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 RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	04 April 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	324,180
Weighted average price paid (p)	106.46
Highest price paid (p)	107.40
Lowest price paid (p)	104.80

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 32,503,537 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 718,093,225. 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 4 April 2023 is 718,093,225. 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 [e-mail] Tel: [phone]	Contacts at Brunswick PR: Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer Tel: [phone]
Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited: Nicholas How / John Fishley / William Hall  Tel: [phone]	Contacts at RBC Europe Limited: James Agnew / Jonathan Hardy / Jack Wood Tel: [phone]

Transaction details

Issuer name: FirstGroup PLC

LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

ISIN: GB0003452173

Classification: 2.4. Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares

Intermediary name: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

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 RBC Europe 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	165,645	106.70
BATE	54,903	106.24
CHIX	58,323	106.10
TRQX	45,309	106.28

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:06:09	27	105.80	BATE
08:06:09	204	105.80	TRQX
08:06:09	64	105.80	XLON
08:06:09	204	107.20	CHIX
08:06:13	26	105.90	CHIX
08:06:13	25	105.90	TRQX
08:06:13	140	105.90	XLON
08:06:13	72	105.90	CHIX
08:06:13	71	105.90	TRQX
08:06:13	198	105.90	BATE
08:06:18	229	105.60	CHIX
08:06:18	230	105.60	BATE
08:06:18	229	105.60	TRQX
08:06:18	229	105.60	XLON
08:06:18	67	105.60	CHIX
08:06:20	689	105.30	TRQX
08:06:20	689	105.30	XLON
08:06:20	690	105.30	CHIX
08:06:20	690	105.30	BATE
08:10:20	284	107.00	XLON
08:10:22	461	106.80	XLON
08:11:26	288	106.30	TRQX
08:11:26	461	106.30	CHIX
08:11:26	288	106.30	XLON
08:11:26	461	106.30	BATE
08:13:22	130	106.10	TRQX
08:13:22	224	106.10	CHIX
08:13:22	93	106.10	TRQX
08:13:22	224	106.10	BATE
08:13:22	224	106.10	XLON
08:13:22	437	106.40	XLON
08:13:22	417	106.40	XLON
08:13:27	279	105.90	TRQX
08:13:27	279	105.90	XLON
08:13:27	279	105.90	CHIX
08:13:27	280	105.90	BATE
08:13:27	70	105.90	TRQX
08:16:30	103	106.50	CHIX
08:16:30	103	106.40	XLON
08:16:58	48	106.10	CHIX
08:16:58	181	106.10	BATE
08:16:58	180	106.10	TRQX
08:16:58	181	106.10	XLON
08:16:58	133	106.10	CHIX
08:24:10	173	105.90	BATE
08:24:10	173	105.90	CHIX
08:24:10	172	105.90	XLON
08:24:10	172	105.90	TRQX
08:25:40	91	105.80	XLON
08:25:40	122	105.80	XLON
08:25:42	200	105.80	CHIX
08:25:42	13	105.80	CHIX
08:25:44	53	105.70	XLON
08:31:14	13	105.90	XLON
08:31:15	253	105.90	XLON
08:31:17	701	106.00	XLON
08:31:19	63	106.00	XLON
08:31:20	175	106.00	XLON
08:31:20	351	106.10	CHIX
