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	6 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	368,259
Weighted average price paid (p)	104.73
Highest price paid (p)	105.70
Lowest price paid (p)	103.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 4,574,562 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 745,913,558. 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 6 January 2023 is 745,913,558. 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	104.71	268,798
CHIX	104.76	41,885
BATE	104.83	45,612
TRQX	104.70	11,964

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:02:56	915	104.1	XLON
08:02:56	854	104.1	XLON
08:03:04	753	103.7	CHIX
08:03:05	378	103.7	CHIX
08:05:38	1327	103.8	BATE
08:06:27	2728	104.0	XLON
08:06:27	1460	103.8	XLON
08:06:27	1460	104.0	XLON
08:06:27	400	104.0	XLON
08:07:27	969	103.4	XLON
08:07:27	390	103.4	XLON
08:07:27	250	103.4	XLON
08:16:20	1395	103.4	CHIX
08:28:27	1842	103.8	XLON
08:28:27	1559	104.0	XLON
08:28:27	1027	104.0	XLON
08:28:27	611	104.0	XLON
08:28:27	449	104.0	XLON
08:28:46	6821	104.2	XLON
08:28:46	4714	104.2	XLON
08:28:46	1375	104.2	XLON
08:28:46	647	104.2	XLON
08:28:46	570	104.2	XLON
08:28:46	369	104.2	XLON
08:28:49	2519	104.2	XLON
08:28:49	1836	104.2	XLON
08:28:49	749	104.2	XLON
08:29:26	2095	104.0	BATE
08:29:26	1400	104.0	CHIX
08:29:49	1255	104.1	XLON
08:29:49	250	104.1	XLON
08:30:30	1247	104.1	TRQX
08:32:54	2066	104.2	XLON
08:34:48	1286	104.1	BATE
08:34:58	1676	104.2	XLON
08:34:58	131	104.2	XLON
08:38:23	706	104.2	XLON
08:38:23	500	104.2	XLON
08:38:23	258	104.2	XLON
08:41:23	1483	104.2	XLON
08:43:23	1552	104.2	XLON
08:43:23	596	104.1	CHIX
08:43:23	422	104.1	CHIX
08:43:23	339	104.1	CHIX
08:46:23	1545	104.1	XLON
08:50:23	1628	104.1	XLON
08:54:23	1415	104.5	XLON
08:54:23	250	104.5	XLON
08:57:23	581	104.6	XLON
08:57:23	500	104.6	XLON
08:57:23	375	104.6	XLON
08:57:23	9	104.6	XLON
08:58:34	1615	104.3	XLON
09:04:40	557	104.3	TRQX
09:28:40	6413	104.6	XLON
09:28:40	2438	104.7	BATE
09:28:40	2378	104.7	BATE
09:28:40	1821	104.6	XLON
09:28:40	1608	104.7	CHIX
09:28:40	1185	104.6	XLON
09:28:40	769	104.5	TRQX
09:28:40	551	104.5	TRQX
09:28:40	485	104.7	BATE
09:28:40	52	104.7	BATE
09:28:40	21	104.7	CHIX
09:28:40	11	104.5	BATE
09:30:02	1716	104.3	XLON
09:30:02	80	104.3	XLON
09:32:02	1088	104.3	XLON
09:32:02	390	104.3	XLON
09:32:02	250	104.3	XLON
09:36:02	799	104.2	XLON
09:36:02	377	104.2	XLON
09:36:02	244	104.2	XLON
09:36:02	38	104.2	XLON
09:40:17	1707	104.1	XLON
09:45:54	625	104.5	XLON
09:45:54	346	104.5	XLON
09:45:54	250	104.5	XLON
09:45:54	237	104.5	XLON
09:49:54	1695	104.5	XLON
09:54:54	1482	104.5	XLON
09:59:55	250	104.4	XLON
10:00:55	1608	104.5	XLON
10:03:55	1748	104.5	XLON
10:08:05	1566	104.6	XLON
10:16:56	1271	104.8	XLON
10:16:56	698	104.8	XLON
10:16:56	362	104.8	XLON
10:16:56	155	104.8	XLON
10:16:56	129	104.8	XLON
10:26:40	1000	104.6	XLON
10:26:40	756	104.6	XLON
