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	15 June 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	601,063
Weighted average price paid (p)	138.31
Highest price paid (p)	140.30
Lowest price paid (p)	136.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 49,604,355 Ordinary Shares in treasury.

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 701,062,790. 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 15 June 2023 is 701,062,790. 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	138.33	359,832
BATE	138.23	140,394
CHIX	138.35	66,318
TRQX	138.21	34,519

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:01:41	1027	139.3	XLON
08:01:41	800	139.3	XLON
08:01:41	855	139.3	XLON
08:03:02	2828	138.8	XLON
08:03:02	2567	139	CHIX
08:03:02	2490	139	BATE
08:03:02	505	139	BATE
08:14:32	999	139.3	XLON
08:19:42	132	140.3	CHIX
08:19:42	2394	140.3	CHIX
08:19:42	4565	140.2	XLON
08:19:42	2472	140.1	XLON
08:19:42	611	140.2	XLON
08:19:42	1682	140.2	XLON
08:20:00	2684	140.3	BATE
08:20:00	2537	140.3	BATE
08:20:56	2522	139.7	XLON
08:22:48	2968	139.8	TRQX
08:24:22	32	139.8	TRQX
08:24:22	2478	139.65	XLON
08:26:19	2893	139.3	XLON
08:26:19	1516	139.3	CHIX
08:26:19	1076	139.3	CHIX
08:26:19	97	139.3	CHIX
08:26:19	172	139.3	CHIX
08:26:19	1026	139.3	XLON
08:26:19	1600	139.3	XLON
08:28:26	367	138.6	XLON
08:29:00	195	138.8	BATE
08:29:00	1702	138.8	BATE
08:29:00	800	138.8	BATE
08:29:00	2822	139.3	BATE
08:29:01	629	139	XLON
08:29:01	1600	139	XLON
08:29:01	800	139	XLON
08:29:20	2809	139.3	XLON
08:31:18	2879	139.1	XLON
08:32:08	2495	139.1	XLON
08:32:08	420	139.1	XLON
08:32:13	1802	138.8	XLON
08:32:13	800	138.8	XLON
08:32:13	2589	138.8	XLON
08:34:49	2857	138.7	BATE
08:35:13	2625	138.7	XLON
08:35:33	2726	138.5	XLON
08:35:38	2698	138.1	XLON
08:37:21	2526	138.3	XLON
08:38:16	2607	137.8	XLON
08:41:57	1055	138	BATE
08:42:16	2314	138.2	XLON
08:42:16	1911	138.3	XLON
08:42:16	559	138.3	XLON
08:42:16	353	138.3	XLON
08:46:31	1874	138	BATE
08:47:15	2182	137.9	CHIX
08:47:15	294	137.9	CHIX
08:48:28	2852	138	XLON
08:50:43	2610	138	XLON
08:56:31	1600	138.3	BATE
08:56:31	411	138.3	BATE
08:56:31	800	138.3	BATE
08:58:43	600	138.2	XLON
08:58:43	229	138.2	XLON
08:58:43	1600	138.2	XLON
09:00:51	2491	138.2	XLON
09:04:31	2845	138.2	BATE
09:04:31	283	138.1	XLON
09:04:31	2547	138.1	XLON
09:04:39	3400	138.1	XLON
09:05:22	2984	138	TRQX
09:06:39	252	138	XLON
09:06:39	2406	138	XLON
09:09:39	501	138.3	XLON
09:09:39	2400	138.3	XLON
09:14:01	891	139	XLON
09:14:01	1767	139	XLON
09:15:03	1995	139.2	CHIX
