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 February 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 605,588
Weighted average price paid (p) 112.56
Highest price paid (p) 113.30
Lowest price paid (p) 111.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 15,991,539 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 734,540,058. 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 February 2023 is 734,540,058. 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 360,773 112.52
CHIX 61,077 112.50
BATE 112.65 162,658
TRQX 112.67 21,080

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:02:51 1166 112.8 XLON
08:02:51 2000 112.8 XLON
08:02:51 4613 112.8 XLON
08:03:00 1707 112.8 BATE
08:03:17 88 112.3 CHIX
08:03:40 790 111.8 CHIX
08:03:45 77 111.8 CHIX
08:03:46 843 111.7 XLON
08:03:46 472 111.8 CHIX
08:03:54 135 111.7 XLON
08:05:54 1089 112.6 XLON
08:05:54 1948 112.6 XLON
08:06:46 1243 112.6 CHIX
08:07:54 841 112.2 BATE
08:07:54 438 112.2 BATE
08:07:54 1316 112.5 XLON
08:07:54 2000 112.5 XLON
08:23:51 1253 112.8 TRQX
08:24:46 297 112.6 CHIX
08:24:46 1061 112.6 CHIX
08:36:12 1046 111.8 XLON
08:36:12 1839 111.8 XLON
08:54:12 3320 111.6 XLON
08:57:23 6 111.8 XLON
08:57:23 3195 111.8 XLON
08:57:46 1167 111.9 CHIX
08:57:54 1000 111.9 BATE
08:57:54 286 111.9 BATE
09:02:15 2617 112.5 BATE
09:02:15 1483 112.2 XLON
09:02:15 3200 112.2 XLON
09:02:15 617 112.2 BATE
09:02:15 884 112.2 BATE
09:03:15 626 112.0 XLON
09:03:15 295 112.0 XLON
09:03:15 2000 112.0 XLON
09:03:15 579 112.0 CHIX
09:03:15 798 112.0 CHIX
09:03:15 3119 112.2 XLON
09:32:15 1233 112.2 CHIX
09:32:15 71 112.2 CHIX
09:32:15 68 112.2 CHIX
09:32:15 181 112.2 CHIX
09:32:15 321 112.2 CHIX
09:32:15 692 112.2 CHIX
09:32:15 282 112.1 XLON
09:32:15 350 112.0 BATE
09:32:15 1000 112.0 BATE
09:32:22 1649 112.2 BATE
09:32:22 3905 112.1 XLON
09:32:22 2725 112.1 XLON
09:32:22 2908 112.1 XLON
09:32:22 9686 112.1 XLON
09:32:22 10935 112.1 XLON
09:33:22 1364 112.2 BATE
09:44:15 1359 111.9 CHIX
09:45:38 35 112.2 CHIX
09:45:38 1219 112.2 CHIX
09:47:15 1022 112.1 XLON
09:47:15 2211 112.1 XLON
09:47:15 209 112.1 XLON
09:47:15 2000 112.1 XLON
09:47:15 1000 112.1 XLON
09:54:38 1245 112.0 CHIX
09:55:22 1000 112.0 BATE
09:55:22 33 112.0 BATE
09:55:22 307 112.0 BATE
10:02:22 1933 111.9 XLON
10:02:22 28 111.9 XLON
10:02:22 46 111.9 XLON
10:02:22 1019 111.9 XLON
10:03:22 429 112.3 XLON
10:03:22 1200 112.3 XLON
10:03:22 64 112.3 XLON
10:03:22 1382 112.3 XLON
10:03:22 1228 112.3 BATE
10:03:22 289 112.2 BATE
10:03:22 1000 112.2 BATE
10:07:57 1225 112.6 CHIX
10:08:32 3122 112.5 XLON