10:26:40	500	104.6	XLON
10:26:40	428	104.6	XLON
10:26:40	416	104.6	XLON
10:26:40	311	104.6	XLON
10:26:40	84	104.6	XLON
10:26:40	47	104.6	XLON
10:52:40	1251	104.7	TRQX
10:52:40	99	104.6	CHIX
10:52:40	35	104.7	TRQX
10:52:40	22	104.7	TRQX
10:52:40	20	104.7	TRQX
10:52:40	20	104.7	TRQX
10:52:40	20	104.7	TRQX
10:52:41	349	104.6	CHIX
10:59:34	392	104.6	CHIX
10:59:34	250	104.6	XLON
10:59:34	250	104.6	XLON
10:59:34	84	104.6	XLON
10:59:34	3	104.6	CHIX
11:18:30	2057	104.6	CHIX
11:18:30	1146	104.7	CHIX
11:18:30	1055	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	978	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	681	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	625	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	500	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	250	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	219	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	156	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	107	104.7	CHIX
11:18:30	63	104.7	CHIX
11:18:30	53	104.6	XLON
11:18:30	39	104.7	CHIX
11:18:31	1299	104.6	XLON
11:18:35	379	104.6	XLON
11:18:35	304	104.6	XLON
11:18:35	9	104.6	XLON
11:27:06	205	104.6	XLON
11:28:35	1598	104.6	XLON
11:28:35	1457	104.6	XLON
11:28:35	1363	104.6	XLON
11:28:35	1173	104.6	XLON
11:28:35	867	104.6	XLON
11:28:35	261	104.6	XLON
11:28:35	190	104.6	XLON
11:28:35	90	104.6	XLON
11:28:36	302	104.6	XLON
11:28:36	155	104.6	XLON
11:30:41	141	104.6	XLON
11:31:40	4167	104.9	XLON
11:31:40	3114	104.8	XLON
11:31:40	3112	104.8	XLON
11:31:40	1186	104.9	XLON
11:31:40	1129	104.9	XLON
11:31:40	583	104.8	XLON
11:31:40	399	104.8	XLON
11:31:40	208	104.8	XLON
11:33:40	1250	104.6	TRQX
11:33:40	20	104.6	TRQX
11:33:40	18	104.6	TRQX
11:39:24	1305	104.6	CHIX
11:39:24	1176	104.6	CHIX
11:53:31	1363	104.8	XLON
11:53:31	250	104.8	XLON
11:56:31	1488	104.8	XLON
12:00:31	1448	104.8	XLON
12:25:16	1751	104.6	XLON
12:25:16	1612	104.6	XLON
12:25:16	1587	104.6	XLON
12:25:16	1575	104.6	XLON
12:25:16	1482	104.6	XLON
12:25:16	709	104.4	XLON
12:25:16	375	104.4	XLON
12:25:16	357	104.4	XLON
12:25:16	108	104.4	XLON
12:25:30	1255	104.7	BATE
12:25:36	754	104.5	CHIX
12:25:36	448	104.5	CHIX
12:36:40	2004	104.8	XLON
12:36:40	59	104.6	TRQX
12:39:06	1179	104.7	TRQX
12:39:40	560	104.8	XLON
12:39:40	503	104.8	XLON
12:39:40	477	104.8	XLON
12:39:40	250	104.8	XLON
12:44:40	1490	104.8	XLON
12:44:40	253	104.8	XLON
12:50:40	1000	104.7	XLON
12:50:40	299	104.7	XLON
12:50:40	250	104.7	XLON
12:55:50	1585	104.7	XLON
12:59:50	1184	104.7	XLON
12:59:50	287	104.7	XLON
13:05:26	2751	104.7	CHIX
13:05:26	1793	104.7	XLON
13:05:26	1603	104.7	CHIX
13:05:26	815	104.7	CHIX
13:05:26	757	104.7	CHIX
13:05:30	1000	104.6	BATE
13:05:30	128	104.6	BATE
13:07:45	1670	104.8	XLON
13:12:45	1511	104.8	XLON
13:17:45	1677	104.8	XLON
13:20:45	1043	104.8	XLON
13:20:45	250	104.8	XLON
13:20:45	250	104.8	XLON
13:20:45	227	104.8	XLON
