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

19 May 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

498,602

Weighted average price paid (p)

116.89

Highest price paid (p)

118.00

Lowest price paid (p)

114.10

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 43,570,797 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 707,077,521. 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 19 May 2023 is 707,077,521. 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: 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

116.96

351,015

BATE

116.86

63,793

CHIX

116.57

58,042

TRQX

116.80

25,752

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Venue

08:01:10

2,044

118.00

BATE

08:01:10

719

118.00

BATE

08:01:14

1,591

114.10

CHIX

08:01:14

1,360

114.10

CHIX

08:04:52

1,514

115.60

XLON

08:05:24

1,221

116.10

XLON

08:06:54

302

116.50

XLON

08:07:38

270

116.60

XLON

08:07:38

3,199

116.60

XLON

08:08:26

300

116.10

BATE

08:09:04

305

116.30

BATE

08:09:04

2,230

116.30

BATE

08:09:05

694

116.00

BATE

08:09:05

1,069

116.00

BATE

08:09:05

745

116.00

BATE

08:09:38

2,769

116.10

XLON

08:09:38

650

116.10

XLON

08:20:34

3,298

116.40

XLON

08:20:34

1,093

116.30

TRQX

08:20:34

713

116.30

TRQX

08:20:34

1,089

116.30

TRQX

08:20:51

1,100

116.40

CHIX

08:20:51

1,100

116.40

CHIX

08:20:51

276

116.40

CHIX

08:23:26

3,410

116.00

XLON

08:24:30

2,766

115.90

BATE

08:27:14

3,343

116.10

XLON

08:35:22

319

115.50

XLON

08:36:08

194

115.50

XLON

08:38:05

320

115.50

XLON

08:38:05

2,805

115.50

XLON

08:42:58

289

115.70

CHIX

08:43:23

301

115.70

CHIX

08:43:23

2,426

115.70

CHIX

08:43:43

302

115.50

XLON

08:44:23

302

115.50

XLON

08:44:23

2,634

115.50

XLON

09:00:23

157

115.50

XLON

09:00:23

1,100

115.50

XLON

09:00:23

1,100

115.50

XLON

09:00:23

721

115.50

XLON

09:05:46

300

115.20

CHIX

09:08:26

302

115.20

CHIX

09:12:13

300

115.20

CHIX

09:12:56

264

115.20

CHIX

09:17:17

300

115.20

CHIX

09:25:02

2,736

115.40

CHIX

09:27:33

302

115.30

TRQX

09:27:33

2,473

115.30

TRQX

09:36:25

300

115.70

BATE

09:39:43

300

115.70

BATE

09:39:43

2,448

115.70

BATE

09:56:25

3,202

116.10

XLON

09:57:36

243

116.10

CHIX

09:57:36

1,100

116.10

CHIX

09:57:36

1,574

116.10

CHIX

10:00:08

247

115.90

XLON

10:00:08

1,100

115.90

XLON

10:00:08

1,798

115.90

XLON

10:16:53

303

116.00

XLON

10:17:33

116

116.00

BATE

10:17:33

2,662

116.10

BATE

10:18:13

63

116.00

XLON

10:18:13

25

116.00

XLON

10:18:13

2,785

116.00

XLON

10:25:36

3,310

116.40

XLON

10:25:36

3,022

116.40

XLON

10:27:13

306

116.20

CHIX

10:27:44

305

116.20

CHIX

10:28:15

306

116.20

CHIX

10:29:18

305

116.20

CHIX

10:29:49

197

116.20

CHIX

10:29:49

1,472

116.20

CHIX

10:34:42

344

116.10

BATE

10:36:19

300

116.10

BATE

10:54:14

2,200

116.70

TRQX

10:54:14

337

116.70

TRQX

10:54:14

3,685

116.80

XLON

10:58:49

3,053

117.10

BATE

10:58:49

1,700

117.10

