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	2 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	445,420
Weighted average price paid (p)	116.06
Highest price paid (p)	117.00
Lowest price paid (p)	112.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 38,627,864 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 712,002,215. 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 2 May 2023 is 712,002,215. 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	116.01	300,046
BATE	116.14	86,694
CHIX	116.13	41,887
TRQX	116.26	16,793

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:00:20	3730	112.9	XLON
08:00:20	2295	113	XLON
08:00:20	1611	112.4	BATE
08:00:20	780	112.4	BATE
08:00:54	2570	113.6	XLON
08:00:54	2479	113.7	XLON
08:01:54	2318	114.3	XLON
08:01:54	1274	114.3	XLON
08:02:58	2510	115.2	XLON
08:03:02	1684	114.9	XLON
08:03:02	567	114.9	XLON
08:05:14	2017	114.7	CHIX
08:05:14	1024	114.7	CHIX
08:07:02	2210	115.2	XLON
08:09:02	2571	115.1	XLON
08:11:40	3040	115.3	BATE
08:11:40	2387	115.2	XLON
08:15:10	2379	114.5	XLON
08:23:13	3566	115.4	XLON
08:23:13	3038	115.4	BATE
08:23:13	2032	115.5	BATE
08:23:13	1687	115.5	BATE
08:23:13	800	115.4	BATE
08:23:16	1538	115	XLON
08:25:54	1077	115.2	XLON
08:25:54	800	115.2	XLON
08:25:54	643	115.2	XLON
08:30:04	2733	115	CHIX
08:30:04	2550	115	XLON
08:35:43	2207	115.1	XLON
08:37:06	2324	114.9	XLON
08:41:37	1331	114.7	XLON
08:43:20	2540	114.9	TRQX
08:48:21	2248	114.8	XLON
08:48:21	1495	114.8	XLON
08:48:21	739	114.8	XLON
08:48:21	39	114.8	XLON
08:52:30	1873	114.8	XLON
08:52:30	800	114.8	XLON
09:00:46	2688	114.5	XLON
09:00:46	2026	114.5	XLON
09:00:46	223	114.5	XLON
09:08:01	2744	114.5	CHIX
09:08:01	1252	114.5	XLON
09:08:01	1225	114.5	XLON
09:08:01	140	114.5	CHIX
09:12:10	2400	114.7	XLON
09:17:10	2255	114.7	XLON
09:20:58	2846	114.9	BATE
09:24:19	2549	114.7	XLON
09:26:19	1252	114.7	XLON
09:26:19	1177	114.7	XLON
09:32:19	1477	114.7	XLON
09:32:19	791	114.7	XLON
09:38:19	2345	114.7	XLON
09:45:19	2399	114.7	XLON
09:45:19	26	114.7	XLON
09:50:34	3847	115.2	BATE
09:50:34	2839	115	BATE
09:50:34	176	115	BATE
09:54:00	2366	115.5	XLON
09:54:00	1969	115.5	CHIX
09:54:00	680	115.5	CHIX
09:54:11	3461	115.9	BATE
09:54:11	2960	115.9	BATE
09:59:11	2585	115.7	XLON
10:05:11	2446	115.4	XLON
10:12:11	2342	115.5	XLON
10:20:21	1283	115.9	XLON
10:20:21	800	115.9	XLON
10:20:21	101	115.9	XLON
10:25:21	1968	116.2	XLON
10:25:21	541	116.2	XLON
10:25:30	2548	116.2	TRQX
10:25:30	71	116.2	TRQX
10:32:20	2870	116.6	CHIX
