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 14 April 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 450,647
Weighted average price paid (p) 108.48
Highest price paid (p) 110.00
Lowest price paid (p) 107.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 34,215,535 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 716,414,544. 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 April 2023 is 716,414,544. 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: 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 242,123 108.26
BATE 99,507 108.64
CHIX 58,170 108.88
TRQX 50,847 108.77

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:01:22 252   107.90 XLON
08:05:32 38   107.90 XLON
08:05:32 9   107.20 CHIX
08:05:32 199   107.20 CHIX
08:05:34 3   107.90 XLON
08:05:37 71   107.90 XLON
08:05:38 1   107.90 XLON
08:16:42 21   107.50 XLON
08:16:42 253   107.50 BATE
08:19:20 109   107.70 BATE
08:19:20 141   107.40 BATE
08:19:20 109   107.30 CHIX
08:19:21 108   107.80 XLON
08:19:22 745   107.80 CHIX
08:19:22 37   107.80 CHIX
08:19:25 391   107.80 BATE
08:19:28 235   107.80 XLON
08:19:31 32   107.80 XLON
08:19:34 117   107.80 BATE
08:19:37 70   107.80 XLON
08:19:40 35   107.80 BATE
08:19:43 21   107.90 XLON
08:19:43 4   107.80 CHIX
08:19:43 387   107.80 CHIX
08:26:00 245   107.90 XLON
08:26:00 11   107.80 BATE
08:50:25 9,900   108.00 BATE
08:50:25 4,500   108.00 BATE
08:50:25 2,750   108.00 BATE
08:50:25 8,872   108.00 BATE
08:50:25 2,755   108.00 XLON
08:50:26 9,021   108.00 XLON
08:50:26 1,602   108.00 XLON
08:50:26 377   108.00 XLON
08:50:26 842   108.00 CHIX
08:50:26 3,100   108.00 XLON
08:50:26 3,099   108.00 CHIX
08:50:26 10   108.00 XLON
08:50:28 391   107.80 BATE
08:51:16 108   107.80 TRQX
08:51:16 911   107.80 TRQX
08:51:16 1,844   107.80 TRQX
08:51:16 123   107.80 CHIX
08:51:16 710   107.70 XLON
08:51:16 710   107.70 BATE
08:51:17 847   107.60 XLON
08:51:17 250   107.60 TRQX
08:51:17 596   107.60 TRQX
08:51:17 847   107.60 CHIX
08:51:17 847   107.60 BATE
08:57:36 812   107.50 XLON
08:57:36 544   107.50 TRQX
08:57:36 847   107.50 BATE
08:57:36 847   107.50 CHIX
08:57:36 35   107.50 XLON
08:57:36 302   107.50 TRQX
09:05:37 818   107.75 BATE
09:07:14 815   107.90 XLON
09:08:41 772   107.90 XLON
09:09:55 691   107.90 XLON
09:11:22 773   108.00 XLON
09:12:59 802   108.00 XLON
09:14:40 481   107.90 BATE
09:15:50 780   108.00 XLON
09:17:28 816   108.00 XLON
09:18:34 677   107.80 XLON
09:18:34 285   107.80 TRQX
09:18:34 1,071   107.80 TRQX
09:18:34 677   107.80 CHIX
09:18:34 677   107.80 BATE
09:18:34 1,017   107.80 XLON
09:18:34 1,016   107.80 TRQX
09:25:34 496   107.75 BATE
09:25:34 474   107.75 TRQX
09:26:28 731   107.90 XLON
09:27:13 735   107.90 BATE
09:27:55 847   108.00 XLON
09:27:55 239   107.90 XLON
09:27:55 400   107.90 XLON
09:27:55 1   107.90 BATE
09:27:55 20   107.90 XLON
09:27:55 18   107.90 BATE
09:29:34 737   108.00 XLON
09:30:35 145   108.00 XLON
09:30:35 635   108.00 XLON
09:31:40 733   108.00 XLON
09:32:46 616   108.00 XLON
09:34:10 815   108.15 BATE
09:34:10 815   108.15 BATE
09:34:10 599   108.15 BATE
09:34:10 216   108.15 BATE
