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	17 February 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	404,562
Weighted average price paid (p)	105.11
Highest price paid (p)	107.00
Lowest price paid (p)	104.00

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 18,394,281 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 732,164,423. 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 February 2023 is 732,164,423. 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	285,956	105.02
BATE	42,712	105.38
CHIX	36,493	105.33
TRQX	39,401	105.22

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:05:38	363	105.9	XLON
08:05:39	363	106	CHIX
08:05:42	438	106	XLON
08:05:42	28	106	XLON
08:05:43	116	106	XLON
08:21:16	196	105.7	XLON
08:21:16	295	105.7	TRQX
08:21:16	91	105.7	CHIX
08:28:02	157	105.6	XLON
08:28:02	157	105.6	TRQX
08:28:02	158	105.6	BATE
08:28:02	157	105.6	CHIX
08:28:02	703	105.6	CHIX
08:28:03	214	105.7	TRQX
08:44:46	214	105.9	XLON
08:44:49	214	105.9	CHIX
08:44:52	552	105.9	XLON
08:44:53	54	105.9	CHIX
08:44:55	214	106	BATE
08:44:55	2460	105.9	XLON
08:44:55	53	105.6	TRQX
08:44:55	138	105.6	XLON
08:44:56	1013	105.6	TRQX
08:46:40	1154	105.7	CHIX
08:46:43	866	106.1	BATE
08:46:43	640	106	BATE
08:46:43	630	106	BATE
08:46:43	866	106	CHIX
08:46:44	772	106.1	CHIX
08:46:44	94	106.1	CHIX
08:46:44	865	106	XLON
08:46:46	659	106	XLON
08:46:46	206	106	XLON
08:46:47	771	106	BATE
08:46:47	285	106	BATE
08:49:06	865	106.1	TRQX
08:49:06	304	106.1	CHIX
09:42:48	527	107	XLON
09:42:48	578	107	XLON
09:42:48	1455	106.9	BATE
09:42:50	700	106.9	XLON
09:42:50	881	106.9	XLON
09:42:50	4	106.9	XLON
09:42:50	865	106.8	XLON
09:42:50	866	106.8	BATE
09:42:50	562	106.8	CHIX
09:42:51	2034	106.7	TRQX
09:42:52	656	106.8	XLON
09:42:52	498	106.8	XLON
09:50:50	1154	106.5	TRQX
09:50:50	1154	106.5	CHIX
09:50:56	1154	106.3	XLON
09:50:56	2498	106.3	BATE
09:50:56	502	106.3	CHIX
10:51:37	1154	106.3	TRQX
10:51:37	828	106.3	XLON
10:51:37	828	106.3	BATE
10:51:37	363	106.3	CHIX
10:51:37	289	106.3	CHIX
10:51:37	523	106	XLON
10:51:37	342	106	XLON
10:51:37	522	106	TRQX
10:51:37	866	106	CHIX
10:51:37	866	106	BATE
10:51:37	2833	106	CHIX
10:51:37	343	106	TRQX
10:51:38	865	105.9	XLON
10:51:38	533	105.9	BATE
10:52:22	417	106.2	BATE
10:52:22	2609	106.2	BATE
10:52:22	866	106.2	BATE
10:55:55	865	106	TRQX
10:55:55	865	106	XLON
10:55:55	866	106	CHIX
10:55:56	771	106.1	BATE
10:55:58	865	106.1	XLON
11:07:32	865	105.9	TRQX
11:07:32	866	105.9	BATE
11:07:32	866	105.9	CHIX
11:07:35	865	105.8	TRQX
11:07:35	865	105.8	XLON
11:07:35	133	105.8	BATE
11:07:35	866	105.8	CHIX
11:07:35	733	105.8	BATE
11:07:38	39	105.7	XLON
11:07:38	865	105.7	TRQX
11:07:38	826	105.7	XLON
11:07:38	866	105.7	BATE
11:07:38	866	105.7	CHIX
11:07:38	421	105.6	XLON
11:07:38	175	105.6	TRQX
11:07:38	442	105.6	XLON
11:23:20	330	105.4	BATE
11:23:20	667	105.4	TRQX
13:19:50	21	105.8	TRQX
13:19:50	865	105.8	XLON
13:19:50	177	105.8	TRQX
13:19:50	70	105.8	CHIX
13:19:50	163	105.8	BATE
13:19:50	796	105.8	CHIX
13:19:50	373	105.8	BATE
13:19:51	1763	105.7	XLON
13:19:51	403	105.7	TRQX
13:19:51	123	105.7	TRQX
13:19:51	526	105.7	CHIX
13:19:51	120	105.7	XLON
13:19:52	321	105.7	BATE
13:28:20	865	105.6	TRQX
13:28:20	575	105.6	BATE
13:28:20	865	105.6	XLON
13:28:20	115	105.6	CHIX
13:28:20	291	105.6	BATE
13:28:20	751	105.6	CHIX
13:47:39	1440	105.5	TRQX
13:47:39	674	105.5	XLON
13:47:39	398	105.5	CHIX
13:47:39	674	105.5	BATE
13:47:39	276	105.5	CHIX
13:47:39	433	105.4	TRQX
13:47:39	934	105.4	TRQX
13:47:39	73	105.4	TRQX
14:29:51	341	105.3	TRQX
