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	24 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	505,509
Weighted average price paid (p)	113.42
Highest price paid (p)	114.80
Lowest price paid (p)	111.80

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 44,703,785 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 705,944,533. 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 24 May 2023 is 705,944,533. 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	113.38	335,938
BATE	113.66	90,722
CHIX	113.31	57,498
TRQX	113.44	25,351

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:15:52	1,100	113.50	BATE
08:15:52	1,946	113.50	BATE
08:17:24	840	114.00	CHIX
08:18:32	3,824	114.30	XLON
08:18:32	3,932	114.20	XLON
08:18:32	3,638	114.20	XLON
08:18:45	2,712	114.70	XLON
08:18:45	3,808	114.70	XLON
08:18:45	4,792	114.70	XLON
08:18:50	2,729	114.40	BATE
08:21:03	163	113.80	CHIX
08:21:45	1,986	113.80	CHIX
08:21:45	916	113.80	CHIX
08:28:11	1,230	113.90	TRQX
08:28:11	1,606	113.90	TRQX
08:34:50	3,010	113.50	BATE
08:42:21	197	113.10	CHIX
08:42:21	2,768	113.10	CHIX
08:42:22	767	113.50	XLON
08:42:22	3,291	113.50	XLON
08:46:22	3,069	113.40	XLON
09:04:22	1,219	113.50	XLON
09:04:22	1,100	113.50	XLON
09:04:22	1,100	113.50	XLON
09:11:22	2,386	113.40	XLON
09:11:22	1,085	113.40	XLON
09:15:22	2,808	113.40	CHIX
09:36:22	2,752	113.30	XLON
09:36:22	300	113.30	XLON
09:37:24	491	113.20	TRQX
09:37:24	2,084	113.20	TRQX
09:37:51	2,481	113.00	CHIX
09:46:21	1,401	112.50	XLON
09:46:21	1,771	112.50	XLON
10:05:02	2,958	112.70	XLON
10:05:02	4,322	112.70	XLON
10:05:02	300	112.70	XLON
10:05:02	708	112.50	CHIX
10:07:00	588	112.50	CHIX
10:09:59	597	112.50	CHIX
10:09:59	1,161	112.50	CHIX
10:11:05	3,169	112.50	XLON
10:21:57	3,983	112.60	XLON
10:21:57	1,811	112.60	XLON
10:21:57	268	112.60	XLON
10:21:57	3,029	112.60	XLON
10:21:57	2,840	112.60	XLON
10:21:57	3,300	112.60	XLON
10:21:57	1,100	112.60	XLON
10:21:57	1,100	112.60	XLON
10:29:51	64	112.20	BATE
10:30:46	632	112.20	BATE
10:30:46	2,325	112.20	BATE
10:31:47	2,844	112.00	XLON
10:31:47	634	112.00	XLON
10:31:47	4,499	112.00	XLON
10:38:47	3,637	111.80	XLON
10:42:27	700	111.90	XLON
10:42:27	3,100	111.90	XLON
10:46:14	1,217	112.30	XLON
10:46:14	2,200	112.30	XLON
10:49:36	2,641	112.40	CHIX
10:49:36	2,200	112.30	CHIX
10:49:36	516	112.30	CHIX
10:51:01	1,020	112.20	XLON
10:51:25	1,002	112.20	BATE
10:52:24	24	112.30	TRQX
10:52:24	870	112.30	TRQX
10:52:24	538	112.30	TRQX
10:52:24	1,100	112.30	TRQX
10:52:33	28	112.30	TRQX
10:56:14	33	112.30	TRQX
10:56:31	16	112.30	TRQX
10:59:44	649	112.20	XLON
11:01:57	1,298	112.20	XLON
11:01:57	74	112.20	BATE
11:01:57	1,804	112.20	BATE
11:01:57	106	112.30	TRQX
11:06:57	3,357	112.20	XLON
11:16:06	2,440	112.00	XLON
11:16:06	529	112.00	XLON
11:44:04	1,100	112.00	XLON
