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	5 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	372,138
Weighted average price paid (p)	104.57
Highest price paid (p)	105.50
Lowest price paid (p)	103.80

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 4,206,303 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 746,281,817. 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 5 January 2023 is 746,281,817. 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	104.60	223,305
CHIX	104.51	41,431
BATE	104.52	96,907
TRQX	104.55	10,495

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:00:23	1631	104.5	XLON
08:02:23	1217	104.3	CHIX
08:05:10	1495	104.8	XLON
08:05:11	1640	104.8	XLON
08:08:21	2192	105.2	XLON
08:08:21	1263	105.3	BATE
08:09:21	1491	104.9	XLON
08:14:23	3331	105.1	XLON
08:14:23	1505	104.9	BATE
08:14:23	1134	104.9	CHIX
08:14:23	437	104.9	BATE
08:22:52	1533	104.9	XLON
08:22:52	1193	105.0	CHIX
08:22:56	2451	104.9	XLON
08:22:56	1868	104.7	BATE
08:22:56	1543	104.9	XLON
08:22:56	1475	104.9	XLON
08:22:56	1108	104.9	XLON
08:22:59	1671	104.8	XLON
08:22:59	1536	104.9	XLON
08:23:59	1602	104.9	XLON
08:26:07	834	104.8	XLON
08:26:07	68	104.8	XLON
08:27:03	1646	105.5	XLON
08:27:31	762	105.2	BATE
08:27:31	500	105.2	BATE
08:30:41	1341	105.3	BATE
08:30:41	1000	105.2	TRQX
08:30:41	217	105.2	TRQX
08:31:03	1000	105.3	XLON
08:31:03	719	105.3	XLON
08:33:03	1192	105.2	CHIX
08:36:02	1666	105.3	XLON
08:36:02	1373	105.3	XLON
08:36:02	1369	105.3	BATE
08:36:02	300	105.3	XLON
08:40:06	1549	105.2	XLON
08:45:06	1000	105.2	XLON
08:45:06	487	105.2	XLON
08:45:07	640	104.9	CHIX
08:45:07	609	104.9	CHIX
08:47:35	1646	104.8	XLON
08:52:40	1478	104.8	XLON
08:58:09	1142	104.5	CHIX
09:02:40	1248	104.6	XLON
09:02:40	543	104.6	XLON
09:04:02	1796	105.1	XLON
09:05:11	1575	105.1	BATE
09:05:11	1538	105.1	BATE
09:09:06	1270	104.7	XLON
09:09:06	500	104.7	XLON
09:17:53	766	104.9	TRQX
09:17:53	500	104.9	XLON
09:17:53	500	104.9	XLON
09:17:53	500	104.9	XLON
09:17:53	500	104.9	XLON
09:17:53	469	104.9	TRQX
09:17:53	73	104.9	XLON
09:27:04	767	105.0	CHIX
09:27:04	592	105.0	CHIX
09:28:48	1797	104.9	XLON
09:29:38	1571	104.8	XLON
09:44:57	1195	105.0	CHIX
09:45:03	2609	105.0	XLON
09:45:03	1699	105.0	XLON
09:45:03	400	105.0	XLON
09:52:11	1000	104.9	BATE
09:52:11	370	104.9	BATE
09:57:02	2000	105.1	XLON
09:57:02	296	105.1	XLON
09:58:02	1060	105.0	XLON
09:58:02	500	105.0	XLON
10:04:02	980	105.1	XLON
10:04:02	500	105.1	XLON
10:05:29	1181	105.2	CHIX
10:05:29	929	105.3	XLON
10:05:29	811	105.3	XLON
10:05:29	727	105.2	TRQX
10:05:29	675	105.2	TRQX
10:06:43	1570	105.2	XLON
10:10:03	1754	105.2	XLON
