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	14 February 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	537,426
Weighted average price paid (p)	113.67
Highest price paid (p)	115.30
Lowest price paid (p)	111.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 17,135,751 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 733,422,953. 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 14 February 2023 is 733,422,953. 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: 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	113.65	362,772
CHIX	113.72	62,772
BATE	113.70	90,496
TRQX	113.75	21,386

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:00:19	2984	114.4	XLON
08:01:19	3130	114.3	XLON
08:01:34	1394	114.5	BATE
08:03:05	348	114.3	CHIX
08:03:05	955	114.3	CHIX
08:03:07	2033	114.0	XLON
08:05:10	2942	114.5	XLON
08:07:41	2372	114.7	XLON
08:07:41	624	114.7	XLON
08:09:41	935	114.8	XLON
08:09:41	2200	114.8	XLON
08:11:37	1354	115.0	TRQX
08:12:41	2851	114.8	XLON
08:13:41	3332	114.8	XLON
08:20:12	1030	114.6	XLON
08:21:48	84	114.6	CHIX
08:21:48	1100	114.6	CHIX
08:21:48	1765	114.6	XLON
08:21:48	1378	114.6	CHIX
08:24:09	2741	114.6	XLON
08:24:10	740	114.5	BATE
08:24:10	571	114.5	BATE
08:27:09	2920	114.4	XLON
08:31:00	2350	114.4	XLON
08:31:00	981	114.4	XLON
08:35:00	3195	114.4	XLON
08:35:39	1324	114.5	TRQX
08:52:47	11084	114.6	XLON
08:52:47	1815	114.7	BATE
08:55:48	145	114.7	XLON
08:55:48	1100	114.7	XLON
08:55:48	2200	114.7	XLON
09:03:12	1370	115.1	CHIX
09:03:12	779	115.0	BATE
09:03:12	1125	115.0	BATE
09:03:12	129	115.0	BATE
09:03:12	3522	114.9	XLON
09:06:09	1380	115.0	TRQX
09:06:12	1284	115.0	BATE
09:06:12	252	115.0	XLON
09:06:12	89	115.0	XLON
09:06:12	1100	115.0	XLON
09:06:12	748	115.0	XLON
09:06:12	1100	115.0	XLON
09:07:23	2013	114.9	CHIX
09:07:23	2013	114.9	CHIX
09:12:12	821	114.9	XLON
09:12:12	2200	114.9	XLON
09:17:12	3285	114.9	XLON
09:23:12	3684	114.9	XLON
09:29:20	1152	115.1	CHIX
09:29:20	2706	115.3	BATE
09:29:20	503	115.3	BATE
09:29:20	1543	115.1	CHIX
09:29:20	109	115.1	CHIX
09:29:20	12	115.1	CHIX
09:29:20	1581	115.2	BATE
09:29:20	1760	115.2	BATE
09:29:20	2770	114.8	XLON
09:29:20	981	114.8	XLON
09:32:43	1129	114.9	CHIX
09:36:20	3660	114.9	XLON
09:51:28	3091	114.8	XLON
09:51:28	2456	114.8	XLON
09:51:28	1258	114.8	XLON
09:51:28	1315	114.8	TRQX
09:51:28	1175	114.8	CHIX
09:58:28	1505	114.5	BATE
09:58:28	1393	114.5	CHIX
09:58:28	3489	114.6	XLON
10:07:17	2274	114.2	BATE
10:07:17	513	114.2	XLON
10:07:17	2516	114.2	XLON
10:07:17	1050	114.2	BATE
10:07:17	2200	114.2	BATE
10:07:17	123	114.2	BATE
10:10:17	1088	114.2	XLON
10:10:17	2200	114.2	XLON
10:20:32	450	114.4	XLON
10:20:32	1100	114.4	XLON
10:20:32	2200	114.4	XLON
10:20:32	1368	114.4	CHIX
10:26:32	3222	114.7	XLON
10:32:32	661	114.7	BATE
10:32:32	59	114.7	BATE
10:32:32	285	114.7	XLON
10:32:32	503	114.7	XLON
10:32:32	1456	114.7	XLON
10:32:43	3258	114.8	BATE
10:32:43	84	114.8	BATE
10:32:43	1070	114.8	CHIX
10:32:43	135	114.8	CHIX
10:32:43	3213	115.0	BATE
10:33:07	1171	114.7	XLON
10:33:08	259	114.6	TRQX
10:33:09	896	114.6	TRQX
10:40:07	3101	114.7	XLON
10:44:56	3429	114.6	XLON
10:44:56	1359	114.6	CHIX
