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 2 February 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 556,632
Weighted average price paid (p) 110.73
Highest price paid (p) 112.10
Lowest price paid (p) 108.10

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 12,895,945 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 737,635,652. 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 2 February 2023 is 737,635,652. 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 110.64 359,910
CHIX 110.69 48,441
BATE 111.01 137,113
TRQX 110.25 11,168

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:03:35 2169 109.7 XLON
08:03:35 530 109.7 XLON
08:04:22 1233 109.6 CHIX
08:05:53 523 109.8 XLON
08:06:17 1253 110 XLON
08:06:17 200 110 XLON
08:06:17 200 110 XLON
08:06:17 200 110 XLON
08:06:17 200 110 XLON
08:06:17 794 110 XLON
08:09:28 1192 109.9 CHIX
08:10:07 255 109.9 XLON
08:10:22 405 110.1 XLON
08:10:22 2214 110.1 XLON
08:10:22 2270 110.5 XLON
08:10:22 455 110.5 XLON
08:10:22 461 110.1 XLON
08:11:15 2766 109.9 XLON
08:11:15 3003 109.8 XLON
08:11:15 400 109.8 XLON
08:11:34 1260 110.5 BATE
08:21:57 198 109.1 XLON
08:21:57 2400 109.1 XLON
08:24:40 111 109 CHIX
08:24:40 68 109 CHIX
08:32:57 2488 109.2 XLON
08:32:58 2675 108.9 XLON
08:32:58 2814 108.9 XLON
08:33:47 504 108.7 XLON
08:33:47 1895 108.7 XLON
08:34:17 1358 108.6 XLON
08:34:17 1060 108.6 XLON
08:34:17 498 108.6 XLON
08:34:17 1264 108.4 XLON
08:41:26 1374 108.4 TRQX
08:44:37 1127 108.9 XLON
08:44:37 524 108.9 XLON
08:44:37 1062 108.9 XLON
08:44:37 1337 108.8 XLON
08:44:37 2820 108.8 BATE
08:44:49 342 109 XLON
08:44:49 200 109 XLON
08:44:49 3223 109 XLON
08:46:49 2524 109.1 XLON
08:51:28 2204 109.4 XLON
08:51:28 400 109.4 XLON
08:53:28 2657 108.8 XLON
08:53:28 263 109 XLON
08:53:28 200 109 XLON
08:53:28 2400 109 XLON
08:58:56 1485 108.8 XLON
08:58:56 1090 108.8 XLON
09:00:39 1208 108.7 XLON
09:00:39 1230 108.7 XLON
09:03:07 1414 108.9 BATE
09:03:07 800 108.9 BATE
09:03:07 2630 109 BATE
09:03:07 88 108.8 BATE
09:03:07 215 108.8 BATE
09:03:40 947 109.1 CHIX
09:03:40 687 109.1 CHIX
09:03:40 94 108.9 CHIX
09:03:40 1486 108.9 CHIX
09:05:10 1275 108.9 XLON
09:05:10 598 108.9 XLON
09:05:10 1000 108.9 XLON
09:14:10 381 108.8 XLON
09:14:10 436 108.8 XLON
09:14:10 1886 108.8 XLON
09:22:25 520 108.4 XLON
09:22:25 512 108.4 XLON
09:22:25 600 108.4 XLON
09:22:25 600 108.4 XLON
09:22:25 191 108.4 XLON
09:22:25 1538 108.7 CHIX
09:22:25 1336 108.7 CHIX
09:22:25 2885 108.6 XLON
09:22:32 1167 108.2 TRQX
09:24:02 1145 108.1 CHIX
09:27:53 1928 108.6 XLON
09:28:30 1536 109.3 BATE