09:34:10 815   108.15 BATE
09:34:10 815   108.15 BATE
09:40:20 847   108.10 CHIX
09:40:20 847   108.10 BATE
09:40:20 846   108.10 TRQX
09:40:21 847   108.40 XLON
09:42:21 847   108.10 BATE
09:42:21 846   108.10 TRQX
09:42:21 847   108.10 CHIX
09:42:25 847   108.40 XLON
09:58:10 585   108.25 BATE
09:59:49 729   108.40 XLON
10:00:44 810   108.40 XLON
10:01:28 814   108.30 BATE
10:02:25 722   108.50 XLON
10:02:25 93   108.50 XLON
10:03:16 827   108.50 XLON
10:04:04 765   108.50 XLON
10:04:53 735   108.50 XLON
10:05:37 659   108.50 XLON
10:06:28 716   108.50 XLON
10:07:29 298   108.50 XLON
10:07:29 505   108.50 XLON
10:08:35 833   108.50 XLON
10:09:44 813   108.50 XLON
10:10:43 672   108.50 XLON
10:12:02 818   108.50 XLON
10:13:19 739   108.60 XLON
10:13:19 359   108.50 XLON
10:13:19 399   108.50 XLON
10:14:00 846   108.40 TRQX
10:14:00 847   108.40 BATE
10:14:00 847   108.40 CHIX
10:14:00 846   108.30 TRQX
10:14:00 847   108.30 XLON
10:19:59 847   108.40 XLON
10:19:59 846   108.40 TRQX
10:19:59 847   108.40 CHIX
10:19:59 847   108.40 BATE
10:26:32 765   108.60 CHIX
10:27:50 640   108.70 XLON
10:27:50 207   108.70 XLON
10:27:50 38   108.60 XLON
10:29:05 827   108.90 XLON
10:30:17 858   108.90 XLON
10:31:13 736   109.00 XLON
10:32:07 540   109.00 XLON
10:32:07 209   109.00 XLON
10:33:08 1   109.00 XLON
10:33:08 869   109.00 XLON
10:34:02 793   109.00 BATE
10:34:52 197   109.00 XLON
10:34:52 545   109.00 TRQX
10:35:43 545   109.00 TRQX
10:35:43 188   109.00 CHIX
10:36:44 545   109.00 TRQX
10:36:44 210   109.00 XLON
10:36:44 77   109.00 BATE
10:37:44 803   109.00 XLON
10:38:43 767   109.00 BATE
10:39:50 260   109.00 XLON
10:39:50 545   109.00 TRQX
10:40:52 1,043   108.85 BATE
10:42:35 213   109.00 XLON
10:42:35 586   109.00 XLON
10:42:51 579   108.70 TRQX
10:42:51 267   108.70 TRQX
10:42:51 356   108.70 BATE
10:42:51 356   108.70 CHIX
10:42:51 491   108.70 BATE
10:42:51 491   108.70 CHIX
10:42:52 683   108.90 XLON
10:42:52 743   108.90 XLON
10:42:55 778   109.00 XLON
10:54:50 1,520   108.85 CHIX
10:54:50 480   108.85 CHIX
10:58:35 154   108.70 XLON
10:58:35 654   108.70 BATE
10:58:35 654   108.70 CHIX
10:58:35 1,272   108.70 XLON
10:58:35 653   108.70 TRQX
11:03:59 936   108.75 BATE
11:05:53 300   108.90 XLON
11:05:53 495   108.90 XLON
11:07:50 498   109.00 XLON
11:07:50 293   109.00 XLON
11:07:50 44   109.00 XLON
11:10:08 851   108.90 XLON
11:12:02 822   108.90 XLON
11:13:32 819   109.00 XLON
11:14:47 807   109.00 XLON
11:15:38 469   109.00 XLON
11:15:38 142   109.00 XLON
11:16:38 777   109.00 XLON
11:17:32 499   109.00 XLON
11:17:32 263   109.00 XLON
11:18:26 824   109.00 XLON
11:19:11 452   109.00 XLON
11:19:11 275   109.00 XLON
11:19:53 711   109.00 XLON
11:20:38 783   109.00 XLON
11:21:23 493   109.00 XLON
11:21:23 293   109.00 XLON
11:22:11 834   109.00 XLON
11:22:59 442   109.00 XLON
11:22:59 379   109.00 XLON
11:23:50 16   109.00 XLON
11:23:50 803   109.00 XLON
11:24:41 473   109.00 XLON
11:24:41 290   109.00 XLON
11:25:35 754   109.00 XLON
11:26:32 185   109.00 XLON
11:26:32 545   109.00 TRQX
11:27:41 248   109.00 XLON
11:27:41 545   109.00 TRQX
11:28:59 68   109.00 XLON
