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 10 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 414,382
Weighted average price paid (p) 104.75
Highest price paid (p) 105.70
Lowest price paid (p) 102.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 5,381,896 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 745,106,224. 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 10 January 2023 is 745,106,224. 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 104.73 285,191
CHIX 104.63 44,140
BATE 104.95 68,809
TRQX 104.74 16,242

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:02:49 124 103.9 XLON
08:02:57 510 104 XLON
08:03:07 1185 104 XLON
08:04:20 1395 104.3 CHIX
08:07:24 1330 104.5 BATE
08:16:00 270 104 XLON
08:16:24 900 104.1 BATE
08:16:24 458 104.1 BATE
08:17:24 2043 104.1 XLON
08:23:19 5555 104.7 XLON
08:23:19 1288 104.7 XLON
08:23:19 3295 104.7 XLON
08:23:19 6340 104.6 XLON
08:23:19 1447 104.6 BATE
08:23:19 1341 104.6 CHIX
08:23:22 324 104.7 XLON
08:23:22 1494 104.7 XLON
08:23:22 1747 104.7 XLON
08:23:23 1800 104.4 XLON
08:23:23 90 104.4 XLON
08:26:19 1035 104.1 XLON
08:26:30 2015 104.2 XLON
08:30:55 1215 104.2 XLON
08:30:55 600 104.2 XLON
08:30:55 203 104.2 XLON
08:34:44 1184 104.1 CHIX
08:34:44 1200 104 XLON
08:34:44 556 104 XLON
08:40:47 1315 103.6 XLON
08:40:47 375 103.6 XLON
08:40:47 66 103.6 XLON
08:43:53 938 103.3 XLON
08:49:03 1716 103.5 XLON
08:53:26 600 103.6 TRQX
08:53:26 434 103.6 TRQX
08:53:26 141 103.6 TRQX
08:54:22 1898 103.3 XLON
08:55:44 253 103.2 CHIX
08:55:44 1024 103.2 CHIX
08:58:02 1356 103.4 CHIX
09:08:22 560 103.2 XLON
09:08:22 1454 103.2 XLON
09:08:30 1194 103.1 CHIX
09:08:30 109 103.1 CHIX
09:21:10 110 102.9 TRQX
09:21:10 79 102.9 TRQX
09:21:10 581 102.9 TRQX
09:21:10 517 102.9 TRQX
09:27:23 2804 103.4 XLON
09:27:36 1806 103.6 XLON
09:27:42 1403 103.6 BATE
09:27:42 301 103.6 BATE
09:27:42 434 103.6 BATE
09:27:42 1763 103.6 BATE
09:28:06 1922 103.4 XLON
09:28:45 1840 103.6 XLON
09:28:45 256 103.5 XLON
09:28:45 1055 103.4 XLON
09:28:45 974 103.4 XLON
09:28:45 164 103.4 XLON
09:30:00 2069 103.9 XLON
09:30:30 906 103.7 CHIX
09:30:30 329 103.7 CHIX
09:42:00 1309 103.8 XLON
09:42:00 486 103.8 XLON
09:45:17 85 103.8 XLON
09:46:39 1375 103.7 CHIX
09:51:17 1304 103.8 XLON
09:51:17 394 103.8 XLON
10:00:20 1150 103.6 XLON
10:00:20 639 103.6 XLON
10:03:53 1130 103.6 XLON
10:06:43 1525 104.1 XLON
10:06:43 454 104.1 XLON
10:06:43 1986 104.1 XLON
10:06:46 1880 104.4 XLON
10:06:48 1817 104.3 XLON
10:07:42 1341 104.2 BATE
10:10:49 1220 104.5 CHIX
10:10:55 1931 104.4 XLON
10:10:55 1134 104.4 TRQX
