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 9 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 392,952
Weighted average price paid (p) 106.60
Highest price paid (p) 108.60
Lowest price paid (p) 105.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 4,967,514 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 745,520,606. 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 9 January 2023 is 745,520,606. 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 106.63 280,378
CHIX 106.60 42,284
BATE 106.41 54,593
TRQX 106.74 15,697

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:06:05 1343 106.4 CHIX
08:06:10 1000 106.6 BATE
08:06:50 327 106.6 BATE
08:08:29 2408 107.5 XLON
08:08:29 1810 107.6 XLON
08:08:29 1160 107.5 XLON
08:08:29 900 107.5 XLON
08:08:29 563 107.5 XLON
08:08:30 1821 107.6 XLON
08:08:30 1139 107.6 XLON
08:08:30 465 107.6 XLON
08:09:18 1838 107.5 XLON
08:09:59 1365 107.4 BATE
08:11:39 1500 107.3 XLON
08:11:39 115 107.3 XLON
08:12:39 1050 107.3 XLON
08:12:39 450 107.3 XLON
08:12:39 275 107.3 XLON
08:17:28 1009 107.7 XLON
08:17:28 702 107.7 XLON
08:20:28 1645 108.0 BATE
08:20:28 1319 108.0 BATE
08:20:28 1050 107.7 XLON
08:20:28 797 107.7 TRQX
08:20:28 452 107.7 TRQX
08:20:28 450 107.7 XLON
08:20:28 401 108.0 BATE
08:20:28 191 108.0 BATE
08:20:28 153 107.7 XLON
08:21:47 1244 107.8 CHIX
08:22:47 1041 107.8 XLON
08:22:47 699 107.8 XLON
08:23:48 1751 107.5 XLON
08:30:00 849 107.6 XLON
08:30:00 364 107.6 XLON
08:30:00 303 107.6 XLON
08:30:00 126 107.6 XLON
08:31:00 1050 107.8 XLON
08:31:00 829 107.8 XLON
08:32:37 1378 107.7 CHIX
08:34:33 1598 107.7 XLON
08:38:03 1237 108.0 XLON
08:38:03 492 107.8 XLON
08:38:03 450 107.8 XLON
08:38:03 393 107.9 XLON
08:44:49 2100 108.2 XLON
08:44:49 857 108.2 XLON
08:44:49 457 108.2 XLON
08:46:53 1500 108.5 XLON
08:46:53 164 108.5 XLON
08:49:12 1271 108.4 XLON
08:49:12 1237 108.4 CHIX
08:49:12 344 108.4 XLON
08:52:32 250 108.4 XLON
08:53:31 1590 108.4 XLON
08:53:31 1148 108.4 TRQX
09:00:40 1268 108.6 XLON
09:00:40 1050 108.6 XLON
09:00:40 127 108.6 XLON
09:01:53 1565 108.6 XLON
09:03:37 1300 108.6 CHIX
09:30:47 7210 108.5 XLON
09:30:47 1888 108.5 XLON
09:30:47 1765 108.5 XLON
09:30:47 1300 108.5 XLON
09:30:47 513 108.4 CHIX
09:30:47 464 108.4 CHIX
09:30:47 277 108.5 XLON
09:30:47 64 108.4 CHIX
09:30:47 58 108.4 CHIX
09:30:47 49 108.4 CHIX
09:30:47 40 108.4 CHIX
09:30:47 30 108.4 CHIX
09:30:47 22 108.4 CHIX
09:32:11 1187 108.3 TRQX
09:32:11 22 108.3 TRQX
09:33:25 1240 108.3 XLON
09:33:25 480 108.3 XLON
09:33:25 11 108.3 TRQX
09:36:28 1169 108.4 BATE
09:36:28 46 108.4 BATE
09:38:45 1622 108.4 XLON
09:39:57 1050 108.4 XLON
09:39:57 300 108.4 XLON
09:39:57 207 108.4 XLON
09:41:09 1588 108.3 BATE
09:41:09 1281 108.2 CHIX
09:41:09 970 108.3 BATE
09:41:09 729 108.3 BATE
09:44:18 998 108.1 XLON
09:44:18 905 108.1 XLON
09:50:05 1860 107.7 XLON
09:56:14 1882 107.4 XLON
10:01:28 1765 107.6 XLON
10:06:28 1500 107.7 XLON
10:06:28 1168 107.6 CHIX
10:06:28 297 107.7 XLON
10:06:28 286 107.7 XLON
10:09:28 1638 107.6 XLON
10:21:55 1623 107.7 XLON
10:21:55 913 107.7 XLON
10:21:55 713 107.7 XLON
10:21:55 686 107.7 XLON
10:21:55 610 107.7 XLON
10:21:55 504 107.7 XLON
10:21:55 300 107.7 XLON
10:22:28 1378 107.7 CHIX
10:22:45 843 107.4 TRQX
10:22:45 252 107.4 TRQX