10:08:57 1000 112.4 CHIX
10:08:57 346 112.4 CHIX
10:10:18 886 112.2 XLON
10:10:18 1055 112.2 XLON
10:10:18 1172 112.2 XLON
10:19:02 1134 112.2 CHIX
10:26:13 2838 112.0 XLON
10:29:51 438 112.5 TRQX
10:29:51 726 112.5 TRQX
10:30:04 2769 112.0 XLON
10:30:04 794 112.0 CHIX
10:30:22 1178 112.2 BATE
10:34:04 573 112.0 CHIX
10:34:04 2856 112.2 XLON
10:42:53 563 112.0 XLON
10:42:53 2700 112.0 XLON
10:43:52 97 112.0 XLON
10:46:14 200 112.0 CHIX
10:47:03 974 112.0 CHIX
10:47:45 219 112.0 CHIX
10:48:22 974 112.2 BATE
10:49:12 559 112.2 XLON
10:57:13 974 112.3 XLON
10:57:14 974 112.3 XLON
10:57:36 1203 112.3 XLON
10:57:38 243 112.2 BATE
10:58:55 611 112.4 XLON
10:58:55 1000 112.4 XLON
10:58:55 1000 112.4 XLON
10:59:02 550 112.4 XLON
10:59:40 1039 112.3 BATE
10:59:40 206 112.3 BATE
11:00:12 1280 112.3 TRQX
11:00:40 343 112.2 CHIX
11:00:40 72 112.2 CHIX
11:03:02 1842 112.2 XLON
11:03:02 1000 112.2 XLON
11:04:35 1142 112.0 CHIX
11:08:02 974 111.9 XLON
11:09:02 974 111.9 XLON
11:09:52 1268 111.9 XLON
11:20:02 200 112.1 XLON
11:20:02 1000 112.1 XLON
11:20:02 999 112.1 XLON
11:20:02 974 112.1 XLON
11:21:20 2916 112.1 XLON
11:21:20 330 112.1 XLON
11:24:47 532 112.4 CHIX
11:24:47 814 112.4 CHIX
11:24:48 1206 112.3 BATE
11:24:48 914 112.3 BATE
11:24:48 1000 112.3 BATE
11:25:11 2702 112.3 XLON
11:25:11 791 112.3 XLON
11:28:00 1110 112.4 XLON
11:28:00 1324 112.4 XLON
11:28:00 631 112.4 XLON
11:28:00 1334 112.5 TRQX
11:28:00 18 112.3 XLON
11:35:00 1907 112.4 XLON
11:35:00 1000 112.4 XLON
11:35:02 240 112.3 CHIX
11:35:02 947 112.3 CHIX
11:39:24 1973 112.2 XLON
11:39:24 1000 112.2 XLON
11:48:29 1184 112.2 CHIX
11:56:23 512 112.3 BATE
11:56:23 1543 112.3 XLON
11:56:23 1745 112.3 XLON
11:57:55 342 112.4 XLON
11:59:55 847 112.4 XLON
12:01:58 3553 112.6 XLON
12:01:58 1191 112.6 BATE
12:03:57 2742 112.7 XLON
12:03:57 1364 112.7 CHIX
12:09:22 3282 112.9 XLON
12:09:58 1270 113.0 BATE
12:16:28 404 112.9 XLON
12:20:23 2872 113.2 XLON
12:20:23 540 113.1 XLON
12:20:23 13 113.1 XLON
12:23:24 389 113.1 CHIX
12:25:02 372 113.1 XLON
12:25:02 974 113.1 CHIX
12:29:02 1273 113.3 XLON
12:29:02 974 113.3 XLON
12:29:02 8 113.3 XLON
12:29:03 540 113.3 XLON
12:29:13 28 113.3 XLON
12:32:44 493 113.1 XLON
12:33:02 1455 113.1 XLON
12:33:02 28 113.1 CHIX
12:33:02 330 113.1 XLON
12:33:02 974 113.1 XLON
12:36:11 1355 113.1 CHIX
12:37:58 1647 113.1 BATE
12:43:44 3316 112.9 XLON
12:44:58 1228 112.8 BATE
12:45:45 2609 112.6 XLON
12:45:45 339 112.6 XLON
12:51:45 1028 112.6 XLON
12:53:09 3104 112.7 XLON
12:55:19 1533 112.6 BATE
12:55:19 802 112.6 XLON
12:55:19 892 112.6 XLON