10:10:55 1577 104.4 XLON
10:10:55 410 104.4 XLON
10:11:00 300 104.3 XLON
10:11:00 1635 104.3 XLON
10:12:19 1170 104.2 BATE
10:17:06 2033 104.3 XLON
10:17:06 13 104.2 BATE
10:28:06 900 104.3 XLON
10:28:06 600 104.3 XLON
10:28:06 454 104.3 XLON
10:29:55 1275 104.3 CHIX
10:34:06 300 104.2 XLON
10:34:06 1468 104.2 XLON
10:38:31 1912 104 XLON
10:47:31 2006 104.3 XLON
10:49:00 1151 104.3 CHIX
10:51:41 969 104.1 XLON
10:54:27 906 104.1 XLON
11:10:55 1681 104.5 BATE
11:10:55 422 104.4 TRQX
11:10:55 757 104.4 TRQX
11:10:55 1211 104.4 CHIX
11:10:59 412 104.6 XLON
11:10:59 2795 104.6 XLON
11:10:59 1673 104.6 XLON
11:11:25 1290 104.5 BATE
11:11:25 505 104.5 BATE
11:11:25 788 104.5 BATE
11:19:46 294 104.4 XLON
11:19:46 1417 104.4 XLON
11:26:46 66 104.9 BATE
11:26:46 226 104.9 BATE
11:26:46 1345 104.9 BATE
11:26:46 450 104.9 XLON
11:26:46 1350 104.9 XLON
11:26:46 637 104.9 XLON
11:26:46 1798 104.9 XLON
11:26:46 308 104.8 BATE
11:26:46 642 104.8 BATE
11:26:46 750 104.8 BATE
11:28:23 453 105.2 XLON
11:28:23 806 105.2 XLON
11:28:23 675 105.2 XLON
11:29:50 1030 105 CHIX
11:29:50 173 105 CHIX
11:30:23 750 105.1 XLON
11:30:23 1122 105.1 XLON
11:30:23 1800 105 BATE
11:30:23 883 105 BATE
11:31:23 1754 105.2 XLON
11:31:23 450 105.1 XLON
11:31:23 1050 105.1 XLON
11:31:23 249 105.1 XLON
11:31:23 600 105.1 TRQX
11:31:23 567 105.1 TRQX
11:38:04 500 104.9 BATE
11:38:16 744 104.9 BATE
11:47:05 1146 104.8 CHIX
11:47:05 9 104.8 CHIX
11:51:16 850 105.1 XLON
11:51:16 2814 105.1 XLON
11:51:16 15 105 BATE
11:51:16 1503 105 BATE
11:51:16 2064 105 XLON
11:56:27 1800 104.8 XLON
11:56:27 3 104.8 XLON
11:59:17 1908 105 XLON
12:00:16 1200 104.9 BATE
12:00:16 215 104.9 BATE
12:03:21 1650 105.2 BATE
12:03:21 3737 105.2 BATE
12:03:21 29 105.2 BATE
12:03:21 2886 105.2 BATE
12:03:21 2828 105.2 BATE
12:03:21 2046 105.1 XLON
12:05:50 1389 105.3 CHIX
12:05:50 1699 105.2 XLON
12:13:50 1896 105 XLON
12:20:16 719 105 TRQX
12:20:16 417 105 TRQX
12:20:16 692 105 XLON
12:20:16 1083 105 XLON
12:20:16 96 105 XLON
12:21:16 600 104.8 XLON
12:21:16 340 104.8 XLON
12:21:16 600 104.8 XLON
12:21:16 400 104.8 XLON
12:29:52 600 104.8 CHIX
12:29:52 600 104.8 CHIX
12:32:16 1962 104.8 XLON
12:40:16 735 104.7 XLON
12:40:16 1136 104.7 XLON
12:45:38 1691 104.7 XLON
12:45:38 931 104.6 CHIX
12:46:38 278 104.6 CHIX
12:56:38 2400 104.8 XLON
12:56:38 1189 104.8 XLON
13:06:33 890 104.8 XLON
13:06:33 1101 104.8 XLON
13:09:27 1650 105.1 XLON
13:09:27 691 105.1 XLON
13:09:27 509 105.1 XLON
13:09:27 2418 105.1 XLON
13:09:27 1026 105.1 XLON
13:09:27 335 105.1 TRQX
13:09:27 19 105.1 TRQX
13:09:27 42 105.1 TRQX
13:09:27 306 105.1 TRQX
