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 February 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 590,738
Weighted average price paid (p) 112.35
Highest price paid (p) 113.60
Lowest price paid (p) 111.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 15,385,951 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 735,145,646. 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 February 2023 is 735,145,646. 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 112.30 362,653
CHIX 112.22 59,091
BATE 112.52 148,379
TRQX 112.23 20,615

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:00:20 1000 112.2 XLON
08:00:20 1000 112.2 XLON
08:00:20 1096 112.2 XLON
08:01:37 2966 112.3 XLON
08:02:53 2801 112.8 XLON
08:03:20 578 112.6 XLON
08:03:20 2474 112.6 XLON
08:03:20 1387 112.8 BATE
08:06:53 3194 113.5 XLON
08:06:58 562 113.6 CHIX
08:06:58 690 113.6 CHIX
08:07:40 3273 112.9 XLON
08:08:20 1268 113.2 BATE
08:10:04 1321 112.7 CHIX
08:11:28 3342 112.7 XLON
08:11:28 2961 112.6 XLON
08:11:28 100 112.6 XLON
08:16:30 278 112.5 BATE
08:16:30 1049 112.5 BATE
08:21:20 3015 112.8 XLON
08:21:20 292 112.8 XLON
08:22:20 1128 112.7 TRQX
08:23:43 2838 112.9 XLON
08:23:43 476 112.9 XLON
08:28:17 1263 113 CHIX
08:28:23 1745 112.9 XLON
08:28:23 1000 112.9 XLON
08:31:33 1572 112.9 XLON
08:31:33 1000 112.9 XLON
08:31:33 777 112.9 XLON
08:43:20 2381 112.8 XLON
08:43:20 609 112.8 XLON
08:43:20 4014 113 XLON
08:43:20 819 113 XLON
08:43:20 531 113 XLON
08:43:20 922 113 XLON
08:43:20 2901 112.9 XLON
08:43:20 3352 112.9 XLON
08:43:20 438 113 TRQX
08:43:20 880 113 TRQX
08:43:21 1923 112.7 CHIX
08:45:50 296 112.4 CHIX
08:45:50 1000 112.4 CHIX
08:45:50 45 112.4 CHIX
08:59:50 1259 112.1 CHIX
09:18:30 1189 111.7 TRQX
09:23:18 1163 111.3 BATE
09:29:50 1375 111.2 CHIX
09:30:03 4710 111.2 XLON
09:30:03 7951 111.2 XLON
09:30:03 623 111.2 XLON
09:30:03 2000 111.2 XLON
09:30:03 4000 111.2 XLON
09:38:26 1191 111.8 CHIX
09:39:18 1404 111.6 BATE
09:42:56 3304 111.5 XLON
09:42:56 272 111.5 CHIX
09:42:56 289 111.5 CHIX
09:42:56 35 111.5 CHIX
09:42:56 61 111.5 CHIX
09:42:56 492 111.5 CHIX
09:43:18 1273 111.7 BATE
09:43:18 1228 111.6 BATE
09:50:56 2828 111.7 XLON
09:56:08 745 111.8 TRQX
09:56:08 1220 111.8 CHIX
10:06:16 6560 112.3 XLON
10:06:16 4065 112.3 XLON
10:06:16 1000 112.3 XLON
10:06:16 1000 112.3 XLON
10:06:16 606 112.3 XLON
10:07:18 1319 112.2 BATE
10:08:26 1370 112.2 CHIX
10:18:49 428 112.1 TRQX
10:18:49 964 112.1 TRQX
10:19:18 3674 112.1 XLON
10:19:18 1212 112.2 BATE
10:19:18 710 112.2 BATE
10:19:18 577 112.2 BATE
10:26:49 1000 112.2 CHIX
10:26:49 293 112.2 CHIX
10:41:23 1985 112.1 XLON
10:41:23 1276 112 XLON
10:41:23 1214 112.2 CHIX
10:41:24 1852 111.9 BATE
10:41:24 1000 111.9 BATE
10:41:24 249 111.9 BATE
10:41:24 6600 111.9 XLON
10:41:24 1276 111.9 BATE
10:41:24 1647 111.9 BATE
10:42:28 1750 112.3 BATE
10:42:28 833 112.5 BATE
10:42:28 1271 112.5 BATE
10:44:14 2000 112.3 XLON
10:44:14 979 112.3 XLON
