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	21 July
Number of ordinary shares purchased	469,292
Weighted average price paid (p)	148.94
Highest price paid (p)	151.30
Lowest price paid (p)	145.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 61,723,788 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 688,960,360. 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 21 July 2023 is 688,960,360. 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	149.43	297,444
BATE	148.08	57,706
CHIX	148.10	64,770
TRQX	148.13	49,372

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Venue

08:06:00	523	148.30	XLON
08:06:01	72	148.30	XLON
08:06:01	249	148.30	XLON
08:06:04	261	147.70	XLON
08:06:05	212	147.70	XLON
08:07:24	172	145.90	TRQX
08:07:24	172	145.90	XLON
08:07:24	173	145.90	BATE
08:07:24	173	145.90	CHIX
08:12:39	83	146.10	CHIX
08:12:39	82	146.10	TRQX
08:12:39	83	146.10	BATE
08:12:39	82	146.10	XLON
08:33:02	119	147.40	CHIX
08:33:03	75	148.30	XLON
08:33:03	610	147.50	CHIX
08:33:11	161	148.30	XLON
08:33:13	262	148.20	XLON
08:33:14	359	148.20	XLON
08:33:15	99	148.20	XLON
08:33:15	436	148.20	XLON
08:33:17	335	148.20	XLON
08:34:28	112	148.20	BATE
08:34:28	224	148.20	BATE
08:34:28	28	147.20	XLON
08:34:29	333	147.80	XLON
08:34:29	84	147.10	XLON
08:34:29	335	147.10	TRQX
08:34:29	335	147.10	CHIX
08:34:35	333	147.80	CHIX
08:34:35	15	147.20	XLON
08:34:36	84	147.10	XLON
08:34:36	332	147.10	TRQX
08:34:36	333	147.10	BATE
08:38:36	99	147.10	TRQX
08:38:36	99	147.10	XLON
08:38:36	99	147.10	CHIX
08:38:36	99	147.10	BATE
08:38:40	620	147.10	BATE
08:38:41	553	147.50	XLON
08:38:44	10	146.90	CHIX
08:39:07	507	147.50	XLON
08:39:11	507	147.50	CHIX
08:39:11	22	147.20	XLON
08:58:58	507	147.00	TRQX
08:58:58	127	147.00	XLON
08:58:58	132	147.00	CHIX
08:58:58	508	147.00	BATE
08:58:58	127	147.00	CHIX
09:01:21	249	146.50	CHIX
09:04:03	631	147.50	CHIX
09:04:03	16	147.50	CHIX
09:04:03	687	147.10	BATE
09:06:42	421	147.00	CHIX
09:06:43	351	147.50	CHIX
09:06:43	394	147.50	CHIX
09:06:46	192	147.90	XLON
09:06:46	549	147.90	XLON
09:06:46	315	147.90	XLON
09:06:46	621	147.60	CHIX
09:31:10	93	147.10	BATE
09:33:25	563	147.20	CHIX
09:34:21	596	147.20	TRQX
09:40:31	759	147.20	BATE
09:40:34	1,100	147.30	XLON
09:40:34	234	147.30	XLON
09:40:34	342	147.30	XLON
09:40:34	146	147.30	XLON
09:40:34	556	147.30	CHIX
09:40:34	122	147.30	XLON
09:40:34	670	147.10	XLON
09:40:34	669	147.10	TRQX
09:40:34	653	147.10	BATE
09:40:34	745	147.10	CHIX
09:45:12	1,342	147.20	XLON
09:45:13	1,415	147.20	TRQX
09:45:13	1,415	147.20	BATE
09:45:16	472	148.10	CHIX
09:45:16	1,311	148.00	CHIX
09:45:16	4,221	148.00	CHIX
09:45:16	754	148.00	XLON
09:45:16	365	148.00	BATE
09:45:16	24	148.00	BATE
09:45:16	41	147.70	XLON
09:45:17	1,297	147.20	CHIX
09:45:22	616	147.90	XLON
09:45:22	189	147.90	CHIX
09:45:23	15	148.00	XLON
09:45:23	334	148.00	XLON
09:45:23	41	147.80	XLON
09:45:23	895	147.80	XLON
09:45:23	41	147.80	XLON
09:45:23	82	147.80	XLON
09:45:24	603	147.20	XLON
09:46:25	592	147.90	XLON