10:32:30	2758	116.6	BATE
10:32:46	2656	116.5	XLON
10:44:52	2657	116.5	XLON
10:44:52	2540	116.5	XLON
10:48:20	2276	116.2	XLON
10:56:22	1417	116.2	XLON
10:56:22	895	116.2	XLON
11:03:13	1443	116.1	XLON
11:03:13	800	116.1	XLON
11:09:13	831	116.2	XLON
11:09:13	800	116.2	XLON
11:09:13	425	116.2	XLON
11:09:13	173	116.2	XLON
11:19:21	2400	116.4	XLON
11:19:21	473	116.4	XLON
11:19:21	276	116.4	XLON
11:19:30	2559	116.7	BATE
11:22:21	2377	116.4	XLON
11:28:23	220	116.3	XLON
11:29:20	2072	116.4	CHIX
11:29:20	822	116.4	CHIX
11:30:23	1600	116.4	XLON
11:30:23	588	116.4	XLON
11:39:53	3103	116.5	XLON
11:44:53	2244	116.5	XLON
11:51:09	2635	116.5	XLON
12:00:00	2306	116.4	XLON
12:00:00	800	116.4	XLON
12:00:00	800	116.4	XLON
12:00:00	800	116.4	XLON
12:00:00	8	116.4	XLON
12:15:09	2862	116.3	CHIX
12:15:09	2451	116.4	XLON
12:15:09	2256	116.4	XLON
12:18:39	2575	116	TRQX
12:18:39	2326	116.2	XLON
12:21:17	1066	116	BATE
12:21:17	800	116	BATE
12:21:17	670	116	BATE
12:23:20	2459	115.9	XLON
12:23:20	74	115.9	XLON
12:42:17	3461	116	XLON
12:46:53	3011	116.2	XLON
12:47:19	1403	116.2	BATE
12:47:19	696	116.2	BATE
12:47:19	437	116.2	BATE
12:47:19	78	116.2	BATE
12:53:03	1243	116.4	XLON
12:53:03	800	116.4	XLON
12:53:03	448	116.4	XLON
12:57:27	1574	116.5	XLON
12:57:27	800	116.5	XLON
13:02:27	2266	116.4	XLON
13:10:10	1600	116.7	XLON
13:10:10	1085	116.7	XLON
13:11:03	1024	116.6	CHIX
13:11:03	800	116.6	CHIX
13:11:03	544	116.6	CHIX
13:11:03	415	116.6	CHIX
13:23:02	2604	116.5	XLON
13:23:02	2437	116.5	XLON
13:23:02	1589	116.5	XLON
13:23:02	752	116.5	XLON
13:46:51	2670	116.4	XLON
13:46:51	2557	116.4	XLON
13:46:51	2276	116.4	XLON
13:46:51	2269	116.4	XLON
13:46:51	2253	116.4	XLON
13:51:19	4131	116.5	BATE
13:51:19	3217	116.6	BATE
13:51:19	2906	116.6	BATE
13:51:19	1600	116.4	XLON
13:51:19	808	116.4	XLON
13:51:19	446	116.6	BATE
13:51:19	446	116.6	BATE
13:51:50	1123	116.5	CHIX
13:51:50	800	116.5	CHIX
13:51:50	800	116.5	CHIX
13:55:39	2276	116.6	TRQX
13:55:39	616	116.6	TRQX
14:00:28	1777	116.4	XLON
14:00:28	846	116.4	XLON
14:00:28	276	116.4	XLON
14:00:28	79	116.4	XLON
14:00:29	686	116.4	XLON
14:09:33	1600	116.4	XLON
14:09:33	1581	116.4	XLON
14:09:33	1222	116.4	XLON
14:09:33	800	116.4	XLON
14:09:33	695	116.4	XLON
14:09:33	463	116.4	XLON
14:09:33	76	116.4	XLON
14:09:33	19	116.4	XLON
14:12:13	2373	116.5	XLON
14:18:02	1870	116.4	XLON
14:18:02	366	116.4	XLON
14:29:58	6605	116.5	XLON
14:29:58	2727	116.7	CHIX
14:30:58	1600	116.5	XLON
14:30:58	761	116.5	XLON