11:45:31	6,008	112.20	XLON
11:48:11	1,043	112.20	XLON
11:48:11	113	112.20	XLON
11:48:11	2,078	112.20	XLON
11:59:37	1,100	112.50	CHIX
11:59:37	1,100	112.50	CHIX
11:59:37	473	112.50	CHIX
12:00:06	2,374	112.40	XLON
12:00:06	1,100	112.40	XLON
12:12:36	774	112.20	TRQX
12:12:36	326	112.20	TRQX
12:23:37	1,300	112.30	CHIX
12:23:37	454	112.30	CHIX
12:23:37	955	112.30	CHIX
12:26:57	200	112.40	BATE
12:26:57	400	112.40	BATE
12:26:57	1,100	112.40	BATE
12:26:57	600	112.40	BATE
12:26:57	500	112.40	BATE
12:28:54	1,140	112.60	XLON
12:28:54	1,100	112.60	XLON
12:28:54	1,100	112.60	XLON
12:28:54	100	112.50	XLON
12:41:51	1,361	112.60	TRQX
12:41:51	1,589	112.60	TRQX
12:55:30	3,582	112.30	XLON
13:06:08	847	112.20	CHIX
13:10:00	438	112.20	CHIX
13:16:00	700	112.30	CHIX
13:16:08	6,160	112.50	XLON
13:16:08	4,378	112.50	XLON
13:16:08	2,000	112.50	XLON
13:17:58	1,650	112.50	BATE
13:17:58	400	112.50	BATE
13:18:32	627	112.50	BATE
13:22:00	2,618	112.50	CHIX
13:22:00	200	112.50	CHIX
13:53:34	3,022	111.90	CHIX
13:53:34	2,511	111.90	TRQX
14:09:21	773	112.40	BATE
14:09:21	2,881	112.40	BATE
14:09:21	1,437	112.40	BATE
14:09:21	1,797	112.40	BATE
14:09:21	1,167	112.40	BATE
14:09:21	1,100	112.40	BATE
14:09:21	287	112.40	BATE
14:09:21	2,200	112.40	BATE
14:09:27	2,741	112.90	XLON
14:09:27	15,069	112.80	XLON
14:09:27	4,044	112.80	XLON
14:09:27	60	112.80	XLON
14:09:27	1,833	112.80	XLON
14:09:27	1,100	112.80	XLON
14:09:27	1,100	112.80	XLON
14:09:27	15,296	112.80	XLON
14:09:27	727	112.80	XLON
14:09:27	13,716	112.60	XLON
14:09:28	4,402	112.90	XLON
14:09:28	11,874	112.90	XLON
14:09:28	49	112.90	XLON
14:10:40	90	112.70	BATE
14:12:38	2,400	112.70	BATE
14:12:38	1,643	112.70	BATE
14:15:12	1,029	113.40	BATE
14:15:12	2,968	113.40	BATE
14:15:12	1,426	113.40	BATE
14:15:12	3,500	113.40	BATE
14:17:28	1,000	113.20	XLON
14:18:34	936	113.20	XLON
14:18:34	1,100	113.20	XLON
14:18:34	2,560	113.20	CHIX
14:23:03	1,559	113.10	XLON
14:23:03	1,743	113.10	XLON
14:23:03	55	113.10	XLON
14:24:15	3,510	113.40	XLON
14:25:12	2,629	113.50	BATE
14:29:15	2,988	113.60	XLON
14:33:15	1,146	113.70	XLON
14:33:15	1,100	113.70	XLON
14:33:15	1,252	113.70	XLON
14:35:12	1,708	114.00	CHIX
14:35:12	199	114.00	CHIX
14:35:12	717	114.00	CHIX
14:35:12	70	114.00	CHIX
14:35:12	3,078	114.40	BATE
14:35:17	2,420	114.00	TRQX
14:35:17	402	114.00	TRQX
14:35:57	3,662	114.00	XLON
14:37:12	2,200	113.90	BATE
14:37:12	470	113.90	BATE
14:39:57	3,604	114.10	XLON
14:40:12	2,896	114.40	BATE
14:43:11	3,455	114.00	XLON
14:44:12	1,531	114.40	BATE
14:44:12	1,202	114.40	BATE
14:46:57	3,574	114.00	XLON
14:46:57	1,048	114.00	CHIX
14:46:57	935	114.00	CHIX
14:46:57	801	114.00	CHIX
14:50:16	1,915	113.90	XLON
14:50:16	1,206	113.90	XLON
14:50:16	513	113.90	XLON
14:56:41	1,000	114.10	XLON
14:56:41	2,498	114.40	BATE
14:56:41	2,029	114.40	BATE