08:31:20	294	106.10	CHIX
08:49:12	215	105.50	CHIX
08:49:12	215	105.50	BATE
08:49:12	215	105.50	XLON
08:49:12	215	105.50	TRQX
08:49:15	163	105.30	CHIX
08:49:15	163	105.30	BATE
08:49:15	162	105.30	TRQX
08:49:15	162	105.30	XLON
08:57:56	12	105.70	XLON
08:57:58	813	105.70	XLON
08:59:54	394	105.70	CHIX
09:12:26	394	105.60	XLON
09:12:26	393	105.60	TRQX
09:12:26	422	105.60	BATE
09:12:26	144	105.60	CHIX
09:18:02	273	105.50	BATE
09:18:02	273	105.50	CHIX
09:18:02	89	105.50	TRQX
09:18:02	273	105.50	XLON
09:18:02	183	105.50	TRQX
09:20:40	70	105.40	TRQX
09:20:40	349	105.40	BATE
09:20:40	349	105.40	XLON
09:20:40	278	105.40	TRQX
09:20:40	349	105.40	CHIX
09:20:40	87	105.40	TRQX
09:25:27	303	105.20	CHIX
09:25:27	302	105.20	XLON
09:25:27	303	105.20	BATE
09:25:27	302	105.20	TRQX
09:25:27	75	105.20	TRQX
09:25:27	1,764	105.30	BATE
09:25:27	244	105.30	CHIX
09:25:28	860	105.00	CHIX
09:25:28	861	105.00	BATE
09:25:28	860	105.00	TRQX
09:25:28	860	105.00	XLON
09:25:30	1,130	105.10	CHIX
09:25:30	1,100	105.10	CHIX
09:25:30	2,200	105.10	CHIX
09:25:30	3,300	105.10	CHIX
09:25:57	742	104.90	BATE
09:25:57	154	104.90	BATE
09:25:57	896	104.90	CHIX
09:25:58	231	105.20	XLON
09:25:58	963	105.20	XLON
09:26:33	847	105.20	BATE
09:59:05	553	104.80	CHIX
09:59:05	896	104.80	XLON
09:59:05	896	104.80	BATE
09:59:05	343	104.80	CHIX
09:59:05	896	104.80	TRQX
10:22:38	61	104.80	XLON
10:31:32	896	105.00	BATE
10:31:32	896	105.00	CHIX
10:31:32	896	105.00	TRQX
10:31:32	896	105.00	XLON
10:35:54	363	104.90	TRQX
10:35:54	436	104.90	XLON
10:35:54	533	104.90	TRQX
10:35:54	460	104.90	XLON
10:35:54	896	104.90	BATE
10:46:53	896	105.00	CHIX
10:46:53	896	105.00	XLON
10:46:53	479	105.00	TRQX
10:46:53	417	105.00	TRQX
11:18:55	676	105.40	BATE
11:18:55	896	105.40	CHIX
11:18:55	220	105.40	BATE
11:18:55	773	105.40	TRQX
11:18:55	755	105.40	XLON
11:18:55	123	105.40	TRQX
11:18:55	141	105.40	XLON
11:19:29	896	105.30	CHIX
11:19:29	896	105.30	BATE
11:19:29	589	105.30	TRQX
11:19:29	307	105.30	TRQX
11:19:29	525	105.30	XLON
11:19:29	371	105.30	XLON
11:19:56	1,510	105.30	BATE
11:19:56	576	105.30	CHIX
11:19:56	346	105.30	BATE
11:19:56	179	105.30	TRQX
11:19:56	576	105.30	XLON
11:19:56	397	105.30	TRQX
11:20:13	320	105.30	CHIX
11:20:13	70	105.30	CHIX
11:20:13	2,093	105.30	CHIX
11:21:34	143	105.40	BATE
11:21:34	1,029	105.40	BATE
11:21:34	1,171	105.40	TRQX
11:21:34	1,171	105.40	XLON
11:59:59	458	105.50	BATE
11:59:59	427	105.50	CHIX
11:59:59	896	105.50	XLON
11:59:59	438	105.50	BATE
11:59:59	469	105.50	CHIX
11:59:59	896	105.50	TRQX
12:15:20	836	105.50	BATE
12:15:20	835	105.50	XLON
12:15:20	503	105.50	TRQX
12:17:36	836	105.50	CHIX
12:17:36	1,580	105.50	XLON
12:17:36	332	105.50	TRQX
12:18:22	433	105.40	BATE
12:18:22	432	105.40	XLON
12:18:22	432	105.40	TRQX
12:18:22	82	105.40	CHIX
12:24:04	594	105.50	XLON
12:24:04	361	105.50	BATE
12:24:04	462	105.50	CHIX
12:24:06	56	105.50	BATE