13:28:45	1559	104.9	XLON
13:30:45	123	104.8	XLON
13:32:01	586	105.0	XLON
13:32:01	523	105.0	XLON
13:32:01	385	105.0	XLON
13:32:01	150	105.0	XLON
13:35:01	1685	105.2	XLON
13:37:06	1133	105.2	TRQX
13:37:06	255	105.2	TRQX
13:37:35	1636	105.0	XLON
13:40:48	1336	105.2	XLON
13:40:48	250	105.2	XLON
13:45:56	1611	105.2	XLON
13:47:56	1068	105.2	XLON
13:47:59	469	105.2	XLON
13:54:26	1587	105.5	XLON
13:54:26	1365	105.6	CHIX
13:54:26	1168	105.4	XLON
13:54:26	1001	105.7	CHIX
13:54:26	485	105.4	XLON
13:54:26	403	105.7	CHIX
13:55:26	1000	105.4	BATE
13:55:26	382	105.4	BATE
13:58:26	989	105.4	XLON
13:58:26	449	105.4	XLON
13:58:26	250	105.4	XLON
14:01:26	1053	105.4	XLON
14:01:26	500	105.4	XLON
14:02:12	1386	105.4	BATE
14:02:12	1033	105.1	BATE
14:02:38	1249	105.1	CHIX
14:06:15	1125	105.2	XLON
14:06:15	440	105.2	XLON
14:06:15	58	105.2	XLON
14:06:18	661	105.1	CHIX
14:06:18	500	105.1	CHIX
14:09:33	1784	105.0	XLON
14:12:22	1680	105.0	XLON
14:13:22	1193	105.0	XLON
14:13:22	500	105.0	XLON
14:17:24	1216	105.0	XLON
14:17:24	418	105.0	XLON
14:20:28	1529	104.9	XLON
14:23:58	1293	105.0	XLON
14:23:58	401	105.0	XLON
14:24:52	1261	105.0	BATE
14:24:52	502	105.0	CHIX
14:24:52	236	105.0	CHIX
14:24:52	225	105.0	CHIX
14:24:52	223	105.0	CHIX
14:25:58	493	104.9	XLON
14:25:58	308	104.9	XLON
14:27:02	500	104.9	XLON
14:27:02	375	104.9	XLON
14:27:02	106	104.9	XLON
14:29:02	1497	104.9	XLON
14:30:52	1367	104.8	CHIX
14:32:02	1021	104.8	XLON
14:32:02	406	104.8	XLON
14:32:02	250	104.8	XLON
14:33:02	759	104.8	XLON
14:33:20	747	104.8	XLON
14:33:52	779	104.8	BATE
14:33:52	447	104.8	BATE
14:33:52	105	104.8	BATE
14:36:20	906	104.8	XLON
14:37:10	335	104.8	XLON
14:37:10	247	104.8	XLON
14:38:10	1553	104.7	XLON
14:38:10	525	104.7	TRQX
14:46:27	1716	104.5	XLON
14:46:27	1518	104.5	XLON
14:46:27	1426	104.5	XLON
14:46:27	984	104.5	XLON
14:46:27	321	104.5	XLON
14:46:27	276	104.5	XLON
14:46:27	161	104.5	XLON
14:46:27	150	104.5	XLON
14:46:52	1292	104.4	CHIX
14:50:27	1741	104.5	XLON
14:52:20	1519	104.5	XLON
14:55:03	18	104.6	XLON
14:55:26	1025	104.8	XLON
14:55:26	599	104.8	XLON
14:58:10	1199	104.7	TRQX
14:58:10	129	104.7	TRQX
15:00:01	1709	105.2	XLON
15:00:01	1709	105.6	XLON
15:00:52	1302	105.4	CHIX
15:01:27	1000	105.0	BATE
15:01:27	240	105.0	BATE
15:02:25	1474	104.8	XLON
15:02:25	229	104.8	XLON
15:03:25	459	104.8	XLON
15:03:52	1000	104.9	CHIX
15:03:52	395	104.9	CHIX
15:04:10	477	104.8	XLON
15:04:10	391	104.8	XLON
15:04:10	243	104.8	XLON
15:06:41	1500	104.8	XLON
15:06:41	228	104.8	XLON
15:08:41	1632	104.8	XLON
15:10:41	77	104.8	XLON
15:11:25	1761	104.9	XLON
15:12:25	662	104.9	XLON
15:13:43	633	104.9	XLON
15:15:18	339	104.9	TRQX
15:15:18	260	104.9	XLON
15:15:18	118	104.9	TRQX
15:17:31	2149	105.2	XLON
15:17:31	238	105.2	XLON
15:18:15	1249	105.3	CHIX
15:18:27	1149	105.4	BATE
15:19:50	1800	105.2	XLON
15:22:02	877	105.2	XLON
15:22:02	832	105.2	XLON
15:22:02	30	105.2	XLON
