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	19 April 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	300,506
Weighted average price paid (p)	108.94
Highest price paid (p)	109.60
Lowest price paid (p)	108.10

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 35,411,487 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 715,218,592. 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 19 April 2023 is 715,218,592. 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	108.95	216,772
BATE	108.82	28,664
CHIX	108.91	43,950
TRQX	109.07	11,120

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:09:06	2,315	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	250	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	750	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	500	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	250	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	500	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	150	109.40	XLON
08:09:06	100	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	1,889	109.40	XLON
08:09:06	2,064	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	130	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	2,938	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	223	109.30	XLON
08:09:06	1,381	109.30	XLON
08:17:57	2,700	109.20	BATE
08:17:57	271	109.20	BATE
08:18:11	2,670	109.40	XLON
08:18:11	669	109.40	XLON
08:21:11	2,030	109.10	XLON
08:24:55	869	109.10	CHIX
08:24:55	1,619	109.10	CHIX
08:26:13	2,368	109.10	XLON
08:35:09	2,146	108.70	XLON
08:36:09	637	108.60	XLON
08:36:09	205	108.60	XLON
08:36:11	1,809	109.00	XLON
08:36:11	645	109.00	XLON
08:36:11	2,684	109.00	XLON
08:43:07	1,049	109.10	XLON
08:50:01	552	109.40	XLON
08:50:01	677	109.40	XLON
08:50:01	3,801	109.40	XLON
08:50:02	522	109.40	XLON
08:50:06	1,260	109.50	XLON
08:50:15	2,323	109.50	XLON
08:50:15	3,391	109.50	XLON
08:50:15	250	109.50	XLON
08:50:15	2,000	109.50	XLON
08:50:15	250	109.50	XLON
08:57:06	1400	109.50	XLON
08:57:06	966	109.50	XLON
08:57:06	1,800	109.60	CHIX
08:57:06	1,193	109.60	CHIX
08:57:10	950	109.30	TRQX
09:03:02	768	109.30	XLON
09:03:02	1,132	109.30	XLON
09:03:02	523	109.30	TRQX
09:07:40	529	109.30	XLON
09:07:41	8	109.30	XLON
09:07:41	1,111	109.30	TRQX
09:07:41	121	109.30	TRQX
09:11:24	2,448	109.10	XLON
09:14:50	416	109.00	XLON
09:14:50	652	109.00	XLON
09:14:50	1,119	109.00	XLON
09:26:50	2,483	109.00	XLON
09:26:50	2,743	109.10	CHIX
09:28:49	608	109.00	BATE
09:28:49	1,582	109.10	XLON
09:28:49	1,800	109.10	XLON
09:28:49	250	109.10	XLON
09:28:49	500	109.10	XLON
09:28:49	250	109.10	XLON
09:28:49	165	109.10	XLON
09:28:49	198	109.10	XLON
09:28:49	463	109.10	XLON
09:32:52	339	109.00	BATE
09:32:52	222	109.00	BATE
09:32:52	1,719	109.00	BATE
09:35:06	926	109.00	XLON
09:35:06	631	109.00	XLON
09:35:06	559	109.00	XLON
10:01:56	3,565	109.10	XLON
10:01:56	4,210	109.10	XLON
10:01:56	250	109.10	XLON
10:01:56	250	109.10	XLON
10:01:56	2,000	109.10	XLON
10:10:58	250	109.00	CHIX
10:10:58	304	109.00	CHIX
10:10:58	2,326	109.00	XLON
10:10:58	89	109.00	CHIX
10:10:58	250	109.00	CHIX
10:10:58	900	109.00	CHIX
10:10:58	967	109.00	CHIX
10:20:58	2,262	109.00	XLON
10:29:58	664	109.00	XLON
10:29:58	1,725	109.00	XLON
10:47:50	1,352	109.30	XLON
10:47:50	767	109.30	XLON
10:47:50	900	109.10	XLON
10:47:50	900	109.10	XLON
10:47:50	900	109.10	XLON
10:47:50	900	109.10	XLON
10:47:50	250	109.10	XLON
10:47:50	250	109.10	XLON
10:47:50	250	109.10	XLON
10:47:50	1,181	109.10	XLON
10:48:42	2,379	109.40	XLON
10:48:42	184	109.10	XLON
10:48:42	154	109.10	XLON
10:48:42	431	109.10	XLON
10:48:42	716	109.10	XLON
10:48:42	431	109.10	XLON
10:50:17	2,520	109.30	CHIX
10:50:17	160	109.30	CHIX
10:50:17	234	109.30	CHIX
10:54:35	2,110	109.30	XLON
10:54:37	405	109.10	XLON
10:54:37	500	109.10	XLON
10:54:37	3,366	109.10	XLON
10:54:37	2,382	109.10	XLON
10:54:39	179	109.20	XLON
10:54:39	496	109.20	XLON
10:54:42	1,577	109.20	XLON
10:56:17	1,499	109.00	XLON
10:59:32	1	109.00	XLON
11:01:34	115	109.00	XLON
11:01:34	422	109.00	XLON
11:01:41	400	109.00	XLON
11:05:41	2,244	109.00	XLON
11:13:45	391	108.90	XLON
