON
12:02:26.858	17	101.2	XLON
12:02:27.917	400	101.2	XLON
12:08:08.032	1167	101.2	BATE
12:09:05.784	855	101.2	XLON
12:12:15.479	188	101.2	BATE
12:12:15.479	1069	101.2	CHIX
12:12:15.512	113	101.2	CHIX
12:12:15.512	375	101.2	XLON
12:14:18.099	538	101.3	XLON
12:14:20.231	300	101.3	XLON
12:14:20.232	400	101.3	XLON
12:14:53.018	465	101.3	XLON
12:15:18.752	911	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.425	5367	101.2	BATE
12:15:44.425	693	101.2	BATE
12:15:44.425	5297	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.425	1375	101.3	BATE
12:15:44.425	3750	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	400	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.431	143	101.3	XLON
12:15:44.443	589	101.2	XLON
12:15:46.518	2061	101.2	BATE
12:15:46.534	477	101.2	XLON
12:15:46.978	545	101.2	BATE
12:15:47.330	1785	101.2	BATE
12:15:47.331	3000	101.2	BATE
12:15:47.331	16525	101.2	XLON
12:15:47.335	4703	101.1	XLON
12:15:47.335	2046	101.1	XLON
12:15:47.478	2803	101.2	XLON
12:15:47.495	274	101.2	XLON
12:15:47.522	1195	101.2	XLON
12:15:47.538	1938	101.2	XLON
12:15:47.978	475	101.2	XLON
12:15:47.999	3055	101.2	XLON
12:15:47.999	683	101.2	XLON
12:15:48.000	2682	101.2	XLON
12:15:48.001	3068	101.2	XLON
12:19:11.354	9834	101.1	XLON
12:19:11.354	400	101.1	XLON
12:19:11.354	182	101.1	XLON
12:19:15.051	502	101	BATE
12:20:07.349	40	101.1	XLON
12:20:14.900	800	101.1	XLON
12:20:14.900	914	101.1	XLON
12:22:15.071	2403	101	BATE
12:22:15.103	520	101	BATE
12:22:20.099	724	101	BATE
12:22:21.096	649	101	BATE
12:26:20.481	1124	101	BATE
12:27:20.847	1259	101	BATE
12:29:23.316	2046	101	BATE