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 RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	27 June 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	431,360
Weighted average price paid (p)	140.29
Highest price paid (p)	141.10
Lowest price paid (p)	139.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 54,405,076 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 696,262,069. 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 27 June 2023 is 696,262,069. 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 / 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: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

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 RBC Europe 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	140.34	277,824
BATE	140.22	55,634
CHIX	140.20	41,544
TRQX	140.20	56,358

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Venue

8:15:06	179	140.70	TRQX
8:15:06	319	140.80	TRQX
8:15:06	213	140.80	TRQX
8:15:10	145	140.90	XLON
8:15:10	3	140.90	XLON
8:15:10	148	141.00	TRQX
8:22:32	149	140.60	CHIX
8:22:32	149	140.60	BATE
8:22:32	62	140.60	TRQX
8:22:32	279	140.60	XLON
8:22:32	153	140.60	TRQX
8:34:10	50	141.10	XLON
8:34:11	50	140.50	CHIX
8:34:11	50	140.50	BATE
8:34:11	50	140.50	TRQX
8:34:11	63	140.60	XLON
8:34:11	699	140.60	XLON
8:34:11	881	140.90	TRQX
8:34:11	126	140.90	TRQX
8:34:14	809	140.90	BATE
8:34:14	116	140.90	BATE
8:34:15	339	140.90	XLON
8:34:16	17	141.00	XLON
8:34:16	246	141.00	XLON
8:34:19	126	141.00	BATE
8:34:19	213	141.00	BATE
8:34:22	85	141.00	XLON
8:34:25	65	140.80	XLON
8:34:26	21	140.80	XLON
8:34:28	17	140.80	XLON
8:34:32	328	140.80	CHIX
8:34:32	9	140.80	CHIX
8:34:32	2	140.80	CHIX
8:34:35	5	140.80	XLON
8:34:36	6	140.80	CHIX
8:34:36	85	140.60	BATE
8:34:36	339	140.60	TRQX
8:34:36	79	140.80	CHIX
8:34:38	4	140.80	XLON
8:34:40	42	140.60	CHIX
8:34:40	43	140.60	BATE
8:34:40	1	140.60	XLON
8:34:40	42	140.60	TRQX
8:40:40	13	140.50	CHIX
8:40:40	13	140.50	BATE
8:40:40	13	140.50	XLON
8:40:40	13	140.50	TRQX
8:40:40	1,758	140.60	BATE
8:40:40	1,409	140.60	BATE
8:46:06	456	140.00	CHIX
8:54:44	502	140.00	CHIX
8:54:44	957	140.00	XLON
8:54:44	957	140.00	TRQX
8:54:45	729	140.10	XLON
9:00:47	706	139.90	TRQX
9:00:47	537	139.90	CHIX
9:00:47	718	139.90	XLON
9:00:47	718	139.90	BATE
9:00:47	193	139.90	CHIX
9:01:34	518	140.00	BATE
9:01:34	21	140.00	BATE
9:01:34	1,255	140.00	XLON
9:01:34	539	140.00	CHIX
9:01:34	539	140.00	TRQX
9:03:43	778	140.00	CHIX
9:03:43	757	140.00	XLON
9:03:43	777	140.00	TRQX
9:03:43	21	140.00	XLON
9:03:46	669	140.10	BATE
9:03:50	52	140.10	XLON
9:03:53	167	140.10	BATE
9:03:56	13	140.10	XLON
9:03:58	42	140.10	BATE
9:04:00	267	140.10	CHIX
9:04:00	9	140.10	CHIX
9:04:02	10	140.10	BATE
9:04:05	3	140.10	XLON
9:04:08	3	140.10	BATE
9:08:22	668	140.20	TRQX
9:08:23	562	140.20	BATE
9:08:23	50	140.20	BATE
9:08:24	366	140.20	TRQX
9:08:26	36	140.20	CHIX
9:08:26	33	140.20	CHIX
9:08:29	1	140.20	XLON