10:13:03	1545	105.2	XLON
10:17:03	1419	105.2	XLON
10:17:03	354	105.2	XLON
10:17:06	1706	105.1	XLON
10:17:06	1115	105.2	XLON
10:17:06	531	105.2	XLON
10:20:09	500	104.9	CHIX
10:20:09	455	104.9	CHIX
10:20:09	1	104.9	CHIX
10:21:12	1633	105.1	XLON
10:34:14	946	104.8	XLON
10:36:55	624	104.8	XLON
10:36:55	51	104.8	XLON
10:36:55	30	104.8	XLON
10:38:44	1479	104.9	XLON
10:38:44	1416	104.9	XLON
10:38:44	500	104.9	CHIX
10:38:44	462	104.9	CHIX
10:38:44	419	104.9	CHIX
10:38:44	223	104.9	XLON
10:41:23	1403	104.9	BATE
10:45:30	1000	104.8	XLON
10:45:30	230	104.8	XLON
10:45:30	220	104.8	XLON
10:50:30	1551	104.8	XLON
10:54:50	1785	104.5	XLON
10:54:50	276	104.4	XLON
10:54:52	1266	104.4	BATE
10:56:56	500	104.1	XLON
10:56:56	500	104.1	XLON
10:56:56	470	104.1	XLON
11:01:46	1073	103.9	CHIX
11:02:56	1469	104.0	XLON
11:03:00	375	103.9	BATE
11:03:04	194	103.9	BATE
11:07:57	843	104.0	XLON
11:07:57	645	104.0	XLON
11:07:57	74	104.0	XLON
11:12:04	1475	104.0	XLON
11:12:04	1300	104.1	BATE
11:12:04	734	104.0	TRQX
11:12:04	354	104.0	TRQX
11:12:04	304	104.0	TRQX
11:12:04	40	104.0	XLON
11:12:06	53	103.9	CHIX
11:15:04	1000	104.0	XLON
11:15:04	623	104.0	XLON
11:15:04	4	104.0	XLON
11:24:04	1723	104.0	XLON
11:24:04	1629	104.0	XLON
11:24:05	698	103.9	CHIX
11:24:05	28	103.9	CHIX
11:24:06	383	103.9	CHIX
11:24:06	63	103.9	CHIX
11:24:08	192	103.9	CHIX
11:30:30	586	103.8	XLON
11:30:30	81	103.8	XLON
11:30:30	38	103.8	XLON
11:30:33	585	103.8	XLON
11:30:33	409	103.8	XLON
11:43:40	464	103.9	XLON
11:43:44	145	103.9	XLON
11:56:56	3087	104.4	XLON
11:56:56	1316	104.3	CHIX
11:56:56	756	104.4	XLON
11:56:56	168	104.4	XLON
11:56:56	73	104.3	CHIX
12:02:10	1542	104.2	XLON
12:02:10	108	104.2	XLON
12:02:11	1661	104.2	XLON
12:02:12	478	104.0	CHIX
12:02:16	4	104.0	CHIX
12:21:24	785	104.3	CHIX
12:21:24	269	104.3	CHIX
12:32:19	8626	104.5	XLON
12:32:19	1500	104.5	XLON
12:32:19	390	104.5	XLON
12:33:08	1647	104.6	BATE
12:33:08	829	104.6	BATE
12:33:08	485	104.6	BATE
12:33:08	419	104.6	BATE
12:34:44	763	104.3	CHIX
12:40:19	1123	104.5	XLON
12:40:19	422	104.5	XLON
12:45:19	1538	104.7	XLON
12:50:19	1320	104.7	XLON
12:50:19	910	104.6	CHIX
12:50:19	404	104.6	CHIX
12:50:19	230	104.7	XLON
12:50:31	1450	104.5	XLON
12:58:31	1657	104.5	XLON
13:04:02	828	104.2	XLON
13:04:02	685	104.2	XLON
13:10:02	1681	104.1	XLON
13:10:20	1240	103.9	CHIX
13:15:01	1664	103.9	XLON
13:19:12	500	103.9	XLON
13:19:12	500	103.9	XLON
13:19:12	500	103.9	XLON
13:19:12	81	103.9	XLON
13:19:12	4	103.9	XLON
13:23:14	1259	103.9	XLON
13:23:14	514	103.9	XLON
13:28:03	1500	104.1	XLON
13:28:03	165	104.1	XLON
13:30:02	1686	103.9	XLON
13:30:02	1153	104.0	CHIX
13:33:02	1341	103.9	XLON
