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	4 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	102,563
Weighted average price paid (p)	119.76
Highest price paid (p)	119.90
Lowest price paid (p)	118.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 38,966,018 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 711,664,061. 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 4 May 2023 is 711,664,061. 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	119.75	79,230
BATE	119.80	9,005
CHIX	119.75	11,509
TRQX	119.90	2,819

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:10:30	2750	119.5	CHIX
08:12:23	8709	119.9	XLON
08:12:23	12110	119.9	XLON
08:12:23	1585	119.9	XLON
08:12:23	900	119.9	XLON
08:12:23	3005	119.9	XLON
08:17:00	2331	118.9	XLON
08:21:00	2559	119.2	XLON
08:23:00	2206	119.2	XLON
08:28:00	2596	119.2	XLON
08:29:47	2638	119.2	XLON
08:31:43	666	119.7	CHIX
08:31:43	900	119.7	CHIX
08:31:43	1443	119.7	CHIX
08:31:47	1800	119.8	XLON
08:31:47	231	119.8	XLON
08:31:47	126	119.8	XLON
08:31:57	3034	119.6	BATE
08:32:07	1858	119.4	XLON
08:32:07	543	119.4	XLON
08:35:07	2411	119.8	XLON
08:37:03	1991	119.7	XLON
08:37:03	489	119.7	XLON
08:37:03	1318	119.8	XLON
08:37:03	930	119.8	XLON
08:38:42	366	119.9	TRQX
08:38:42	1696	119.9	TRQX
08:38:42	757	119.9	TRQX
08:44:44	2326	119.9	XLON
08:44:44	2510	119.9	XLON
08:44:44	2224	119.9	XLON
08:44:44	545	119.9	XLON
08:44:44	1683	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	635	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	1241	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	476	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	421	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	2246	119.9	XLON
08:57:44	520	119.9	BATE
08:57:44	999	119.9	BATE
08:57:44	1212	119.9	BATE
09:09:22	2251	119.8	XLON
09:15:23	173	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	900	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	230	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	1007	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	763	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	1168	119.9	XLON
09:15:23	651	119.9	XLON
09:15:23	691	119.9	XLON
09:15:39	1800	119.9	BATE
09:15:39	1209	119.9	BATE
09:16:23	2687	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	2677	119.9	CHIX
10:09:30	2453	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	679	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	1640	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	1800	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	567	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	231	119.9	BATE
08:10:30	2750	119.5	CHIX
08:12:23	8709	119.9	XLON
08:12:23	12110	119.9	XLON
08:12:23	1585	119.9	XLON
08:12:23	900	119.9	XLON
08:12:23	3005	119.9	XLON
08:17:00	2331	118.9	XLON
08:21:00	2559	119.2	XLON
08:23:00	2206	119.2	XLON
08:28:00	2596	119.2	XLON
08:29:47	2638	119.2	XLON
08:31:43	666	119.7	CHIX
08:31:43	900	119.7	CHIX
08:31:43	1443	119.7	CHIX
08:31:47	1800	119.8	XLON
08:31:47	231	119.8	XLON
08:31:47	126	119.8	XLON
08:31:57	3034	119.6	BATE
08:32:07	1858	119.4	XLON
08:32:07	543	119.4	XLON
08:35:07	2411	119.8	XLON
08:37:03	1991	119.7	XLON
08:37:03	489	119.7	XLON
08:37:03	1318	119.8	XLON
08:37:03	930	119.8	XLON
08:38:42	366	119.9	TRQX
08:38:42	1696	119.9	TRQX
08:38:42	757	119.9	TRQX
08:44:44	2326	119.9	XLON
08:44:44	2510	119.9	XLON
08:44:44	2224	119.9	XLON
08:44:44	545	119.9	XLON
08:44:44	1683	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	635	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	1241	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	476	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	421	119.9	XLON
08:56:45	2246	119.9	XLON
08:57:44	520	119.9	BATE
08:57:44	999	119.9	BATE
08:57:44	1212	119.9	BATE
09:09:22	2251	119.8	XLON
09:15:23	173	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	900	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	230	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	1007	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	763	119.9	CHIX
09:15:23	1168	119.9	XLON
09:15:23	651	119.9	XLON
09:15:23	691	119.9	XLON
09:15:39	1800	119.9	BATE
09:15:39	1209	119.9	BATE
09:16:23	2687	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	2677	119.9	CHIX
10:09:30	2453	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	679	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	1640	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	1800	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	567	119.9	XLON
10:09:30	231	119.9	BATE