09:15:03	821	139.2	CHIX
09:15:33	2605	139	XLON
09:16:31	2625	138.8	XLON
09:17:16	2261	138.7	BATE
09:17:20	79	138.7	BATE
09:17:20	415	138.7	BATE
09:17:20	2373	138.7	XLON
09:18:34	1211	138.5	XLON
09:18:34	1600	138.5	XLON
09:18:48	2392	138.5	XLON
09:19:39	2856	138.5	XLON
09:19:52	2000	138.3	XLON
09:20:10	540	138.3	XLON
09:21:02	2647	138.1	XLON
09:21:28	870	138.3	XLON
09:21:28	1600	138.3	XLON
09:21:46	2675	138.1	XLON
09:23:38	2658	138.3	XLON
09:24:38	749	138.3	XLON
09:24:38	1600	138.3	XLON
09:29:38	3071	138.4	BATE
09:39:06	1306	138.7	XLON
09:39:06	1600	138.7	XLON
09:41:57	2710	138.9	CHIX
09:46:53	2449	138.8	XLON
09:47:38	2271	138.9	BATE
09:47:38	800	138.9	BATE
09:51:18	2468	138.8	XLON
09:51:18	454	138.8	XLON
09:51:18	335	138.8	XLON
09:51:18	2668	138.8	XLON
09:51:19	324	138.9	XLON
09:51:33	966	138.9	XLON
09:51:33	1548	138.9	XLON
09:56:33	2722	138.8	XLON
09:56:33	2504	138.8	XLON
09:58:50	2591	138.8	XLON
09:58:51	375	138.8	XLON
09:58:51	2040	138.8	XLON
09:58:51	326	138.8	XLON
09:59:06	2616	138.6	BATE
09:59:29	178	138.6	BATE
09:59:29	2109	138.6	XLON
09:59:29	476	138.6	XLON
10:01:06	39	138	XLON
10:01:10	2911	138.1	XLON
10:04:53	2423	138.5	XLON
10:05:29	2490	138.4	CHIX
10:12:02	2796	138.3	BATE
10:13:23	2746	138.3	XLON
10:13:43	2989	138.2	TRQX
10:24:43	520	138	BATE
10:24:43	2538	138	BATE
10:28:43	429	138.3	XLON
10:28:43	2426	138.3	XLON
10:29:36	633	138.1	CHIX
10:29:36	1863	138.1	CHIX
10:34:43	5	138.1	XLON
10:34:43	800	138.1	XLON
10:34:43	800	138.1	XLON
10:34:43	800	138.1	XLON
10:40:43	1828	138.2	BATE
10:40:43	1006	138.2	BATE
10:42:18	93	138	XLON
10:42:18	800	138	XLON
10:42:18	1600	138	XLON
10:42:18	198	138	XLON
10:54:43	2693	138.3	XLON
10:55:20	1092	138.2	BATE
10:55:20	800	138.2	BATE
10:55:20	552	138.2	BATE
10:55:20	72	138.2	BATE
10:55:36	327	138.2	CHIX
10:55:36	2526	138.2	CHIX
11:04:13	1624	138.5	XLON
11:04:13	720	138.5	XLON
11:08:05	1063	137.8	XLON
11:08:05	800	137.8	XLON
11:08:05	800	137.8	XLON
11:08:49	1318	137.7	BATE
11:13:05	2754	137.8	XLON
11:18:10	892	138.1	BATE
11:18:10	1685	138.1	BATE
11:19:30	984	138	TRQX
11:21:46	1493	138	TRQX
11:23:30	2717	138.1	XLON
11:31:49	2551	138.4	CHIX
11:33:31	1600	138.5	BATE
11:33:31	1211	138.5	BATE
11:34:30	2378	138.6	XLON
11:48:52	2384	138.3	XLON
11:48:52	2366	138.3	BATE
11:48:52	457	138.3	BATE
11:48:52	2607	138.3	XLON
11:48:52	130	138.3	XLON
12:00:52	5	138.5	CHIX
12:00:57	2642	138.6	XLON
12:01:40	2758	138.6	BATE
12:04:16	2859	138.6	TRQX
12:04:16	2598	138.7	CHIX
12:09:19	2069	138.5	XLON
12:09:19	541	138.5	XLON
12:19:41	2769	138.5	BATE