10:22:45 109 107.4 TRQX
10:27:35 1783 107.1 XLON
10:29:55 598 107.0 XLON
10:31:00 932 107.0 XLON
10:32:39 24 107.0 XLON
10:36:04 1818 106.8 XLON
10:40:53 1775 106.5 XLON
10:45:10 1022 105.9 CHIX
10:45:10 339 105.9 CHIX
10:45:10 163 105.9 XLON
10:46:02 909 105.9 XLON
10:46:03 711 105.9 XLON
10:46:09 1323 106.0 BATE
10:51:21 691 105.5 XLON
10:52:53 1797 106.2 XLON
10:55:43 909 105.9 XLON
10:55:43 797 105.9 XLON
11:01:43 1870 105.9 XLON
11:02:38 3663 106.3 BATE
11:02:38 72 106.1 BATE
11:07:32 1707 106.2 XLON
11:08:02 1000 106.2 CHIX
11:08:02 159 106.2 CHIX
11:12:16 946 106.2 XLON
11:12:16 478 106.2 XLON
11:12:16 450 106.2 XLON
11:14:19 801 106.2 XLON
11:14:19 570 106.2 XLON
11:14:19 450 106.2 XLON
11:20:55 1244 106.2 XLON
11:20:55 475 106.2 XLON
11:20:55 39 106.2 XLON
11:22:55 750 106.2 XLON
11:22:55 500 106.2 XLON
11:22:55 276 106.2 XLON
11:22:55 170 106.2 XLON
11:27:55 647 106.5 TRQX
11:27:55 253 106.5 TRQX
11:27:55 196 106.5 TRQX
11:27:55 119 106.5 TRQX
11:28:38 1378 106.4 BATE
11:28:53 1459 106.3 XLON
11:28:53 409 106.3 XLON
11:30:55 1185 106.3 CHIX
11:30:55 43 106.3 CHIX
11:32:53 1701 106.3 XLON
11:43:57 1335 106.5 XLON
11:43:57 1054 106.5 XLON
11:47:57 1192 106.8 XLON
11:47:57 564 106.8 XLON
11:50:41 1534 106.7 XLON
11:50:41 939 106.7 CHIX
11:50:41 311 106.7 CHIX
11:55:19 1067 106.7 XLON
11:55:19 748 106.7 XLON
11:56:19 1562 106.7 XLON
11:57:38 713 106.5 BATE
11:57:38 500 106.5 BATE
11:57:38 500 106.5 BATE
11:57:38 500 106.5 BATE
11:57:38 383 106.7 BATE
11:57:38 231 106.7 BATE
11:57:38 89 106.7 BATE
11:57:38 40 106.5 BATE
11:59:38 750 106.6 XLON
11:59:38 750 106.6 XLON
11:59:38 191 106.6 XLON
12:02:40 611 106.3 XLON
12:12:38 1756 106.6 XLON
12:12:38 600 106.6 XLON
12:12:38 497 106.6 XLON
12:12:38 150 106.6 XLON
12:12:41 1187 106.7 CHIX
12:24:58 907 107.0 TRQX
12:24:58 497 107.0 TRQX
12:24:58 235 106.8 XLON
12:24:58 73 106.8 XLON
12:26:01 4661 106.9 XLON
12:26:01 1245 106.8 CHIX
12:26:01 292 106.9 XLON
12:29:01 1650 106.7 XLON
12:29:01 171 106.7 XLON
12:31:29 1673 106.5 XLON
12:33:54 1000 106.3 BATE
12:33:54 342 106.3 BATE
12:38:44 1260 106.4 XLON
12:38:44 500 106.4 XLON
12:43:55 1849 106.3 XLON
12:43:55 1314 106.3 BATE
12:49:55 1889 106.3 XLON
12:49:57 831 106.2 CHIX
12:49:57 500 106.2 CHIX
12:58:16 1215 106.1 XLON
12:58:16 696 106.1 XLON
12:58:16 500 106.1 XLON
12:58:16 405 106.1 XLON
12:58:16 366 106.1 XLON
13:03:56 1072 106.1 XLON
13:03:56 614 106.1 XLON
13:11:33 2248 106.3 XLON
13:11:33 329 106.3 XLON
13:17:35 2018 106.4 XLON
13:17:35 277 106.2 CHIX
13:17:35 207 106.2 XLON
13:17:35 3 106.2 CHIX
13:17:44 926 106.2 CHIX
13:19:55 1712 106.4 XLON
13:19:55 989 106.3 BATE
13:19:55 300 106.3 BATE
13:19:55 33 106.4 XLON
13:34:26 1771 106.2 XLON
13:34:26 1613 106.2 XLON
13:34:26 1527 106.2 XLON
13:34:26 1526 106.2 XLON
13:34:26 1298 106.2 CHIX
13:34:26 1201 106.2 TRQX
13:42:42 800 106.3 XLON
13:42:42 500 106.3 XLON
13:42:42 500 106.3 XLON
13:42:42 500 106.3 XLON
13:42:42 500 106.3 XLON
13:42:42 500 106.3 XLON
13:42:42 410 106.3 XLON
13:42:42 248 106.3 XLON
13:42:55 1143 106.3 BATE
13:44:57 1709 106.4 XLON
13:49:17 1379 106.4 CHIX
13:49:24 808 106.3 XLON
13:49:24 722 106.3 XLON
13:49:24 196 106.3 XLON
13:52:05 1707 106.3 XLON
13:54:11 1552 106.2 XLON
13:54:11 300 106.2 XLON
13:58:11 909 106.2 XLON
13:58:11 535 106.2 XLON