10:44:14 2000 112.3 XLON
10:44:25 64 112.3 XLON
10:44:25 1000 112.3 XLON
10:44:25 2226 112.3 XLON
10:50:57 2728 112.4 XLON
10:50:57 50 112.4 XLON
10:53:28 1274 112.3 CHIX
10:55:29 3066 112.3 XLON
10:57:28 1255 112.2 BATE
11:09:49 2228 112.2 XLON
11:09:49 679 112.2 TRQX
11:09:49 472 112.2 TRQX
11:09:49 186 112.2 TRQX
11:10:12 1513 112.1 BATE
11:10:12 3062 112.1 XLON
11:10:12 1339 112.1 CHIX
11:20:07 1768 111.8 XLON
11:20:07 1000 111.8 XLON
11:20:07 2883 111.8 XLON
11:31:21 1340 111.8 CHIX
11:43:45 1621 112.2 BATE
11:43:45 1680 112.1 BATE
11:43:45 1182 112.1 CHIX
11:49:49 1377 112 TRQX
12:02:46 3036 112 XLON
12:23:46 1325 111.9 CHIX
12:23:46 705 111.9 CHIX
12:23:46 665 111.9 CHIX
12:23:46 1207 111.9 CHIX
12:45:14 1000 111.8 CHIX
12:45:14 322 111.8 CHIX
12:46:49 438 111.8 TRQX
12:46:49 845 111.8 TRQX
12:48:46 507 111.8 XLON
12:48:46 485 111.8 XLON
12:48:46 1000 111.8 XLON
12:48:46 1000 111.8 XLON
12:57:22 399 111.7 BATE
12:57:22 1078 111.7 CHIX
12:57:22 277 111.7 CHIX
12:58:50 377 111.7 BATE
12:59:00 291 111.7 BATE
13:02:07 608 111.7 BATE
13:10:00 758 111.6 XLON
13:10:02 2599 111.6 XLON
13:10:07 348 111.6 XLON
13:10:07 2699 111.6 XLON
13:10:07 1146 111.6 BATE
13:15:02 1000 111.6 CHIX
13:15:02 168 111.6 CHIX
13:25:52 296 111.8 TRQX
13:25:52 1000 111.8 TRQX
13:25:52 12 111.8 TRQX
13:49:14 3197 111.9 XLON
13:49:14 2897 111.9 CHIX
13:50:09 542 111.9 BATE
13:50:12 2957 111.9 XLON
13:50:12 2989 111.9 XLON
13:50:12 340 111.9 XLON
13:50:12 751 111.9 BATE
13:52:14 1222 111.9 CHIX
13:58:20 801 112 TRQX
13:58:20 261 112.1 TRQX
13:58:20 247 112.1 TRQX
13:58:25 759 112 XLON
13:58:25 18539 112 XLON
13:58:25 1354 112.2 BATE
13:58:25 3087 112.2 BATE
13:58:25 3058 112.2 BATE
13:58:26 9725 112 XLON
13:58:26 2625 112.1 XLON
13:58:26 7000 112.1 XLON
13:58:26 110 112.1 XLON
14:04:53 4000 112.2 BATE
14:04:53 3000 112.2 BATE
14:04:53 1000 112.2 BATE
14:04:53 603 112.2 BATE
14:04:53 1525 112.1 XLON
14:04:53 279 112.2 BATE
14:04:53 8310 112.2 BATE
14:04:53 5892 112.1 XLON
14:04:54 583 112.4 XLON
14:04:54 2236 112.4 XLON
14:04:54 568 112.4 XLON
14:04:54 4842 112.4 XLON
14:05:16 7990 112.5 XLON
14:05:16 3149 112.5 XLON
14:05:54 3338 112.4 XLON
14:05:54 1326 112.4 CHIX
14:10:23 2799 112.3 XLON
14:17:02 1061 112.4 XLON
14:17:02 1163 112.4 CHIX
14:17:02 150 112.4 CHIX
14:17:02 398 112.4 XLON
14:20:45 101 112.4 TRQX
14:26:45 1000 112.6 TRQX
14:26:45 355 112.6 TRQX
14:30:50 2729 112.4 XLON
14:30:50 1162 112.4 CHIX
14:30:50 1191 112.4 CHIX
14:30:50 3008 112.4 XLON
14:30:50 2963 112.4 XLON
14:30:50 2966 112.4 XLON
14:30:50 2262 112.4 XLON
14:30:50 212 112.4 XLON
14:38:01 5671 112.5 XLON
14:38:01 884 112.5 XLON
14:38:01 540 112.5 CHIX
14:38:01 95 112.5 CHIX
14:38:01 644 112.5 CHIX
14:40:04 2296 112.4 XLON
14:40:04 546 112.4 XLON
14:44:06 3302 112.3 XLON
14:48:11 1401 112.2 BATE
14:48:11 399 112.1 XLON
14:48:11 1000 112.1 XLON
14:48:11 1494 112.1 XLON
14:48:11 1304 112.2 CHIX
14:48:11 1399 112.2 TRQX
14:50:24 113 112.1 XLON
14:50:24 2000 112.1 XLON