14:34:58	2271	116.5	XLON
14:39:55	2584	116.3	BATE
14:40:01	3541	116.3	XLON
14:40:01	807	116.3	XLON
14:42:01	2655	116.3	XLON
14:46:01	2530	116.3	XLON
14:47:59	3065	116.2	CHIX
14:58:04	6858	116.3	XLON
14:58:04	108	116.3	XLON
14:58:55	2720	116.5	BATE
15:01:12	2437	116.7	XLON
15:01:26	2640	116.6	TRQX
15:01:55	2599	116.5	XLON
15:06:30	1733	116.6	CHIX
15:06:30	800	116.6	CHIX
15:06:30	421	116.6	CHIX
15:11:17	5658	116.6	XLON
15:11:23	2246	116.5	XLON
15:11:55	1619	116.7	BATE
15:15:03	2205	116.8	XLON
15:17:03	1409	116.8	XLON
15:17:03	800	116.8	XLON
15:17:09	800	116.7	BATE
15:17:09	591	116.7	BATE
15:17:33	1819	116.7	BATE
15:17:33	1259	116.5	BATE
15:17:33	1105	116.6	BATE
15:17:33	800	116.5	BATE
15:17:33	238	116.5	BATE
15:21:35	2655	116.7	XLON
15:24:02	699	116.6	XLON
15:25:02	1201	116.6	XLON
15:25:02	310	116.6	XLON
15:26:02	2305	116.6	XLON
15:28:02	800	116.6	XLON
15:28:02	769	116.6	XLON
15:28:02	500	116.6	XLON
15:28:02	425	116.6	XLON
15:33:03	2082	116.7	XLON
15:34:15	1600	116.8	XLON
15:34:15	735	116.8	XLON
15:34:15	215	116.8	XLON
15:35:15	800	116.8	XLON
15:35:15	800	116.8	XLON
15:35:15	413	116.8	XLON
15:35:15	293	116.8	XLON
15:35:44	1736	116.7	CHIX
15:35:44	831	116.7	CHIX
15:36:33	800	116.7	BATE
15:36:33	800	116.7	BATE
15:36:33	800	116.7	BATE
15:36:33	112	116.7	BATE
15:36:33	11	116.6	BATE
15:36:33	1	116.6	BATE
15:38:11	2067	116.6	XLON
15:40:33	2888	117	BATE
15:44:54	2570	117	XLON
15:44:54	1821	117	XLON
15:44:54	1484	117	BATE
15:44:54	928	117	BATE
15:44:54	813	117	XLON
15:44:54	584	117	BATE
15:48:13	2400	117	XLON
15:48:13	178	117	XLON
15:49:42	2362	117	XLON
15:59:35	1600	116.9	CHIX
15:59:35	800	116.9	CHIX
15:59:35	209	116.9	CHIX
16:00:48	800	116.9	TRQX
16:00:48	664	116.9	TRQX
16:00:48	458	116.9	TRQX
16:02:34	62	116.8	XLON
16:05:46	1846	116.8	XLON
16:06:00	2624	116.8	XLON
16:06:00	2593	116.8	XLON
16:06:00	2570	116.8	XLON
16:06:00	683	116.8	XLON
16:07:34	2235	116.7	XLON
16:08:43	2109	116.6	BATE
16:08:43	503	116.6	BATE
16:08:43	356	116.6	BATE
16:11:34	3375	116.7	XLON
16:11:43	1669	116.9	BATE
16:11:43	1103	116.9	BATE
16:13:10	1	116.7	TRQX
16:15:10	1604	117	TRQX
16:15:11	2526	117	CHIX
16:21:30	1582	117	XLON
16:21:30	894	117	XLON
16:21:30	415	117	XLON
16:21:30	282	117	XLON
16:24:50	6874	117	XLON
16:24:50	2522	117	XLON
16:24:50	2202	117	XLON
16:26:04	2649	116.9	BATE
16:26:04	2294	117	BATE
16:26:04	1600	116.9	BATE
16:26:04	1102	116.9	BATE
16:26:04	636	116.9	BATE
16:28:05	1622	117	XLON
16:28:05	1469	117	XLON
16:28:05	800	117	XLON
16:28:35	831	117	XLON