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	17 April 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	470,604
Weighted average price paid (p)	108.85
Highest price paid (p)	109.90
Lowest price paid (p)	107.00

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 34,686,139 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 715,943,940. 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 17 April 2023 is 715,943,940. 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	108.84	316,595
BATE	108.91	82,099
CHIX	108.77	44,920
TRQX	109.00	26,990

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:01:10	3,125	107.60	BATE
08:06:19	6,270	108.20	XLON
08:06:19	2,227	108.20	XLON
08:07:20	2,122	108.20	XLON
08:07:22	1,557	107.50	CHIX
08:07:22	223	107.50	CHIX
08:07:23	562	107.50	CHIX
08:08:20	2,241	108.20	XLON
08:11:02	2,174	107.80	XLON
08:11:20	662	107.80	XLON
08:11:20	6,387	107.80	XLON
08:11:20	251	107.50	CHIX
08:12:02	520	107.40	XLON
08:12:02	1,346	107.40	XLON
08:12:06	123	107.40	XLON
08:20:01	2,311	107.00	XLON
08:20:06	2,112	107.30	XLON
08:20:20	2,494	107.30	BATE
08:20:20	3,748	107.30	BATE
08:23:31	1,316	108.20	TRQX
08:23:32	2,351	107.40	XLON
08:28:32	2,985	107.50	CHIX
08:28:51	1,849	107.40	BATE
08:28:51	900	107.40	BATE
08:28:51	238	107.40	BATE
08:31:32	1,079	107.40	XLON
08:31:32	1,000	107.40	XLON
08:33:03	2,335	107.80	XLON
08:33:03	3,918	107.80	XLON
08:33:03	2,453	107.80	XLON
08:37:51	1,000	108.30	BATE
08:37:51	1,971	108.30	BATE
08:38:05	448	108.20	XLON
08:38:05	1,223	108.20	XLON
08:38:05	572	108.20	XLON
08:41:31	2,584	108.60	XLON
08:41:31	2,696	108.60	XLON
08:41:31	833	108.60	XLON
08:41:31	4,495	108.60	XLON
08:41:31	3754	108.60	XLON
08:44:50	2,034	108.60	XLON
08:48:50	1,028	108.40	BATE
08:48:50	2,247	108.60	XLON
08:52:02	444	108.40	BATE
08:52:02	1,128	108.40	BATE
08:55:50	1,558	108.30	XLON
08:55:50	686	108.30	XLON
08:57:32	361	108.10	TRQX
08:57:32	2,311	108.10	TRQX
09:01:32	120	108.10	CHIX
09:01:32	1,800	108.10	CHIX
09:01:32	900	108.10	CHIX
09:10:03	1,683	107.90	XLON
09:10:03	356	107.90	XLON
09:10:10	173	107.90	XLON
09:22:10	1,899	108.00	XLON
09:29:02	1,128	107.70	XLON
09:29:03	848	107.70	XLON
09:37:03	1,964	107.70	XLON
09:43:32	632	107.60	CHIX
09:43:32	2,322	107.60	CHIX
09:49:03	1,916	107.70	XLON
09:59:03	2,235	107.60	XLON
10:06:03	677	107.60	XLON
10:06:03	1,560	107.60	XLON
10:15:38	2,059	107.40	XLON
10:15:38	2,062	107.60	XLON
10:20:51	2,090	107.40	XLON
10:21:20	1,542	107.90	XLON
10:21:20	353	107.90	XLON
10:21:50	2,521	107.90	BATE
10:21:50	728	107.80	BATE
10:21:50	2,345	107.80	BATE
10:22:30	2,156	107.90	XLON
10:25:32	1,585	107.90	CHIX
10:25:32	1,128	107.90	CHIX
10:26:32	2,250	107.90	TRQX
10:26:32	615	107.90	TRQX
10:28:03	917	107.80	XLON
10:28:03	1,128	107.80	XLON
10:41:03	2,462	108.00	XLON
10:49:00	1,906	108.10	XLON
10:49:00	3,457	108.10	XLON
10:52:01	1,353	108.20	XLON
10:57:01	2,291	108.40	XLON
11:02:01	2,243	108.60	XLON
11:05:18	2,314	108.60	XLON
11:13:30	445	108.80	XLON
11:13:30	1,500	108.80	XLON
11:15:30	29	108.80	XLON
11:15:30	676	108.90	TRQX
11:15:30	900	108.90	TRQX
11:15:30	995	108.90	TRQX
11:16:30	1,479	108.90	XLON
11:16:30	250	108.90	XLON
11:16:30	250	108.90	XLON
11:16:30	250	108.90	XLON
11:38:30	3,961	109.20	XLON
11:38:30	2,043	109.20	CHIX