13:33:02	266	103.9	XLON
13:36:37	672	104.1	XLON
13:36:37	629	104.1	XLON
13:36:37	420	104.1	XLON
13:38:37	1000	104.1	XLON
13:38:37	500	104.1	XLON
13:38:37	275	104.1	XLON
13:42:43	1367	104.0	CHIX
13:42:44	500	103.9	XLON
13:42:44	500	103.9	XLON
13:42:44	500	103.9	XLON
13:42:44	210	103.9	XLON
13:59:26	1744	104.0	XLON
13:59:26	1300	104.0	CHIX
14:17:35	593	104.0	CHIX
14:18:08	1774	104.1	XLON
14:18:08	1222	104.2	BATE
14:18:08	691	104.1	XLON
14:18:08	645	104.1	BATE
14:18:08	586	104.1	BATE
14:18:08	199	104.1	XLON
14:21:27	1357	104.4	BATE
14:23:46	10000	104.3	BATE
14:23:46	2980	104.3	XLON
14:23:46	2701	104.3	XLON
14:23:46	1320	104.4	BATE
14:23:46	1140	104.3	CHIX
14:23:46	1000	104.3	XLON
14:23:46	500	104.3	XLON
14:23:46	10	104.3	XLON
14:23:50	3360	104.4	XLON
14:23:50	1921	104.4	XLON
14:23:50	1546	104.4	XLON
14:27:31	1320	104.5	BATE
14:30:07	2028	104.6	XLON
14:30:07	652	104.6	CHIX
14:30:07	632	104.6	CHIX
14:30:31	3381	104.6	XLON
14:30:31	1471	104.6	XLON
14:30:31	889	104.8	BATE
14:30:31	201	104.8	BATE
14:30:31	92	104.8	BATE
14:31:48	1042	104.5	XLON
14:31:48	500	104.5	XLON
14:31:48	163	104.5	XLON
14:31:49	739	104.4	BATE
14:31:49	520	104.4	BATE
14:34:31	1385	104.4	BATE
14:34:31	938	104.3	XLON
14:34:31	615	104.3	XLON
14:36:13	1546	104.5	XLON
14:36:13	1261	104.5	BATE
14:36:16	687	104.3	BATE
14:37:13	1144	104.4	XLON
14:38:18	681	104.4	BATE
14:38:26	609	104.4	BATE
14:38:26	447	104.4	XLON
14:38:33	156	104.4	XLON
14:39:33	955	104.4	XLON
14:39:33	632	104.4	XLON
14:39:37	522	104.3	BATE
14:41:33	1387	104.3	BATE
14:41:33	1235	104.3	CHIX
14:41:33	597	104.3	XLON
14:42:50	1018	104.3	XLON
14:42:50	594	104.3	XLON
14:42:53	174	104.3	XLON
14:43:32	339	104.2	BATE
14:43:32	34	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	1000	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	1000	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	1000	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	694	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	516	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	500	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	500	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	500	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	100	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	80	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	59	104.2	BATE
14:43:45	43	104.2	BATE
14:43:46	2399	104.2	BATE
14:43:46	1415	104.2	BATE
14:43:46	871	104.2	BATE
14:43:46	311	104.2	BATE
14:43:46	54	104.2	BATE
14:43:52	1078	104.1	XLON
14:43:52	701	104.1	XLON
14:47:26	1512	104.1	XLON
14:47:26	228	104.1	XLON
14:47:34	984	103.9	BATE
14:49:16	1605	104.2	TRQX