13:09:27 459 105.1 TRQX
13:09:27 786 105.1 XLON
13:09:27 1055 105.1 XLON
13:09:40 1243 105 CHIX
13:16:33 729 104.8 XLON
13:16:33 943 104.8 XLON
13:16:33 407 104.8 XLON
13:16:33 1593 104.8 XLON
13:21:12 1158 104.6 XLON
13:25:33 811 104.6 XLON
13:28:50 1384 105 CHIX
13:29:33 1928 105 XLON
13:32:33 2065 105 XLON
13:37:27 1784 105 XLON
13:37:27 115 105 XLON
13:39:27 600 104.9 XLON
13:39:27 1413 104.9 XLON
13:42:50 961 104.9 CHIX
13:42:50 427 104.9 CHIX
13:46:59 1255 105 TRQX
13:46:59 31 105 XLON
13:46:59 1735 105 XLON
13:46:59 1665 105 XLON
13:49:59 2013 104.9 XLON
13:58:32 401 105 BATE
13:58:32 956 105 BATE
13:58:32 2677 105 XLON
13:58:32 1240 104.9 CHIX
13:58:32 128 104.9 CHIX
13:59:32 1141 105 XLON
13:59:32 577 105 XLON
14:02:32 1717 105 XLON
14:10:35 1726 104.9 XLON
14:10:35 116 104.9 XLON
14:10:35 1384 104.9 XLON
14:10:35 324 104.9 XLON
14:12:07 1206 104.8 CHIX
14:12:07 113 104.8 CHIX
14:12:35 98 104.9 XLON
14:12:35 1906 104.9 XLON
14:17:35 1500 104.9 XLON
14:17:35 371 104.9 XLON
14:22:32 792 104.7 XLON
14:26:02 988 104.7 CHIX
14:29:27 906 104.7 BATE
14:29:27 401 104.7 CHIX
14:32:39 436 104.7 BATE
14:32:39 578 104.7 XLON
14:32:39 364 104.7 XLON
14:32:39 1820 104.7 XLON
14:32:39 1680 104.7 XLON
14:32:39 1810 104.7 XLON
14:32:39 1996 104.7 XLON
14:35:05 1938 104.7 XLON
14:37:09 100 104.9 XLON
14:37:09 1263 104.9 XLON
14:37:09 470 104.9 XLON
14:37:20 1192 104.9 CHIX
14:39:39 422 104.9 TRQX
14:39:39 892 104.9 TRQX
14:40:09 1934 104.9 XLON
14:49:12 767 104.7 XLON
14:49:12 1245 104.7 XLON
14:49:12 1755 104.7 XLON
14:49:12 107 104.7 XLON
14:49:12 1128 104.7 CHIX
14:49:12 34 104.7 CHIX
14:49:12 39 104.7 CHIX
14:49:14 163 104.7 CHIX
14:49:33 1016 104.7 XLON
14:52:22 1762 105 BATE
14:52:22 1899 105 XLON
14:52:22 820 105 XLON
14:52:22 900 105 BATE
14:52:22 600 105 BATE
14:52:22 1280 105 BATE
14:52:22 334 105 BATE
14:52:22 2056 105 XLON
14:53:12 2000 105 XLON
14:53:16 89 104.9 BATE
14:53:16 181 104.9 BATE
14:54:12 1938 105 XLON
14:54:32 78 104.9 BATE
14:57:12 135 105 XLON
14:57:12 1 105 XLON
14:57:12 1837 105 XLON
14:58:22 51 105 CHIX
14:58:22 30 105 CHIX
14:58:22 1263 105 CHIX
15:00:04 260 104.9 XLON
15:00:04 73 104.9 XLON
15:00:04 219 104.9 XLON
15:00:04 1200 104.9 XLON
15:00:04 271 104.9 XLON
15:08:04 6184 105.3 BATE
15:08:04 1232 105.1 TRQX
15:08:04 1340 105.1 XLON
15:08:04 3747 105.1 XLON
15:08:52 1340 104.9 XLON
15:08:52 387 104.9 XLON
15:09:29 367 104.9 CHIX
15:09:29 964 104.9 CHIX
15:09:52 1928 104.9 XLON
15:13:47 620 104.9 XLON
15:13:47 1 104.9 XLON
15:17:53 1289 105 XLON
15:17:53 1650 105 XLON
15:17:53 1099 105 XLON
15:17:54 926 105 XLON