10:51:56	1239	114.6	XLON
10:51:56	2230	114.6	XLON
10:57:58	1300	114.6	CHIX
11:01:42	3580	114.9	XLON
11:03:52	1190	115.2	BATE
11:03:52	918	115.2	BATE
11:06:42	3198	115.1	XLON
11:07:09	1304	115.1	TRQX
11:12:03	1566	115.1	XLON
11:12:03	1100	115.1	BATE
11:12:03	2063	115.1	XLON
11:12:03	1031	115.1	BATE
11:12:03	456	115.1	CHIX
11:12:03	2200	115.1	BATE
11:12:03	849	115.1	CHIX
11:18:03	552	115.3	BATE
11:18:03	67	115.3	BATE
11:18:03	755	115.3	BATE
11:20:11	330	115.3	XLON
11:20:11	1100	115.3	XLON
11:20:11	924	115.3	XLON
11:20:11	1100	115.3	XLON
11:28:13	3107	115.2	XLON
11:28:13	1175	115.2	CHIX
11:34:02	3457	115.1	XLON
11:34:02	1399	115.1	BATE
11:41:02	153	115.0	XLON
11:41:02	3057	115.0	XLON
11:41:13	1275	115.0	CHIX
11:45:02	1847	114.9	XLON
11:45:02	1461	114.9	XLON
11:46:02	39	115.0	BATE
11:46:02	1708	115.0	BATE
11:46:02	151	115.0	BATE
11:46:02	1700	115.0	BATE
11:51:45	2925	114.8	XLON
11:51:45	341	114.8	XLON
11:51:45	444	114.8	XLON
11:54:10	517	114.8	TRQX
11:54:10	1216	114.8	CHIX
11:57:02	629	114.8	TRQX
11:58:03	981	114.6	XLON
12:04:55	3079	114.8	XLON
12:05:07	437	114.7	XLON
12:05:07	1870	114.7	XLON
12:05:07	879	114.7	XLON
12:10:02	981	114.8	CHIX
12:10:18	183	114.8	CHIX
12:11:02	134	114.8	CHIX
12:20:20	201	114.9	XLON
12:20:20	2572	114.9	XLON
12:20:20	1024	114.9	XLON
12:20:20	1744	114.8	XLON
12:20:20	2016	114.8	XLON
12:20:20	227	114.8	XLON
12:27:02	293	114.8	CHIX
12:27:02	981	114.8	CHIX
12:32:20	2522	114.8	XLON
12:32:20	569	114.8	XLON
12:32:20	1338	114.8	TRQX
12:33:02	683	114.6	BATE
12:33:02	470	114.6	BATE
12:39:51	2772	114.6	XLON
12:39:51	533	114.6	XLON
12:45:51	1444	114.5	XLON
12:45:51	1106	114.5	XLON
12:45:51	1106	114.5	XLON
12:45:51	2212	114.6	XLON
12:45:51	952	114.6	XLON
12:45:51	1349	114.5	CHIX
13:02:22	2356	114.1	XLON
13:02:22	662	114.1	XLON
13:02:32	1192	114.0	CHIX
13:03:51	1158	114.4	BATE
13:04:03	1324	114.2	BATE
13:04:42	3124	114.0	XLON
13:16:30	3253	113.9	XLON
13:16:30	1336	113.9	CHIX
13:21:33	3063	113.9	XLON
13:25:20	3000	114.0	XLON
13:25:20	286	113.9	XLON
13:25:20	1286	113.9	CHIX
13:25:20	1352	114.0	TRQX
13:27:24	3174	113.8	XLON
13:33:40	2442	113.7	BATE
13:33:40	1100	113.7	BATE
13:33:42	2174	113.7	BATE
13:33:42	400	113.7	BATE
13:34:21	314	113.6	XLON
13:34:21	3099	113.6	XLON
13:38:05	60	113.3	XLON
13:38:05	3089	113.3	XLON
13:38:05	1304	113.4	CHIX
13:43:14	1662	113.1	XLON
13:43:14	1551	113.1	XLON
13:46:36	2189	113.0	XLON
13:46:36	1304	113.0	XLON
13:50:05	65	113.1	CHIX
13:50:05	1100	113.1	CHIX
13:52:26	978	112.9	XLON
13:52:26	2712	112.9	XLON
13:53:07	1100	112.8	TRQX
13:57:01	501	112.9	CHIX
13:57:01	710	112.9	CHIX
13:58:55	1431	112.9	XLON
13:58:55	1774	112.9	XLON
13:59:06	69	112.8	TRQX
14:03:12	1162	112.8	XLON
14:03:12	2143	112.8	XLON
14:05:22	631	112.7	XLON
14:06:06	1347	112.7	XLON
14:06:06	1514	112.7	XLON
14:08:58	1284	112.9	CHIX
14:14:58	1166	112.9	CHIX
14:17:24	3387	112.8	XLON
14:17:24	3010	112.8	XLON
14:17:24	164	112.8	XLON
14:21:06	100	112.9	TRQX
14:21:06	1100	112.9	TRQX
14:21:06	171	112.9	TRQX
14:22:36	2747	112.9	XLON
14:22:36	801	112.9	XLON
14:23:20	526	112.9	CHIX
14:23:26	849	112.9	CHIX
14:26:36	3038	112.9	XLON
14:30:11	871	112.9	XLON
14:30:11	1100	112.9	XLON
14:30:11	1100	112.9	XLON
