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

10 August 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

352,489

Weighted average price paid (p)

154.90

Highest price paid (p)

156.20

Lowest price paid (p)

153.60

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 66,022,332 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 684,661,816. 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 10 August 2023 is 684,661,816. 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
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: 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

154.91

238,849

BATE

154.75

42,122

CHIX

154.90

48,125

TRQX

155.00

23,393

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:00:07

1254

155.4

CHIX

08:03:32

3487

155.3

XLON

08:03:35

673

155

TRQX

08:03:35

563

155

TRQX

08:04:28

3827

155

XLON

08:04:28

83

154.5

XLON

08:04:28

860

154.5

XLON

08:04:28

4753

154.5

XLON

08:04:32

1987

154.2

XLON

08:04:32

101

154.2

XLON

08:07:18

713

153.6

XLON

08:09:22

1389

154.6

BATE

08:09:32

1811

154.7

XLON

08:09:32

761

154.7

XLON

08:09:32

761

154.8

XLON

08:09:32

761

154.8

XLON

08:09:32

560

154.8

XLON

08:09:32

1152

154.6

XLON

08:10:00

1386

154.7

CHIX

08:12:02

1309

154.2

BATE

08:21:30

1419

154.4

CHIX

08:21:31

1168

154.1

XLON

08:21:31

1396

154.4

XLON

08:31:11

110

154.7

XLON

08:31:11

2514

154.7

XLON

08:31:56

700

154.7

BATE

08:31:56

541

154.7

BATE

08:31:56

864

154.6

CHIX

08:31:56

482

154.6

CHIX

08:35:12

1319

154.7

TRQX

08:36:11

1280

154.7

XLON

08:43:31

212

154.4

CHIX

08:43:32

1069

154.4

CHIX

08:47:13

1272

154.4

TRQX

08:55:15

529

154.1

CHIX

08:55:15

716

154.1

CHIX

08:56:11

1390

154.2

XLON

09:03:13

1353

154.5

XLON

09:03:56

700

154.5

BATE

09:03:56

511

154.5

BATE

09:14:30

620

155.1

XLON

09:14:30

292

155.1

XLON

09:14:30

40

155.1

XLON

09:14:30

2672

155.1

XLON

09:14:30

3119

155.1

XLON

09:16:30

1195

156

CHIX

09:17:56

395

155.7

BATE

09:17:56

700

155.7

BATE

09:17:56

145

155.7

BATE

09:23:35

1362

155.4

TRQX

09:24:30

1192

155.5

XLON

09:25:48

1198

155.3

CHIX

09:32:20

700

155.1

XLON

09:32:20

700

155.1

XLON

09:32:20

8

155.1

XLON

09:32:20

825

155.1

XLON

09:32:20

4374

155.3

XLON

09:32:20

3590

155.3

XLON

09:49:48

1188

155.3

CHIX

10:00:44

1400

154.7

XLON

10:00:44

2199

154.7

XLON

10:00:44

1181

154.7

XLON

10:00:44

1069

154.7

XLON

10:02:06

1712

155.2

BATE

10:03:46

100

155.3

XLON

10:03:46

1184

155.3

XLON

10:05:44

736

155.3

CHIX

10:08:47

1287

155.1

XLON

10:08:47

700

155.3

XLON

10:08:47

6513

155.3

XLON

10:08:47

3460

155.3

XLON

10:08:47

700

155.3

XLON

10:08:47

700

155.3

XLON

10:08:47

700

155.3

XLON

10:08:47

700

155.3

XLON

10:08:47

999

155.3

XLON

10:10:56

122

155.7

BATE

10:11:01

1220

155.7

BATE

10:15:40

69

155.7

CHIX

10:15:40

429

155.7

CHIX

10:15:40

1381

156

TRQX

10:15:40

69

156

TRQX

10:15:40

883

156.2

TRQX

10:15:40

375

156.2

TRQX

10:20:54

1193

155.5

CHIX

10:20:54

121

155.5

CHIX

10:24:55

1880

155.5

XLON

10:30:51

700

155.3

XLON

10:30:51

700

155.3

XLON

10:30:52

462

155.5

XLON

10:30:52

1341

155.5

XLON

10:37:37

1986

155.5

XLON

10:45:10

274

155.5

CHIX

10:45:11

1107

155.5

CHIX

10:57:39

243

155.3

XLON

11:00:11

1371

155.5

XLON

11:00:11

700

155.5

XLON

11:00:11

700

155.5

XLON

11:00:11

16

155.5

XLON

11:06:45

1228

155.3

CHIX

11:07:39

156

155.3

XLON

11:12:01

173

155.3

XLON

11:18:45

216

155.3

XLON

11:20:25

1360

155.3

XLON

11:20:25

350

155.3

CHIX

11:20:25

874

155.3

CHIX

11:21:02

1154

155.3

XLON

11:22:58

140

155.3

XLON

11:22:58

1295

155.3

XLON

11:22:58

228

155.3

XLON

11:29:38

2257

155.1

XLON

11:29:38

1400

155

XLON