14:49:16	1006	104.2	TRQX
14:49:16	500	104.2	TRQX
14:49:16	500	104.2	TRQX
14:49:16	469	104.2	TRQX
14:50:34	892	104.5	BATE
14:50:34	473	104.5	BATE
14:51:45	1690	104.4	XLON
14:52:37	1374	104.5	BATE
14:53:43	1177	104.5	CHIX
14:55:00	2744	104.5	XLON
14:55:00	454	104.5	XLON
14:55:01	500	104.4	BATE
14:55:01	283	104.4	XLON
14:56:01	1393	104.5	BATE
14:58:33	1000	104.6	XLON
14:58:33	657	104.6	XLON
15:00:33	1353	104.6	BATE
15:00:33	896	104.6	XLON
15:00:33	658	104.6	XLON
15:01:46	548	104.6	BATE
15:02:24	5	104.6	BATE
15:02:43	1621	104.6	XLON
15:02:43	1218	104.6	CHIX
15:02:43	649	104.6	BATE
15:03:43	1239	104.6	BATE
15:07:17	2622	104.8	XLON
15:07:17	1610	104.8	XLON
15:07:17	1403	104.8	BATE
15:07:18	1572	104.7	XLON
15:08:21	1344	104.9	BATE
15:09:36	1640	104.9	XLON
15:09:36	1176	104.8	BATE
15:11:21	1684	104.7	XLON
15:12:21	1741	104.7	XLON
15:13:21	871	104.7	XLON
15:13:21	500	104.7	XLON
15:13:21	370	104.7	XLON
15:15:02	1347	104.7	CHIX
15:15:21	1561	104.7	XLON
15:17:21	1685	104.7	XLON
15:22:19	1529	104.7	XLON
15:22:19	126	104.7	XLON
15:22:53	813	104.6	CHIX
15:22:53	500	104.6	CHIX
15:24:58	669	104.6	TRQX
15:24:58	500	104.6	TRQX
15:29:23	1224	104.5	XLON
15:29:23	702	104.5	XLON
15:29:23	409	104.5	XLON
15:33:53	1219	104.5	CHIX
15:34:36	1319	104.6	BATE
15:34:36	1140	104.6	BATE
15:44:53	1129	104.6	CHIX
15:44:57	1654	104.5	XLON
15:52:53	1400	104.5	CHIX
15:52:55	1251	104.4	XLON
15:52:55	686	104.4	XLON
15:54:01	356	104.4	XLON
15:54:37	1871	104.5	XLON
16:00:02	1366	104.5	XLON
16:00:02	187	104.5	XLON
16:06:30	500	104.6	BATE
16:06:30	500	104.6	BATE
16:06:30	405	104.6	BATE
16:09:19	321	104.5	CHIX
16:16:33	1385	104.5	CHIX
16:16:33	545	104.5	CHIX
16:16:33	374	104.5	CHIX
16:20:44	4188	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	1727	104.5	XLON
16:20:44	1500	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	1000	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	1000	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	1000	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	891	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	500	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	500	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	297	104.5	BATE
16:20:44	15	104.5	BATE
16:20:45	1694	104.5	BATE
16:20:45	887	104.5	BATE
16:20:49	3398	104.5	BATE
16:20:49	926	104.5	BATE
16:20:51	1199	104.5	BATE
16:20:51	760	104.5	BATE
16:20:54	790	104.5	BATE
16:20:54	325	104.5	BATE
16:21:04	178	104.5	BATE
16:21:22	378	104.5	BATE
16:21:44	762	104.5	XLON
16:21:44	689	104.5	XLON
16:27:23	1500	104.6	XLON
16:27:23	1095	104.6	XLON
16:27:23	500	104.6	XLON
16:27:23	316	104.6	XLON
16:27:37	384	104.5	XLON