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 July
Number of ordinary shares purchased	259,405
Weighted average price paid (p)	148.32
Highest price paid (p)	148.70
Lowest price paid (p)	146.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 63,012,612 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 687,671,536. 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 July 2023 is 687,671,536. 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	210,584	148.53
BATE	14,983	147.38
CHIX	17,093	147.42
TRQX	16,745	147.45

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Venue

08:32:06	83	147.00	BATE
08:32:06	136	146.90	XLON
08:32:06	520	146.90	XLON
08:32:06	82	146.80	TRQX
08:32:08	82	147.00	XLON
08:32:24	49	147.20	XLON
08:32:24	63	147.20	XLON
08:32:24	634	147.20	XLON
08:35:15	165	147.80	XLON
08:35:15	477	147.80	XLON
08:35:15	641	147.20	TRQX
08:35:15	642	147.20	CHIX
08:35:15	642	147.20	BATE
08:35:16	152	147.60	XLON
08:35:16	435	147.60	XLON
08:35:24	102	147.70	XLON
08:35:24	533	147.70	XLON
08:35:42	79	147.40	TRQX
08:35:42	79	147.40	XLON
08:35:42	636	147.40	CHIX
08:35:42	636	147.40	BATE
08:35:42	20	147.40	XLON
08:35:57	295	147.10	TRQX
08:35:57	295	147.10	XLON
08:35:57	295	147.10	CHIX
08:35:57	295	147.10	BATE
09:04:26	136	147.70	XLON
09:04:26	39	147.70	TRQX
09:04:26	523	147.70	XLON
09:04:26	74	147.10	XLON
09:04:27	73	147.90	TRQX
09:05:59	271	147.50	XLON
09:05:59	74	147.50	BATE
09:05:59	74	147.50	CHIX
09:05:59	1,332	147.50	XLON
09:06:06	18	147.40	BATE
09:06:06	679	147.40	TRQX
09:06:06	315	147.40	TRQX
09:06:06	32	147.40	XLON
09:06:06	33	147.40	CHIX
09:15:10	339	147.20	XLON
09:15:12	186	147.50	XLON
09:18:10	820	147.70	XLON
09:18:10	270	147.70	CHIX
09:18:10	1,471	147.50	CHIX
09:20:34	118	148.30	TRQX
09:20:34	301	148.30	TRQX
09:20:34	1,113	148.30	TRQX
09:20:34	118	148.00	TRQX
09:31:26	459	148.00	XLON
09:31:26	459	148.00	TRQX
09:31:26	1189	148.00	CHIX
09:31:26	460	148.00	BATE
09:47:48	856	147.80	XLON
09:51:40	299	148.10	XLON
09:51:43	44	148.10	CHIX
09:51:46	75	148.10	XLON
09:58:58	19	147.80	XLON
09:58:58	155	147.80	CHIX
09:58:58	299	147.80	BATE
09:58:58	155	147.80	TRQX
09:59:00	111	147.60	XLON
09:59:00	111	147.60	CHIX
09:59:00	111	147.60	TRQX
09:59:00	112	147.60	BATE
09:59:11	232	147.50	TRQX
09:59:11	700	147.50	BATE
09:59:11	458	147.50	BATE
10:08:37	371	147.50	BATE
10:08:40	370	147.50	CHIX
10:08:41	301	147.60	CHIX
10:08:41	481	147.60	CHIX
10:08:41	22	147.50	BATE
10:08:41	71	147.50	BATE
10:08:43	109	147.50	CHIX
10:15:00	384	147.20	XLON
10:15:00	295	147.20	TRQX
10:15:00	384	147.20	CHIX
10:15:00	109	147.20	BATE
10:15:00	5	147.20	CHIX
10:25:40	204	147.20	XLON
10:25:40	205	147.20	CHIX
10:25:43	151	146.90	XLON
11:08:17	152	147.70	BATE
11:08:18	57	147.70	XLON
11:08:19	173	147.70	BATE
11:08:19	287	147.70	BATE
11:08:20	244	147.70	CHIX
11:08:22	14	147.70	XLON
11:11:18	152	147.70	CHIX
11:11:22	26	147.70	XLON
11:11:25	38	147.70	CHIX
11:11:28	25	147.70	XLON
11:11:29	10	147.70	CHIX
11:11:31	2	147.70	CHIX
11:23:30	212	147.50	TRQX
11:23:30	6	147.50	XLON
11:23:30	61	147.50	CHIX
11:23:30	61	147.50	BATE
11:23:30	53	147.50	CHIX
11:35:37	316	147.20	XLON
11:35:37	316	147.20	TRQX
11:35:37	316	147.20	CHIX
11:35:37	317	147.20	BATE
11:35:37	79	147.20	CHIX
11:37:03	243	146.80	TRQX
11:37:03	243	146.80	XLON
11:37:03	243	146.80	CHIX
11:37:03	243	146.80	BATE
11:57:48	158	147.20	XLON
11:57:49	357	147.20	XLON
12:02:07	155	147.30	XLON
12:02:10	34	147.30	XLON
12:02:13	118	147.30	CHIX
12:02:13	37	147.30	CHIX
12:02:16	9	147.30	XLON
12:02:19	118	147.30	BATE