11:38:30	1,030	109.20	CHIX
11:41:30	2,326	109.20	XLON
11:44:32	1,781	108.90	XLON
11:44:32	375	108.90	XLON
11:57:32	2,003	108.60	XLON
12:06:10	474	108.80	XLON
12:06:10	1,751	108.80	XLON
12:10:54	1,491	109.00	XLON
12:16:00	1,222	109.00	XLON
12:16:00	500	109.00	XLON
12:16:00	488	109.00	XLON
12:16:50	417	109.20	BATE
12:16:50	900	109.20	BATE
12:16:50	210	109.20	BATE
12:16:50	345	109.20	BATE
12:16:50	872	109.20	BATE
12:17:50	1,223	109.20	XLON
12:17:50	1,120	109.20	XLON
12:19:30	2,696	109.20	TRQX
12:19:30	1,437	109.20	CHIX
12:19:30	696	109.20	CHIX
12:21:50	239	109.30	XLON
12:21:50	2,000	109.30	XLON
12:21:50	36	109.30	XLON
12:21:51	127	109.20	CHIX
12:21:51	763	109.20	CHIX
12:26:50	166	109.20	XLON
12:26:50	2,014	109.20	XLON
12:31:50	1,665	109.10	XLON
12:31:50	587	109.10	XLON
12:43:53	1,404	109.10	XLON
12:43:53	250	109.10	XLON
12:43:53	520	109.10	XLON
12:43:53	1,824	109.40	BATE
12:43:53	2,397	109.40	BATE
12:43:53	306	109.40	BATE
12:43:53	449	109.20	BATE
12:43:53	4,438	109.20	BATE
12:43:53	448	109.20	BATE
12:43:53	2,004	109.20	XLON
12:43:53	576	109.20	XLON
12:52:21	1,848	109.00	XLON
12:52:21	1,106	109.00	XLON
12:53:21	755	109.00	XLON
12:55:02	1,554	109.00	CHIX
12:55:02	1,128	109.00	CHIX
13:16:07	319	109.00	XLON
13:16:07	262	109.00	XLON
13:16:07	738	109.00	XLON
13:16:07	262	109.00	XLON
13:16:07	250	109.00	XLON
13:16:07	500	109.00	XLON
13:16:07	250	109.00	XLON
13:16:07	94	109.00	XLON
13:16:07	186	109.00	CHIX
13:16:07	25	109.00	CHIX
13:17:03	1,000	109.00	XLON
13:17:03	672	109.00	XLON
13:17:03	28	109.00	XLON
13:17:03	250	109.00	XLON
13:17:03	898	109.00	XLON
13:17:03	405	109.00	XLON
13:17:05	2,024	109.00	XLON
13:17:05	1,365	109.00	XLON
13:17:05	671	109.00	XLON
13:17:05	353	109.00	XLON
13:20:05	2,342	109.00	XLON
13:28:05	793	108.80	XLON
13:28:05	1,250	108.80	XLON
13:33:29	1,339	108.70	CHIX
13:33:29	983	108.70	CHIX
13:33:29	207	108.70	CHIX
14:05:05	2,147	108.60	XLON
14:05:45	3,118	109.20	XLON
14:05:45	15,835	109.20	XLON
14:05:45	25	109.00	XLON
14:05:45	14	109.00	XLON
14:05:45	792	109.00	XLON
14:05:45	3,359	109.00	XLON
14:05:45	2,580	108.80	BATE
14:05:45	414	108.80	BATE
14:05:45	900	108.80	BATE
14:05:45	432	108.80	BATE
14:05:45	900	108.80	BATE
14:05:45	900	108.80	BATE
14:10:45	791	109.00	CHIX
14:10:45	1,800	109.00	CHIX
14:12:15	903	109.10	TRQX
14:16:49	1,881	109.20	XLON
14:16:49	250	109.20	XLON
14:16:49	250	109.20	XLON
14:16:49	2,750	109.20	XLON
14:16:49	900	109.20	XLON
14:16:49	650	109.20	XLON
14:16:49	4,898	109.70	BATE
14:16:49	897	109.20	BATE
14:16:49	3,447	109.20	BATE
14:16:49	566	109.20	BATE
14:16:49	229	109.20	BATE
14:17:51	2,193	109.60	XLON
14:18:01	2,721	109.60	TRQX
14:20:44	5,867	109.70	XLON
14:21:43	822	109.90	BATE
14:21:43	2,520	109.90	BATE
14:21:43	3,298	109.90	BATE
14:23:02	891	109.70	XLON
14:23:02	1,196	109.70	XLON
14:25:02	1,964	109.70	XLON
14:27:47	2,897	109.60	CHIX
14:30:02	2,257	109.70	XLON
14:32:21	1,422	109.80	TRQX
14:32:21	1,442	109.80	TRQX
14:32:21	1,939	109.90	XLON
14:33:21	1,020	109.90	XLON
14:33:21	1,030	109.90	XLON
14:44:13	273	109.70	XLON
14:44:13	2,211	109.70	XLON
14:44:13	2,072	109.70	XLON
14:44:13	1,895	109.70	XLON
14:45:03	56	109.70	XLON
14:45:03	1,000	109.70	XLON
14:45:03	900	109.70	XLON
14:45:03	446	109.70	XLON
14:49:03	1,104	109.60	XLON
14:49:03	1,128	109.60	XLON