09:28:30 1178 109.2 XLON
09:28:30 1454 109.2 XLON
09:28:30 2713 109.2 XLON
09:28:30 3954 109.2 XLON
09:29:52 859 109 XLON
09:29:52 1346 109 XLON
09:29:52 319 109 XLON
09:29:52 1168 109 BATE
09:32:53 2940 109.2 XLON
09:41:53 886 109 XLON
09:41:53 1798 109 XLON
09:44:50 1132 109.3 BATE
09:46:54 1212 109.4 CHIX
09:49:32 294 109.4 TRQX
09:49:32 800 109.4 TRQX
09:49:32 200 109.4 TRQX
09:50:05 2715 109.6 XLON
09:55:05 103 109.6 XLON
09:55:05 474 109.6 XLON
09:55:05 2000 109.6 XLON
09:55:05 143 109.6 XLON
10:00:05 434 109.5 XLON
10:00:05 1600 109.5 XLON
10:00:05 800 109.5 XLON
10:02:50 241 109.8 BATE
10:02:50 978 109.8 BATE
10:03:40 745 109.9 CHIX
10:03:40 400 109.9 CHIX
10:05:37 131 109.9 XLON
10:05:37 2044 109.9 XLON
10:05:37 600 109.9 XLON
10:12:51 2767 110.2 XLON
10:12:51 469 110.1 BATE
10:12:51 800 110.1 BATE
10:12:51 2766 110.1 XLON
10:12:51 2468 109.9 BATE
10:15:17 538 110.3 BATE
10:15:17 978 110.3 BATE
10:15:17 1635 110.1 BATE
10:15:17 2720 110 XLON
10:15:17 60 110 XLON
10:20:02 310 110.5 CHIX
10:20:02 945 110.5 CHIX
10:20:38 2943 110.5 XLON
10:29:28 2776 110.5 XLON
10:32:32 1281 110.5 TRQX
10:34:17 1369 110.7 BATE
10:38:28 1998 110.8 XLON
10:38:28 719 110.8 XLON
10:39:02 1244 110.8 CHIX
10:43:02 3372 110.9 BATE
10:46:08 297 110.9 XLON
10:46:08 584 110.9 XLON
10:46:08 1600 110.9 XLON
10:46:08 400 110.9 XLON
10:53:35 1178 110.8 CHIX
10:55:08 2648 110.8 XLON
10:55:08 200 110.8 XLON
11:04:08 2111 111 XLON
11:04:08 246 111 XLON
11:04:08 363 111 XLON
11:10:08 938 111.2 XLON
11:10:08 1126 111.2 XLON
11:10:08 400 111.2 XLON
11:12:02 706 111.1 CHIX
11:12:02 622 111.1 CHIX
11:13:02 368 111 TRQX
11:13:02 873 111 TRQX
11:13:02 1320 111.2 BATE
11:16:02 2417 111.1 XLON
11:19:14 1528 110.7 XLON
11:23:21 2685 110.8 XLON
11:31:00 1401 111.1 CHIX
11:32:33 501 111 XLON
11:32:33 1594 111 XLON
11:32:33 466 111 XLON
11:37:34 2280 110.9 XLON
11:39:52 355 110.9 XLON
11:40:02 43 111.2 BATE
11:40:02 72 111.2 BATE
11:40:02 800 111.2 BATE
11:40:04 314 111.2 BATE
11:40:52 2097 111.2 XLON
11:40:52 667 111.2 XLON
11:47:02 61 111 XLON
11:48:02 160 110.9 XLON
11:48:02 1945 111 XLON
11:48:02 945 111 XLON
11:52:02 311 110.8 CHIX
11:52:02 951 110.8 CHIX
11:58:18 2425 110.8 XLON
11:58:18 75 110.8 XLON
11:58:18 220 110.8 XLON
12:05:02 361 110.5 TRQX
12:05:02 800 110.5 TRQX
12:05:32 149 110.6 XLON
12:05:32 2015 110.6 XLON
12:05:32 400 110.6 XLON
12:06:11 1861 110.6 BATE
12:06:11 1842 110.6 BATE
12:06:11 591 110.6 BATE
12:09:08 1255 111 BATE
12:09:08 1193 110.9 BATE
12:10:18 311 110.8 XLON
12:10:18 800 110.8 XLON
12:10:18 1800 110.8 XLON
12:11:02 225 110.6 CHIX
12:11:02 945 110.6 CHIX