09:46:25	218	147.90	XLON
09:46:28	702	147.90	XLON
09:46:28	425	147.90	XLON
09:46:30	566	147.80	XLON
09:46:39	64	147.80	XLON
09:46:39	679	147.80	XLON
09:46:39	86	147.80	XLON
09:46:41	709	147.90	XLON
09:46:41	514	147.80	XLON
09:47:30	770	147.70	CHIX
09:47:30	634	147.70	XLON
09:47:30	590	147.40	BATE
09:47:30	471	147.10	TRQX
09:47:40	596	147.70	CHIX
09:52:31	424	147.70	XLON
09:52:31	466	147.70	XLON
09:55:31	780	147.45	BATE
09:56:23	472	148.00	XLON
09:56:23	617	147.90	XLON
09:56:43	509	148.40	XLON
09:56:43	532	148.40	XLON
09:56:43	1,087	147.75	BATE
09:56:45	471	148.90	TRQX
09:56:45	2	148.40	XLON
09:56:45	2,531	148.40	XLON
09:56:47	82	148.90	TRQX
09:56:47	329	148.90	TRQX
09:56:47	488	148.90	CHIX
09:56:47	328	148.90	CHIX
09:57:11	434	149.60	CHIX
09:57:11	38	149.60	CHIX
09:57:11	209	148.90	TRQX
09:57:11	528	148.90	TRQX
09:57:11	751	148.90	TRQX
09:57:11	158	148.90	TRQX
09:57:11	313	148.90	TRQX
10:00:20	636	148.30	XLON
10:00:52	558	148.90	TRQX
10:00:52	1,294	148.90	TRQX
10:00:52	898	148.80	CHIX
10:00:52	284	148.80	CHIX
10:00:52	1,396	148.50	CHIX
10:00:53	3,313	147.20	TRQX
10:00:56	472	147.10	CHIX
10:01:27	814	149.90	CHIX
10:01:27	1,415	149.80	BATE
10:01:27	476	149.80	CHIX
10:01:27	95	149.80	CHIX
10:01:27	102	149.80	TRQX
10:01:27	1,255	149.80	TRQX
10:01:27	864	148.10	CHIX
10:05:29	731	151.20	XLON
10:05:29	212	151.20	XLON
10:05:29	780	151.10	BATE
10:05:29	188	151.10	BATE
10:05:35	943	149.90	TRQX
10:05:35	944	149.90	CHIX
10:05:52	1,488	150.30	BATE
10:05:52	714	149.90	XLON
10:05:52	943	149.90	TRQX
10:05:52	943	149.90	BATE
10:05:52	831	149.60	CHIX
10:05:52	944	149.60	BATE
10:05:52	1,096	149.60	TRQX
10:05:52	943	149.60	XLON
10:05:52	112	149.60	CHIX
10:05:53	296	149.60	TRQX
10:05:53	647	149.60	TRQX
10:05:53	943	149.60	XLON
10:05:53	944	149.60	CHIX
10:05:54	570	151.30	CHIX
10:05:54	138	151.30	CHIX
10:09:13	707	149.30	TRQX
10:09:13	707	149.30	XLON
10:09:13	708	149.30	BATE
10:09:13	708	149.30	CHIX
10:09:14	707	149.00	XLON
10:09:14	707	149.00	TRQX
10:09:14	708	149.00	CHIX
10:09:14	708	149.00	BATE
10:09:15	707	148.80	XLON
10:09:15	707	148.80	TRQX
10:09:15	708	148.80	BATE
10:09:15	708	148.80	CHIX
10:13:24	708	148.60	CHIX
10:36:29	707	148.70	TRQX
10:36:29	707	148.70	XLON
10:36:29	708	148.70	BATE
10:36:31	378	148.00	CHIX
10:41:04	300	148.20	BATE
10:55:03	161	148.20	BATE
10:55:03	330	148.20	CHIX
10:55:03	707	148.20	XLON
10:55:03	400	148.20	TRQX
10:55:03	86	148.20	BATE
10:55:03	307	148.20	TRQX
10:55:03	161	148.20	BATE
11:30:56	707	147.90	XLON
11:30:56	369	147.90	TRQX
11:30:56	338	147.90	TRQX
11:30:56	708	147.90	CHIX
11:30:56	708	147.90	BATE
11:53:39	348	147.80	TRQX
11:53:39	515	147.80	XLON
11:53:39	351	147.80	BATE
11:53:39	665	147.80	CHIX
11:53:39	359	147.80	TRQX
11:53:39	192	147.80	XLON
11:53:39	357	147.80	BATE
11:53:39	43	147.80	CHIX
12:17:56	539	147.90	XLON
12:17:56	538	147.90	TRQX
12:17:56	153	147.90	CHIX
12:17:56	1,214	147.90	BATE
12:17:56	386	147.90	CHIX
12:54:15	615	148.00	XLON
12:54:15	310	148.00	TRQX
12:54:15	800	148.00	BATE