12:31:22	3805	138.5	XLON
12:35:31	2309	138.6	XLON
12:35:31	362	138.6	XLON
12:35:31	800	138.6	BATE
12:35:31	488	138.6	BATE
12:35:31	1306	138.6	BATE
12:38:31	189	138.6	XLON
12:38:31	800	138.6	XLON
12:38:31	1882	138.6	XLON
12:41:18	800	138.8	CHIX
12:41:18	1695	138.8	CHIX
12:41:18	50	138.8	CHIX
12:42:36	2206	138.1	XLON
12:42:36	372	138.1	XLON
12:46:53	2542	138.6	XLON
12:46:53	1284	138.6	BATE
12:46:53	130	138.6	BATE
12:46:53	1499	138.6	BATE
12:52:43	800	138.7	XLON
12:52:43	1637	138.7	XLON
12:58:02	2541	139	XLON
13:00:05	2256	139.3	XLON
13:00:05	212	139.3	XLON
13:03:05	2392	139.6	XLON
13:03:05	1401	139.3	CHIX
13:03:05	2734	139.3	BATE
13:03:05	1631	139.3	CHIX
13:03:21	486	139.1	TRQX
13:03:21	800	139.1	TRQX
13:03:21	353	139.1	TRQX
13:03:21	1153	139.1	TRQX
13:06:09	2646	138.8	XLON
13:08:45	2615	138.5	XLON
13:11:51	2465	138.5	XLON
13:16:19	1537	139.8	XLON
13:16:19	845	139.8	XLON
13:21:02	1600	139.8	BATE
13:21:02	1479	139.8	BATE
13:24:19	2431	140.05	XLON
13:29:02	2799	140.2	XLON
13:31:14	2557	139.8	XLON
13:31:14	2678	139.8	BATE
13:31:14	2600	139.8	CHIX
13:33:04	2324	138.8	XLON
13:34:18	418	138.8	XLON
13:36:19	2679	138.4	XLON
13:39:01	2496	138.2	XLON
13:39:17	274	138.2	XLON
13:40:20	2768	138	BATE
13:43:52	2201	138.5	XLON
13:43:52	427	138.5	XLON
13:47:51	2742	138.3	TRQX
13:47:51	2666	138.3	XLON
13:52:26	2524	138	CHIX
13:52:26	118	138	CHIX
13:52:26	2366	138	XLON
13:55:14	825	137.7	BATE
13:55:14	2134	137.7	BATE
13:56:50	659	137.6	XLON
13:56:50	2253	137.6	XLON
14:04:50	2110	137.3	XLON
14:04:50	800	137.3	XLON
14:07:40	1236	137.4	BATE
14:07:40	1600	137.4	BATE
14:08:50	2826	137.8	XLON
14:11:35	200	137.4	XLON
14:11:35	800	137.4	XLON
14:11:35	800	137.4	XLON
14:11:35	800	137.4	XLON
14:15:52	1576	137.4	XLON
14:15:52	864	137.4	XLON
14:18:00	1334	137.2	BATE
14:18:00	1208	137.2	BATE
14:18:18	227	137.3	CHIX
14:18:18	2400	137.3	CHIX
14:20:52	2466	137.25	XLON
14:23:00	2551	137.2	BATE
14:23:52	1094	137.3	XLON
14:23:52	1626	137.3	XLON
14:23:52	2822	137.4	XLON
14:28:18	2762	137.3	CHIX
14:28:51	680	137.4	TRQX
14:28:51	2231	137.4	TRQX
14:30:00	2571	137.3	BATE
14:34:00	2063	137.3	BATE
14:34:00	800	137.3	BATE
14:36:11	113	137	XLON
14:36:11	1600	137	XLON
14:36:11	800	137	XLON
14:39:00	2978	136.9	BATE
14:42:26	147	137.3	CHIX
14:42:55	3423	137.3	XLON
14:42:55	2553	137.3	CHIX
14:46:30	2473	137.3	XLON
14:46:30	2821	137.3	BATE
14:46:41	2719	137.1	XLON
14:53:10	2838	137	BATE
14:53:10	247	137	BATE
14:53:10	2408	136.9	XLON
14:55:10	3022	137.3	CHIX
14:57:10	2848	137.3	XLON
14:57:22	2692	137.2	TRQX