BATE

10:58:49

1,209

117.10

BATE

10:58:49

486

116.80

CHIX

10:59:14

2,200

117.00

XLON

10:59:14

1,114

117.00

XLON

11:00:53

118

116.80

CHIX

11:01:22

118

116.80

CHIX

11:01:22

2,253

116.80

CHIX

11:01:22

3,343

116.80

XLON

11:11:16

302

116.60

XLON

11:12:48

302

116.60

XLON

11:20:48

3,117

117.00

XLON

11:29:48

69

116.80

XLON

11:29:48

2,332

116.80

XLON

11:29:48

187

116.80

XLON

11:29:49

31

116.80

XLON

11:29:49

503

116.80

XLON

11:40:22

1,100

116.80

CHIX

11:40:22

1,100

116.80

CHIX

11:40:22

841

116.80

CHIX

11:48:49

2,200

116.90

XLON

11:48:49

820

116.90

XLON

11:58:49

1,100

116.90

XLON

11:58:49

2,568

116.90

XLON

12:06:06

3,300

117.10

XLON

12:06:06

167

117.10

XLON

12:15:14

2,634

117.10

TRQX

12:15:14

408

117.10

TRQX

12:16:11

3,548

116.90

XLON

12:20:20

141

116.90

CHIX

12:20:20

2,930

116.90

CHIX

12:37:15

770

116.90

XLON

12:37:15

1,051

116.90

XLON

12:37:15

1,638

116.90

XLON

12:38:25

732

116.80

XLON

12:38:25

5,025

116.80

XLON

12:38:25

3,607

116.80

XLON

12:47:25

441

116.80

XLON

12:49:23

268

116.90

BATE

12:49:23

1,112

116.90

BATE

12:49:23

2,453

116.90

XLON

12:49:23

399

116.90

XLON

12:49:23

784

116.90

XLON

12:49:23

1,149

116.90

BATE

12:51:36

149

116.90

XLON

12:52:30

270

116.90

XLON

12:53:50

92

117.10

XLON

12:57:42

3,539

117.10

XLON

12:57:55

370

117.40

XLON

12:57:55

2,491

117.40

XLON

12:57:55

2,473

117.40

XLON

13:06:34

78

117.40

XLON

13:15:17

152

117.40

CHIX

13:15:17

204

117.40

CHIX

13:15:17

329

117.40

XLON

13:16:36

278

117.40

CHIX

13:16:36

1,931

117.40

CHIX

13:16:36

3,012

117.40

XLON

13:19:17

1,419

117.50

XLON

13:19:18

1,598

117.50

XLON

13:19:18

294

117.50

XLON

13:19:23

1,100

117.50

BATE

13:19:23

1,100

117.50

BATE

13:19:23

1

117.50

BATE

13:19:23

300

117.50

BATE

13:19:23

250

117.50

BATE

13:19:23

2,927

117.50

BATE

13:22:00

261

117.40

TRQX

13:32:07

2,471

117.60

TRQX

13:36:52

37

117.40

CHIX

13:37:32

304

117.40

CHIX

13:37:52

303

117.40

CHIX

13:38:12

304

117.40

CHIX

13:38:30

307

117.40

CHIX

13:38:50

304

117.40

CHIX

13:39:10

304

117.40

CHIX

13:39:30

304

117.40

CHIX

13:39:50

303

117.40

CHIX

13:40:26

118

117.40

CHIX

13:41:12

115

117.40

CHIX

13:51:37

860

117.40

XLON

13:51:37

1,100

117.40

XLON

13:51:37

1,100

117.40

XLON

13:51:37

32

117.40

XLON

13:59:40

272

117.20

CHIX

14:00:24

307

117.20

CHIX

14:00:53

301

117.20

CHIX

14:01:22

302

117.20

CHIX

14:01:51

273

117.20

CHIX

14:04:23

2,905

117.50

BATE

14:04:40

272

117.20

XLON

14:05:36

732

117.20

CHIX

14:05:36

1,100

117.20

XLON

14:05:36

1,491

117.20

XLON

14:05:36

1,366

117.20

XLON

14:05:36

420

117.20

CHIX

14:13:36

1,444

117.10

XLON

14:13:36

2,044

117.10

XLON

14:14:01

205

117.10

XLON

14:14:46

1,995

117.40

XLON

14:14:46

3,495

117.50

XLON

14:14:46

3,300

117.50

XLON

14:14:46

250

117.50

XLON

14:14:46

1,100

117.50

XLON

14:19:29

