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	18 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	539,067
Weighted average price paid (p)	118.05
Highest price paid (p)	119.10
Lowest price paid (p)	117.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 43,072,195 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 707,576,123. 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 18 May 2023 is 707,576,123. 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	118.04	351,106
BATE	118.03	105,354
CHIX	118.09	57,460
TRQX	118.10	25,147

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:01:53	1,331	118.10	CHIX
08:01:53	1,258	118.10	CHIX
08:03:55	74	118.40	XLON
08:04:05	7,120	118.60	XLON
08:04:05	3,817	118.60	XLON
08:04:33	2,546	119.10	XLON
08:04:33	5,611	119.10	XLON
08:04:33	386	119.10	XLON
08:04:33	3,746	119.00	XLON
08:04:59	2,579	119.00	BATE
08:07:33	449	118.60	XLON
08:07:33	2,725	118.60	XLON
08:07:59	18	118.60	BATE
08:07:59	3,048	118.60	BATE
08:08:02	3,156	118.50	XLON
08:09:03	2,287	118.10	XLON
08:09:03	1,121	118.10	XLON
08:10:02	358	118.00	BATE
08:10:03	2,158	118.00	BATE
08:10:48	463	118.00	BATE
08:10:48	61	118.00	BATE
08:16:03	3,063	118.50	XLON
08:16:22	589	118.50	BATE
08:16:22	2,488	118.50	BATE
08:18:16	302	118.40	CHIX
08:18:16	2,650	118.40	CHIX
08:22:03	803	118.70	XLON
08:22:03	2,200	118.70	XLON
08:23:33	2,782	118.60	BATE
08:23:33	1,461	118.60	TRQX
08:23:33	1,186	118.60	TRQX
08:25:03	311	118.40	XLON
08:25:22	1,432	118.40	XLON
08:25:22	1,929	118.40	XLON
08:29:40	299	118.10	BATE
08:30:50	299	118.10	BATE
08:31:26	299	118.10	BATE
08:32:22	527	118.20	XLON
08:34:03	568	118.20	XLON
08:34:03	1,100	118.20	XLON
08:34:03	999	118.20	XLON
08:36:49	1,121	118.50	BATE
08:37:23	356	118.50	BATE
08:37:23	1,244	118.50	BATE
08:38:03	3,658	118.50	XLON
08:44:05	8	118.40	CHIX
08:44:05	483	118.40	CHIX
08:44:10	305	118.40	CHIX
08:44:10	1,719	118.40	CHIX
08:44:10	430	118.40	CHIX
08:47:03	1,860	118.10	XLON
08:47:03	1,121	118.10	XLON
08:49:23	2,856	118.10	BATE
08:50:03	3,124	117.90	XLON
08:58:41	3,332	118.10	XLON
09:06:10	386	118.00	CHIX
09:09:37	557	118.40	XLON
09:09:37	4,877	118.40	XLON
09:09:37	60	118.30	XLON
09:09:37	4,400	118.30	XLON
09:09:37	1,100	118.30	XLON
09:09:42	2,828	118.10	CHIX
09:10:55	740	118.10	BATE
09:10:55	134	118.10	BATE
09:10:55	856	118.10	BATE
09:10:55	1,100	118.10	BATE
09:16:03	192	118.00	BATE
09:16:03	986	118.10	BATE
09:16:03	3,054	118.10	BATE
09:22:03	2,121	118.10	BATE
09:22:03	757	118.10	BATE
09:22:03	174	118.10	BATE
09:22:03	3,548	118.10	XLON
09:22:03	2	118.10	XLON
09:31:33	3,062	118.40	XLON
09:31:33	255	118.30	TRQX
09:31:33	1,356	118.30	TRQX
09:31:33	1,216	118.30	TRQX
09:33:59	475	118.40	BATE
09:34:33	3,249	118.50	XLON