12:13:18 2511 110.7 XLON
12:13:18 400 110.7 XLON
12:19:02 1273 111 BATE
12:24:34 200 111.2 XLON
12:24:34 4157 111.2 XLON
12:26:02 1164 111 CHIX
12:26:34 26 111 XLON
12:26:34 600 111 XLON
12:26:34 1909 111 XLON
12:39:12 2283 110.9 XLON
12:39:12 196 110.9 XLON
12:39:12 66 110.9 XLON
12:39:12 800 110.9 XLON
12:39:12 200 110.9 XLON
12:39:12 1713 110.9 XLON
12:40:08 1137 110.9 BATE
12:45:06 2995 111.2 XLON
12:45:06 37 111.1 XLON
12:45:06 1331 111.3 BATE
12:48:06 423 111.4 XLON
12:48:06 200 111.4 XLON
12:48:06 1800 111.4 XLON
12:49:40 1273 111.5 CHIX
12:53:50 1132 111.8 BATE
12:53:51 1962 111.5 XLON
12:53:51 859 111.5 XLON
12:55:06 2146 111.5 XLON
12:55:06 455 111.5 XLON
12:55:06 2431 111.4 XLON
12:59:06 28 111.4 XLON
12:59:06 400 111.4 XLON
12:59:06 275 111.4 XLON
12:59:06 1200 111.4 XLON
12:59:06 293 111.4 XLON
12:59:06 400 111.4 XLON
13:03:50 1340 111.6 BATE
13:04:58 2486 111.6 XLON
13:05:43 24 111.4 CHIX
13:05:43 525 111.4 CHIX
13:05:43 800 111.4 CHIX
13:08:23 806 111.2 TRQX
13:08:23 329 111.2 TRQX
13:08:44 38 111.2 XLON
13:08:44 2883 111.2 XLON
13:14:44 2458 111.1 XLON
13:19:44 139 111.3 BATE
13:19:44 1443 111.3 BATE
13:19:44 1550 111.2 XLON
13:19:44 434 111.2 XLON
13:19:44 892 111.2 XLON
13:19:44 1508 111.3 BATE
13:21:53 481 111.1 CHIX
13:21:53 898 111.1 CHIX
13:23:33 3906 111.2 BATE
13:23:33 342 111.2 BATE
13:23:33 185 111.2 BATE
13:23:33 458 111.2 BATE
13:23:33 2400 111.2 BATE
13:23:33 1600 111.2 BATE
13:24:44 512 111.1 XLON
13:24:44 1200 111.1 XLON
13:24:44 737 111.1 XLON
13:27:44 568 111.1 XLON
13:27:44 1958 111.1 XLON
13:27:44 288 111.1 XLON
13:32:01 744 111.1 XLON
13:32:01 212 111.1 XLON
13:32:01 734 111.1 XLON
13:32:03 802 111.1 XLON
13:35:12 1311 111.1 XLON
13:36:28 84 111.1 XLON
13:36:28 1456 111.1 XLON
13:39:38 1242 111.1 CHIX
13:47:02 2904 111.1 XLON
13:47:02 2594 111.1 XLON
13:47:02 362 111.1 XLON
13:47:02 30 111.1 CHIX
13:47:08 2648 111 XLON
13:50:02 945 111 BATE
13:50:06 2839 111 BATE
13:50:06 22 111 BATE
13:50:06 190 111 BATE
13:52:06 945 111 BATE
13:54:02 401 111 BATE
13:55:02 1384 111 XLON
13:55:02 1265 111 XLON
13:59:03 1464 111 XLON
13:59:04 1088 111 XLON
14:04:43 686 111.5 BATE
14:04:43 847 111.5 BATE
14:04:43 1600 111.4 BATE
14:04:43 2459 111.3 BATE
14:04:43 2783 111.3 XLON
14:04:44 654 111.4 CHIX
14:04:44 788 111.4 CHIX
14:06:10 947 111.2 XLON
14:06:10 400 111.2 XLON
14:06:10 400 111.2 XLON
14:06:10 600 111.2 XLON
14:06:10 400 111.2 XLON
14:06:10 200 111.2 XLON
14:06:51 1391 111.1 CHIX
14:09:23 1421 111.1 XLON
14:09:58 1363 111.1 XLON
14:13:58 706 111.1 XLON
14:13:58 194 111.1 XLON
14:13:58 2044 111.1 XLON