14:51:26	2,537	109.60	CHIX
14:51:41	198	109.60	XLON
14:51:41	2,000	109.60	XLON
14:54:03	1,128	109.60	XLON
14:54:37	714	109.60	XLON
14:54:37	250	109.60	XLON
14:55:39	466	109.50	XLON
14:56:02	1,128	109.50	XLON
14:56:35	684	109.50	XLON
14:59:03	857	109.50	XLON
14:59:03	1,127	109.50	XLON
15:02:03	496	109.50	XLON
15:02:03	1,500	109.50	XLON
15:02:03	263	109.50	XLON
15:10:26	1,017	109.50	BATE
15:10:26	552	109.50	BATE
15:10:26	1,783	109.50	BATE
15:10:26	1,783	109.50	BATE
15:10:26	1,500	109.60	XLON
15:10:26	358	109.60	XLON
15:10:26	642	109.60	XLON
15:10:26	494	109.60	XLON
15:10:26	971	109.60	XLON
15:10:26	1,968	109.60	XLON
15:10:26	1,897	109.60	XLON
15:10:26	1,701	109.60	CHIX
15:10:26	1,232	109.60	CHIX
15:10:26	646	109.60	XLON
15:10:28	2,148	109.80	BATE
15:10:28	431	109.80	BATE
15:10:28	880	109.70	BATE
15:10:28	395	109.70	BATE
15:10:28	3,928	109.50	BATE
15:11:51	2,542	109.70	TRQX
15:12:09	512	109.60	XLON
15:12:09	900	109.60	XLON
15:12:09	900	109.60	XLON
15:15:57	1000	109.50	XLON
15:15:57	1,094	109.50	XLON
15:15:57	250	109.50	XLON
15:17:21	1	109.50	XLON
15:17:21	900	109.50	XLON
15:17:21	408	109.50	XLON
15:17:21	575	109.50	XLON
15:20:21	2,139	109.60	XLON
15:23:03	1,128	109.50	XLON
15:25:05	797	109.50	XLON
15:25:05	63	109.50	XLON
15:27:42	3436	109.60	XLON
15:28:42	1,390	109.60	XLON
15:28:42	712	109.60	XLON
15:29:48	102	109.40	XLON
15:31:48	2,230	109.60	XLON
15:32:01	808	109.50	XLON
15:34:01	182	109.60	CHIX
15:34:01	250	109.60	XLON
15:34:01	795	109.60	XLON
15:34:03	1,209	109.60	XLON
15:34:03	2,116	109.60	CHIX
15:34:03	545	109.60	CHIX
15:35:03	2264	109.60	XLON
15:37:03	2,229	109.60	XLON
15:38:41	900	109.60	XLON
15:38:41	17	109.60	XLON
15:38:41	556	109.60	XLON
15:38:51	2,658	109.50	BATE
15:38:51	823	109.60	XLON
15:38:51	2,655	109.50	BATE
15:39:48	1,974	109.20	XLON
15:41:51	1,306	109.30	TRQX
15:41:51	1,780	109.30	TRQX
15:42:23	39	109.20	XLON
15:42:23	1,877	109.20	XLON
15:42:23	123	109.20	XLON
15:47:07	2,127	109.30	XLON
15:47:07	781	109.30	XLON
15:54:54	2,216	109.30	XLON
15:54:54	1,874	109.30	XLON
15:54:54	500	109.30	XLON
15:54:54	1,750	109.30	XLON
15:55:40	2	109.30	CHIX
15:55:40	900	109.30	CHIX
15:55:40	799	109.30	CHIX
15:55:41	328	109.30	CHIX
15:55:41	900	109.30	CHIX
15:55:54	502	109.30	XLON
15:55:54	900	109.30	XLON
15:55:54	900	109.30	XLON
15:58:54	922	109.30	XLON
15:59:17	888	109.30	XLON
15:59:17	250	109.30	XLON
16:01:58	1,966	109.20	XLON
16:05:51	1,859	109.00	XLON
16:05:51	311	109.00	XLON
16:07:26	2,166	109.00	XLON
16:12:04	2,244	109.00	XLON
16:12:04	1,244	109.00	XLON
16:12:04	1,051	109.00	XLON
16:13:34	1,993	109.00	XLON
16:14:37	2,096	109.00	XLON
16:15:09	785	108.90	BATE
16:15:40	149	109.00	CHIX
16:16:44	650	109.00	BATE
16:16:44	2,293	109.00	BATE
16:16:44	1,128	109.00	CHIX
16:16:54	714	108.90	XLON
16:16:55	349	108.90	TRQX
16:17:54	2212	109.00	XLON
16:17:56	22	108.90	TRQX
16:18:35	2,383	108.90	TRQX
16:18:35	1,330	108.80	CHIX
16:19:54	519	108.70	XLON
16:20:54	2,222	108.80	XLON
16:22:23	2,203	108.70	XLON
16:25:03	669	108.70	XLON
16:25:04	745	108.70	XLON
16:25:04	619	108.70	XLON
16:26:05	2,001	108.70	XLON
16:26:57	810	108.70	BATE
16:28:03	181	108.70	XLON
16:28:48	1,019	108.70	XLON
16:28:48	738	108.70	XLON
16:28:55	403	108.70	BATE
16:29:27	447	108.70	XLON
16:29:27	318	108.70	XLON