11:28:59 545   109.00 TRQX
11:28:59 157   109.00 BATE
11:28:59 962   108.90 TRQX
11:28:59 731   108.90 CHIX
11:28:59 963   108.90 XLON
11:28:59 731   108.90 BATE
11:40:32 712   109.00 BATE
11:42:02 545   109.00 TRQX
11:42:02 184   109.00 BATE
11:43:38 21   109.00 XLON
11:43:38 545   109.00 TRQX
11:43:38 33   109.00 TRQX
11:43:38 33   109.00 XLON
11:43:38 31   109.00 CHIX
11:43:38 105   109.00 BATE
11:43:38 33   109.00 CHIX
11:43:38 29   109.00 BATE
11:45:11 809   108.90 BATE
11:46:35 820   109.00 XLON
11:47:44 717   109.00 CHIX
11:48:53 774   109.00 BATE
11:49:59 1,043   108.90 BATE
11:51:30 273   109.00 XLON
11:51:30 545   109.00 TRQX
11:52:23 641   109.00 CHIX
11:53:36 57   109.00 TRQX
11:53:36 774   109.00 BATE
11:54:48 169   109.00 CHIX
11:54:48 634   109.00 CHIX
11:55:56 767   109.00 CHIX
11:57:15 831   109.00 BATE
11:58:36 488   109.00 TRQX
11:58:36 22   109.00 XLON
11:58:36 298   109.00 CHIX
12:00:03 768   109.00 CHIX
12:01:56 396   108.90 TRQX
12:01:56 392   108.90 TRQX
12:01:56 1,967   108.90 BATE
12:01:56 13   108.90 BATE
12:01:56 797   108.90 BATE
12:01:56 389   108.90 BATE
12:01:56 810   108.90 BATE
12:01:56 109   108.90 BATE
12:02:01 846   108.90 TRQX
12:02:01 619   108.90 XLON
12:02:01 228   108.90 XLON
12:02:01 847   108.90 CHIX
12:02:01 847   108.90 BATE
12:08:39 470   108.80 XLON
12:08:39 103   108.80 CHIX
12:08:39 641   108.80 BATE
12:08:39 1,401   108.80 TRQX
12:08:39 170   108.80 XLON
12:08:39 538   108.80 CHIX
12:08:39 64   108.80 TRQX
12:11:53 1,356   108.70 BATE
12:11:53 1,259   108.70 BATE
12:13:27 709   108.60 XLON
12:13:27 304   108.60 TRQX
12:13:27 405   108.60 CHIX
12:13:27 54   108.60 TRQX
12:13:27 305   108.60 CHIX
12:13:27 351   108.60 TRQX
12:22:47 900   108.90 XLON
12:22:47 84   108.90 XLON
12:22:47 402   108.80 XLON
12:22:47 314   108.80 XLON
12:22:47 155   108.80 XLON
12:22:50 1,129   108.90 XLON
12:24:56 388   108.80 TRQX
12:25:14 806   108.90 XLON
12:25:50 812   108.90 XLON
12:26:27 761   108.90 XLON
12:27:09 721   109.00 XLON
12:27:09 392   108.90 XLON
12:27:10 457   108.90 XLON
12:27:10 1,129   108.90 BATE
12:27:10 1,129   108.90 CHIX
12:30:20 755   109.00 XLON
12:31:23 678   109.00 CHIX
12:32:56 826   109.00 BATE
12:34:56 175   109.00 BATE
12:34:56 638   109.00 BATE
12:36:51 738   109.00 XLON
12:36:51 753   108.90 XLON
12:36:51 752   108.90 TRQX
12:36:51 753   108.90 BATE
12:36:53 941   109.00 XLON
12:44:48 746   109.00 CHIX
12:45:56 817   109.00 BATE
12:47:03 251   109.00 XLON
12:47:03 545   109.00 TRQX
12:48:09 545   109.00 TRQX
12:48:09 266   109.00 CHIX
12:49:11 36   109.00 XLON
12:49:11 545   109.00 TRQX
12:49:11 184   109.00 BATE
12:50:15 759   109.00 BATE
12:51:20 53   109.00 CHIX
12:51:20 766   109.00 CHIX
12:52:21 794   109.00 CHIX
12:53:15 749   109.00 XLON
12:54:05 805   109.50 BATE
12:54:05 805   109.50 BATE
12:55:54 68   109.80 XLON
12:55:54 701   109.70 XLON
12:56:50 780   110.00 XLON
12:57:06 754   109.60 XLON
12:57:06 752   109.60 TRQX
12:57:06 777   109.60 CHIX
12:57:06 753   109.60 BATE
12:57:06 164   109.60 CHIX
12:59:34 736   109.50 XLON
12:59:34 846   109.50 TRQX
12:59:34 111   109.50 XLON
12:59:34 847   109.50 CHIX