14:29:51	865	105.3	XLON
14:29:51	524	105.3	TRQX
14:29:51	866	105.3	BATE
14:29:51	866	105.3	CHIX
14:54:19	714	105.2	TRQX
14:54:19	455	105.2	BATE
14:54:19	204	105.2	CHIX
14:54:19	865	105.2	XLON
14:54:19	151	105.2	TRQX
14:54:19	411	105.2	BATE
14:54:19	662	105.2	CHIX
15:02:00	2238	105.1	XLON
15:18:58	865	105.2	XLON
15:18:58	865	105.2	TRQX
15:18:58	866	105.2	BATE
15:18:58	866	105.2	CHIX
15:18:58	865	105.2	XLON
15:31:24	866	105.2	BATE
15:31:24	865	105.2	TRQX
15:31:24	865	105.2	XLON
15:31:24	503	105.2	CHIX
15:31:24	363	105.2	CHIX
15:43:18	300	105.1	TRQX
15:43:18	865	105.1	XLON
15:43:18	565	105.1	TRQX
15:43:18	228	105.1	CHIX
15:43:18	265	105.1	BATE
15:43:18	638	105.1	CHIX
15:43:18	601	105.1	BATE
15:43:38	866	105	BATE
15:43:38	865	105	TRQX
15:43:38	866	105	CHIX
15:43:38	865	105	XLON
15:43:39	866	105	CHIX
15:43:45	865	104.9	TRQX
15:43:45	865	104.9	XLON
15:43:45	733	104.9	BATE
15:43:45	733	104.9	CHIX
15:43:45	176	104.9	TRQX
15:43:47	865	105.1	XLON
15:44:38	1642	105.1	TRQX
15:44:38	133	105.1	BATE
15:44:38	133	105.1	CHIX
15:44:38	2507	105	XLON
15:55:16	689	104.9	TRQX
15:55:16	924	104.9	CHIX
15:55:16	925	104.9	BATE
15:55:16	924	104.9	XLON
15:55:16	806	104.7	TRQX
15:55:16	807	104.7	CHIX
15:55:16	454	104.7	BATE
15:55:16	523	104.7	BATE
15:55:18	865	104.7	TRQX
15:55:18	866	104.7	BATE
15:55:18	865	104.7	XLON
15:55:18	866	104.7	CHIX
15:59:44	48	104.6	TRQX
15:59:44	817	104.6	TRQX
15:59:44	865	104.6	XLON
15:59:44	866	104.6	BATE
15:59:44	866	104.6	CHIX
15:59:45	865	104.6	TRQX
15:59:45	865	104.6	XLON
15:59:45	865	104.6	XLON
15:59:45	405	104.6	TRQX
15:59:45	81	104.6	TRQX
15:59:45	866	104.6	CHIX
15:59:45	316	104.6	TRQX
15:59:45	866	104.6	BATE
16:04:13	865	104.4	TRQX
16:04:13	865	104.4	XLON
16:04:13	866	104.4	BATE
16:04:13	866	104.4	CHIX
16:04:13	724	104.4	TRQX
16:04:13	865	104.4	XLON
16:04:13	141	104.4	TRQX
16:04:18	865	104.3	XLON
16:04:18	865	104.3	TRQX
16:04:18	866	104.3	BATE
16:04:18	866	104.3	CHIX
16:10:24	267	104.2	BATE
16:10:24	865	104.2	TRQX
16:10:24	599	104.2	BATE
16:10:24	166	104.2	CHIX
16:12:47	865	104.2	TRQX
16:12:47	865	104.2	XLON
16:12:47	866	104.2	BATE
16:12:47	700	104.2	CHIX
16:12:47	948	104.1	TRQX
16:12:47	137	104.1	XLON
16:12:47	488	104.1	XLON
16:12:47	323	104.1	XLON
16:12:48	865	104	XLON
16:12:52	1351	104.3	XLON
16:13:00	865	104.1	TRQX
16:13:00	866	104.1	CHIX
16:13:00	866	104.1	BATE
16:13:01	222	104.3	XLON
16:13:01	671	104.3	XLON
16:13:01	477	104.3	XLON
16:13:01	656	104.3	XLON
16:13:01	5099	104.3	XLON
16:13:03	866	104.4	BATE
16:13:03	1214	104.3	XLON
16:13:03	861	104.1	CHIX
16:24:03	1171	104.6	XLON
16:24:03	865	104.5	XLON
16:24:04	865	104.8	XLON
16:24:04	15637	104.7	XLON
16:24:09	690	105	XLON
16:24:09	4447	105	XLON
16:24:09	3944	105	XLON
16:24:09	623	104.9	XLON
16:24:09	414	104.9	XLON
16:24:17	673	104.75	BATE
16:24:17	2964	104.7	XLON
16:24:17	865	104.7	TRQX
16:24:17	866	104.7	BATE
16:24:17	866	104.7	CHIX
16:24:58	978	104.6	XLON
16:24:58	940	104.6	TRQX
16:26:13	176	104.7	XLON
16:26:13	1154	104.7	BATE
16:26:13	1154	104.7	CHIX
16:26:13	964	104.7	TRQX
16:26:13	384	104.7	XLON
16:26:13	300	104.7	XLON
16:26:13	470	104.7	XLON
16:26:13	1154	104.7	BATE
16:26:14	1822	104.6	BATE
16:26:16	21	104.6	BATE
16:26:16	1154	104.6	CHIX
16:27:47	57	104.6	BATE
16:27:47	1154	104.6	TRQX
16:27:47	1154	104.6	XLON
16:27:47	433	104.6	BATE
16:28:21	176	104.6	BATE
16:35:20	45796	105	XLON
16:35:20	21542	105	XLON
16:35:20	2182	105	XLON
16:35:20	13074	105	XLON
16:35:20	2373	105	XLON
16:35:20	13585	105	XLON
16:35:20	6701	105	XLON
16:35:20	10367	105	XLON
16:35:20	46103	105	XLON
16:35:20	33851	105	XLON