9:08:30	45	140.30	CHIX
9:08:30	5	140.30	CHIX
9:08:30	500	140.50	XLON
9:08:30	246	140.50	XLON
9:20:45	244	140.20	BATE
9:20:45	244	140.20	CHIX
9:20:45	244	140.20	XLON
9:20:45	243	140.20	TRQX
9:39:52	124	140.10	CHIX
9:39:52	124	140.10	BATE
9:39:52	123	140.10	TRQX
9:39:52	123	140.10	XLON
9:39:52	30	140.10	XLON
9:58:16	484	139.90	TRQX
9:58:16	718	139.90	BATE
9:58:16	718	139.90	XLON
9:58:16	718	139.90	CHIX
9:58:16	234	139.90	TRQX
9:59:02	42	139.90	BATE
10:00:02	260	139.90	BATE
10:01:02	718	139.90	CHIX
10:01:02	55	139.90	BATE
10:02:02	279	139.90	TRQX
10:02:02	361	139.90	BATE
10:03:02	281	139.90	CHIX
10:03:02	296	139.90	TRQX
10:03:02	437	139.90	CHIX
10:03:02	143	139.90	TRQX
10:03:02	718	139.90	XLON
10:03:02	718	139.90	BATE
10:18:02	858	140.00	BATE
10:18:02	579	140.00	CHIX
10:18:02	857	140.00	XLON
10:18:02	578	140.00	TRQX
10:21:02	578	140.00	TRQX
10:21:02	857	140.00	XLON
10:21:02	579	140.00	CHIX
10:21:02	858	140.00	BATE
10:23:53	559	139.90	TRQX
10:23:53	428	139.90	CHIX
10:23:53	429	139.90	BATE
10:23:53	158	139.90	TRQX
10:23:53	718	139.90	XLON
10:38:05	1,039	140.00	XLON
10:38:08	337	140.00	TRQX
10:38:11	260	140.00	XLON
10:38:11	17	140.10	CHIX
10:38:12	18	140.00	BATE
10:38:12	1,377	140.10	CHIX
10:38:13	754	140.10	XLON
10:38:13	515	140.20	CHIX
10:38:13	70	140.20	CHIX
10:48:12	382	140.00	BATE
10:48:12	432	140.00	XLON
10:48:12	50	140.00	BATE
10:48:12	432	140.00	CHIX
10:48:12	431	140.00	TRQX
10:56:00	681	139.90	BATE
10:56:00	681	139.90	CHIX
10:56:00	680	139.90	XLON
10:56:00	680	139.90	TRQX
11:03:40	537	140.00	XLON
11:03:41	286	140.00	BATE
11:03:41	24	140.00	BATE
11:03:42	34	140.20	XLON
11:03:42	100	140.20	XLON
12:10:02	309	140.40	CHIX
12:10:02	207	140.40	BATE
12:10:02	536	140.40	TRQX
12:12:29	672	140.50	BATE
12:12:29	734	140.50	CHIX
12:12:29	733	140.50	XLON
12:12:29	726	140.50	TRQX
12:12:29	7	140.50	TRQX
12:12:39	703	140.40	CHIX
12:12:39	733	140.40	XLON
12:12:39	703	140.40	BATE
12:12:39	733	140.40	TRQX
12:12:39	718	140.30	TRQX
12:32:38	241	140.30	TRQX
12:32:38	270	140.30	XLON
12:32:38	477	140.30	BATE
12:32:38	477	140.30	CHIX
12:32:38	235	140.30	TRQX
12:32:38	207	140.30	XLON
12:37:57	567	140.30	CHIX
12:37:57	567	140.30	BATE
12:37:57	356	140.30	XLON
12:37:57	816	140.30	XLON
12:37:57	566	140.30	TRQX
12:38:47	212	140.30	CHIX
12:38:47	212	140.30	XLON
12:38:47	212	140.30	BATE
12:38:47	97	140.30	TRQX
12:38:47	1,285	140.30	TRQX
12:40:58	692	140.20	TRQX
12:50:11	394	140.30	BATE
12:50:12	393	140.30	XLON
12:56:29	298	140.10	CHIX
12:56:29	246	140.10	TRQX
12:56:29	126	140.10	TRQX
12:56:29	38	140.10	TRQX
12:56:29	67	140.10	TRQX
12:56:29	96	140.10	CHIX
12:56:29	49	140.10	TRQX
12:56:29	1,446	140.10	BATE
12:56:29	113	140.10	TRQX
13:00:47	1,125	140.10	XLON
13:00:47	625	140.10	BATE
13:01:59	1247	140.20	BATE
13:08:29	1,161	140.30	XLON
13:08:32	96	140.30	CHIX
13:08:32	936	140.30	XLON
13:08:32	1,009	140.30	BATE
13:08:32	582	140.40	TRQX
13:08:42	1,083	140.40	BATE
13:14:36	967	140.40	XLON
