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 12 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 386,472
Weighted average price paid (p) 104.42
Highest price paid (p) 105.40
Lowest price paid (p) 103.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 6,151,796 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 744,379,801. 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 12 January 2023 is 744,379,801. 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 104.42 293,851
CHIX 104.42 44,601
BATE 104.49 36,403
TRQX 104.33 11,617

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:06:02.683 1757 104.8 XLON
08:06:02.683 792 104.8 BATE
08:06:02.683 488 104.8 BATE
08:06:04.586 3278 104.5 XLON
08:06:05.151 2107 104.3 XLON
08:06:05.152 1798 104.4 XLON
08:06:07.157 2042 104.4 XLON
08:06:07.168 893 104.4 XLON
08:06:07.168 1044 104.4 XLON
08:07:02.733 768 104.7 XLON
08:07:10.903 893 104.8 XLON
08:07:28.791 3207 104.8 XLON
08:08:22.707 1897 104.8 XLON
08:08:22.708 1248 104.9 BATE
08:08:22.710 1095 104.7 CHIX
08:08:22.710 286 104.7 CHIX
08:08:22.719 2561 104.5 XLON
08:08:23.756 1081 104.7 XLON
08:08:23.756 986 104.7 XLON
08:08:23.759 750 104.7 XLON
08:08:23.759 299 104.7 XLON
08:08:23.759 885 104.7 XLON
08:08:24.090 1355 104.5 XLON
08:08:24.174 1972 104.5 XLON
08:09:24.178 1809 104.5 XLON
08:11:02.554 1913 104.7 XLON
08:11:02.565 1182 104.6 CHIX
08:12:43.431 1710 104.0 XLON
08:14:39.928 1301 104.1 BATE
08:16:43.436 1852 104.1 XLON
08:17:43.441 1943 103.7 XLON
08:20:43.445 600 104.3 XLON
08:20:43.445 1270 104.3 XLON
08:21:08.665 1385 104.2 BATE
08:21:08.667 1388 104.3 BATE
08:21:08.671 1355 104.5 TRQX
08:22:15.010 893 104.1 XLON
08:23:02.635 893 104.3 CHIX
08:23:15.014 1858 104.4 XLON
08:25:15.018 1919 104.4 XLON
08:26:17.296 340 104.3 CHIX
08:30:01.022 2025 104.4 XLON
08:32:01.026 506 104.4 XLON
08:32:01.026 1352 104.4 XLON
08:32:12.056 1189 104.3 CHIX
08:33:08.673 1200 104.3 BATE
08:33:08.673 112 104.3 BATE
08:35:01.029 1816 104.3 XLON
08:35:01.031 778 104.0 XLON
08:35:01.031 234 104.0 XLON
08:38:01.036 1839 104.1 XLON
08:40:01.042 1800 103.9 XLON
08:40:08.686 497 103.9 BATE
08:40:08.686 706 103.9 BATE
08:50:08.684 1270 103.8 CHIX
08:50:08.684 286 103.8 BATE
08:50:08.684 880 103.8 BATE
08:50:08.686 104 103.9 XLON
08:50:08.686 4144 103.9 XLON
08:50:08.690 681 104.0 XLON
08:50:08.691 278 104.0 XLON
08:50:10.601 946 104.0 XLON
08:55:21.258 1053 104.0 TRQX
08:55:21.258 290 104.0 TRQX
09:01:22.015 674 104.1 XLON
09:01:22.031 134 104.1 XLON
09:01:22.036 3324 104.1 XLON
09:01:24.271 681 104.0 CHIX
09:01:24.271 472 104.0 CHIX
09:04:42.252 300 104.0 XLON
09:04:42.252 707 104.0 XLON
09:04:42.252 707 104.0 XLON
09:11:42.257 199 104.0 XLON
09:14:00.174 1554 104.0 XLON
09:14:00.174 743 104.0 CHIX
09:17:56.470 100 104.1 XLON
09:17:56.470 1601 104.1 XLON
09:21:56.474 204 104.3 XLON
09:21:56.474 1337 104.3 XLON
09:21:56.475 419 104.3 XLON
09:23:06.759 1800 104.3 XLON
09:23:06.759 4836 104.3 XLON
09:23:06.759 1200 104.3 XLON