13:58:11 218 106.2 XLON
14:01:11 705 106.2 XLON
14:01:11 329 106.2 XLON
14:01:11 300 106.2 XLON
14:01:11 300 106.2 XLON
14:02:51 723 106.1 CHIX
14:02:51 448 106.1 CHIX
14:04:11 1542 106.1 XLON
14:04:11 1188 106.1 TRQX
14:09:38 537 106.1 XLON
14:20:29 162 106.1 XLON
14:21:41 1345 106.1 CHIX
14:21:41 545 106.1 XLON
14:21:41 131 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 1808 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 1765 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 1739 106.1 BATE
14:30:21 1650 106.1 BATE
14:30:21 1623 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 1609 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 1603 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 1569 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 1543 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 1250 106.1 CHIX
14:30:21 895 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 676 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 675 105.9 TRQX
14:30:21 492 105.9 TRQX
14:30:21 314 106.1 BATE
14:30:21 247 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 225 106.1 BATE
14:30:21 160 105.9 TRQX
14:30:21 129 106.1 CHIX
14:30:21 66 106.1 XLON
14:30:21 24 105.9 TRQX
14:30:21 19 105.9 TRQX
14:30:24 346 105.8 XLON
14:30:24 282 105.8 XLON
14:31:24 1192 105.9 XLON
14:31:24 637 105.9 XLON
14:33:17 1000 105.8 XLON
14:33:17 608 105.8 XLON
14:35:17 2302 105.7 BATE
14:35:17 1013 105.7 BATE
14:37:10 1709 105.9 XLON
14:38:44 1155 106.0 XLON
14:38:44 396 106.0 XLON
14:38:44 300 106.0 XLON
14:39:44 1628 106.0 XLON
14:41:44 1296 106.1 CHIX
14:45:14 3208 106.2 XLON
14:45:14 11 106.2 XLON
14:47:17 1153 106.3 BATE
14:51:18 1629 106.1 XLON
14:51:18 984 106.1 CHIX
14:51:18 791 106.1 XLON
14:51:18 775 106.1 XLON
14:51:18 656 106.1 XLON
14:51:18 490 106.1 XLON
14:51:18 406 106.1 XLON
14:51:18 357 106.1 CHIX
14:51:18 147 106.1 XLON
15:00:32 1883 106.1 XLON
15:00:32 1845 106.1 XLON
15:00:32 1758 106.1 XLON
15:00:32 1500 106.1 XLON
15:00:32 902 106.1 CHIX
15:00:32 166 106.1 XLON
15:00:32 159 106.1 CHIX
15:00:32 144 106.1 CHIX
15:00:32 77 106.1 CHIX
15:08:32 1810 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 1408 106.0 BATE
15:08:32 956 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 807 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 807 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 742 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 598 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 378 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 334 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 228 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 158 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 119 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 49 106.0 XLON
15:08:32 10 106.0 XLON
15:10:32 991 106.1 CHIX
15:10:32 305 106.1 CHIX
15:14:41 373 106.0 XLON
15:16:41 2644 106.1 XLON
15:16:41 1926 106.1 XLON
15:16:41 661 106.1 XLON
15:16:41 624 106.4 TRQX
15:16:41 422 106.4 TRQX
15:16:41 211 106.1 XLON
15:16:41 139 106.2 TRQX
15:21:00 102 106.0 CHIX
15:24:08 1541 106.0 BATE
15:24:08 1537 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 1246 106.0 CHIX
15:24:08 1030 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 694 106.0 BATE