216

117.30

BATE

14:19:29

2,599

117.50

BATE

14:19:34

2,741

117.30

TRQX

14:20:29

3,415

117.40

XLON

14:20:29

439

117.40

XLON

14:20:56

1,100

117.50

XLON

14:20:56

3,636

117.50

XLON

14:20:56

4,229

117.40

XLON

14:20:56

711

117.40

XLON

14:20:58

2,219

117.20

CHIX

14:20:58

535

117.20

CHIX

14:20:59

2,494

117.20

XLON

14:20:59

2,556

117.20

XLON

14:21:21

2,200

117.10

XLON

14:21:21

1,740

117.10

XLON

14:21:22

435

117.00

XLON

14:21:50

228

117.00

XLON

14:21:50

1,057

117.00

XLON

14:21:50

199

117.00

XLON

14:22:59

232

117.00

XLON

14:22:59

2,077

117.00

XLON

14:23:26

653

117.10

XLON

14:23:26

298

117.10

XLON

14:23:26

278

117.20

XLON

14:23:26

6,474

117.20

XLON

14:30:16

4,645

116.90

XLON

14:30:16

2,033

117.10

BATE

14:30:16

835

117.10

BATE

14:30:16

248

117.10

BATE

14:30:16

477

117.10

BATE

14:30:16

3,721

117.30

BATE

14:30:16

7,632

117.20

XLON

14:30:16

241

117.10

BATE

14:37:16

2,696

117.10

CHIX

14:37:16

292

117.10

CHIX

14:38:49

3,307

117.20

XLON

14:38:49

754

117.20

XLON

14:38:49

2,591

117.30

XLON

14:38:49

584

117.30

XLON

14:38:49

6,473

117.30

XLON

14:46:49

2,200

117.60

XLON

14:46:49

5,231

117.60

XLON

14:50:17

333

117.40

XLON

14:51:56

1,950

117.40

CHIX

14:51:56

573

117.40

CHIX

14:51:56

5,562

117.40

XLON

14:51:56

4,400

117.40

XLON

14:51:56

1,512

117.40

XLON

14:51:56

575

117.40

XLON

14:57:34

1,100

117.30

TRQX

15:02:53

303

117.00

XLON

15:03:20

1,100

117.00

XLON

15:03:20

1,337

117.00

XLON

15:03:20

470

117.00

XLON

15:04:58

306

116.90

CHIX

15:05:25

1,035

116.90

CHIX

15:05:52

304

116.90

CHIX

15:06:10

315

116.90

CHIX

15:06:20

323

117.00

XLON

15:06:37

314

117.00

XLON

15:06:46

758

117.00

XLON

15:06:55

286

117.00

XLON

15:07:31

299

117.00

XLON

15:07:49

294

117.00

XLON

15:08:07

314

117.00

XLON

15:08:25

315

117.00

XLON

15:08:30

96

117.00

XLON

15:08:43

301

117.00

XLON

15:08:55

35

117.00

XLON

15:09:01

314

117.00

XLON

15:09:01

31

117.00

XLON

15:14:34

2,769

117.10

TRQX

15:17:07

109

116.90

CHIX

15:17:40

240

116.90

CHIX

15:18:29

256

116.90

CHIX

15:19:23

131

116.90

CHIX

15:21:01

1,100

116.90

XLON

15:21:01

166

116.90

XLON

15:21:01

1,100

116.90

XLON

15:21:01

1,072

116.90

XLON

15:22:25

832

116.80

CHIX

15:22:35

1,894

116.80

CHIX

15:23:07

143

116.80

CHIX

15:29:04

1,201

117.30

XLON

15:29:04

1,100

117.30

XLON

15:29:04

1,020

117.40

XLON

15:29:04

12,267

117.40

XLON

15:29:04

1,273

117.40

XLON

15:29:04

6,447

117.40

XLON

15:29:11

2,200

117.30

XLON

15:29:11

3,662

117.30

XLON

15:29:11

3,792

117.30

XLON

15:29:11

4,232

117.30

XLON

15:29:11

1,550

117.30

XLON

15:29:11

3,079

117.30

XLON

15:31:25

5,259

117.30

XLON

15:35:28

312

117.10

BATE

15:35:46

439

117.10

XLON

15:36:02

304

117.10

BATE

15:36:19

304

117.10

BATE

15:36:36

304

117.10

BATE

15:36:52

315

117.10

BATE

15:37:08

304

117.10

BATE

15:37:25