15:02:15	1049	137.1	XLON
15:02:15	1600	137.1	XLON
15:02:15	2483	137.1	BATE
15:04:15	2734	137	XLON
15:06:15	2495	137	BATE
15:07:15	1563	137	XLON
15:07:15	542	137	XLON
15:07:15	800	137	XLON
15:09:15	1178	137.3	XLON
15:09:15	1261	137.3	XLON
15:10:15	2756	137.3	CHIX
15:10:15	2505	137.3	XLON
15:11:57	2569	137.3	XLON
15:11:58	636	137.1	BATE
15:11:58	1600	137.1	BATE
15:11:58	800	137.1	BATE
15:14:20	37	137.1	XLON
15:15:07	146	137.2	XLON
15:15:07	342	137.2	XLON
15:15:07	892	137.2	XLON
15:15:07	800	137.2	XLON
15:15:07	1600	137.2	XLON
15:17:07	1129	137.6	XLON
15:17:07	1600	137.6	XLON
15:19:14	1510	137.9	XLON
15:19:14	936	137.9	XLON
15:20:23	2550	137.7	BATE
15:21:26	1310	137.7	XLON
15:21:26	800	137.7	XLON
15:21:26	800	137.7	XLON
15:21:33	2858	137.6	TRQX
15:26:45	1595	137.7	CHIX
15:26:45	1180	137.7	CHIX
15:28:23	2881	137.9	BATE
15:28:57	1752	137.7	XLON
15:28:57	800	137.7	XLON
15:28:57	128	137.7	XLON
15:28:57	672	137.7	XLON
15:28:57	1600	137.7	XLON
15:28:57	1600	137.7	XLON
15:29:57	909	137.7	XLON
15:30:00	1738	137.7	XLON
15:34:00	2815	137.8	XLON
15:37:27	1748	137.9	XLON
15:37:27	712	137.9	XLON
15:37:27	1106	138	BATE
15:37:27	1848	138.2	BATE
15:40:27	2507	137.9	XLON
15:41:16	2877	137.9	CHIX
15:42:27	2785	137.9	BATE
15:47:19	2920	137.9	TRQX
15:47:19	2530	137.9	XLON
15:49:44	399	138	XLON
15:49:44	1058	138	XLON
15:49:44	1057	138	XLON
15:51:19	800	138.2	BATE
15:51:19	2240	138.2	BATE
15:51:49	2628	138.2	XLON
15:54:53	736	138	XLON
15:54:53	1596	138	XLON
15:57:36	1600	138.1	CHIX
15:57:36	800	138.1	CHIX
15:57:36	54	138.1	CHIX
15:57:36	50	138.1	CHIX
16:01:44	2644	138.3	BATE
16:01:44	5030	138.1	XLON
16:01:44	1600	138.1	XLON
16:01:44	209	138.1	XLON
16:01:44	251	138.1	XLON
16:01:44	587	138.1	XLON
16:01:44	1131	138.1	XLON
16:05:44	1600	138.2	BATE
16:05:44	1198	138.2	BATE
16:05:44	64	138.2	BATE
16:11:50	800	138.3	BATE
16:11:50	800	138.3	BATE
16:11:50	581	138.3	BATE
16:11:50	800	138.3	BATE
16:12:19	818	138.3	TRQX
16:12:19	759	138.3	TRQX
16:17:19	52	138.3	TRQX
16:17:19	800	138.3	TRQX
16:17:19	866	138.3	TRQX
16:17:31	2607	138.2	XLON
16:17:31	2938	138.2	CHIX
16:17:32	1262	138.2	XLON
16:17:32	800	138.2	XLON
16:17:32	750	138.2	XLON
16:18:40	800	138.3	BATE
16:18:40	800	138.3	BATE
16:18:40	69	138.3	BATE
16:18:41	800	138.3	BATE
16:18:41	334	138.3	BATE
16:23:57	1934	138.2	XLON
16:23:57	1589	138.2	CHIX
16:23:57	681	138.2	XLON
16:26:41	26	138.2	BATE
16:26:41	1754	138.2	BATE
16:26:57	735	138.1	XLON
16:26:57	1764	138.1	XLON
16:28:13	2722	138.1	XLON

 

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