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	1 June 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	499,690
Weighted average price paid (p)	115.96
Highest price paid (p)	117.20
Lowest price paid (p)	115.30

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 46,708,229 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 703,940,089. 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 1 June 2023 is 703,940,089. 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	115.96	323,729
BATE	115.99	89,766
CHIX	115.90	59,558
TRQX	115.96	26,637

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:07:02	3,406	117.20	XLON
08:08:12	2,920	116.20	XLON
08:08:12	66	116.20	XLON
08:08:33	2,877	115.80	BATE
08:09:12	1,930	116.00	XLON
08:09:12	1,200	116.00	XLON
08:09:45	3,658	116.10	XLON
08:11:25	1,468	115.90	XLON
08:11:27	1,667	115.90	XLON
08:11:27	1,200	115.90	CHIX
08:11:27	650	115.90	CHIX
08:11:27	1,110	115.90	CHIX
08:20:18	2,744	115.40	TRQX
08:20:18	2,181	115.30	XLON
08:20:18	962	115.30	XLON
08:20:18	2,530	115.40	BATE
08:32:27	512	115.60	CHIX
08:32:27	1,200	115.60	CHIX
08:32:27	1,200	115.60	CHIX
08:34:18	3,701	115.70	XLON
08:34:21	5,278	116.00	XLON
08:34:21	1,876	116.00	XLON
08:34:26	3,161	116.10	BATE
08:35:21	3,001	116.10	XLON
08:46:21	3,536	115.70	XLON
08:50:24	1,954	115.30	CHIX
08:50:24	3,838	116.00	BATE
08:50:24	2,778	116.00	BATE
08:50:24	3,310	115.70	XLON
08:52:24	1,200	115.60	XLON
08:53:24	2,835	115.80	XLON
08:53:24	595	115.80	XLON
08:53:40	2,700	115.80	BATE
09:07:39	3,071	115.80	BATE
09:12:27	1,200	115.80	CHIX
09:12:27	366	115.80	CHIX
09:12:27	1,200	115.80	CHIX
09:15:24	3,418	115.80	XLON
09:15:24	60	115.80	XLON
09:20:18	799	115.70	TRQX
09:20:18	634	115.70	TRQX
09:20:18	315	115.70	TRQX
09:20:18	1,200	115.70	TRQX
09:22:23	1,200	115.60	BATE
09:22:23	1,200	115.60	BATE
09:22:23	569	115.60	BATE
09:27:40	3,471	115.60	XLON
09:41:25	1,330	115.60	CHIX
09:41:25	1,200	115.60	CHIX
09:55:54	3,038	115.60	XLON
09:57:54	747	115.60	XLON
09:57:54	1,332	115.60	XLON
09:57:54	1,200	115.60	XLON
09:57:54	325	115.60	XLON
10:00:55	6	115.60	XLON
10:00:55	54	115.60	XLON
10:00:55	551	115.60	XLON
10:02:42	1,107	115.60	XLON
10:02:42	1,200	115.60	XLON
10:02:42	550	115.60	XLON
10:07:25	864	115.80	BATE
10:07:25	3,600	115.80	BATE
10:09:07	2,173	115.60	XLON
10:09:07	2,958	115.70	CHIX
10:09:07	2,772	115.70	BATE
10:09:07	848	115.60	XLON
10:10:07	379	115.60	BATE
10:10:07	1,200	115.60	BATE
10:10:07	1,200	115.60	BATE
10:10:07	205	115.70	BATE
10:10:07	2,400	115.70	BATE
10:10:07	149	115.70	BATE
10:17:07	3,605	115.60	XLON
10:22:04	3,145	115.30	XLON
10:22:04	14	115.30	XLON
10:25:54	1,984	115.60	XLON
10:25:54	1,500	115.60	XLON
10:36:17	3,590	115.60	XLON
10:52:05	3,415	115.90	XLON
10:52:05	3,690	115.90	XLON
10:52:05	295	115.80	CHIX
10:52:05	15	116.00	CHIX
10:52:05	83	116.00	CHIX
10:52:05	2,400	116.00	CHIX
10:52:10	1,728	115.80	TRQX
10:54:05	2,011	115.90	XLON
10:54:05	1,200	115.90	XLON
10:54:05	100	115.90	XLON
10:54:10	483	115.80	TRQX
10:54:10	489	115.80	TRQX
11:02:19	1,182	115.70	XLON
11:02:19	2,400	115.70	XLON