09:23:06.760 5147 104.3 XLON
09:23:40.008 1212 104.2 BATE
09:27:46.739 1714 104.0 XLON
09:27:46.739 1320 104.0 CHIX
09:34:32.042 1253 103.5 TRQX
09:40:32.047 450 103.7 XLON
09:40:32.047 1050 103.7 XLON
09:40:32.047 80 103.7 XLON
09:40:32.047 262 103.7 XLON
09:45:32.055 1675 103.9 XLON
09:49:20.226 1255 104.1 BATE
09:52:46.746 1369 104.3 CHIX
09:52:46.746 1774 104.1 XLON
09:52:46.746 326 104.1 XLON
09:52:46.746 1511 104.1 XLON
09:55:02.059 581 103.9 XLON
09:55:02.059 1116 103.9 XLON
09:58:02.064 1789 103.9 XLON
10:07:26.056 94 103.7 XLON
10:07:26.057 1663 103.7 XLON
10:07:26.057 2030 103.7 XLON
10:13:46.813 749 103.6 CHIX
10:13:46.813 539 103.6 CHIX
10:14:32.728 600 103.5 BATE
10:14:32.728 561 103.5 BATE
10:16:46.817 912 103.5 XLON
10:16:46.817 1034 103.5 XLON
10:23:46.821 1007 103.4 XLON
10:23:46.821 764 103.4 XLON
10:33:53.456 1500 103.7 XLON
10:33:53.456 852 103.7 XLON
10:35:32.735 1322 104.0 BATE
10:36:00.273 1165 103.9 CHIX
10:40:00.747 422 104.2 TRQX
10:40:00.747 335 104.2 TRQX
10:40:00.747 420 104.2 TRQX
10:45:29.814 470 104.2 BATE
10:45:29.814 670 104.2 BATE
10:45:29.815 286 104.3 BATE
10:45:29.815 1057 104.3 BATE
10:45:29.817 649 104.1 XLON
10:45:29.817 1753 104.1 XLON
10:45:29.817 371 104.1 XLON
10:51:29.822 1753 104.7 XLON
10:51:30.410 1343 104.6 BATE
10:51:30.414 30 104.6 BATE
10:55:00.283 1337 104.6 CHIX
10:56:29.826 300 104.6 XLON
10:56:29.826 464 104.6 XLON
10:56:29.826 597 104.6 XLON
10:56:29.827 350 104.6 XLON
11:05:13.001 1932 105.0 XLON
11:10:30.429 893 104.9 BATE
11:10:30.429 490 104.9 BATE
11:10:30.429 1795 104.8 XLON
11:10:30.429 1951 104.8 XLON
11:10:30.430 320 104.8 CHIX
11:10:30.430 313 104.8 CHIX
11:10:30.430 600 104.8 CHIX
11:10:30.430 69 104.8 CHIX
11:20:00.159 1007 104.9 BATE
11:20:00.159 300 104.9 BATE
11:24:30.476 1434 104.8 XLON
11:24:30.476 565 104.8 XLON
11:24:30.476 1109 104.8 XLON
11:24:30.476 600 104.8 XLON
11:24:30.476 19 104.8 XLON
11:24:30.476 1694 104.8 XLON
11:34:40.969 2010 104.7 XLON
11:34:41.836 1245 104.6 CHIX
11:39:40.975 1928 104.6 XLON
11:39:40.992 5 104.6 XLON
11:50:41.985 56 104.5 CHIX
11:50:41.985 1134 104.5 CHIX
11:54:14.550 1760 104.4 XLON
11:54:14.550 1929 104.4 XLON
11:54:14.958 600 104.2 TRQX
11:54:14.958 545 104.2 TRQX
12:06:23.211 1890 104.8 XLON
12:07:00.167 1213 105.2 BATE
12:09:24.390 477 104.8 XLON
12:09:24.390 1354 104.8 XLON
12:09:24.536 116 104.6 CHIX
12:09:24.536 1016 104.6 CHIX
12:15:00.170 1289 105.4 BATE
12:16:49.206 300 105.0 XLON
12:16:49.206 1418 105.0 XLON
12:19:24.684 1869 104.7 XLON
12:31:23.692 1879 104.7 XLON
12:35:22.875 1779 104.7 XLON
12:35:22.875 85 104.7 XLON
12:38:36.804 1289 104.7 XLON
12:40:23.741 760 104.7 XLON
12:40:23.741 1720 104.7 XLON
12:43:23.749 577 104.9 CHIX
12:43:23.749 593 104.9 CHIX
12:44:00.317 300 104.8 BATE
12:44:00.317 1016 104.8 BATE
12:47:14.972 1335 105.2 TRQX
12:47:14.972 1785 104.8 XLON
12:47:14.972 1720 104.8 XLON
12:47:14.973 739 104.8 CHIX
12:47:14.973 545 104.8 CHIX
12:49:29.058 600 104.8 BATE
12:49:29.058 795 104.8 BATE