12:54:15	800	148.00	CHIX
12:54:15	305	148.00	TRQX
12:54:25	521	147.90	XLON
12:54:25	341	147.90	XLON
12:54:25	800	147.90	BATE
12:55:22	707	147.80	XLON
12:55:22	707	147.80	TRQX
12:55:22	708	147.80	BATE
12:55:22	708	147.80	CHIX
13:02:48	707	147.70	XLON
13:02:48	707	147.70	TRQX
13:02:48	708	147.70	BATE
13:02:48	708	147.70	CHIX
13:09:09	707	147.70	TRQX
13:09:09	708	147.70	BATE
13:09:09	708	147.70	CHIX
13:09:09	707	147.70	XLON
13:30:24	707	148.00	TRQX
13:30:24	707	148.00	XLON
13:30:24	708	148.00	BATE
13:30:24	708	148.00	CHIX
13:37:17	944	147.70	CHIX
13:48:22	943	147.70	XLON
13:48:22	943	147.70	TRQX
13:48:22	772	147.60	BATE
13:48:22	1,600	147.60	BATE
13:48:22	800	147.60	BATE
13:48:24	523	147.50	CHIX
14:25:34	934	147.90	CHIX
14:25:34	934	147.90	BATE
14:25:34	386	147.80	XLON
14:25:34	538	147.80	TRQX
14:25:34	609	147.80	CHIX
14:25:34	944	147.80	BATE
14:25:34	557	147.80	XLON
14:25:34	405	147.80	TRQX
14:25:35	1,788	148.10	CHIX
14:47:33	707	147.90	TRQX
14:47:33	708	147.90	BATE
14:47:33	708	147.90	CHIX
14:47:33	707	147.90	XLON
15:04:06	120	147.90	XLON
15:04:06	707	147.90	TRQX
15:04:06	708	147.90	CHIX
15:04:06	708	147.90	BATE
15:04:06	587	147.90	XLON
15:04:59	707	147.80	TRQX
15:04:59	248	147.80	XLON
15:04:59	459	147.80	XLON
15:04:59	708	147.80	BATE
15:04:59	494	147.80	CHIX
15:04:59	214	147.80	CHIX
15:05:48	707	147.80	XLON
15:05:48	707	147.80	TRQX
15:05:48	352	147.80	BATE
15:05:48	708	147.80	CHIX
15:05:48	356	147.80	BATE
15:09:07	708	147.80	BATE
15:09:07	707	147.80	XLON
15:09:07	708	147.80	CHIX
15:09:07	707	147.80	TRQX
15:09:07	707	147.70	XLON
15:09:07	708	147.70	BATE
15:09:11	707	147.60	XLON
15:09:11	707	147.60	TRQX
15:09:11	708	147.60	BATE
15:09:11	708	147.60	CHIX
15:09:15	707	147.50	XLON
15:09:15	707	147.50	TRQX
15:09:15	708	147.50	CHIX
15:09:15	708	147.50	BATE
15:11:15	707	147.70	XLON
15:11:15	707	147.70	TRQX
15:11:15	708	147.70	BATE
15:11:15	708	147.70	CHIX
15:11:20	707	147.70	XLON
15:11:20	707	147.70	TRQX
15:11:20	708	147.70	BATE
15:11:20	708	147.70	CHIX
15:12:43	707	147.80	XLON
15:12:43	707	147.80	TRQX
15:12:43	708	147.80	BATE
15:12:43	6	147.80	CHIX
15:12:43	702	147.80	CHIX
15:15:17	707	148.00	TRQX
15:15:17	707	148.00	XLON
15:15:17	425	148.00	BATE
15:15:17	708	148.00	CHIX
15:15:17	283	148.00	BATE
15:15:19	707	147.90	TRQX
15:15:19	707	147.90	XLON
15:15:19	708	147.90	CHIX
15:15:19	708	147.90	BATE
15:15:22	707	147.60	TRQX
15:15:22	707	147.60	XLON
15:15:22	708	147.60	BATE
15:15:22	708	147.60	CHIX
15:16:15	707	147.60	TRQX
15:16:15	679	147.60	XLON
15:16:15	708	147.60	BATE
15:16:15	708	147.60	CHIX
15:16:15	28	147.60	XLON
15:17:56	707	147.50	XLON
15:17:56	221	147.50	TRQX
15:17:56	708	147.50	BATE
15:17:56	486	147.50	TRQX
15:17:56	708	147.50	CHIX
15:17:59	138	147.40	XLON
15:26:28	569	147.50	XLON
15:26:28	707	147.50	TRQX
15:26:28	708	147.50	BATE
15:38:53	1,886	147.80	BATE
15:38:53	707	147.70	XLON
15:38:53	707	147.70	TRQX
15:38:53	310	147.70	BATE
15:38:53	708	147.70	CHIX
15:38:53	398	147.70	BATE
15:42:34	708	148.10	BATE
16:01:57	76	148.00	XLON