12:55:19 1349 112.6 CHIX
12:55:42 2234 112.5 XLON
12:55:42 917 112.5 XLON
12:56:40 752 112.5 XLON
12:56:40 243 112.5 XLON
12:56:40 2000 112.5 XLON
12:56:40 2000 112.5 XLON
12:56:40 1000 112.5 XLON
12:56:40 1000 112.5 XLON
12:56:40 4000 112.5 XLON
12:56:40 237 112.4 XLON
12:56:40 807 112.6 BATE
12:56:40 8018 112.6 BATE
12:56:40 398 112.6 BATE
12:56:40 237 112.6 BATE
12:56:40 807 112.6 BATE
12:56:40 458 112.6 BATE
12:56:40 1248 112.3 TRQX
12:56:40 10692 112.6 BATE
12:56:40 2776 112.3 XLON
12:56:40 1450 112.4 TRQX
12:56:40 519 112.4 TRQX
12:56:40 1768 112.4 BATE
12:56:40 807 112.4 BATE
12:56:40 535 112.5 BATE
12:57:52 1350 112.6 XLON
12:57:52 2000 112.6 XLON
13:05:22 1554 112.7 XLON
13:05:22 1156 112.7 XLON
13:10:03 499 112.7 CHIX
13:10:03 797 112.7 CHIX
13:10:04 58 112.7 CHIX
13:12:00 345 112.7 XLON
13:13:05 436 112.7 XLON
13:18:04 1916 112.9 XLON
13:18:06 373 112.9 XLON
13:19:36 312 112.9 XLON
13:26:18 3048 113.0 XLON
13:26:18 4423 113.0 XLON
13:26:18 1000 113.0 XLON
13:26:18 1000 113.0 XLON
13:26:18 8000 113.0 XLON
13:26:18 1398 113.0 CHIX
13:26:18 8882 113.2 BATE
13:26:18 8868 113.2 BATE
13:26:40 876 113.0 TRQX
13:26:40 334 113.0 TRQX
13:27:05 1133 113.1 TRQX
13:27:05 239 112.8 TRQX
13:33:28 3343 112.9 XLON
13:36:36 975 113.0 XLON
13:36:36 1000 113.0 XLON
13:36:36 1000 113.0 XLON
13:40:36 1221 113.2 CHIX
13:43:36 1577 113.2 XLON
13:43:36 1388 113.2 XLON
13:43:48 1144 113.0 TRQX
13:48:02 1902 112.9 XLON
13:48:02 974 112.9 XLON
13:50:47 1076 112.8 CHIX
13:50:47 208 112.8 CHIX
13:52:52 2878 112.7 XLON
14:00:15 2783 112.4 XLON
14:00:15 1268 112.4 CHIX
14:00:15 109 112.4 XLON
14:01:45 333 112.4 XLON
14:02:17 1997 112.4 XLON
14:03:17 674 112.4 XLON
14:04:01 38 112.4 XLON
14:04:01 2113 112.4 XLON
14:04:01 644 112.4 XLON
14:05:24 11 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 813 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 1935 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 1201 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 7000 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 3000 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 788 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 7000 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 1000 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 998 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 45 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 157 112.6 BATE
14:05:24 3297 112.5 XLON
14:05:25 2898 112.5 XLON
14:06:23 1205 112.6 BATE
14:07:39 708 112.2 CHIX
14:07:39 671 112.2 CHIX
14:08:26 977 112.2 BATE