12:59:34 847   109.50 BATE
12:59:57 1,166   109.40 TRQX
12:59:57 602   109.40 BATE
12:59:57 602   109.40 CHIX
12:59:57 601   109.40 XLON
12:59:57 416   109.40 TRQX
13:10:08 1,501   109.55 CHIX
13:11:56 300   109.70 XLON
13:11:56 534   109.70 XLON
13:12:39 824   109.70 XLON
13:13:11 701   109.70 XLON
13:13:44 781   109.70 XLON
13:14:21 934   109.70 XLON
13:14:51 825   109.70 XLON
13:15:18 796   109.70 XLON
13:15:37 233   109.50 TRQX
13:15:37 540   109.50 XLON
13:15:37 65   109.50 TRQX
13:15:37 241   109.50 TRQX
13:15:37 227   109.50 BATE
13:15:37 540   109.50 CHIX
13:15:37 1,541   109.50 BATE
13:17:26 922   109.50 BATE
13:17:27 1,541   109.70 BATE
13:18:42 223   109.70 XLON
13:18:42 602   109.70 XLON
13:19:03 703   109.70 CHIX
13:19:30 887   109.70 CHIX
13:19:53 615   109.80 XLON
13:19:53 789   109.70 CHIX
13:20:38 760   109.80 XLON
13:21:05 846   109.80 XLON
13:21:32 816   109.80 XLON
13:22:03 899   109.80 XLON
13:22:30 626   110.00 BATE
13:22:30 915   110.00 BATE
13:22:30 673   110.00 XLON
13:22:30 615   109.90 TRQX
13:22:30 364   109.80 XLON
13:22:30 400   109.80 XLON
13:22:30 928   109.80 TRQX
13:22:30 733   109.80 XLON
13:22:30 195   109.80 XLON
13:26:09 790   110.00 XLON
13:26:48 793   110.00 XLON
13:27:24 703   110.00 CHIX
13:28:06 794   110.00 XLON
13:28:51 795   110.00 XLON
13:29:39 785   110.00 CHIX
13:30:33 847   110.00 BATE
13:31:21 736   110.00 CHIX
13:32:15 820   110.00 XLON
13:33:09 821   110.00 BATE
13:34:03 847   110.00 XLON
13:34:48 740   110.00 CHIX
13:35:01 616   109.60 CHIX
13:35:01 924   109.60 BATE
13:35:01 924   109.60 XLON
13:35:01 923   109.60 TRQX
13:38:27 739   109.90 XLON
13:39:00 695   109.90 XLON
13:39:33 924   110.00 XLON
13:39:33 342   109.90 BATE
13:39:33 386   109.90 BATE
13:40:39 4,080   109.80 TRQX
13:40:39 3,673   109.80 BATE
13:40:39 3,917   109.80 CHIX
13:40:39 2,668   109.80 BATE
13:45:25 436   109.60 TRQX
13:45:25 257   109.60 XLON
13:45:25 153   109.60 TRQX
13:45:25 476   109.60 XLON
13:45:25 232   109.60 CHIX
13:45:25 334   109.60 TRQX
13:45:25 527   109.60 BATE
13:45:25 527   109.60 CHIX
13:45:25 243   109.60 BATE
13:45:25 11   109.60 CHIX
13:45:25 1,360   109.50 XLON
14:05:57 847   109.30 CHIX
14:05:57 288   109.30 XLON
14:05:57 335   109.30 TRQX
14:05:57 81   109.30 BATE
14:05:57 559   109.30 XLON
14:05:57 511   109.30 TRQX
14:05:57 34   109.30 BATE
14:05:57 732   109.30 BATE
14:14:50 22   109.20 TRQX
14:14:50 1129   109.20 XLON
14:14:50 186   109.20 TRQX
14:14:50 51   109.20 BATE
14:14:50 921   109.20 TRQX
14:14:50 205   109.20 CHIX
14:14:50 457   109.20 BATE
14:14:50 3,344   109.20 CHIX
14:14:50 385   109.20 BATE
14:14:50 236   109.20 BATE
14:14:50 224   109.10 XLON
14:14:50 694   109.10 CHIX
14:14:50 470   109.10 XLON
14:29:58 847   109.00 BATE
14:29:58 847   109.00 XLON
14:29:58 87   109.00 TRQX
14:29:58 468   109.00 CHIX
14:29:58 759   109.00 TRQX
14:29:58 379   109.00 CHIX
14:30:00 250   109.00 XLON
14:30:00 597   109.00 XLON
14:30:00 403   109.00 BATE
14:30:00 444   109.00 BATE
14:30:00 315   109.00 CHIX
14:30:00 1   109.00 CHIX
14:30:00 531   109.00 CHIX
14:30:00 846   109.00 TRQX
14:31:51 847   108.90 CHIX