11:13:45	2,500	108.90	XLON
11:13:45	714	108.90	XLON
11:14:27	2,463	108.70	XLON
11:15:05	197	108.60	TRQX
11:15:05	155	108.60	TRQX
11:15:43	2,625	108.80	TRQX
11:22:42	2,106	108.70	XLON
11:27:42	2,455	108.70	XLON
11:35:42	2,360	108.80	XLON
11:42:42	2,233	108.70	XLON
11:48:42	2,333	108.80	XLON
11:49:16	90	108.80	CHIX
11:49:16	743	108.80	CHIX
11:49:16	2,064	108.80	CHIX
11:54:42	2,162	108.70	XLON
12:03:30	2,376	108.70	XLON
12:07:30	1,292	108.70	XLON
12:07:30	1,163	108.70	XLON
12:12:34	353	108.40	BATE
12:14:27	650	108.40	BATE
12:19:30	1,600	108.60	XLON
12:19:30	530	108.60	XLON
12:19:30	233	108.60	XLON
12:28:30	2,985	108.90	BATE
12:28:30	1,368	108.90	BATE
12:28:30	2,115	108.90	BATE
12:28:30	11	108.80	XLON
12:28:30	1,500	108.80	XLON
12:28:30	750	108.80	XLON
12:29:06	448	108.90	CHIX
12:29:06	900	108.90	CHIX
12:29:06	1,360	108.90	CHIX
12:37:40	110	108.80	XLON
12:37:40	1,437	108.80	XLON
12:37:50	874	108.80	XLON
12:50:52	647	108.80	XLON
12:56:01	173	108.80	XLON
12:56:34	587	108.80	XLON
13:02:24	449	108.80	XLON
13:04:40	2,263	108.90	XLON
13:04:40	900	108.90	XLON
13:04:40	900	108.90	XLON
13:14:52	2,524	109.00	TRQX
13:14:52	177	108.90	XLON
13:14:52	905	108.90	CHIX
13:15:00	560	109.00	XLON
13:15:00	3,012	109.00	XLON
13:15:52	1,502	109.20	TRQX
13:15:52	1,412	109.20	TRQX
13:16:00	1,148	109.00	XLON
13:16:00	165	109.00	XLON
13:16:00	1,087	109.00	XLON
13:23:00	900	108.90	XLON
13:23:00	420	108.90	XLON
13:38:08	602	108.90	CHIX
13:43:02	1,000	108.90	XLON
13:43:02	130	108.90	XLON
13:43:02	989	108.90	XLON
13:43:10	1,806	108.90	XLON
13:43:10	967	108.90	XLON
13:43:10	111	108.90	CHIX
13:53:11	2,199	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	157	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	900	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	900	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	3,600	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	250	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	250	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	250	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	250	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	250	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	750	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	2,750	109.00	XLON
13:53:11	2,520	109.10	CHIX
13:53:11	649	109.10	CHIX
13:54:30	2,302	108.90	XLON
14:05:30	2,159	108.80	XLON
14:21:59	648	108.80	CHIX
14:33:59	88	108.90	BATE
14:33:59	108	108.90	BATE
14:33:59	113	108.90	BATE
14:33:59	250	108.90	BATE
14:33:59	250	108.90	BATE
14:33:59	250	108.90	BATE
14:33:59	2,775	108.90	BATE
14:33:59	30	108.90	BATE
14:33:59	84	108.90	CHIX
14:34:00	84	108.90	BATE
14:38:25	361	108.90	BATE
14:38:25	590	108.90	CHIX
14:38:25	960	108.90	CHIX
14:38:25	900	108.90	CHIX
14:39:11	307	108.90	CHIX
14:39:59	2,668	108.90	XLON
14:39:59	793	108.90	CHIX
14:49:51	2,490	108.90	CHIX
14:50:12	406	108.90	CHIX
15:21:29	1,731	108.60	CHIX
15:29:38	1,249	108.60	CHIX
15:29:38	1,324	108.60	CHIX
15:29:55	1	108.60	XLON
15:29:55	1,800	108.60	XLON
15:29:55	250	108.60	XLON
15:29:55	777	108.60	XLON
15:29:55	250	108.60	XLON
15:29:55	5,311	108.60	XLON
15:29:55	1,507	108.60	CHIX
15:44:55	28	108.60	XLON
15:44:55	2,694	108.60	XLON
15:44:55	1,000	108.60	XLON
15:44:55	250	108.60	XLON
15:44:55	1,750	108.60	XLON
15:44:55	657	108.60	XLON
15:44:55	2,724	108.60	XLON
15:44:55	2,720	108.60	XLON
15:45:25	94	108.70	BATE
15:45:25	250	108.70	BATE
15:45:25	2,532	108.70	BATE
15:53:57	759	108.50	CHIX
16:00:16	2,624	108.70	BATE
16:00:16	1,229	108.70	BATE
16:00:16	688	108.70	BATE
16:00:16	1,120	108.70	BATE
16:00:16	2,500	108.60	CHIX
16:00:16	376	108.60	CHIX
16:08:22	2,836	108.50	XLON
16:08:22	862	108.50	XLON
16:08:22	250	108.50	XLON
16:08:22	900	108.50	XLON
16:08:22	250	108.50	XLON
16:13:16	2,004	108.30	XLON
16:13:16	328	108.30	XLON
16:15:10	3	108.10	CHIX
16:15:11	1	108.10	CHIX
16:20:47	1500	108.20	XLON
16:20:47	1,878	108.20	XLON
16:20:49	3,009	108.30	XLON
16:20:49	771	108.30	XLON
16:20:49	2,948	108.30	XLON
16:20:49	900	108.40	CHIX
16:20:49	900	108.40	CHIX
16:20:49	900	108.40	CHIX
16:20:49	332	108.40	CHIX
16:21:16	2,488	108.40	BATE