304

117.10

XLON

15:37:42

304

117.10

XLON

15:37:45

619

117.10

XLON

15:37:59

304

117.10

BATE

15:38:16

304

117.10

BATE

15:38:33

19

117.10

BATE

15:38:33

250

117.10

XLON

15:39:07

284

117.10

XLON

15:39:24

293

117.10

XLON

15:39:41

288

117.10

XLON

15:39:58

300

117.10

XLON

15:40:21

2

117.10

XLON

15:41:07

658

117.10

CHIX

15:41:07

300

117.10

CHIX

15:41:30

83

117.10

CHIX

15:41:58

306

117.10

CHIX

15:42:21

283

117.10

CHIX

15:42:44

258

117.10

CHIX

15:42:50

217

117.10

CHIX

15:43:03

283

117.10

CHIX

15:43:03

607

117.10

CHIX

15:44:09

2,200

117.10

XLON

15:44:09

1,100

117.10

XLON

15:44:09

791

117.10

XLON

15:44:11

1,100

117.10

XLON

15:44:11

1,100

117.10

XLON

15:44:11

1,100

117.10

XLON

15:44:11

1,625

117.10

XLON

15:48:36

300

116.90

TRQX

15:50:09

745

116.90

TRQX

15:50:09

1,504

116.90

TRQX

15:50:09

1,305

117.00

XLON

15:50:09

786

117.00

XLON

15:50:09

3,309

117.00

XLON

15:50:09

2,922

117.10

BATE

15:50:09

465

117.00

XLON

15:50:09

465

117.00

XLON

15:50:09

1,285

117.00

XLON

15:50:09

8,284

117.00

XLON

15:51:26

4,229

116.80

XLON

15:51:26

888

116.80

XLON

15:51:26

420

116.80

XLON

15:51:26

1,100

116.80

XLON

15:51:26

1,100

116.80

XLON

15:51:26

7,200

116.80

XLON

15:51:30

3,042

116.90

BATE

15:52:30

187

116.90

BATE

15:52:30

2,033

116.80

BATE

15:52:30

648

116.80

BATE

15:52:30

3,135

116.60

XLON

15:56:33

63

116.70

XLON

15:56:33

1,100

116.70

XLON

15:56:51

302

116.70

XLON

15:57:27

265

116.70

XLON

15:57:45

302

116.70

XLON

15:58:03

281

116.70

XLON

15:58:21

272

116.70

XLON

15:58:39

302

116.70

XLON

15:58:54

305

116.70

XLON

15:59:12

269

116.70

XLON

16:01:26

300

116.70

XLON

16:02:26

268

116.70

CHIX

16:03:26

303

116.70

CHIX

16:04:29

1,100

117.10

XLON

16:04:29

2,321

117.10

XLON

16:04:29

1,100

117.10

XLON

16:04:29

696

117.10

XLON

16:04:29

134

117.00

CHIX

16:05:25

307

117.00

CHIX

16:05:25

2,507

117.00

CHIX

16:05:29

1,539

117.00

XLON

16:05:29

1,492

117.00

XLON

16:10:10

1,249

116.70

XLON

16:10:10

2,179

116.70

XLON

16:13:30

1,317

116.70

TRQX

16:13:30

1,295

116.70

TRQX

16:15:30

1,100

116.60

XLON

16:15:30

1,100

116.60

XLON

16:15:30

966

116.60

XLON

16:17:31

204

116.60

XLON

16:17:31

2,965

116.60

XLON

16:18:30

973

116.50

CHIX

16:18:30

1,056

116.50

CHIX

16:18:30

254

116.50

CHIX

16:18:37

302

116.40

XLON

16:18:37

2,929

116.40

XLON

16:21:36

214

116.30

XLON

16:21:36

3,169

116.30

XLON

16:23:36

340

116.10

XLON

16:23:47

248

116.10

XLON

16:23:58

311

116.10

XLON

16:24:02

29

116.10

XLON

16:24:02

1,499

116.60

BATE

16:24:02

2,107

116.60

BATE

16:24:44

310

116.10

XLON

16:24:44

3,225

116.30

XLON

16:25:02

1,100

116.30

BATE

16:25:04

1,700

116.40

BATE

16:25:04

1,299

116.40

BATE

16:29:38

448

116.50

XLON

16:29:38

1,120

116.50

XLON

16:29:38

2,027

116.50

XLON

 



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