12:02:19	38	147.30	BATE
12:02:22	39	147.30	CHIX
12:02:25	39	147.30	BATE
12:02:28	38	147.30	XLON
12:02:31	10	147.30	CHIX
12:02:34	10	147.30	XLON
12:02:37	9	147.30	BATE
12:02:40	3	147.30	XLON
12:02:43	2	147.30	CHIX
12:08:40	155	146.90	TRQX
12:08:40	2	146.90	XLON
12:08:40	1	146.90	XLON
12:08:40	2	146.90	BATE
12:46:35	27	147.00	XLON
12:46:37	48	147.00	XLON
12:46:40	27	147.00	CHIX
12:46:43	27	147.00	BATE
12:46:46	12	147.00	XLON
12:46:49	7	147.00	CHIX
12:46:52	7	147.00	XLON
12:46:54	6	147.00	BATE
12:46:58	3	147.00	XLON
12:47:01	2	147.00	CHIX
12:47:04	2	147.00	XLON
12:55:46	26	147.00	TRQX
12:55:49	1	147.00	CHIX
12:55:53	505	146.70	TRQX
12:55:53	1	146.70	XLON
12:55:53	31	146.70	XLON
12:55:53	1	146.70	BATE
12:55:53	48	146.70	XLON
12:55:57	40	147.00	TRQX
12:55:59	62	147.00	XLON
12:56:01	40	147.00	XLON
12:56:04	40	147.00	CHIX
12:56:07	40	147.00	BATE
12:56:10	16	147.00	XLON
12:56:13	10	147.00	TRQX
12:56:16	10	147.00	XLON
12:56:19	10	147.00	CHIX
12:56:22	10	147.00	BATE
12:56:25	4	147.00	XLON
12:56:28	3	147.00	BATE
12:56:29	3	147.00	XLON
12:56:31	1	146.60	XLON
12:56:31	2	146.60	TRQX
12:56:31	2	146.60	CHIX
12:56:31	1	146.60	BATE
12:59:02	227	146.80	BATE
12:59:04	227	146.80	CHIX
12:59:05	204	146.80	BATE
12:59:06	57	146.80	CHIX
12:59:08	226	146.90	XLON
12:59:08	39	146.80	BATE
12:59:08	12	146.80	BATE
13:05:56	226	146.60	TRQX
13:05:56	70	146.60	XLON
13:05:56	14	146.60	CHIX
13:05:56	56	146.60	BATE
13:05:56	56	146.60	XLON
13:09:50	143	146.90	BATE
13:09:51	142	146.90	CHIX
13:09:52	143	146.90	BATE
13:09:53	142	146.90	TRQX
13:09:55	102	146.90	XLON
13:09:55	40	146.90	XLON
13:09:58	36	146.90	BATE
13:09:59	102	146.90	XLON
13:16:02	43	147.00	CHIX
13:16:02	810	146.80	XLON
13:16:02	1536	146.80	XLON
13:16:03	429	148.40	XLON
13:16:10	1,262	147.20	CHIX
13:16:10	43	147.20	BATE
13:16:10	779	147.20	TRQX
13:16:10	616	147.20	XLON
13:16:10	287	147.20	TRQX
13:20:01	202	147.10	CHIX
13:26:00	641	147.10	TRQX
13:26:00	642	147.10	XLON
13:26:00	120	147.10	CHIX
13:26:00	642	147.10	BATE
13:26:00	320	147.10	CHIX
13:26:01	268	147.00	XLON
14:05:23	742	147.70	TRQX
14:05:23	475	147.70	XLON
14:05:23	675	147.70	BATE
14:05:23	675	147.70	CHIX
14:24:26	609	147.60	XLON
14:24:26	675	147.60	BATE
14:24:26	675	147.60	CHIX
14:24:26	608	147.60	TRQX
14:47:57	642	147.50	XLON
14:47:57	641	147.50	TRQX
14:47:57	642	147.50	CHIX
14:47:57	642	147.50	BATE
14:54:03	520	147.70	BATE
14:54:03	641	147.70	TRQX
14:54:03	642	147.70	XLON
14:54:03	642	147.70	CHIX
14:54:03	122	147.70	BATE
15:00:04	405	147.60	BATE
15:00:04	405	147.60	CHIX
15:00:04	405	147.60	XLON
15:00:04	1,161	147.60	TRQX
15:00:32	233	147.60	XLON
15:00:32	77	147.60	XLON
15:00:32	310	147.60	CHIX
15:00:32	310	147.60	BATE
15:00:32	58	147.60	TRQX
15:07:08	115	147.70	CHIX
15:07:11	11	147.70	XLON
15:07:11	104	147.70	XLON
15:07:13	115	147.70	TRQX
15:07:14	115	147.70	BATE
15:07:17	29	147.70	CHIX
15:07:19	29	147.60	XLON
15:07:20	8	147.60	XLON
15:18:03	28	147.40	TRQX
15:18:03	43	147.40	XLON
15:18:03	7	147.40	CHIX
15:18:03	43	147.40	BATE
15:18:03	10	147.40	XLON
15:46:33	71	147.70	XLON
15:46:33	36	147.60	XLON
15:48:02	37	147.70	BATE
15:48:05	184	147.70	XLON
15:48:05	36	147.40	TRQX
15:48:06	215	147.40	TRQX
15:48:08	118	147.80	TRQX
15:48:08	462	147.80	TRQX
15:48:08	27	147.70	XLON
15:49:05	152	147.80	XLON
15:49:08	38	147.80	XLON
15:50:34	104	147.50	TRQX
15:50:34	202	147.50	XLON
15:50:34	202	147.50	BATE
15:50:34	36	147.50	CHIX
15:53:03	296	147.50	TRQX
15:53:03	296	147.50	XLON
15:53:03	296	147.50	BATE
15:53:03	296	147.50	CHIX
15:53:03	74	147.50	CHIX
15:53:06	224	147.60	XLON