12:54:00.562 1650 104.8 XLON
12:54:00.562 293 104.8 XLON
12:58:00.569 1927 104.8 XLON
12:58:00.569 20 104.8 XLON
13:02:03.931 450 104.8 XLON
13:02:03.931 607 104.8 XLON
13:02:03.931 600 104.8 XLON
13:02:03.931 243 104.8 XLON
13:09:01.480 678 104.8 XLON
13:09:01.480 1187 104.8 XLON
13:09:26.478 1154 104.6 XLON
13:09:26.479 142 104.6 CHIX
13:09:41.480 146 104.6 XLON
13:09:41.480 1018 104.6 CHIX
13:09:41.480 709 104.6 XLON
13:09:46.479 18 104.6 CHIX
13:16:42.683 494 104.6 XLON
13:18:04.642 1179 104.6 XLON
13:20:04.646 90 104.7 XLON
13:20:04.646 1692 104.7 XLON
13:27:36.356 1200 104.8 XLON
13:27:36.356 1490 104.8 XLON
13:27:36.358 996 104.8 CHIX
13:27:36.358 229 104.8 CHIX
13:29:36.359 242 104.8 XLON
13:29:36.359 1819 104.8 XLON
13:32:49.954 1943 104.5 XLON
13:35:13.816 1289 104.7 XLON
13:35:13.816 599 104.7 XLON
13:36:26.216 1200 104.8 BATE
13:37:26.221 450 104.8 XLON
13:37:26.221 1050 104.8 XLON
13:37:26.222 320 104.8 XLON
13:38:02.952 148 104.8 BATE
13:38:06.645 256 104.8 BATE
13:38:06.645 1355 104.8 BATE
13:39:42.126 1723 104.5 XLON
13:46:03.846 379 104.5 XLON
13:48:05.712 286 104.8 CHIX
13:48:05.712 1071 104.8 CHIX
13:48:05.878 1087 104.8 XLON
13:48:05.878 889 104.8 XLON
13:52:05.882 2004 104.8 XLON
13:56:16.811 1682 104.8 XLON
13:56:43.609 600 104.7 TRQX
13:56:43.609 647 104.7 TRQX
13:56:43.609 58 104.7 TRQX
13:59:44.934 1202 104.6 CHIX
13:59:44.934 71 104.6 CHIX
14:01:16.815 893 104.7 XLON
14:01:16.815 545 104.7 XLON
14:01:16.815 297 104.7 XLON
14:05:39.638 1436 104.5 XLON
14:05:39.638 436 104.5 XLON
14:09:19.665 286 104.4 XLON
14:09:19.665 1509 104.4 XLON
14:11:19.671 600 104.3 XLON
14:11:19.671 1467 104.3 XLON
14:11:34.671 245 104.1 CHIX
14:17:25.652 1840 104.3 XLON
14:19:04.957 138 104.1 XLON
14:22:04.962 72 104.3 XLON
14:22:04.962 327 104.3 XLON
14:22:04.962 16 104.3 XLON
14:22:04.962 1231 104.3 CHIX
14:22:04.962 687 104.3 XLON
14:22:04.962 658 104.3 XLON
14:24:43.939 1841 104.6 XLON
14:24:43.940 182 104.6 XLON
14:26:04.967 656 104.5 CHIX
14:27:54.605 486 104.5 CHIX
14:29:43.945 1832 104.7 XLON
14:34:00.555 188 104.8 XLON
14:34:00.555 242 104.8 XLON
14:34:00.555 1496 104.8 XLON
14:34:00.556 1353 104.8 XLON
14:34:54.217 422 104.7 XLON
14:34:54.217 1593 104.7 XLON
14:35:21.886 405 104.6 CHIX
14:35:21.886 762 104.6 CHIX
14:41:36.820 25 104.6 XLON
14:42:21.894 205 104.7 XLON
14:42:21.897 880 104.7 XLON
14:42:24.733 1958 104.8 XLON
14:43:24.736 1828 104.6 XLON
14:43:24.736 477 104.5 CHIX
14:43:24.736 744 104.5 CHIX
14:45:53.973 2008 104.5 XLON
14:50:44.115 1583 104.5 XLON
14:50:44.115 300 104.5 XLON
14:54:30.656 598 104.5 XLON
14:54:30.656 1418 104.5 XLON
14:56:24.743 1257 104.5 CHIX
14:57:30.660 1669 104.5 XLON
14:59:30.668 1723 104.5 XLON
15:01:38.913 600 104.4 XLON
15:01:38.913 450 104.4 XLON
15:01:38.913 848 104.4 XLON
15:04:49.954 562 104.4 XLON
15:06:48.326 46 104.5 CHIX
15:06:48.326 1293 104.5 CHIX
15:06:48.326 1671 104.5 XLON
15:06:48.326 1673 104.5 XLON
15:07:48.331 1278 104.5 XLON
15:07:48.331 539 104.5 XLON