09:34:33	424	118.50	XLON
09:34:33	2	118.50	XLON
09:35:36	417	118.40	BATE
09:35:36	1,683	118.40	BATE
09:46:40	3,341	118.60	XLON
09:46:40	1	118.60	XLON
09:48:10	2,879	118.70	CHIX
09:48:59	1,921	118.60	BATE
09:48:59	1,100	118.60	BATE
10:00:09	3,444	118.50	XLON
10:04:09	850	118.50	XLON
10:04:09	1,100	118.50	XLON
10:04:09	504	118.50	XLON
10:04:09	1,100	118.50	XLON
10:18:09	1,611	118.10	XLON
10:18:09	1,100	118.10	XLON
10:18:09	316	118.10	XLON
10:19:10	2,483	118.20	CHIX
10:24:10	1,074	117.90	XLON
10:26:30	1,854	117.90	XLON
10:31:50	431	117.90	XLON
10:37:50	1,735	118.00	XLON
10:43:50	518	118.00	BATE
10:43:50	1,100	118.00	BATE
10:43:50	1,100	118.00	BATE
10:43:50	245	118.00	BATE
10:43:50	657	117.90	CHIX
10:43:50	534	118.00	XLON
10:43:50	589	118.00	XLON
10:43:50	1,100	118.00	XLON
10:43:50	768	118.00	XLON
10:43:50	566	118.00	XLON
10:43:52	936	118.00	BATE
10:43:52	87	118.00	BATE
10:45:03	3,741	118.10	BATE
10:49:50	2,128	118.00	XLON
10:49:50	967	118.00	XLON
10:49:50	2,519	118.00	CHIX
10:53:33	2,550	118.00	TRQX
11:04:13	3,204	118.20	XLON
11:17:51	1,167	118.10	XLON
11:17:51	2,283	118.10	XLON
11:27:03	2,200	118.40	BATE
11:27:03	778	118.40	BATE
11:27:12	1	118.40	XLON
11:27:16	2,778	118.30	CHIX
11:27:16	3,662	118.40	XLON
11:28:16	1,100	118.30	XLON
11:35:12	585	118.30	XLON
11:35:12	203	118.30	XLON
11:35:12	1,100	118.30	XLON
11:38:23	792	118.30	XLON
11:38:23	1,100	118.30	XLON
11:38:23	1,100	118.30	XLON
12:00:30	2,039	118.30	XLON
12:00:31	104	118.30	XLON
12:01:13	3,389	118.50	XLON
12:03:13	3,316	118.40	XLON
12:03:18	396	118.30	CHIX
12:08:43	2,412	118.30	CHIX
12:08:43	1,083	118.30	TRQX
12:08:43	1,468	118.30	TRQX
12:21:37	2	118.30	XLON
12:21:37	1,100	118.30	XLON
12:21:37	1,100	118.30	XLON
12:21:37	187	118.30	XLON
12:21:37	1,100	118.30	XLON
12:21:38	46	118.30	XLON
12:24:46	2,087	118.10	BATE
12:24:46	432	118.10	BATE
12:26:38	373	118.10	XLON
12:41:25	3,622	118.10	XLON
12:41:25	2,633	118.10	XLON
12:41:25	300	118.10	XLON
12:41:25	2,699	118.10	CHIX
12:53:10	1,269	117.70	XLON
12:53:10	1,814	117.70	XLON
12:58:43	863	117.70	XLON
12:58:43	908	117.70	XLON
12:58:43	1,483	117.70	XLON
13:06:53	1,570	117.60	XLON
13:12:56	75	118.00	BATE
13:13:07	712	118.00	BATE
13:13:07	5,626	118.00	XLON
13:13:07	2,200	118.00	BATE
13:13:12	3,322	117.90	XLON
13:19:43	623	118.90	XLON
13:19:43	776	118.80	XLON
13:19:43	1,648	118.80	XLON
13:19:43	2,506	118.80	XLON
13:19:43	4,229	118.60	XLON
13:19:43	1,931	118.60	CHIX
13:19:43	661	118.60	CHIX
13:19:43	190	118.80	TRQX
13:19:43	505	118.80	TRQX
13:19:43	2,040	118.80	TRQX
13:20:07	2,572	118.50	BATE
13:29:07	199	118.20	XLON
13:29:45	306	118.20	XLON
13:30:17	304	118.20	XLON
13:30:46	304	118.20	XLON
13:31:15	304	118.20	XLON
