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 8 June 2023, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through Liberum Capital Limited.

 

Date of Purchase

03 August 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

305,728

Weighted average price paid (p)

144.76

Highest price paid (p)

145.60

Lowest price paid (p)

143.10

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 64,331,743 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 686,352,405. 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 03 August 2023 is 686,352,405. 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 / Jonathan Hardy / 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: 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

144.70

204,822

BATE

144.92

30,421

CHIX

144.87

47,382

TRQX

144.79

23,103

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform code

08:01:22

151

143.8

XLON

08:01:22

1208

143.8

XLON

08:01:30

400

143.8

XLON

08:01:30

1229

143.9

XLON

08:05:12

5368

144.2

XLON

08:05:21

1252

144.9

BATE

08:06:12

254

144.9

XLON

08:06:12

511

144.9

XLON

08:06:12

469

144.9

XLON

08:08:58

1447

144.4

XLON

08:08:58

4063

144.8

XLON

08:08:58

800

144.8

XLON

08:08:58

800

144.8

XLON

08:08:58

2

144.8

XLON

08:09:28

1355

144.8

TRQX

08:16:14

432

144.5

XLON

08:16:14

854

144.5

XLON

08:16:14

1257

144.6

CHIX

08:16:41

800

143.8

BATE

08:16:41

534

143.8

BATE

08:17:32

721

143.4

XLON

08:17:32

514

143.4

XLON

08:20:11

6316

143.4

XLON

08:20:52

673

143.4

XLON

08:20:52

1706

143.4

XLON

08:20:52

1319

143.4

XLON

08:23:52

1380

143.4

XLON

08:23:52

262

143.6

XLON

08:23:52

1106

143.6

XLON

08:27:35

1242

143.3

CHIX

08:29:55

1398

143.1

XLON

08:29:55

1311

143.1

TRQX

08:31:46

1187

143.1

XLON

08:33:35

426

143.7

XLON

08:33:35

1218

143.7

XLON

08:34:37

1250

143.4

XLON

08:36:03

1321

143.8

XLON

08:38:03

932

143.9

CHIX

08:38:03

390

143.9

CHIX

08:38:13

1372

143.7

XLON

08:43:13

894

143.4

XLON

08:43:13

307

143.4

XLON

08:46:04

812

143.7

XLON

08:46:04

533

143.7

XLON

08:47:20

1418

143.9

XLON

08:49:20

1321

143.9

XLON

08:52:01

1257

143.9

CHIX

08:54:44

1600

144.4

XLON

08:54:44

397

144.4

XLON

08:54:44

1267

144.5

TRQX

08:55:38

1256

144.6

XLON

08:56:01

800

144.6

BATE

08:56:01

595

144.6

BATE

08:57:51

1144

144.2

XLON

08:57:51

140

144.2

XLON

09:02:51

673

144.5

XLON

09:02:51

563

144.5

XLON

09:02:51

1404

144.6

XLON

09:06:51

1425

144.9

XLON

09:06:53

1056

144.6

CHIX

09:06:53

266

144.6

CHIX

09:06:53

225

144.6

TRQX

09:06:53

971

144.6

TRQX

09:07:01

1367

144.6

BATE

09:09:24

1162

144.7

XLON

09:11:03

1343

144.7

XLON

09:11:03

1691

144.9

BATE

09:18:04

1249

144.8

XLON

09:18:53

141

144.7

CHIX

09:18:53

1135

144.7

CHIX

09:18:53

1081

144.6

XLON

09:21:20

262

145.2

XLON

09:21:20

1394

145.2

XLON

09:21:20

1221

145

XLON

09:21:21

37

145

XLON

09:22:03

1245

144.9

BATE

09:23:07

1266

144.6

XLON

09:23:07

1381

144.6

TRQX

09:27:07

1172

144.8

XLON

09:31:07

1300

144.6

XLON

09:31:07

52

144.6

XLON

09:34:07

800

144.5

XLON

09:34:07

419

144.5

XLON

09:42:07

262

144.6

XLON

09:42:07

924

144.6

XLON

09:42:20

800

144.6

CHIX

09:42:20

472

144.6

CHIX