15:08:11.040 1283 104.5 BATE
15:09:11.043 1668 104.5 XLON
15:09:11.043 331 104.5 XLON
15:11:08.286 1222 104.5 XLON
15:12:08.300 1950 104.7 XLON
15:12:08.300 26 104.7 XLON
15:12:11.044 31 104.8 BATE
15:12:11.044 1165 104.8 BATE
15:13:09.262 1061 104.7 XLON
15:13:09.262 865 104.7 XLON
15:14:09.265 490 104.7 XLON
15:14:09.265 600 104.7 XLON
15:14:09.265 225 104.7 XLON
15:14:09.265 450 104.7 XLON
15:15:30.705 83 104.7 CHIX
15:15:30.705 575 104.7 CHIX
15:15:30.705 632 104.7 CHIX
15:17:13.563 901 104.7 XLON
15:17:13.564 1016 104.7 XLON
15:18:13.567 185 104.7 XLON
15:18:13.567 1751 104.7 XLON
15:20:13.570 1876 104.7 XLON
15:23:02.672 2014 104.6 XLON
15:24:02.674 1141 104.5 CHIX
15:25:11.050 1200 104.4 BATE
15:25:11.050 79 104.4 BATE
15:27:02.718 1752 104.4 XLON
15:29:14.204 1786 104.1 XLON
15:30:11.052 161 104.2 BATE
15:30:11.052 29 104.2 BATE
15:30:11.052 1081 104.2 BATE
15:30:51.660 1484 104.2 TRQX
15:32:14.208 956 104.3 XLON
15:32:14.208 895 104.3 XLON
15:34:14.211 300 104.3 XLON
15:34:14.211 1200 104.3 XLON
15:34:14.211 361 104.3 XLON
15:35:50.737 1244 104.5 CHIX
15:36:13.651 600 104.4 XLON
15:36:13.651 900 104.4 XLON
15:36:13.652 327 104.4 XLON
15:39:18.282 1714 104.6 XLON
15:42:18.286 1692 104.6 XLON
15:43:02.807 126 104.5 CHIX
15:43:02.807 1257 104.5 CHIX
15:44:05.890 1934 104.4 XLON
15:53:40.251 600 104.3 XLON
15:53:40.251 900 104.3 XLON
15:53:40.251 408 104.3 XLON
15:53:40.251 489 104.3 XLON
15:53:40.251 600 104.3 XLON
15:53:40.251 2036 104.3 XLON
15:53:40.251 610 104.3 XLON
15:53:40.251 1706 104.3 XLON
15:54:51.669 343 104.4 TRQX
15:54:51.669 65 104.4 TRQX
15:54:51.669 29 104.4 TRQX
15:54:51.669 783 104.4 TRQX
15:55:11.062 1031 104.6 BATE
15:55:11.063 392 104.6 BATE
15:55:30.357 505 104.4 XLON
15:55:30.358 1531 104.4 XLON
15:55:51.671 1270 104.4 CHIX
15:57:40.364 397 104.4 XLON
15:57:40.364 600 104.4 XLON
15:57:40.364 677 104.4 XLON
16:05:44.383 2505 104.4 XLON
16:05:44.383 4162 104.4 XLON
16:06:44.387 600 104.3 XLON
16:06:44.387 1056 104.3 XLON
16:06:51.674 1302 104.3 CHIX
16:09:44.392 1933 104.3 XLON
16:11:44.395 300 104.3 XLON
16:11:44.395 1010 104.3 XLON
16:11:44.395 422 104.3 XLON
16:14:00.613 160 104.0 XLON
16:14:22.013 256 104.1 XLON
16:14:55.619 793 104.1 XLON
16:14:56.801 1 104.1 XLON
16:15:02.488 481 104.1 XLON
16:15:10.394 155 104.1 XLON
16:16:10.398 1445 104.1 XLON
16:16:10.398 122 104.1 XLON
16:16:10.398 300 104.1 XLON
16:16:10.398 34 104.0 CHIX
16:16:10.398 1288 104.0 CHIX
16:19:10.404 169 104.0 XLON
16:19:10.404 342 104.0 XLON
16:19:10.406 231 104.0 XLON
16:21:31.910 1267 104.0 XLON
16:21:31.910 1799 104.0 XLON
16:24:03.775 462 104.1 XLON
16:24:03.775 1460 104.1 XLON
16:26:19.147 1378 104.1 XLON
16:26:19.147 500 104.1 XLON
16:27:19.150 300 104.1 XLON
16:27:19.150 900 104.1 XLON
16:27:19.150 300 104.1 XLON
16:27:19.150 354 104.1 XLON
16:28:19.153 300 104.1 XLON
16:28:19.153 442 104.1 XLON
16:28:19.154 819 104.1 XLON
16:28:19.154 1061 104.0 CHIX

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