14:31:27	1183	112.9	CHIX
14:32:11	3408	112.9	XLON
14:32:12	1331	112.8	BATE
14:32:12	745	112.8	BATE
14:32:12	658	112.8	BATE
14:40:11	1197	112.8	CHIX
14:40:11	3135	112.7	XLON
14:40:11	3180	112.7	XLON
14:40:15	3479	112.6	XLON
14:40:15	1279	112.6	TRQX
14:42:46	244	112.5	BATE
14:42:46	1100	112.5	BATE
14:44:06	434	112.3	XLON
14:44:06	2625	112.3	XLON
14:44:06	1223	112.2	CHIX
14:44:06	1672	112.4	BATE
14:45:06	841	112.3	BATE
14:45:25	198	112.3	BATE
14:46:48	2156	112.5	BATE
14:46:48	2136	112.5	BATE
14:49:07	3486	112.4	XLON
14:55:47	326	112.9	CHIX
14:55:47	958	112.9	CHIX
14:55:47	3883	112.8	XLON
14:59:30	610	112.7	XLON
14:59:30	366	112.7	XLON
14:59:30	1356	112.7	XLON
14:59:30	918	112.7	XLON
14:59:30	871	112.7	XLON
14:59:30	2200	112.7	XLON
14:59:30	1352	112.7	CHIX
15:06:31	71	112.8	XLON
15:06:31	2200	112.8	XLON
15:06:31	1100	112.8	XLON
15:06:31	947	112.8	XLON
15:06:31	343	112.8	XLON
15:06:31	202	112.8	XLON
15:06:31	906	112.8	TRQX
15:06:31	474	112.8	TRQX
15:06:31	1145	112.8	CHIX
15:08:36	524	112.8	XLON
15:08:36	2921	112.8	XLON
15:10:29	1306	112.6	XLON
15:11:41	1100	112.7	XLON
15:11:41	336	112.7	XLON
15:14:11	3037	112.7	XLON
15:14:19	1227	112.5	CHIX
15:14:50	1246	112.6	BATE
15:14:50	955	112.6	BATE
15:14:50	178	112.6	BATE
15:14:50	180	112.6	BATE
15:14:50	2570	112.6	BATE
15:14:50	134	112.6	BATE
15:14:52	375	112.4	XLON
15:14:52	1150	112.4	XLON
15:15:26	589	112.4	XLON
15:15:28	341	112.4	XLON
15:15:42	9	112.4	XLON
15:15:42	509	112.4	XLON
15:15:42	285	112.4	XLON
15:19:42	256	112.5	XLON
15:19:42	3182	112.5	XLON
15:19:50	171	112.5	CHIX
15:19:50	1100	112.5	CHIX
15:21:42	3299	112.4	XLON
15:21:44	117	112.3	BATE
15:25:40	245	112.4	TRQX
15:25:40	1100	112.4	TRQX
15:32:10	1249	112.3	CHIX
15:32:10	1100	112.3	XLON
15:32:10	1955	112.3	XLON
15:32:10	3696	112.3	XLON
15:32:10	3607	112.3	XLON
15:37:02	3437	112.4	XLON
15:37:02	3631	112.4	XLON
15:37:02	269	112.4	CHIX
15:37:02	981	112.4	CHIX
15:37:44	1414	112.4	BATE
15:43:32	1386	112.4	CHIX
15:43:32	2227	112.4	XLON
15:43:32	1890	112.4	XLON
15:43:32	1064	112.4	XLON
15:46:04	346	112.3	BATE
15:46:04	3440	112.3	XLON
15:46:04	1288	112.3	TRQX
15:46:04	319	112.3	XLON
15:46:05	1358	112.3	BATE
15:46:52	7840	112.5	BATE
15:47:07	2271	112.5	BATE
15:49:18	98	112.4	XLON
15:50:40	1381	112.4	CHIX
15:50:40	3376	112.4	XLON
15:53:08	3656	112.3	XLON
15:53:08	11	112.3	XLON
16:02:48	3503	112.4	XLON
16:02:48	1538	112.4	BATE
16:02:48	5596	112.4	XLON
16:02:48	1379	112.4	CHIX
16:02:48	195	112.4	XLON
16:11:38	1214	112.3	CHIX
16:11:38	1272	112.3	CHIX
16:11:38	1172	112.3	TRQX
16:11:38	3495	112.3	XLON
16:11:38	3750	112.3	XLON
16:11:48	188	112.1	XLON
16:11:48	349	112.1	XLON
16:11:48	181	112.1	XLON
16:12:05	2534	112.1	XLON
16:18:38	676	112.2	TRQX
16:18:38	38	112.2	TRQX
16:19:37	3562	112.1	XLON
16:19:37	3158	112.1	XLON
16:19:37	1270	112.1	CHIX
16:20:37	950	112.0	XLON
16:20:37	2232	112.0	XLON
16:22:48	1404	111.8	BATE
16:25:09	2495	111.9	BATE
16:25:09	3419	111.9	XLON
16:25:09	1276	111.9	BATE
16:25:09	1444	111.9	BATE
16:25:09	1274	111.9	BATE
16:25:10	1272	111.8	CHIX
16:26:32	741	111.8	XLON
16:26:32	2222	111.8	XLON
16:26:32	358	111.8	XLON
16:28:00	861	111.5	XLON
16:28:00	2820	111.5	XLON