14:50:24 1000 112.1 XLON
14:52:20 1356 112.1 BATE
14:52:20 1401 112.1 CHIX
14:53:18 2199 112 XLON
14:53:18 560 112 XLON
15:00:40 2836 111.9 XLON
15:00:40 2333 111.9 XLON
15:00:40 1000 111.9 XLON
15:08:49 7842 112 XLON
15:08:49 286 112 CHIX
15:08:49 991 112 CHIX
15:08:49 967 112 CHIX
15:09:11 220 112 TRQX
15:09:20 1175 112.1 BATE
15:10:04 2742 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 1560 112.1 BATE
15:27:27 27 112.1 BATE
15:27:27 219 112.1 CHIX
15:27:27 1201 112.1 BATE
15:27:27 989 112.1 CHIX
15:27:27 711 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 2655 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 1345 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 1790 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 910 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 3281 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 1831 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 3229 112.1 XLON
15:27:27 1202 112.1 CHIX
15:27:27 169 112.1 CHIX
15:27:27 1403 112.1 CHIX
15:27:27 1125 112.1 TRQX
15:32:11 942 112 TRQX
15:32:11 294 112 TRQX
15:34:27 869 112 CHIX
15:34:27 262 112 CHIX
15:46:25 1217 112 CHIX
15:57:04 908 112.4 CHIX
15:57:04 700 112.4 CHIX
15:57:04 1235 112.4 TRQX
15:57:04 259 112.3 BATE
15:57:04 456 112.3 BATE
15:57:04 4223 112.1 BATE
15:57:05 9000 112.7 BATE
15:57:05 1253 112.7 BATE
15:57:05 398 112.5 XLON
15:57:08 14924 112.6 XLON
15:57:08 3830 112.6 XLON
15:57:08 8000 112.6 XLON
15:57:08 92 112.6 XLON
15:57:08 4679 112.6 XLON
15:57:10 600 112.5 BATE
15:57:10 1372 112.5 BATE
15:57:10 135 112.5 BATE
15:57:10 98 112.5 BATE
15:57:10 1375 112.5 BATE
15:57:24 3185 112.5 XLON
15:58:04 163 112.5 BATE
15:58:04 1197 112.5 BATE
15:58:04 1000 112.5 BATE
15:58:04 1000 112.5 BATE
16:00:07 3000 112.6 BATE
16:00:07 1000 112.6 BATE
16:00:07 3970 112.6 BATE
16:00:07 12478 112.6 BATE
16:00:07 1755 112.6 BATE
16:00:07 1753 112.6 BATE
16:00:07 462 112.6 BATE
16:01:27 138 112.9 XLON
16:01:27 147 112.9 XLON
16:01:27 1160 112.9 CHIX
16:01:28 838 112.9 XLON
16:01:28 312 112.9 XLON
16:01:28 460 112.9 XLON
16:01:31 941 112.9 XLON
16:03:31 189 112.8 XLON
16:03:31 3000 112.8 XLON
16:06:28 1165 112.8 CHIX
16:07:30 3114 112.9 XLON
16:10:33 2720 112.9 XLON
16:10:33 7531 113.4 BATE
16:10:33 7545 113.2 BATE
16:10:33 3709 113 BATE
16:10:33 611 113.1 BATE
16:10:33 611 113.2 BATE
16:10:33 1783 113.2 BATE
16:10:34 63 112.8 CHIX
16:15:03 678 113 CHIX
16:15:03 825 113 TRQX
16:15:03 3564 113.1 XLON
16:15:03 477 113 CHIX
16:20:04 3856 113 XLON
16:20:04 3000 113 XLON
16:20:04 733 113 TRQX
16:25:13 1698 113 BATE
16:25:13 3044 113.1 XLON
16:25:13 3113 113.1 XLON
16:25:13 1210 113.1 CHIX
16:25:14 1062 112.9 BATE
16:25:25 195 113.1 BATE
16:25:25 1756 113.1 BATE
16:26:35 164 113.1 BATE
16:27:03 5115 113 BATE
16:27:03 3012 113.1 XLON
16:27:03 5098 113.1 BATE
16:27:03 1008 113.1 CHIX
16:29:02 2669 112.9 XLON
16:29:56 612 112.9 BATE

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