15:24:08 670 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 631 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 526 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 484 106.0 BATE
15:24:08 450 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 371 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 344 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 300 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 284 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 198 106.0 XLON
15:37:45 1180 106.1 CHIX
15:37:45 336 106.1 CHIX
15:48:18 2390 106.0 BATE
15:48:18 1898 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1842 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1818 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1771 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1738 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1732 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1658 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1650 106.0 BATE
15:48:18 1603 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1390 106.0 CHIX
15:48:18 1342 106.0 BATE
15:48:18 1270 105.9 TRQX
15:48:18 1251 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1141 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 933 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 724 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 717 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 513 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 463 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 452 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 399 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 323 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 59 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 51 106.0 BATE
15:51:29 1664 105.8 XLON
15:51:29 1650 106.0 BATE
15:51:29 1377 106.0 BATE
15:51:29 1123 105.9 BATE
15:51:29 841 106.0 BATE
15:52:54 900 105.9 XLON
15:52:54 300 105.9 XLON
15:52:54 300 105.9 XLON
15:52:54 251 105.9 XLON
15:55:30 1853 105.8 XLON
15:55:30 1000 105.8 CHIX
15:55:30 311 105.8 CHIX
15:55:30 79 105.8 CHIX
15:59:43 1292 105.8 XLON
15:59:43 534 105.8 XLON
15:59:43 1 105.8 XLON
16:01:00 648 105.8 XLON
16:02:14 1281 105.9 TRQX
16:02:14 900 105.9 XLON
16:02:14 365 105.9 XLON
16:02:14 300 105.9 XLON
16:02:14 300 105.9 XLON
16:03:14 500 105.8 XLON
16:03:14 500 105.8 XLON
16:03:14 500 105.8 XLON
16:03:14 34 105.8 XLON
16:13:56 4351 105.8 XLON
16:13:56 2986 105.8 XLON
16:13:56 1632 105.7 CHIX
16:13:56 38 105.7 CHIX
16:14:29 1735 105.7 BATE
16:14:29 1532 105.6 XLON
16:16:29 1040 105.6 XLON
16:16:29 803 105.6 XLON
16:18:23 472 105.5 CHIX
16:20:14 762 105.8 TRQX
16:20:14 719 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 600 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 600 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 450 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 398 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 261 105.6 XLON
16:20:38 1743 105.6 BATE
16:20:38 1735 105.6 BATE
16:20:53 273 105.5 CHIX
16:21:17 728 105.5 XLON
16:22:58 1023 105.5 XLON
16:22:58 929 105.5 XLON
16:22:58 300 105.5 XLON
16:22:58 300 105.5 XLON
16:24:44 985 105.5 XLON
16:24:44 372 105.5 XLON
16:29:00 3080 105.6 XLON
16:29:00 2106 105.7 XLON