14:08:26 402 112.2 BATE
14:12:41 863 112.2 XLON
14:12:41 2000 112.2 XLON
14:15:47 1300 112.5 BATE
14:18:58 8 112.5 BATE
14:18:58 1185 112.6 BATE
14:18:58 97 112.4 CHIX
14:18:58 3040 112.5 XLON
14:24:41 1216 112.7 CHIX
14:24:41 367 112.6 CHIX
14:24:41 367 112.6 BATE
14:24:41 952 112.6 BATE
14:26:39 82 112.7 XLON
14:29:54 804 112.8 TRQX
14:29:54 532 112.8 TRQX
14:29:54 30 112.8 TRQX
14:29:54 445 112.8 TRQX
14:29:54 1188 112.7 CHIX
14:29:54 1230 112.8 XLON
14:29:54 1000 112.8 XLON
14:29:54 1000 112.8 XLON
14:29:54 2000 112.8 XLON
14:30:32 1780 112.9 BATE
14:31:32 1000 112.9 BATE
14:31:32 259 112.9 BATE
14:32:32 1316 112.9 BATE
14:32:32 354 112.9 XLON
14:32:32 2370 112.9 XLON
14:35:02 1371 112.8 BATE
14:35:02 1200 112.8 CHIX
14:35:30 292 112.7 XLON
14:35:30 2218 112.7 XLON
14:36:03 314 112.7 XLON
14:36:41 1257 112.6 BATE
14:39:54 2700 112.6 XLON
14:42:54 405 112.6 BATE
14:42:54 397 112.6 BATE
14:42:54 26 112.6 BATE
14:42:54 53 112.6 BATE
14:42:54 447 112.7 TRQX
14:42:54 821 112.7 TRQX
14:43:20 27 112.6 BATE
14:43:20 867 112.6 BATE
14:43:20 26 112.6 BATE
14:43:21 308 112.6 BATE
14:45:42 6 112.7 XLON
14:45:42 24 112.7 XLON
14:46:32 1548 112.7 XLON
14:46:32 2218 112.7 XLON
14:47:10 28 112.6 XLON
14:47:10 225 112.6 XLON
14:47:10 2000 112.6 XLON
14:47:10 522 112.6 XLON
14:47:10 977 112.6 BATE
14:47:10 396 112.6 BATE
14:47:10 1236 112.6 CHIX
14:49:01 1171 112.6 BATE
14:52:27 262 112.6 XLON
14:52:27 999 112.6 XLON
14:52:27 1000 112.6 XLON
14:52:27 482 112.6 XLON
14:52:27 1205 112.6 BATE
14:52:27 1220 112.6 CHIX
14:53:27 1129 112.6 BATE
14:57:02 792 112.6 BATE
14:57:02 911 112.6 XLON
14:57:08 176 112.6 BATE
14:57:08 2165 112.6 XLON
14:59:02 398 112.6 BATE
14:59:02 1245 112.6 CHIX
14:59:02 211 112.6 BATE
14:59:02 766 112.6 BATE
14:59:02 7 112.7 TRQX
14:59:02 35 112.7 TRQX
14:59:02 1128 112.7 TRQX
15:00:08 1140 112.6 XLON
15:00:08 1589 112.6 XLON
15:03:16 333 112.5 XLON
15:03:16 18 112.5 BATE
15:03:16 1000 112.5 XLON
15:03:16 356 112.5 XLON
15:03:16 164 112.5 BATE
15:16:21 1058 112.5 BATE
15:16:21 1287 112.5 BATE
15:16:21 618 112.5 BATE
15:17:03 8761 112.7 XLON
15:17:03 2760 112.7 XLON
15:18:23 2425 112.7 XLON
15:18:23 937 112.7 TRQX
15:18:23 227 112.7 TRQX
15:18:23 368 112.7 XLON
15:18:23 162 112.7 XLON
15:19:09 809 112.6 BATE
15:30:16 311 112.7 BATE
15:30:16 91 112.7 BATE
15:30:30 3000 112.7 CHIX
15:30:30 1300 112.7 CHIX
15:30:30 904 112.7 CHIX
15:30:30 9859 112.7 XLON
15:30:30 2545 112.7 XLON
15:30:30 142 112.7 BATE
15:30:30 109 112.7 BATE
15:30:30 1703 112.7 BATE
15:30:30 7039 112.7 BATE
15:30:30 1179 112.7 BATE
15:30:45 384 112.6 XLON