13:16:19	1,316	140.35	CHIX
13:16:20	72	140.30	CHIX
13:16:20	226	140.30	BATE
13:16:20	1,207	140.30	TRQX
13:16:20	511	140.30	CHIX
13:16:20	582	140.3	XLON
13:16:20	274	140.3	BATE
13:16:20	3271	140.4	XLON
13:17:56	157	140.3	CHIX
13:17:56	58	140.3	BATE
13:17:56	800	140.3	CHIX
13:17:56	900	140.30	BATE
13:17:56	157	140.30	TRQX
13:17:56	800	140.30	TRQX
13:17:59	929	140.20	XLON
13:17:59	928	140.20	TRQX
13:18:20	648	140.10	CHIX
13:18:22	789	140.10	CHIX
13:18:22	648	140.10	BATE
13:18:24	647	140.10	TRQX
13:18:24	719	140.10	BATE
13:18:36	683	140.10	BATE
13:18:36	718	140.10	CHIX
13:18:36	788	140.10	XLON
13:18:36	683	140.10	TRQX
13:19:00	736	140.00	XLON
13:19:00	735	140.00	TRQX
13:19:02	736	140	XLON
13:19:09	549	140	CHIX
13:19:11	1285	140	XLON
13:19:13	1285	140	XLON
13:19:14	1285	140	XLON
13:19:15	1285	140	XLON
13:19:16	1285	140	XLON
13:19:18	1285	140	XLON
13:19:19	1285	140	XLON
13:19:20	1285	140	XLON
13:19:20	735	140	TRQX
13:19:21	1285	140	XLON
13:19:22	1010	140	XLON
13:20:01	151	140	CHIX
13:20:01	701	140	BATE
13:20:01	762	140	TRQX
13:20:01	248	140	TRQX
13:20:01	1772	139.9	XLON
13:21:53	61	139.9	CHIX
13:28:50	17	140.2	TRQX
13:28:50	657	140.2	CHIX
13:28:50	718	140.2	BATE
13:28:50	701	140.2	TRQX
13:28:50	718	140.2	XLON
13:30:27	718	140.4	TRQX
13:30:27	718	140.40	XLON
13:30:27	718	140.50	BATE
13:30:27	718	140.40	CHIX
13:31:41	718	140.4	BATE
13:31:41	718	140.4	CHIX
13:31:41	718	140.4	XLON
13:31:41	718	140.4	TRQX
13:31:41	718	140.3	TRQX
13:31:41	718	140.3	XLON
13:43:23	307	140.2	BATE
13:43:23	152	140.2	BATE
13:43:23	591	140.2	XLON
13:45:36	259	140.2	BATE
13:45:36	718	140.2	CHIX
13:45:36	688	140.2	TRQX
13:45:36	127	140.2	XLON
13:45:36	30	140.2	TRQX
13:46:22	971	140.2	XLON
13:46:22	555	140.2	TRQX
13:46:22	236	140.2	XLON
13:46:22	555	140.2	CHIX
13:46:22	555	140.2	BATE
13:57:34	881	140.3	TRQX
13:57:34	881	140.3	XLON
13:59:03	663	140.4	XLON
13:59:03	34	140.4	CHIX
13:59:03	206	140.4	BATE
13:59:03	345	140.4	CHIX
13:59:03	458	140.4	BATE
13:59:03	285	140.4	CHIX
14:02:10	772	140.3	TRQX
14:02:10	772	140.3	XLON
14:02:10	664	140.3	BATE
14:02:10	664	140.30	CHIX
14:02:13	664	140.20	CHIX
14:02:13	664	140.20	BATE
14:02:13	772	140.2	XLON
14:02:13	772	140.20	TRQX
14:26:43	2,024	140.30	TRQX
14:26:52	718	140.20	CHIX
14:26:52	718	140.20	BATE
14:26:52	718	140.20	TRQX
14:26:52	718	140.20	XLON
14:26:52	1,319	140.20	BATE
14:29:09	790	140.10	TRQX
14:29:09	957	140.10	CHIX
14:29:09	958	140.10	BATE
14:29:09	957	140.10	XLON
14:51:55	638	140.00	TRQX
14:51:55	638	140.00	XLON
14:51:55	639	140.00	BATE
15:02:00	178	140.00	TRQX
15:02:00	873	140.00	BATE
15:02:00	779	140.00	TRQX
15:02:00	901	140.00	XLON
15:02:00	85	140.00	BATE
15:02:00	56	140.00	XLON
15:02:00	894	140.05	BATE
15:02:01	718	140.10	TRQX
15:02:40	718	140.10	XLON
15:02:40	88	140.1	BATE
15:02:40	35	140.1	BATE
15:02:40	291	140.1	TRQX
15:02:40	252	140.1	TRQX
15:02:40	289	140.10	BATE
15:14:15	472	140.2	XLON
15:14:15	899	140.2	XLON
15:16:01	1080	140.1	BATE