14:17:17 60 111 BATE
14:17:17 1799 111 BATE
14:17:22 2506 111.1 BATE
14:17:22 462 111.1 BATE
14:17:22 2860 111.1 BATE
14:17:22 464 111 BATE
14:18:19 2377 111.1 XLON
14:18:19 200 111.1 XLON
14:21:30 423 111 CHIX
14:21:45 755 111 CHIX
14:22:26 1276 111.2 XLON
14:22:26 200 111.2 XLON
14:22:26 400 111.2 XLON
14:22:26 455 111.2 XLON
14:22:26 1331 111.2 BATE
14:23:02 564 111.2 XLON
14:25:02 2621 111.3 XLON
14:25:20 63 111.2 BATE
14:25:20 86 111.3 XLON
14:25:21 888 111.2 BATE
14:25:21 1062 111.2 BATE
14:25:37 383 111.2 BATE
14:26:53 904 111.2 BATE
14:26:53 436 111.2 BATE
14:27:49 1010 111.2 BATE
14:29:27 1288 111.3 CHIX
14:29:27 103 111.3 CHIX
14:30:25 2915 111.3 XLON
14:33:25 1710 111.2 XLON
14:33:49 894 111.2 XLON
14:37:20 857 111.2 XLON
14:38:25 500 111.3 XLON
14:39:27 251 111.6 XLON
14:39:27 2400 111.6 XLON
14:39:27 376 111.5 XLON
14:39:27 2519 111.6 BATE
14:39:31 2865 111.6 BATE
14:39:31 128 111.6 BATE
14:39:31 2638 111.6 BATE
14:39:32 68 111.3 CHIX
14:39:32 1553 111.3 XLON
14:40:20 1112 111.3 CHIX
14:40:20 527 111.3 XLON
14:43:22 947 111.1 XLON
14:43:33 1679 111.1 XLON
14:44:36 528 111.1 XLON
14:45:26 1191 111.1 XLON
14:51:20 2964 111.3 XLON
14:51:20 1065 111.3 CHIX
14:51:20 142 111.3 CHIX
14:51:20 65 111.3 CHIX
14:53:27 2322 111.2 XLON
14:53:27 1174 111.2 TRQX
14:53:27 379 111.2 XLON
14:57:49 325 111.2 XLON
14:57:49 2623 111.2 XLON
14:57:51 211 111.1 CHIX
14:57:54 1127 111.1 CHIX
14:57:54 721 111.1 XLON
14:57:54 1616 111.1 BATE
15:01:54 200 110.8 XLON
15:01:54 1800 110.8 XLON
15:03:37 2474 111.2 XLON
15:04:31 125 111.1 BATE
15:04:57 2603 111.1 BATE
15:04:57 1184 111.1 BATE
15:04:57 119 111.1 BATE
15:04:57 238 111.1 BATE
15:04:57 800 111.1 BATE
15:05:04 2580 110.9 XLON
15:07:21 2209 111.2 XLON
15:07:21 580 111.2 XLON
15:07:51 986 111.1 CHIX
15:07:51 158 111.1 CHIX
15:08:47 462 111.1 XLON
15:09:33 872 111.1 XLON
15:09:33 1258 111.1 XLON
15:10:33 2555 111.2 XLON
15:10:33 400 111.2 XLON
15:12:33 20 111.2 XLON
15:12:33 200 111.2 XLON
15:12:33 400 111.2 XLON
15:12:33 2186 111.2 XLON
15:13:55 2642 111.1 XLON
15:15:00 581 111.2 BATE
15:15:03 1872 111.2 BATE
15:16:01 3722 111.5 BATE
15:16:01 3309 111.3 BATE
15:16:01 946 111.3 BATE
15:16:01 883 111.3 BATE
15:16:01 966 111.3 BATE
15:16:01 92 111.2 CHIX
15:16:01 1270 111.2 CHIX
15:16:01 2200 111.2 XLON
15:16:01 242 111.2 XLON
15:18:13 2852 111.4 XLON
15:19:13 989 111.4 BATE
15:19:13 44 111.4 BATE
15:19:13 349 111.4 BATE
15:19:58 2790 111.3 XLON
15:27:39 1295 111.2 BATE
15:28:27 363 111.3 BATE
15:28:27 1795 111.3 BATE
15:28:27 736 111.3 BATE
15:28:27 1190 111.4 CHIX
15:28:27 831 111.4 XLON
15:28:27 1200 111.4 XLON