15:31:30 263 112.7 BATE
15:31:30 1110 112.7 BATE
15:32:18 633 112.6 XLON
15:32:18 1000 112.6 XLON
15:32:18 1238 112.6 XLON
15:36:23 480 112.6 TRQX
15:36:23 220 112.6 TRQX
15:36:23 23 112.6 TRQX
15:36:23 52 112.6 TRQX
15:36:23 92 112.6 TRQX
15:36:24 373 112.6 XLON
15:36:24 1166 112.7 BATE
15:36:24 1366 112.7 CHIX
15:36:25 117 112.6 TRQX
15:37:24 379 112.7 XLON
15:37:25 200 112.7 BATE
15:37:25 435 112.7 BATE
15:37:25 26 112.7 BATE
15:37:25 405 112.7 BATE
15:37:25 5521 112.7 XLON
15:37:25 843 112.7 XLON
15:37:57 52 112.7 BATE
15:37:57 107 112.7 BATE
15:37:57 76 112.7 BATE
15:38:55 344 112.6 XLON
15:39:03 974 112.7 XLON
15:45:18 311 112.7 XLON
15:46:48 329 112.7 XLON
15:48:02 254 112.7 CHIX
15:49:22 188 112.7 XLON
15:51:06 139 112.7 CHIX
15:51:06 254 112.7 CHIX
15:52:57 311 112.7 XLON
15:53:02 671 112.7 CHIX
15:53:02 131 112.7 CHIX
15:53:02 1285 112.7 TRQX
15:54:07 1751 112.7 BATE
15:54:07 3237 112.7 XLON
15:54:07 31 112.7 XLON
15:54:07 3159 112.7 XLON
15:54:07 410 112.7 CHIX
15:54:07 2000 112.7 XLON
15:54:07 825 112.7 XLON
15:54:07 3351 112.7 XLON
15:54:07 944 112.7 XLON
15:54:07 521 112.7 CHIX
15:54:07 229 112.7 CHIX
15:55:11 3548 112.7 BATE
15:55:11 331 112.7 BATE
16:05:46 4539 112.9 XLON
16:05:46 1358 112.8 BATE
16:05:46 1965 112.9 CHIX
16:05:46 802 112.9 XLON
16:05:46 912 112.9 XLON
16:05:46 844 112.9 XLON
16:05:46 832 112.9 BATE
16:05:46 427 112.9 BATE
16:05:46 1205 112.9 BATE
16:05:46 1732 112.9 BATE
16:05:46 584 112.9 BATE
16:05:46 623 112.9 BATE
16:05:46 400 112.9 BATE
16:05:46 54 112.9 BATE
16:07:58 2761 112.7 XLON
16:08:58 1252 112.7 CHIX
16:12:04 2092 112.7 BATE
16:13:21 897 112.7 XLON
16:13:21 684 112.7 XLON
16:13:21 1000 112.7 XLON
16:13:21 2218 112.7 XLON
16:13:58 474 112.7 TRQX
16:13:58 247 112.7 TRQX
16:14:04 227 112.7 BATE
16:14:04 1000 112.7 BATE
16:14:58 701 112.7 CHIX
16:14:58 650 112.7 CHIX
16:15:24 409 112.7 XLON
16:15:27 336 112.7 XLON
16:15:27 181 112.7 XLON
16:15:30 1000 112.7 XLON
16:19:58 14 112.7 XLON
16:19:58 703 112.8 TRQX
16:19:58 3053 112.8 BATE
16:20:00 331 112.7 XLON
16:20:00 179 112.7 XLON
16:20:35 323 112.7 XLON
16:20:35 2635 112.7 XLON
16:20:35 1365 112.7 XLON
16:20:35 1450 112.7 XLON
16:20:35 721 112.7 XLON
16:21:35 556 112.7 XLON
16:21:35 2705 112.7 XLON
16:21:58 1396 112.7 BATE
16:23:10 771 112.5 CHIX
16:24:32 194 112.2 XLON
16:25:16 1393 112.4 BATE
16:25:16 49 112.4 XLON
16:25:16 2705 112.4 XLON
16:27:09 692 112.3 CHIX
16:27:45 1345 112.1 BATE
16:27:45 1121 112.2 BATE
16:27:45 49 112.2 BATE
16:27:45 84 112.2 BATE
16:27:45 2937 112.2 XLON

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