09:46:08

1349

144.5

XLON

09:50:15

2891

145

XLON

09:50:15

267

145

XLON

09:50:15

25

145.1

XLON

09:50:20

1169

145.2

XLON

09:50:41

1448

145.1

BATE

09:51:11

67

145

XLON

09:51:11

1060

145

XLON

09:51:11

50

145

XLON

09:53:20

884

145

XLON

09:53:20

495

145

XLON

09:54:02

714

144.9

BATE

09:54:02

545

144.9

BATE

09:58:24

1193

144.9

CHIX

10:00:19

1315

144.9

TRQX

10:01:20

800

145

XLON

10:01:20

421

145

XLON

10:04:20

54

144.8

XLON

10:04:20

1126

144.8

XLON

10:07:20

1428

144.5

XLON

10:11:14

800

144.8

XLON

10:11:14

507

144.8

XLON

10:14:14

1449

144.8

XLON

10:18:14

800

144.8

XLON

10:18:14

451

144.8

XLON

10:20:28

82

145.4

CHIX

10:20:28

1358

145.4

CHIX

10:21:15

1382

144.8

XLON

10:21:15

1392

144.8

BATE

10:28:15

1253

144.6

XLON

10:28:15

27

144.6

XLON

10:36:59

2412

145

XLON

10:37:55

1345

145

CHIX

10:37:59

1236

145

XLON

10:38:36

1335

144.8

XLON

10:38:36

355

144.8

TRQX

10:38:36

969

144.8

TRQX

10:41:11

1294

144.7

BATE

10:44:36

1088

144.6

XLON

10:44:36

136

144.6

XLON

10:44:36

22

144.6

XLON

10:51:51

1221

145.2

BATE

10:51:51

1437

145

XLON

10:51:51

262

145.1

XLON

10:51:51

1112

145.1

XLON

10:54:15

1320

145.2

XLON

10:56:15

1204

145.1

XLON

10:56:15

1371

145

CHIX

11:05:12

2785

145.2

XLON

11:06:18

215

145

TRQX

11:06:18

800

145

TRQX

11:06:18

73

145

TRQX

11:06:18

318

145

TRQX

11:07:12

1394

145

XLON

11:14:01

800

145.2

XLON

11:14:01

178

145.2

XLON

11:14:01

535

145.2

XLON

11:14:51

433

145.2

BATE

11:14:51

859

145.2

BATE

11:14:51

396

145.2

XLON

11:14:51

1311

145.4

XLON

11:15:55

953

145.3

CHIX

11:15:55

218

145.3

CHIX

11:15:55

47

145.3

CHIX

11:17:51

800

145.4

XLON

11:17:51

394

145.4

XLON

11:19:51

1277

145.4

XLON

11:23:26

788

145.2

XLON

11:23:26

405

145.2

XLON

11:24:22

340

145.2

XLON

11:24:22

868

145.2

XLON

11:24:52

1214

145.1

BATE

11:24:53

573

144.9

XLON

11:28:53

800

145.2

XLON

11:28:53

403

145.2

XLON

11:32:53

49

145.1

XLON

11:32:53

5

145.1

XLON

11:32:53

896

145.1

XLON

11:32:53

428

145.1

XLON

11:38:53

521

145.1

XLON

11:38:53

664

145.1

XLON

11:47:55

401

144.9

XLON

11:47:55

844

144.9

XLON

11:47:55

1248

145

CHIX

11:47:55

634

144.9

CHIX

11:47:55

748

144.9

CHIX

11:47:55

352

145

TRQX

11:47:55

1050

145

TRQX

11:47:55

91

144.8

XLON

11:47:56

1079

144.8

XLON

11:54:06

200

144.6

XLON

12:01:29

1321

145.1

XLON

12:01:29

432

145.1

XLON

12:02:29

1204

144.9

XLON

12:03:34

800

145.1

XLON

12:03:34

445

145.1

XLON

12:09:53

1360

145.4

XLON

12:11:25

1340

145.6

XLON

12:11:52

489

145.5

BATE

12:11:52

858

145.5

BATE

12:13:26

1312

145.4

CHIX

12:15:10

558

145.5

XLON

12:15:10

800

145.5

XLON

12:15:10

66

145.5

XLON

12:23:10

686

145.1

XLON

12:23:10

493

145.1

XLON

12:25:10

800

145

XLON

12:25:10

451

145

XLON

12:25:39

679

145

TRQX

12:30:39

1205

145.2

XLON

12:32:39

1212

145

XLON

12:35:39

388

145

XLON

12:35:39

409

145

XLON

12:35:39

536

145

XLON

12:38:39

1393

145

XLON

12:41:34

119

145

CHIX

12:41:39

1279

145.3

TRQX

12:41:39

800

145

CHIX

12:41:39

476

145

CHIX

12:41:39

1315

145

XLON

12:43:39

1338

145

XLON

12:49:39

1358

145