12:24:06	456	105.50	BATE
12:24:06	272	105.50	CHIX
12:24:07	357	105.70	CHIX
12:24:07	176	105.80	XLON
12:24:07	720	105.80	XLON
12:24:07	355	106.10	CHIX
12:24:07	764	106.20	XLON
12:24:07	184	106.10	CHIX
12:24:07	625	106.10	BATE
12:24:07	896	106.10	BATE
12:24:08	7,215	106.10	XLON
12:24:10	949	106.20	XLON
12:24:10	854	106.20	XLON
12:24:10	896	106.30	XLON
12:24:10	341	106.20	CHIX
12:24:10	555	106.20	CHIX
12:24:27	712	106.00	XLON
12:24:27	21	106.00	CHIX
12:24:27	90	106.00	BATE
12:24:27	184	106.00	XLON
12:24:27	896	106.00	TRQX
12:25:40	806	106.10	BATE
12:25:40	1,608	106.10	CHIX
12:25:42	184	106.30	CHIX
12:26:01	896	106.00	CHIX
12:26:01	896	106.00	BATE
12:26:01	896	106.00	XLON
12:26:01	896	106.00	TRQX
12:27:37	464	105.80	CHIX
12:27:37	896	105.80	XLON
12:27:37	896	105.80	BATE
12:27:37	896	105.80	TRQX
12:27:37	432	105.80	CHIX
12:27:37	1,112	105.70	BATE
12:27:37	1,112	105.70	TRQX
12:53:45	258	106.20	CHIX
12:53:45	896	106.20	BATE
12:55:05	638	106.60	CHIX
12:55:05	896	106.60	XLON
12:55:05	896	106.60	TRQX
12:56:38	3	106.60	CHIX
13:02:30	893	106.60	CHIX
13:02:30	896	106.60	XLON
13:02:30	896	106.60	BATE
13:02:30	896	106.60	TRQX
13:12:19	895	106.60	CHIX
13:12:19	898	106.60	BATE
13:12:19	894	106.60	XLON
13:12:19	897	106.60	TRQX
13:18:20	894	106.50	XLON
13:18:20	897	106.50	TRQX
13:18:20	898	106.50	BATE
13:18:20	895	106.50	CHIX
13:31:52	425	106.40	TRQX
13:31:52	896	106.40	XLON
13:31:52	470	106.40	TRQX
13:31:52	896	106.40	CHIX
13:31:52	897	106.40	BATE
13:44:35	897	106.30	BATE
13:44:35	896	106.30	CHIX
13:44:35	895	106.30	TRQX
13:44:35	896	106.30	XLON
13:45:02	391	106.30	TRQX
13:45:02	3	106.30	BATE
13:45:02	504	106.30	TRQX
13:45:02	896	106.30	CHIX
13:45:02	894	106.30	BATE
13:45:02	896	106.30	XLON
14:05:44	896	106.70	XLON
14:05:44	896	106.70	TRQX
14:05:44	896	106.70	CHIX
14:05:44	896	106.70	BATE
14:05:44	736	106.80	CHIX
14:05:45	896	107.00	CHIX
14:26:02	896	107.10	CHIX
14:26:02	896	107.10	BATE
14:26:02	896	107.10	TRQX
14:26:02	896	107.10	XLON
14:27:21	451	107.40	XLON
14:27:21	574	107.40	XLON
14:31:03	1,077	107.10	TRQX
14:31:03	89	107.20	CHIX
14:31:03	1,194	107.20	XLON
14:31:03	1,195	107.20	BATE
14:31:03	1,106	107.20	CHIX
14:31:04	358	107.20	TRQX
14:31:04	896	107.20	XLON
14:31:04	538	107.20	TRQX
14:31:04	896	107.20	CHIX
14:31:04	896	107.20	BATE
14:31:22	896	107.10	BATE
14:31:22	896	107.10	CHIX
14:31:22	896	107.10	XLON
14:31:22	896	107.10	TRQX
14:32:35	896	107.00	BATE
14:32:35	896	107.00	CHIX
14:32:35	896	107.00	XLON
14:32:35	896	107.00	TRQX
14:32:37	1,128	107.30	BATE
14:33:27	631	107.10	BATE
14:33:27	896	107.10	XLON
14:33:27	1,161	107.10	BATE
14:33:27	896	107.10	TRQX
14:33:28	342	107.30	CHIX
14:33:28	519	107.30	CHIX
14:34:02	701	107.10	CHIX
14:34:02	516	107.10	TRQX
14:34:02	512	107.10	TRQX
14:34:02	764	107.10	BATE
14:34:02	328	107.10	CHIX
14:35:08	896	107.00	BATE
14:35:08	896	107.00	CHIX
14:35:08	896	107.00	TRQX