15:25:23 1679 104.9 XLON
15:25:23 1865 104.9 XLON
15:25:23 1348 104.9 CHIX
15:25:23 1613 104.9 XLON
15:25:23 275 104.9 XLON
15:25:23 43 104.9 CHIX
15:25:23 915 104.7 XLON
15:26:13 1341 104.8 BATE
15:28:45 1800 105.1 XLON
15:28:45 470 105.1 XLON
15:28:45 1142 105 XLON
15:30:10 1242 105.3 BATE
15:30:10 1140 105.2 BATE
15:30:10 239 105.2 XLON
15:30:10 1719 105.2 XLON
15:30:41 1289 105.2 CHIX
15:31:10 1520 105.1 XLON
15:31:10 511 105.1 XLON
15:33:10 1854 105 XLON
15:33:18 150 104.8 BATE
15:34:34 751 105.2 TRQX
15:34:34 205 105.2 TRQX
15:34:34 373 105.2 TRQX
15:34:34 1815 105.1 XLON
15:35:34 70 105 XLON
15:35:34 40 105 XLON
15:35:34 600 105 XLON
15:35:34 600 105 XLON
15:35:34 451 105 XLON
15:38:57 1892 105 XLON
15:39:41 749 105 CHIX
15:39:41 581 105 CHIX
15:45:13 394 104.9 XLON
15:45:45 100 104.9 XLON
15:49:40 1169 104.9 XLON
15:49:40 79 104.9 XLON
15:49:40 956 104.9 XLON
15:50:41 377 105 XLON
15:50:42 193 105.2 BATE
15:50:42 4442 105.2 BATE
15:50:42 633 105.1 XLON
15:51:49 1474 105.7 BATE
15:51:49 424 105.6 BATE
15:51:49 516 105.6 BATE
15:51:49 50 105.6 BATE
15:51:49 424 105.5 BATE
15:51:49 969 105.4 BATE
15:52:30 1255 105.3 CHIX
15:57:07 1499 105.4 XLON
15:57:07 6001 105.4 XLON
15:57:07 1045 105.4 XLON
15:58:07 2032 105.5 XLON
15:58:34 1371 105.5 TRQX
16:00:27 300 105.5 XLON
16:00:27 1200 105.5 XLON
16:00:27 302 105.5 XLON
16:02:07 66 105.4 CHIX
16:02:07 1108 105.4 CHIX
16:02:09 968 105.5 BATE
16:02:09 264 105.5 BATE
16:03:17 1751 105.4 XLON
16:10:57 1258 105.2 CHIX
16:12:37 136 105.2 TRQX
16:12:38 600 105.2 TRQX
16:12:57 14 105.2 TRQX
16:14:12 1738 105.1 XLON
16:14:12 1801 105.1 XLON
16:14:12 994 105.1 XLON
16:15:08 1727 105.2 XLON
16:15:08 480 105.2 XLON
16:15:08 1200 105.2 XLON
16:15:08 300 105.2 XLON
16:15:46 164 105.2 XLON
16:16:01 1208 105.2 XLON
16:16:46 782 105.2 XLON
16:17:46 1656 105.2 XLON
16:17:57 752 105.2 CHIX
16:19:46 300 105.2 XLON
16:19:46 421 105.2 XLON
16:19:46 991 105.2 XLON
16:20:46 188 105.1 XLON
16:20:46 1491 105.1 XLON
16:21:02 970 105.3 BATE
16:21:02 1473 105.3 BATE
16:21:02 2511 105.3 BATE
16:23:35 493 105.1 XLON
16:25:16 33 105.3 TRQX
16:25:16 25 105.3 TRQX
16:25:16 694 105.3 TRQX
16:25:16 721 105.3 CHIX
16:25:16 169 105.3 CHIX
16:25:16 1 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 1350 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 1388 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 978 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 644 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 1265 105.2 XLON
16:28:41 118 105.3 XLON
16:28:41 306 105.3 XLON
16:28:41 3175 105.3 XLON