15:23:02	873	105.2	XLON
15:23:02	371	105.2	XLON
15:23:02	250	105.2	XLON
15:23:02	250	105.2	XLON
15:25:02	1500	105.2	XLON
15:25:04	126	105.2	XLON
15:27:04	1586	105.2	XLON
15:27:04	556	105.2	TRQX
15:27:04	482	105.2	TRQX
15:27:04	210	105.2	TRQX
15:29:04	1000	105.2	XLON
15:29:04	309	105.2	XLON
15:29:04	250	105.2	XLON
15:31:04	1133	105.2	XLON
15:31:04	500	105.2	XLON
15:33:37	509	105.2	XLON
15:33:37	86	105.2	XLON
15:33:38	1115	105.2	XLON
15:38:32	1035	105.2	XLON
15:38:32	1017	105.2	XLON
15:38:32	508	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	1250	105.3	CHIX
15:40:39	709	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	625	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	590	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	576	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	462	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	375	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	291	105.3	CHIX
15:40:39	260	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	250	105.2	XLON
15:40:39	168	105.2	XLON
15:40:40	861	105.2	BATE
15:51:18	1317	105.5	BATE
15:51:18	485	105.3	BATE
15:51:53	1806	105.2	XLON
15:51:53	1800	105.2	XLON
15:51:53	1685	105.2	XLON
15:51:53	1516	105.2	XLON
15:59:42	1193	104.9	XLON
15:59:42	593	104.9	XLON
15:59:42	523	104.9	XLON
15:59:42	19	104.9	XLON
16:01:16	595	104.9	XLON
16:08:14	782	105.0	CHIX
16:08:14	532	105.0	CHIX
16:08:14	250	105.0	CHIX
16:08:14	1	105.0	CHIX
16:16:53	9568	104.8	BATE
16:16:53	1800	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1769	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1617	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1608	104.9	CHIX
16:16:53	1574	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1568	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1558	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1495	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1475	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1465	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	1148	104.9	CHIX
16:16:53	1139	104.9	CHIX
16:16:53	523	104.9	XLON
16:16:53	438	104.9	CHIX
16:16:53	413	104.8	BATE
16:16:53	204	104.8	BATE
16:16:53	19	104.8	BATE
16:16:54	676	104.8	BATE
16:16:54	459	104.9	BATE
16:16:54	262	104.9	BATE
16:17:02	832	104.9	BATE
16:17:05	2257	104.9	BATE
16:17:05	103	104.9	BATE
16:17:53	2751	105.0	BATE
16:17:53	477	105.0	BATE
16:17:53	72	105.0	BATE
16:17:53	18	105.0	BATE
16:18:18	121	105.0	BATE
16:18:53	1026	105.0	BATE
16:20:59	700	104.9	CHIX
16:22:47	856	105.0	BATE
16:22:47	528	105.0	BATE
16:22:52	1468	104.9	XLON
16:22:52	1271	104.9	XLON
16:22:52	1116	104.9	XLON
16:22:52	625	104.9	XLON
16:22:52	455	104.9	XLON
16:23:52	736	104.9	XLON
16:23:53	970	104.9	XLON
16:25:17	1723	104.8	XLON
16:26:47	1701	104.9	XLON
16:27:47	915	104.9	XLON
16:28:32	671	104.9	XLON
16:28:32	473	104.9	XLON
16:29:04	627	104.7	BATE
16:29:44	443	104.7	BATE