13:31:44	301	118.20	XLON
13:35:44	408	118.60	XLON
13:35:44	2,752	118.50	XLON
13:35:47	838	118.60	XLON
13:43:43	2,823	118.60	BATE
13:43:43	3,524	118.60	BATE
13:43:43	1,078	118.60	BATE
13:43:43	2,731	118.60	CHIX
13:43:43	4,318	118.80	XLON
13:43:43	644	118.80	XLON
13:43:43	1,369	118.80	XLON
13:43:43	2,126	118.60	XLON
13:43:43	2,473	118.80	BATE
13:43:43	2,071	118.80	BATE
13:50:43	964	118.40	XLON
13:50:43	2,200	118.40	XLON
13:58:43	247	118.30	XLON
13:58:43	3,300	118.30	XLON
14:01:48	1,867	118.10	XLON
14:01:48	1,375	118.10	XLON
14:02:16	2,290	118.10	XLON
14:02:16	1,100	118.10	XLON
14:02:31	2,986	117.70	XLON
14:08:37	304	117.70	XLON
14:09:17	300	117.70	XLON
14:10:17	3,067	117.90	XLON
14:11:02	135	117.80	CHIX
14:12:25	114	118.00	TRQX
14:12:25	1,100	118.00	TRQX
14:12:25	222	118.00	TRQX
14:12:25	981	118.00	TRQX
14:12:25	113	118.00	TRQX
14:13:17	675	118.10	XLON
14:13:18	277	118.10	XLON
14:17:49	498	118.30	XLON
14:17:49	3,000	118.30	XLON
14:18:02	3,603	118.10	XLON
14:18:02	40	118.10	XLON
14:18:02	2,593	118.30	CHIX
14:28:57	944	118.10	XLON
14:28:57	1,264	118.10	XLON
14:28:57	329	118.10	XLON
14:28:57	998	118.10	XLON
14:29:58	2,513	118.10	CHIX
14:32:34	419	118.00	XLON
14:32:34	3,229	118.00	XLON
14:33:43	3,053	117.90	BATE
14:35:37	3,266	117.70	XLON
14:41:43	1,227	117.70	XLON
14:42:59	242	117.80	CHIX
14:45:34	1,100	117.80	CHIX
14:45:34	1,435	117.80	CHIX
14:45:36	1,377	117.70	XLON
14:45:36	528	117.70	XLON
14:45:36	168	117.70	XLON
14:47:25	597	117.80	XLON
14:47:29	250	117.80	XLON
14:47:29	997	117.80	XLON
14:47:29	1,233	117.80	XLON
14:48:27	553	117.80	XLON
14:48:27	622	117.80	TRQX
14:48:27	2,083	117.80	TRQX
14:50:27	2,089	117.80	XLON
14:50:27	1,100	117.80	XLON
14:55:12	299	117.70	BATE
14:56:18	306	117.70	BATE
14:56:51	307	117.70	BATE
14:57:08	1,151	117.70	BATE
14:57:16	968	117.70	BATE
15:01:17	2,671	117.60	CHIX
15:01:21	3,417	117.60	XLON
15:01:22	1,129	117.60	XLON
15:02:14	1,100	117.60	XLON
15:02:14	1,100	117.60	XLON
15:02:26	128	117.60	XLON
15:05:47	1,019	117.40	XLON
15:06:00	2,076	117.40	XLON
15:06:21	300	117.40	XLON
15:06:56	199	117.40	XLON
15:09:13	305	117.20	XLON
15:09:45	338	117.20	XLON
15:09:45	946	117.20	XLON
15:11:14	3,403	117.90	XLON
15:14:14	3,215	117.80	XLON
15:15:14	2,638	117.80	CHIX
15:17:23	352	117.60	XLON
15:17:23	160	117.60	XLON
15:17:23	2,637	117.60	XLON
15:17:23	150	117.60	XLON
15:20:54	150	117.50	XLON
15:22:51	364	117.50	XLON
15:29:27	759	117.90	XLON
15:29:27	1,275	117.90	XLON
15:29:27	1,324	117.90	XLON
15:29:27	4,229	117.90	XLON
15:29:27	2,803	117.90	XLON
15:29:27	2,200	117.80	TRQX
15:29:27	647	117.80	TRQX
15:32:27	828	117.80	XLON
15:32:27	1,003	117.80	XLON
15:32:27	272	117.80	XLON
15:32:27	1,457	117.80	XLON
15:36:26	2,050	117.70	CHIX