15:25:23 1679 104.9 XLON
15:25:23 1865 104.9 XLON
15:25:23 1348 104.9 CHIX
15:25:23 1613 104.9 XLON
15:25:23 275 104.9 XLON
15:25:23 43 104.9 CHIX
15:25:23 915 104.7 XLON
15:26:13 1341 104.8 BATE
15:28:45 1800 105.1 XLON
15:28:45 470 105.1 XLON
15:28:45 1142 105 XLON
15:30:10 1242 105.3 BATE
15:30:10 1140 105.2 BATE
15:30:10 239 105.2 XLON
15:30:10 1719 105.2 XLON
15:30:41 1289 105.2 CHIX
15:31:10 1520 105.1 XLON
15:31:10 511 105.1 XLON
15:33:10 1854 105 XLON
15:33:18 150 104.8 BATE
15:34:34 751 105.2 TRQX
15:34:34 205 105.2 TRQX
15:34:34 373 105.2 TRQX
15:34:34 1815 105.1 XLON
15:35:34 70 105 XLON
15:35:34 40 105 XLON
15:35:34 600 105 XLON
15:35:34 600 105 XLON
15:35:34 451 105 XLON
15:38:57 1892 105 XLON
15:39:41 749 105 CHIX
15:39:41 581 105 CHIX
15:45:13 394 104.9 XLON
15:45:45 100 104.9 XLON
15:49:40 1169 104.9 XLON
15:49:40 79 104.9 XLON
15:49:40 956 104.9 XLON
15:50:41 377 105 XLON
15:50:42 193 105.2 BATE
15:50:42 4442 105.2 BATE
15:50:42 633 105.1 XLON
15:51:49 1474 105.7 BATE
15:51:49 424 105.6 BATE
15:51:49 516 105.6 BATE
15:51:49 50 105.6 BATE
15:51:49 424 105.5 BATE
15:51:49 969 105.4 BATE
15:52:30 1255 105.3 CHIX
15:57:07 1499 105.4 XLON
15:57:07 6001 105.4 XLON
15:57:07 1045 105.4 XLON
15:58:07 2032 105.5 XLON
15:58:34 1371 105.5 TRQX
16:00:27 300 105.5 XLON
16:00:27 1200 105.5 XLON
16:00:27 302 105.5 XLON
16:02:07 66 105.4 CHIX
16:02:07 1108 105.4 CHIX
16:02:09 968 105.5 BATE
16:02:09 264 105.5 BATE
16:03:17 1751 105.4 XLON
16:10:57 1258 105.2 CHIX
16:12:37 136 105.2 TRQX
16:12:38 600 105.2 TRQX
16:12:57 14 105.2 TRQX
16:14:12 1738 105.1 XLON
16:14:12 1801 105.1 XLON
16:14:12 994 105.1 XLON
16:15:08 1727 105.2 XLON
16:15:08 480 105.2 XLON
16:15:08 1200 105.2 XLON
16:15:08 300 105.2 XLON
16:15:46 164 105.2 XLON
16:16:01 1208 105.2 XLON
16:16:46 782 105.2 XLON
16:17:46 1656 105.2 XLON
16:17:57 752 105.2 CHIX
16:19:46 300 105.2 XLON
16:19:46 421 105.2 XLON
16:19:46 991 105.2 XLON
16:20:46 188 105.1 XLON
16:20:46 1491 105.1 XLON
16:21:02 970 105.3 BATE
16:21:02 1473 105.3 BATE
16:21:02 2511 105.3 BATE
16:23:35 493 105.1 XLON
16:25:16 33 105.3 TRQX
16:25:16 25 105.3 TRQX
16:25:16 694 105.3 TRQX
16:25:16 721 105.3 CHIX
16:25:16 169 105.3 CHIX
16:25:16 1 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 1350 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 1388 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 978 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 644 105.2 XLON
16:25:23 1265 105.2 XLON
16:28:41 118 105.3 XLON
16:28:41 306 105.3 XLON
16:28:41 3175 105.3 XLON

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