15:53:08	1	147.60	CHIX
15:53:54	190	147.40	TRQX
15:53:56	190	147.60	XLON
15:53:59	47	147.60	XLON
15:54:02	84	147.60	XLON
15:57:34	133	147.60	XLON
15:57:34	18	147.40	TRQX
15:57:35	4	147.60	XLON
15:57:38	26	147.60	XLON
15:57:38	8	147.60	XLON
15:57:41	1	147.60	XLON
16:03:28	8	147.40	XLON
16:03:28	65	147.40	TRQX
16:03:28	134	147.40	CHIX
16:03:28	84	147.40	BATE
16:06:55	122	147.30	XLON
16:06:55	122	147.30	TRQX
16:06:55	122	147.30	CHIX
16:06:55	122	147.30	BATE
16:06:55	31	147.30	BATE
16:07:03	291	147.30	BATE
16:07:03	290	147.20	TRQX
16:07:03	31	147.00	BATE
16:07:08	191	147.10	BATE
16:07:15	290	147.00	CHIX
16:07:15	290	147.00	XLON
16:07:15	190	147.00	TRQX
16:07:15	48	147.00	TRQX
16:10:20	75	146.90	XLON
16:10:20	75	146.90	TRQX
16:10:20	76	146.90	BATE
16:10:20	76	146.90	CHIX
16:13:43	171	147.00	XLON
16:13:45	261	147.10	XLON
16:13:45	166	147.00	CHIX
16:13:45	5	147.00	CHIX
16:20:00	170	146.80	TRQX
16:20:00	133	146.80	XLON
16:20:00	171	146.80	BATE
16:20:00	26	146.80	CHIX
16:20:09	218	147.10	CHIX
16:20:09	15	146.90	CHIX
16:20:10	42	146.80	CHIX
16:20:10	187	146.80	XLON
16:20:10	186	146.80	TRQX
16:23:11	153	147.20	XLON
16:23:12	812	147.30	XLON
16:23:12	153	147.20	BATE
16:23:13	259	147.30	XLON
16:23:13	68	147.30	XLON
16:23:13	757	147.30	XLON
16:23:13	153	147.20	CHIX
16:23:13	1,085	147.20	BATE
16:25:17	642	147.40	XLON
16:25:17	641	147.40	TRQX
16:25:17	165	147.40	CHIX
16:25:17	642	147.40	BATE
16:25:17	315	147.40	CHIX
16:25:17	162	147.40	CHIX
16:26:51	642	147.20	XLON
16:26:51	642	147.20	BATE
16:26:51	641	147.20	TRQX
16:26:51	642	147.20	CHIX
16:28:24	57	147.20	TRQX
16:29:44	138	147.20	TRQX
16:35:20	42,275	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	10,103	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	10,501	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	1,795	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	1795	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	198	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	4,090	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	3,564	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	7,500	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	1,806	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	1,806	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	173	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	4789	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	625	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	4,645	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	11391	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	11,391	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	5,951	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	7,398	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	4,934	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	11,878	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	4,185	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	1,401	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	7,300	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	98	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	98	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	650	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	2,269	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	6,798	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	6,813	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	2,845	148.70	XLON
16:35:20	3249	148.70	XLON

 

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