14:35:08	896	107.00	XLON
14:40:32	74	107.20	BATE
14:40:32	209	107.20	CHIX
14:40:32	822	107.20	BATE
14:40:32	687	107.20	CHIX
14:40:32	619	107.20	XLON
14:40:32	277	107.20	XLON
14:40:32	896	107.20	TRQX
14:40:33	896	107.20	TRQX
14:40:33	896	107.20	XLON
14:41:02	896	107.10	BATE
14:41:02	896	107.10	CHIX
14:41:02	896	107.10	TRQX
14:41:02	896	107.10	XLON
14:41:12	896	107.00	BATE
14:41:12	896	107.00	XLON
14:41:12	896	107.00	TRQX
14:41:12	896	107.00	CHIX
14:51:02	174	107.00	CHIX
14:51:02	896	107.00	XLON
14:51:02	896	107.00	TRQX
14:51:02	722	107.00	CHIX
14:51:02	896	107.00	BATE
14:53:03	1,618	106.90	BATE
14:53:03	656	106.90	CHIX
14:53:03	655	106.90	XLON
14:53:03	655	106.90	TRQX
15:02:01	112	106.90	BATE
15:02:01	588	106.90	XLON
15:02:01	1,100	106.90	BATE
15:02:01	67	106.90	XLON
15:02:01	656	106.90	CHIX
15:02:01	406	106.90	BATE
15:02:01	655	106.90	TRQX
15:11:02	358	106.70	XLON
15:11:02	934	106.70	BATE
15:11:02	858	106.70	TRQX
15:11:02	859	106.70	CHIX
15:11:02	575	106.70	XLON
15:17:56	312	106.70	BATE
15:17:56	1,434	106.70	CHIX
15:17:56	405	106.70	BATE
15:17:56	717	106.70	XLON
15:17:56	716	106.70	TRQX
15:17:56	919	106.60	TRQX
15:17:56	919	106.60	XLON
15:23:39	773	106.40	CHIX
15:23:39	896	106.40	BATE
15:23:39	123	106.40	CHIX
15:23:39	896	106.40	XLON
15:23:39	896	106.40	TRQX
15:42:32	896	106.90	CHIX
15:42:32	896	106.90	BATE
15:42:32	896	106.90	TRQX
15:42:32	896	106.90	XLON
15:43:32	302	106.80	BATE
15:43:32	790	106.80	CHIX
15:43:32	301	106.80	XLON
15:43:32	555	106.80	BATE
15:43:32	106	106.80	CHIX
15:43:32	556	106.80	TRQX
15:43:32	556	106.80	XLON
15:43:32	39	106.80	BATE
15:43:32	39	106.80	TRQX
15:43:32	39	106.80	XLON
15:43:32	301	106.80	TRQX
16:04:04	565	106.80	XLON
16:04:04	564	106.80	TRQX
16:04:04	255	106.80	CHIX
16:04:04	310	106.80	CHIX
16:04:04	1,890	106.80	BATE
16:28:54	391	107.10	CHIX
16:28:54	36	107.10	TRQX
16:28:54	505	107.10	CHIX
16:28:54	769	107.10	TRQX
16:28:54	896	107.10	BATE
16:28:54	91	107.10	TRQX
16:28:54	896	107.10	XLON
16:35:01	4,928	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	8,388	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	300	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	1,932	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	9,097	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	22,060	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	22,060	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	4,595	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	2,232	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	2,557	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	2,345	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	109	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	2,659	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	580	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	18,507	107.00	XLON
16:35:01	233	107.00	XLON