XLON

12:51:29

1312

145.2

BATE

12:51:29

683

145.1

XLON

12:51:29

527

145.1

XLON

12:53:29

1210

145.2

XLON

12:57:29

545

145.1

XLON

12:57:29

800

145.1

XLON

12:57:29

48

145.1

XLON

12:59:29

1190

145.2

XLON

12:59:29

98

145.2

CHIX

12:59:29

800

145.2

CHIX

12:59:29

462

145.2

CHIX

13:00:29

800

145.2

BATE

13:00:29

406

145.2

BATE

13:07:03

31

145.2

BATE

13:07:36

2400

145.2

XLON

13:07:36

433

145.2

XLON

13:10:11

752

145.1

XLON

13:10:11

502

145.1

XLON

13:10:11

1098

145.1

TRQX

13:10:11

99

145.1

TRQX

13:16:11

62

145

XLON

13:16:11

1301

145

XLON

13:18:11

1294

145.3

CHIX

13:18:11

1938

145.1

XLON

13:18:11

6

145.1

XLON

13:20:11

1433

145

XLON

13:24:11

1196

144.8

XLON

13:29:11

1000

144.8

XLON

13:29:11

421

144.8

XLON

13:31:51

1191

144.6

XLON

13:31:51

1447

144.6

TRQX

13:34:05

1276

144.6

CHIX

13:46:51

1413

144.6

XLON

13:46:51

591

144.6

XLON

13:46:51

800

144.6

XLON

13:47:10

1189

144.8

XLON

13:47:25

1255

144.7

CHIX

13:48:10

1250

144.8

XLON

13:53:10

146

144.7

XLON

13:53:10

1284

144.7

XLON

13:53:10

1298

144.8

XLON

13:59:25

1329

144.7

CHIX

14:02:51

1245

144.8

TRQX

14:14:25

1198

144.7

CHIX

14:20:25

1168

144.6

CHIX

14:20:34

1723

144.4

BATE

14:20:34

416

144.5

XLON

14:20:34

800

144.5

XLON

14:20:34

2998

144.5

XLON

14:31:34

800

144.7

XLON

14:31:34

691

144.7

XLON

14:32:34

1219

145

XLON

14:32:34

1853

145

XLON

14:33:26

1288

144.9

CHIX

14:34:19

800

145

TRQX

14:34:19

414

145

TRQX

14:35:01

800

145

BATE

14:35:01

380

145

BATE

14:40:48

1220

144.7

CHIX

14:40:48

2037

144.8

XLON

14:40:48

1341

144.8

XLON

14:40:48

1795

144.8

XLON

14:51:59

1437

144.8

TRQX

14:51:59

1755

144.8

XLON

14:53:59

36

144.8

XLON

14:53:59

1263

144.8

XLON

14:54:25

800

144.9

CHIX

14:54:25

443

144.9

CHIX

15:01:39

1329

145.1

XLON

15:01:39

1175

145

CHIX

15:01:59

1307

144.9

XLON

15:09:39

1223

144.9

CHIX

15:09:39

1536

144.9

XLON

15:09:39

1537

144.9

XLON

15:16:01

932

145.2

XLON

15:16:01

377

145.2

XLON

15:16:01

1259

145

BATE

15:18:35

1265

145

CHIX

15:18:35

1408

144.9

XLON

15:25:35

800

145

CHIX

15:25:35

386

145

CHIX

15:33:39

64

145

CHIX

15:36:10

824

145

CHIX

15:36:10

1208

145.4

CHIX

15:36:35

1600

145.1

XLON

15:36:35

397

145.1

XLON

15:36:35

1648

145

XLON

15:37:01

1165

145.1

BATE

15:37:01

1364

145.2

TRQX

16:07:35

800

145.1

XLON

16:07:35

171

145.1

XLON

16:07:35

244

145.1

XLON

16:08:10

1445

145.3

CHIX

16:09:35

800

145.1

XLON

16:09:35

570

145.1

XLON

16:09:35

1291

145.2

XLON

16:10:46

800

145

CHIX

16:10:46

654

145

CHIX

16:10:46

1182

145.1

XLON

16:10:46

101

145.1

XLON

16:10:46

1231

145.1

XLON

16:13:01

1284

145.2

TRQX

16:15:37

1176

145.1

BATE

16:17:48

1372

145.1

XLON

16:17:48

800

145.1

XLON

16:17:48

1514

145.1

XLON

16:18:37

504

145.1

BATE

16:18:37

800

145.1

BATE

16:18:51

17

145

CHIX

16:19:27

24

145

CHIX

16:21:03

1690

145

CHIX

16:26:03

800

145.2

CHIX

16:26:03

454

145.2

CHIX

16:26:55

1400

145.2

XLON

16:27:37

514

145.2

BATE

16:27:37

800

145.2

BATE

16:27:55

1220

145.3

XLON

16:28:25

1070

145.4

CHIX

 



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