16:01:57	2,373	148.00	XLON
16:01:57	1,231	147.90	CHIX
16:01:58	514	148.60	BATE
16:01:58	847	148.60	BATE
16:01:58	378	148.60	BATE
16:01:58	2,782	148.00	XLON
16:02:03	199	147.90	TRQX
16:02:03	707	147.90	XLON
16:02:03	2,801	147.90	BATE
16:02:03	508	147.90	TRQX
16:02:03	708	147.90	CHIX
16:02:03	620	147.90	BATE
16:02:13	727	148.55	BATE
16:03:16	698	148.75	CHIX
16:03:28	585	148.70	TRQX
16:03:28	520	148.70	TRQX
16:03:28	925	148.30	TRQX
16:03:28	943	148.20	XLON
16:03:28	944	148.20	BATE
16:03:28	943	148.20	CHIX
16:03:57	943	148.10	TRQX
16:03:57	943	148.10	XLON
16:03:57	4,802	148.10	CHIX
16:03:57	944	148.10	BATE
16:03:57	714	148.00	TRQX
16:03:57	696	148.00	CHIX
16:15:36	707	148.10	TRQX
16:15:36	707	148.10	XLON
16:15:36	708	148.10	BATE
16:15:36	708	148.10	CHIX
16:15:36	905	148.10	TRQX
16:15:36	946	148.10	BATE
16:15:36	883	148.10	CHIX
16:15:36	672	148.00	BATE
16:15:36	258	148.00	BATE
16:15:44	236	148.00	TRQX
16:15:44	707	148.00	XLON
16:15:44	471	148.00	TRQX
16:15:44	379	148.00	BATE
16:15:44	708	148.00	CHIX
16:15:44	329	148.00	BATE
16:21:28	627	148.40	TRQX
16:29:45	1,231	148.35	TRQX
16:29:45	1,286	148.35	BATE
16:29:45	1,274	148.35	CHIX
16:29:45	809	148.35	CHIX
16:35:09	14,635	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	8,851	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	3,298	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	540	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	5,367	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	3,367	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	7,101	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	20,058	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	20,058	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	5,070	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	5,218	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	7,321	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	10,957	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	1,485	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	10,724	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	1,804	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	3,086	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	2,263	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	8,731	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	3,891	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	4,247	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	7,410	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	10,029	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	4,901	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	1,449	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	25,220	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	16,044	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	10,935	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	7,090	149.80	XLON
16:35:09	4,146	149.80	XLON

 

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