11:08:15	508	115.40	XLON
11:08:18	1,605	115.40	XLON
11:08:18	1,584	115.40	XLON
11:19:18	3,722	115.90	BATE
11:19:18	676	115.40	XLON
11:21:18	489	115.60	XLON
11:21:18	1,200	115.60	XLON
11:21:18	564	115.60	XLON
11:21:18	1,200	115.60	XLON
11:21:24	2,914	115.60	CHIX
11:35:18	3,279	115.70	XLON
11:53:13	1,638	115.90	XLON
11:53:13	2,000	115.90	XLON
11:53:27	3,356	116.00	XLON
11:54:10	4,177	116.20	BATE
11:54:10	2,400	116.20	XLON
11:54:10	1,514	116.20	XLON
11:54:10	880	116.10	XLON
11:54:10	2,400	116.10	XLON
11:54:10	981	116.10	XLON
11:54:10	2,400	116.10	XLON
11:54:13	3,599	116.20	XLON
11:55:10	3,041	116.20	BATE
11:55:38	646	116.00	CHIX
11:55:38	2,037	116.00	CHIX
12:02:55	1,756	115.80	TRQX
12:02:55	912	115.80	TRQX
12:07:13	1,288	115.90	XLON
12:07:13	2,400	115.90	XLON
12:21:22	537	115.80	XLON
12:27:22	3,380	115.90	XLON
12:27:22	606	115.90	XLON
12:30:05	500	115.80	CHIX
12:30:05	2,541	115.80	CHIX
12:30:22	316	115.70	BATE
12:33:15	1,200	115.90	XLON
12:35:31	3,127	115.90	XLON
12:35:31	2,269	115.90	XLON
12:43:21	1,880	115.80	XLON
12:43:21	414	115.80	XLON
12:43:21	1,200	115.80	XLON
12:43:21	70	115.90	XLON
12:43:21	710	115.90	XLON
12:43:21	706	115.90	XLON
12:43:21	787	115.90	XLON
12:43:21	164	115.90	XLON
12:43:21	459	115.90	XLON
12:43:21	468	115.90	XLON
12:44:08	193	115.70	BATE
12:44:08	2,400	115.70	BATE
13:02:49	1,200	116.00	XLON
13:02:49	1,200	116.00	XLON
13:02:49	1,601	116.00	XLON
13:02:49	4,370	116.00	XLON
13:02:49	1,318	116.20	BATE
13:02:49	1,738	116.20	BATE
13:04:49	1,916	116.10	XLON
13:04:49	435	116.10	XLON
13:04:49	736	116.10	XLON
13:08:27	3,317	116.10	XLON
13:08:27	2,057	116.10	CHIX
13:08:27	524	116.10	CHIX
13:10:49	3,076	116.50	BATE
13:16:27	998	116.50	TRQX
13:16:27	499	116.50	TRQX
13:16:27	1,200	116.50	TRQX
13:17:15	2,730	116.50	XLON
13:17:15	498	116.50	XLON
13:18:49	657	116.60	BATE
13:18:49	1,200	116.60	BATE
13:18:49	1,200	116.60	BATE
13:22:16	1,728	116.70	XLON
13:22:16	421	116.70	XLON
13:22:16	1,000	116.70	XLON
13:25:08	3,260	116.50	XLON
13:39:02	540	116.20	CHIX
13:39:02	871	116.20	CHIX
13:39:02	981	116.20	XLON
13:39:02	1,131	116.20	XLON
13:39:02	1,200	116.20	XLON
13:39:02	703	116.20	XLON
13:39:02	1,624	116.20	CHIX
13:39:02	875	116.20	XLON
13:39:02	1,200	116.20	XLON
13:40:35	379	116.20	XLON
13:40:35	2,089	116.20	XLON
13:40:35	949	116.20	XLON
13:44:43	1,576	116.00	XLON
13:46:22	1,712	116.00	XLON
13:46:22	235	116.00	XLON
13:52:07	3,295	115.90	XLON
13:59:07	1,200	116.00	BATE
13:59:07	1,200	116.00	BATE
13:59:07	931	116.10	BATE
14:08:23	2,285	116.20	CHIX
14:08:23	3,553	116.20	XLON
14:08:23	2,353	116.20	TRQX
14:08:23	2,333	116.20	XLON
14:08:23	321	116.20	BATE
14:08:23	1,088	116.20	XLON
14:08:23	2,563	116.20	BATE
14:08:23	121	116.20	TRQX
14:08:23	287	116.20	CHIX
14:08:23	144	116.40	TRQX
14:08:23	204	116.30	TRQX
14:08:23	1,483	116.30	TRQX
14:08:23	845	116.30	TRQX
14:08:23	25	116.30	TRQX
14:15:00	3,276	116.10	XLON
14:16:00	571	116.10	XLON
14:16:00	3,103	116.10	XLON
14:21:24	398	116.00	CHIX
14:21:24	1,277	116.00	CHIX
14:21:24	1,200	116.00	CHIX
14:23:00	1,075	116.00	XLON
14:23:00	2,592	116.00	XLON