15:21:56	718	140.00	BATE
15:21:56	718	140.00	CHIX
15:21:56	718	140.00	TRQX
15:21:56	3502	140.00	TRQX
15:21:56	28	140.10	XLON
15:21:56	673	140.10	XLON
15:21:56	17	140.10	XLON
15:40:52	1,287	140.25	TRQX
15:40:52	1,229	140.25	CHIX
15:40:52	1,210	140.25	BATE
15:50:49	991	140.20	BATE
15:58:04	718	140.20	BATE
15:58:04	718	140.20	CHIX
15:58:04	311	140.20	TRQX
15:58:04	407	140.20	TRQX
15:58:04	3,069	140.20	BATE
15:58:04	617	140.30	BATE
15:58:04	101	140.30	BATE
16:11:49	718	140.20	CHIX
16:11:49	718	140.20	TRQX
16:11:49	718	140.20	XLON
16:11:50	958	140.30	BATE
16:15:14	1,088	140.25	TRQX
16:15:14	1,038	140.25	CHIX
16:15:14	1,022	140.25	BATE
16:16:27	957	140.20	CHIX
16:16:27	157	140.20	XLON
16:16:27	800	140.20	XLON
16:16:27	1,159	140.20	TRQX
16:16:27	2,232	140.30	TRQX
16:16:27	47	140.30	TRQX
16:16:27	957	140.30	XLON
16:22:24	1,127	140.60	CHIX
16:22:48	958	140.50	CHIX
16:22:48	957	140.50	TRQX
16:22:48	2,269	140.35	CHIX
16:22:48	1,237	140.35	BATE
16:22:48	1,314	140.35	TRQX
16:22:48	536	140.40	XLON
16:22:49	1,798	140.40	BATE
16:23:56	718	140.30	BATE
16:23:56	718	140.30	CHIX
16:23:56	451	140.30	XLON
16:23:56	718	140.30	TRQX
16:23:56	267	140.30	XLON
16:24:17	629	140.20	CHIX
16:24:17	89	140.20	CHIX
16:24:17	718	140.20	BATE
16:24:17	271	140.20	TRQX
16:24:17	447	140.20	TRQX
16:24:17	718	140.20	XLON
16:24:27	11	140.10	XLON
16:24:27	718	140.10	BATE
16:24:27	647	140.10	CHIX
16:24:27	528	140.10	XLON
16:24:27	594	140.10	TRQX
16:24:39	280	140.00	BATE
16:24:39	660	140.00	CHIX
16:24:39	438	140.00	BATE
16:24:39	58	140.00	CHIX
16:24:39	718	140.00	XLON
16:24:39	718	140.00	TRQX
16:28:46	718	140.20	CHIX
16:28:46	718	140.20	TRQX
16:28:46	718	140.20	BATE
16:28:46	718	140.20	XLON
16:28:50	718	140.10	XLON
16:28:50	718	140.10	CHIX
16:28:52	718	140.10	XLON
16:28:52	718	140.10	BATE
16:29:05	718	140.00	XLON
16:29:45	574	140.10	TRQX
16:35:22	2,440	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	2,742	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	7,132	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	9,258	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	370	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	2,577	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	7777	140.4	XLON
16:35:22	3204	140.4	XLON
16:35:22	2847	140.4	XLON
16:35:22	3785	140.4	XLON
16:35:22	13702	140.4	XLON
16:35:22	22,481	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	30	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	5,780	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	14,709	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	648	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	1,775	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	17803	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	5,614	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	5,035	140.40	XLON
16:35:22	80,717	140.40	XLON

 

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