14:31:51 847   108.90 BATE
14:31:51 2   108.90 TRQX
14:42:10 847   108.70 XLON
14:42:10 746   108.70 TRQX
14:42:10 100   108.70 TRQX
14:42:10 418   108.70 CHIX
14:42:10 418   108.70 BATE
14:42:10 429   108.70 CHIX
14:42:10 429   108.70 BATE
14:44:44 1,012   108.70 XLON
14:44:44 598   108.70 TRQX
14:44:44 598   108.70 CHIX
14:44:44 598   108.70 BATE
14:44:44 581   108.70 XLON
14:54:33 97   108.70 XLON
14:54:33 1,005   108.70 TRQX
14:54:33 495   108.70 XLON
14:54:33 605   108.70 TRQX
14:54:33 593   108.70 BATE
14:54:33 592   108.70 CHIX
14:55:31 1,597   108.60 XLON
14:55:31 596   108.60 TRQX
14:55:31 597   108.60 CHIX
14:55:31 597   108.60 BATE
15:08:11 479   108.50 TRQX
15:08:11 1,597   108.50 XLON
15:08:11 54   108.50 TRQX
15:08:11 597   108.50 CHIX
15:08:11 597   108.50 BATE
15:08:11 63   108.50 TRQX
15:15:13 151   108.40 XLON
15:15:13 1,925   108.40 XLON
15:36:03 1,155   108.60 XLON
15:36:03 166   108.60 TRQX
15:36:03 311   108.60 XLON
15:36:03 95   108.60 CHIX
15:36:03 459   108.60 XLON
15:36:03 392   108.60 CHIX
15:36:03 488   108.60 BATE
15:36:03 321   108.60 TRQX
16:00:52 585   108.50 CHIX
16:00:52 585   108.50 TRQX
16:00:52 585   108.50 BATE
16:00:52 1,632   108.50 XLON
16:00:52 585   108.40 TRQX
16:00:52 431   108.40 CHIX
16:00:52 585   108.40 BATE
16:00:52 154   108.40 CHIX
16:03:06 847   108.20 XLON
16:03:06 258   108.20 TRQX
16:03:06 588   108.20 TRQX
16:03:06 227   108.20 CHIX
16:03:06 258   108.20 BATE
16:03:06 620   108.20 CHIX
16:03:06 589   108.20 BATE
16:03:34 847   108.10 XLON
16:03:34 3   108.10 BATE
16:03:34 847   108.10 CHIX
16:03:34 222   108.10 TRQX
16:03:34 844   108.10 BATE
16:03:34 624   108.10 TRQX
16:03:34 741   108.00 XLON
16:14:59 847   107.90 XLON
16:14:59 847   107.90 CHIX
16:14:59 430   107.90 TRQX
16:14:59 847   107.90 BATE
16:14:59 416   107.90 TRQX
16:14:59 847   107.90 XLON
16:20:06 716   107.90 BATE
16:20:12 594   107.90 CHIX
16:20:12 847   107.90 XLON
16:20:12 131   107.90 BATE
16:20:12 846   107.90 TRQX
16:20:12 253   107.90 CHIX
16:27:03 734   107.80 XLON
16:35:01 574   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 679   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 8,904   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 412   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 3,867   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 31,320   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 633   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 8,198   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 902   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 12,973   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 8,027   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 740   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 2   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 1,818   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 7,238   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 6,513   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 5,538   107.60 XLON
16:35:01 5,324   107.60 XLON

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