15:28:27 3321 111.4 XLON
15:28:27 605 111.3 XLON
15:28:27 200 111.3 XLON
15:28:27 867 111.3 XLON
15:28:27 600 111.3 XLON
15:28:27 3430 111.3 XLON
15:30:00 790 111.3 BATE
15:30:00 205 111.3 BATE
15:32:34 1233 111.3 BATE
15:34:34 915 111.3 CHIX
15:34:46 304 111.4 XLON
15:34:46 139 111.4 XLON
15:34:46 2336 111.4 XLON
15:35:02 945 111.3 BATE
15:35:30 255 111.3 CHIX
15:35:30 425 111.3 BATE
15:37:41 1271 111.3 BATE
15:37:48 2403 111.3 XLON
15:38:02 329 111.3 XLON
15:38:02 3 111.3 BATE
15:41:06 214 111.4 XLON
15:42:02 945 111.4 XLON
15:43:03 107 111.6 XLON
15:43:03 1926 111.6 XLON
15:43:03 758 111.6 BATE
15:43:37 1332 111.6 CHIX
15:43:37 684 111.6 XLON
15:43:37 526 111.6 BATE
15:44:13 2489 111.5 XLON
15:44:13 25 111.5 BATE
15:44:13 51 111.5 BATE
15:44:13 1235 111.5 BATE
15:47:13 1675 111.5 XLON
15:47:13 1200 111.5 XLON
15:52:40 526 111.6 CHIX
15:52:40 200 111.7 XLON
15:52:40 867 111.6 CHIX
15:52:40 1665 111.7 XLON
15:52:40 2817 111.7 XLON
15:52:40 2272 111.8 BATE
15:52:48 339 111.4 BATE
15:55:21 1161 111.8 XLON
15:55:21 736 111.7 XLON
15:55:22 1726 111.8 XLON
15:56:53 322 112.1 BATE
15:56:53 960 112 BATE
15:56:53 755 112 TRQX
15:56:53 586 112 TRQX
15:58:22 1101 112 XLON
15:58:22 1283 112 XLON
15:59:05 1353 112.1 BATE
16:00:01 2624 112.1 XLON
16:00:01 165 112 XLON
16:02:02 1999 112 XLON
16:02:02 399 112 XLON
16:02:02 516 112 XLON
16:03:01 1022 112 CHIX
16:03:01 2 112 CHIX
16:03:01 283 112 CHIX
16:03:22 1268 111.9 BATE
16:04:29 952 111.7 XLON
16:05:17 520 111.7 BATE
16:05:21 570 111.7 BATE
16:06:41 350 111.7 XLON
16:06:41 1269 111.7 XLON
16:06:41 160 111.7 BATE
16:07:41 571 111.7 XLON
16:07:41 1445 111.7 XLON
16:07:41 400 111.7 XLON
16:08:41 200 111.7 BATE
16:08:41 195 111.7 BATE
16:08:41 800 111.7 BATE
16:11:45 1449 111.7 XLON
16:11:45 1471 111.7 XLON
16:11:47 860 111.7 CHIX
16:11:47 1277 111.7 BATE
16:11:47 539 111.7 CHIX
16:14:29 2876 111.6 XLON
16:14:29 1218 111.8 BATE
16:16:59 1889 111.6 XLON
16:16:59 1058 111.6 XLON
16:17:10 1214 111.6 BATE
16:19:31 1357 111.6 BATE
16:21:31 360 111.6 CHIX
16:21:31 343 111.6 CHIX
16:22:50 1208 111.6 BATE
16:24:02 1085 111.6 XLON
16:24:02 572 111.6 XLON
16:24:03 960 111.6 XLON
16:25:08 1381 111.4 BATE
16:25:45 21 111.5 CHIX
16:25:45 508 111.5 CHIX
16:25:52 251 111.5 CHIX
16:26:03 1163 111.4 XLON
16:26:08 574 111.4 XLON
16:26:08 762 111.4 XLON
16:27:05 1204 111.5 BATE
16:27:05 26 111.5 BATE
16:27:38 2463 111.4 XLON
16:28:20 1536 111.4 XLON
16:28:20 771 111.4 XLON
16:28:20 66 111.4 XLON
16:28:20 306 111.4 BATE
16:28:20 129 111.4 BATE
16:28:20 124 111.4 BATE

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