14:56:41	1,353	114.40	BATE
14:57:41	3,045	114.50	XLON
15:00:00	770	114.40	XLON
15:00:00	379	114.40	CHIX
15:00:00	1,100	114.40	XLON
15:00:00	429	114.40	XLON
15:00:00	1,019	114.40	XLON
15:00:00	934	114.40	CHIX
15:00:00	1,627	114.40	CHIX
15:02:00	9	114.40	XLON
15:02:00	3,457	114.40	XLON
15:06:00	730	114.40	XLON
15:06:00	1,100	114.40	XLON
15:06:00	421	114.40	XLON
15:06:00	1,100	114.40	XLON
15:08:41	2,662	114.70	BATE
15:09:41	3,684	114.70	XLON
15:09:55	2,929	114.60	TRQX
15:12:41	1,180	114.50	XLON
15:12:41	1,241	114.50	XLON
15:12:41	1,087	114.50	XLON
15:17:02	290	114.30	CHIX
15:17:02	344	114.30	CHIX
15:18:28	220	114.50	XLON
15:18:28	1100	114.50	XLON
15:18:28	1100	114.50	XLON
15:18:28	1100	114.50	XLON
15:18:41	1200	114.50	BATE
15:18:48	882	114.50	BATE
15:19:05	794	114.50	BATE
15:20:00	69	114.50	BATE
15:21:28	3037	114.30	XLON
15:21:28	2251	114.30	CHIX
15:28:05	1	114.10	XLON
15:28:05	634	114.10	XLON
15:28:05	1100	114.10	XLON
15:29:00	2651	114.70	BATE
15:29:00	1100	114.30	BATE
15:29:00	1055	114.30	BATE
15:30:26	304	114.50	XLON
15:30:26	1100	114.50	XLON
15:30:26	2120	114.50	XLON
15:31:38	3313	114.60	XLON
15:33:39	2852	113.90	XLON
15:33:39	1	113.90	XLON
15:33:39	588	113.90	XLON
15:37:48	1603	114.20	CHIX
15:37:48	1102	114.20	CHIX
15:42:38	342	114.10	XLON
15:45:06	1306	114.10	XLON
15:50:16	647	114.50	BATE
15:50:16	1969	114.50	BATE
15:50:16	534	114.50	XLON
15:50:16	12986	114.50	XLON
15:50:16	1100	114.50	BATE
15:50:16	1100	114.50	BATE
15:50:16	492	114.50	BATE
15:50:55	1847	114.60	TRQX
15:50:55	767	114.60	TRQX
15:52:16	1106	114.40	XLON
15:52:16	2594	114.40	XLON
15:53:49	740	114.40	CHIX
15:53:49	2198	114.40	CHIX
15:56:16	2218	114.40	XLON
15:56:16	1100	114.40	XLON
16:00:58	3693	114.30	XLON
16:07:09	2962	114.00	XLON
16:07:09	601	114.00	XLON
16:11:02	497	114.00	CHIX
16:11:58	706	114.00	CHIX
16:12:38	523	114.00	CHIX
16:14:18	1100	114.10	XLON
16:14:18	592	114.10	XLON
16:15:58	588	114.10	XLON
16:16:41	1754	114.40	TRQX
16:16:41	545	114.40	TRQX
16:16:43	2200	114.30	XLON
16:16:43	2200	114.30	XLON
16:16:44	3166	114.50	XLON
16:16:44	831	114.50	XLON
16:17:05	2574	114.70	BATE
16:17:13	1	114.30	CHIX
16:18:22	1100	114.50	XLON
16:18:22	1100	114.50	XLON
16:18:32	60	114.50	XLON
16:19:03	827	114.50	XLON
16:20:14	13	114.50	CHIX
16:20:37	169	114.50	CHIX
16:20:53	12	114.50	XLON
16:20:58	460	114.50	XLON
16:21:05	2730	114.50	XLON
16:21:09	2181	114.60	BATE
16:21:10	845	114.60	BATE
16:21:37	1509	114.70	XLON
16:21:37	2186	114.70	XLON
16:21:37	2306	114.80	CHIX
16:22:06	771	114.60	BATE
16:22:06	192	114.60	BATE
16:22:06	1666	114.60	BATE
16:22:06	933	114.60	BATE
16:22:06	1092	114.60	BATE
16:25:03	1484	114.60	XLON
16:25:03	1978	114.60	XLON
16:28:20	2200	114.60	XLON
16:28:20	1100	114.60	XLON
16:28:21	175	114.60	XLON

 

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