14:31:00	1,200	115.90	XLON
14:31:00	1,200	115.90	XLON
14:31:00	1,282	115.90	XLON
14:36:00	1,258	116.10	XLON
14:36:00	149	116.10	XLON
14:36:00	192	116.10	XLON
14:36:00	537	116.10	XLON
14:36:00	1,037	116.10	XLON
14:36:35	2,793	116.00	CHIX
14:38:03	3,173	116.00	XLON
14:44:03	1,453	116.00	XLON
14:44:03	2,190	116.00	XLON
14:49:33	1,812	116.00	CHIX
14:49:33	1,024	116.00	CHIX
14:51:03	2,379	116.00	XLON
14:51:03	1,200	116.00	XLON
14:51:23	1,200	115.90	BATE
14:51:23	1,537	115.90	BATE
14:54:03	1,986	115.80	XLON
14:59:49	1,200	115.90	XLON
14:59:49	435	115.90	XLON
14:59:49	624	115.90	XLON
14:59:49	1,200	115.90	XLON
15:01:05	2,572	116.20	BATE
15:02:04	1,003	115.80	XLON
15:04:36	796	116.00	XLON
15:04:36	1,200	116.00	XLON
15:04:36	1,200	116.00	XLON
15:04:36	2,646	116.00	CHIX
15:05:49	370	115.90	BATE
15:06:36	297	116.10	BATE
15:06:36	2,400	116.10	BATE
15:11:16	680	116.00	XLON
15:11:16	2,909	116.00	XLON
15:11:16	3,325	116.00	XLON
15:14:16	3,470	115.90	XLON
15:14:22	2,720	115.80	TRQX
15:28:39	2,834	116.00	CHIX
15:28:39	2,919	116.20	BATE
15:28:39	337	116.20	BATE
15:28:39	1,835	116.20	BATE
15:28:39	1,269	116.20	BATE
15:28:39	575	116.10	BATE
15:28:39	8,775	116.10	XLON
15:28:39	993	116.10	XLON
15:29:39	2,495	116.00	XLON
15:29:39	1,200	116.00	XLON
15:39:07	75	116.10	CHIX
15:39:07	75	116.10	CHIX
15:39:07	74	116.10	CHIX
15:39:07	79	116.10	CHIX
15:39:07	1,200	116.10	CHIX
15:39:07	1,200	116.10	CHIX
15:39:07	642	116.10	CHIX
15:39:19	3,680	116.00	XLON
15:39:19	3,208	116.00	XLON
15:46:06	1,789	116.10	XLON
15:46:06	1,200	116.10	XLON
15:49:06	907	116.20	XLON
15:49:06	2,400	116.20	XLON
15:50:36	1,018	116.20	TRQX
15:50:36	1,069	116.20	TRQX
15:50:36	486	116.20	TRQX
15:54:39	3,493	116.20	XLON
15:54:39	3,466	116.00	XLON
15:54:39	2,400	116.10	BATE
15:54:39	245	116.10	BATE
15:55:39	2,830	116.20	BATE
15:57:07	2,643	116.10	XLON
15:57:07	145	116.10	XLON
15:57:07	406	116.10	XLON
15:57:07	769	116.10	XLON
15:57:27	3,084	116.00	CHIX
15:57:27	3,561	116.00	XLON
15:58:28	1,011	116.00	XLON
15:59:37	541	116.10	XLON
15:59:37	4,804	116.10	XLON
15:59:37	174	116.10	XLON
15:59:37	487	116.10	XLON
15:59:37	943	116.10	XLON
16:07:59	3,442	116.00	XLON
16:07:59	94	116.00	XLON
16:07:59	2,400	116.00	XLON
16:07:59	889	116.00	XLON
16:09:36	3,022	115.90	XLON
16:09:36	297	115.90	XLON
16:12:36	523	115.90	XLON
16:12:36	649	115.90	XLON
16:12:36	2,138	115.90	XLON
16:12:36	201	115.90	XLON
16:15:36	808	115.90	XLON
16:15:36	2,876	115.90	XLON
16:15:36	1,565	116.00	TRQX
16:15:36	847	116.00	TRQX
16:18:52	850	115.90	XLON
16:18:52	1,200	115.90	XLON
16:18:52	1,200	115.90	XLON
16:18:52	117	115.90	XLON
16:20:22	1,762	115.80	CHIX
16:22:40	223	115.90	XLON
16:22:40	153	115.90	XLON
16:22:40	295	115.90	XLON
16:22:40	1,200	115.90	XLON
16:22:40	1,623	115.90	XLON
16:23:39	352	115.90	BATE
16:23:39	163	115.90	BATE
16:23:49	725	115.90	BATE
16:26:51	230	115.90	BATE
16:27:28	303	115.90	BATE
16:27:38	3,438	115.90	XLON
16:27:38	3,359	115.90	XLON
16:27:38	1,261	115.90	BATE
16:27:39	1,684	115.80	CHIX
16:28:40	1,392	115.80	XLON

 

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