15:37:27	1,978	117.80	XLON
15:37:27	1,100	117.80	XLON
15:40:27	443	117.80	XLON
15:40:27	1,100	117.80	XLON
15:40:27	1,847	117.80	XLON
15:42:47	462	117.70	CHIX
15:44:09	647	117.70	BATE
15:44:09	2,200	117.70	BATE
15:51:13	2,292	117.60	XLON
15:51:13	1,402	117.60	XLON
15:51:13	3,046	117.60	XLON
15:51:13	3,283	117.60	XLON
15:51:13	2,486	117.60	CHIX
15:56:13	2,457	117.40	XLON
15:56:13	1,100	117.40	XLON
15:58:21	308	117.20	XLON
15:58:25	350	117.50	XLON
15:58:25	788	117.50	XLON
15:58:25	1,100	117.50	XLON
16:00:52	1,012	117.50	XLON
16:00:56	765	117.30	XLON
16:00:56	107	117.50	XLON
16:00:56	2,973	117.50	XLON
16:00:56	621	117.50	XLON
16:00:56	479	117.50	XLON
16:02:56	677	117.40	TRQX
16:02:56	1	117.40	TRQX
16:02:56	3,208	117.50	XLON
16:03:50	424	117.40	TRQX
16:05:18	2,806	117.40	CHIX
16:05:18	480	117.40	TRQX
16:05:18	248	117.40	CHIX
16:06:45	304	117.30	XLON
16:07:14	191	117.30	XLON
16:07:43	187	117.30	XLON
16:07:57	359	117.50	XLON
16:07:57	1,100	117.50	XLON
16:09:25	86	117.50	XLON
16:09:25	1,100	117.50	XLON
16:09:25	142	117.50	XLON
16:09:53	262	117.50	XLON
16:10:02	1,083	117.50	XLON
16:10:16	248	117.50	XLON
16:10:42	195	117.50	XLON
16:11:08	310	117.50	XLON
16:11:33	21	117.50	XLON
16:11:58	270	117.50	XLON
16:12:23	24	117.50	XLON
16:12:44	1,376	117.60	XLON
16:12:44	496	117.60	XLON
16:12:44	2,200	117.60	XLON
16:12:44	1,756	117.60	XLON
16:12:44	2,259	117.60	XLON
16:12:44	395	117.60	XLON
16:13:10	2,200	117.50	BATE
16:13:10	745	117.50	BATE
16:13:18	2,994	117.50	XLON
16:13:18	574	117.30	XLON
16:15:18	633	117.50	XLON
16:15:18	1,100	117.50	XLON
16:15:18	315	117.50	XLON
16:15:18	239	117.50	XLON
16:15:18	1,100	117.50	XLON
16:15:18	258	117.40	TRQX
16:17:18	490	117.50	XLON
16:17:18	1,100	117.50	XLON
16:17:18	1,100	117.50	XLON
16:17:18	795	117.50	XLON
16:17:18	1,791	117.70	TRQX
16:17:18	124	117.70	TRQX
16:19:20	2,235	117.70	CHIX
16:19:20	1,085	117.70	XLON
16:19:20	1,100	117.70	XLON
16:19:20	1,544	117.70	XLON
16:20:20	2,690	117.60	XLON
16:20:20	195	117.60	XLON
16:20:20	491	117.60	XLON
16:22:20	368	117.60	XLON
16:22:20	1,532	117.60	XLON
16:22:28	1,165	117.60	XLON
16:23:06	3,052	117.50	BATE
16:23:28	3,022	117.20	XLON
16:24:19	1,375	117.30	BATE
16:24:19	4,786	117.30	BATE
16:24:19	3,896	117.30	BATE
16:24:19	2,339	117.30	BATE
16:24:19	791	117.30	BATE
16:24:19	499	117.30	BATE
16:24:19	533	117.30	BATE
16:24:19	1,100	117.30	BATE
16:24:19	207	117.30	BATE
16:25:48	304	117.20	XLON
16:27:08	4,208	117.20	XLON
16:27:08	3,491	117.20	XLON
16:27:08	303	117.20	XLON
16:28:08	477	117.20	XLON
16:28:08	4,229	117.20	XLON
16:28:36	238	117.30	BATE
16:28:53	3,306	117.30	BATE
16:28:53	3,876	117.30	BATE
16:28:53	1,363	117.40	XLON

 

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