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
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 / 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: 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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