16:29:00 1203 105.7 BATE
16:29:00 902 105.6 CHIX
16:29:00 329 105.7 XLON
15:24:08 526 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 484 106.0 BATE
15:24:08 450 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 371 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 344 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 300 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 284 106.0 XLON
15:24:08 198 106.0 XLON
15:37:45 1180 106.1 CHIX
15:37:45 336 106.1 CHIX
15:48:18 2390 106.0 BATE
15:48:18 1898 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1842 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1818 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1771 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1738 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1732 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1658 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1650 106.0 BATE
15:48:18 1603 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1390 106.0 CHIX
15:48:18 1342 106.0 BATE
15:48:18 1270 105.9 TRQX
15:48:18 1251 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 1141 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 933 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 724 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 717 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 513 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 463 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 452 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 399 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 323 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 59 106.0 XLON
15:48:18 51 106.0 BATE
15:51:29 1664 105.8 XLON
15:51:29 1650 106.0 BATE
15:51:29 1377 106.0 BATE
15:51:29 1123 105.9 BATE
15:51:29 841 106.0 BATE
15:52:54 900 105.9 XLON
15:52:54 300 105.9 XLON
15:52:54 300 105.9 XLON
15:52:54 251 105.9 XLON
15:55:30 1853 105.8 XLON
15:55:30 1000 105.8 CHIX
15:55:30 311 105.8 CHIX
15:55:30 79 105.8 CHIX
15:59:43 1292 105.8 XLON
15:59:43 534 105.8 XLON
15:59:43 1 105.8 XLON
16:01:00 648 105.8 XLON
16:02:14 1281 105.9 TRQX
16:02:14 900 105.9 XLON
16:02:14 365 105.9 XLON
16:02:14 300 105.9 XLON
16:02:14 300 105.9 XLON
16:03:14 500 105.8 XLON
16:03:14 500 105.8 XLON
16:03:14 500 105.8 XLON
16:03:14 34 105.8 XLON
16:13:56 4351 105.8 XLON
16:13:56 2986 105.8 XLON
16:13:56 1632 105.7 CHIX
16:13:56 38 105.7 CHIX
16:14:29 1735 105.7 BATE
16:14:29 1532 105.6 XLON
16:16:29 1040 105.6 XLON
16:16:29 803 105.6 XLON
16:18:23 472 105.5 CHIX
16:20:14 762 105.8 TRQX
16:20:14 719 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 600 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 600 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 450 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 398 105.6 XLON
16:20:14 261 105.6 XLON
16:20:38 1743 105.6 BATE
16:20:38 1735 105.6 BATE
16:20:53 273 105.5 CHIX
16:21:17 728 105.5 XLON
16:22:58 1023 105.5 XLON
16:22:58 929 105.5 XLON
16:22:58 300 105.5 XLON
16:22:58 300 105.5 XLON
16:24:44 985 105.5 XLON
16:24:44 372 105.5 XLON
16:29:00 3080 105.6 XLON
16:29:00 2106 105.7 XLON
16:29:00 1203 105.7 BATE
16:29:00 902 105.6 CHIX
16:29:00 329 105.7 XLON

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