11:29:38

5010

155

XLON

11:29:38

4900

155.1

XLON

11:29:38

700

155.1

XLON

11:29:38

181

155.1

XLON

11:29:38

1328

155.1

XLON

11:29:38

4195

155.1

XLON

11:29:38

1622

155.1

XLON

11:29:38

3204

155.1

XLON

11:40:42

147

154.6

CHIX

11:43:32

1

154.6

CHIX

11:43:36

133

154.6

CHIX

11:45:03

1120

154.6

CHIX

11:45:03

25

154.6

CHIX

11:48:33

2123

154.7

BATE

11:48:33

1800

154.7

BATE

11:48:33

1788

154.7

BATE

12:03:46

103

154.4

CHIX

12:10:40

1294

154.7

CHIX

12:11:06

1014

155

XLON

12:11:06

316

155

XLON

12:18:06

1151

155.1

XLON

12:29:30

700

155.1

XLON

12:29:30

237

155.1

XLON

12:29:30

700

155.1

XLON

12:29:30

1585

155.1

XLON

12:29:30

3304

155

XLON

12:30:02

1357

154.8

CHIX

12:43:05

1268

154.5

TRQX

12:45:52

700

154.3

XLON

12:45:52

445

154.3

XLON

12:48:56

1606

154.5

XLON

12:48:56

2028

154.5

XLON

12:48:56

2500

154.4

XLON

12:49:01

131

154.5

XLON

12:49:01

1933

154.5

XLON

12:49:01

1400

154.4

XLON

12:49:01

3921

154.4

XLON

12:49:08

98

154.4

XLON

12:49:08

464

154.4

XLON

12:49:33

246

154.4

BATE

12:51:42

1813

154.7

XLON

12:51:42

327

154.7

XLON

12:51:42

1910

154.7

XLON

12:51:48

355

154.5

BATE

12:51:48

664

154.5

BATE

12:51:48

172

154.5

BATE

12:54:14

493

154.5

BATE

12:54:14

489

154.5

BATE

12:54:14

876

154.5

BATE

12:54:14

2012

154.7

TRQX

12:54:14

1180

154.6

CHIX

13:02:41

505

154.2

BATE

13:02:41

819

154.6

BATE

13:02:41

257

154.4

TRQX

13:02:41

1263

154.5

TRQX

13:02:41

5220

154.5

BATE

13:02:41

3322

154.5

BATE

13:02:41

1958

154.5

BATE

13:02:41

1418

154.2

TRQX

13:02:41

162

154.2

XLON

13:02:41

507

154.5

XLON

13:02:41

12117

154.5

XLON

13:02:41

2125

154.4

XLON

13:09:44

414

154.1

XLON

13:09:46

1186

154.2

CHIX

13:09:47

195

154.1

XLON

13:09:47

532

154.1

XLON

13:13:47

1405

154.1

XLON

13:18:47

1162

154.1

XLON

13:18:47

700

154.1

XLON

13:18:47

719

154.1

XLON

13:20:55

414

154.1

CHIX

13:20:59

545

154.1

CHIX

13:20:59

454

154.1

CHIX

13:23:17

1213

154.1

XLON

13:24:43

110

154.7

XLON

13:24:43

1219

154.7

XLON

13:27:43

761

154.5

XLON

13:27:43

541

154.5

XLON

13:29:30

1388

155.6

TRQX

13:30:30

1229

155.1

XLON

13:31:53

233

154.7

XLON

13:32:53

1218

155.1

XLON

13:34:29

1218

154.5

XLON

13:36:37

1174

155.1

XLON

13:37:42

1153

155

XLON

13:37:59

1100

155

CHIX

13:37:59

97

155

CHIX

13:39:32

137

155

XLON

13:41:03

1255

155.1

XLON

13:42:22

153

155

XLON

13:42:22

1101

155

XLON

13:45:43

1389

155.1

XLON

13:48:43

1305

155.1

XLON

13:50:07

165

154.9

XLON

13:52:05

1250

155.1

XLON

13:52:05

1198

155

CHIX

13:56:05

192

155.1

XLON

13:58:42

700

155.3

XLON

13:58:42

561

155.3

XLON

13:58:42

574

155.3

TRQX

13:58:42

139

155.3

TRQX

13:58:42

216

155.3

TRQX

13:58:42

413

155.3

TRQX

14:02:31

110

155.7

XLON

14:02:31

1413

155.7

XLON

14:02:32

1294

155.5

XLON

14:04:05

1274

155.3

CHIX

14:05:32

700

155.5

XLON

14:05:32

565

155.5

XLON

14:07:28

179

155.3

XLON

14:07:28

1221

155.3

XLON

14:07:28

504

155.5

XLON

14:07:28

1060

155.5

XLON

14:11:28

740

155.3

XLON

14:11:28

552

155.3

XLON

14:14:31

171

155.3

XLON

14:14:31

1120

155.3

XLON

14:17:07

1434

155.2

CHIX

14:18:03

437

155.1

XLON

14:18:03

387

155.1

XLON

14:18:03

1250

155.3

XLON

14:20:21

140

155.1

XLON

14:22:57

1082

155.3

TRQX

14:23:30

357

155.3

TRQX

14:23:55

113

155.1

XLON

14:23:55

1263

155.3

XLON

14:27:55

1181

155.1

XLON

14:29:30

1217

154.7

XLON

14:33:07

1264

154.8

CHIX

14:37:27

1245

154.7

XLON

14:37:27

1248

154.7

XLON

14:37:27

1314

154.7

XLON

14:40:27

1185

154.6

XLON

14:41:07

181

154.6

CHIX

14:41:07

2

154.6

CHIX

14:41:07

124

154.6

CHIX

14:41:07

269

154.6

CHIX

14:41:07

816

154.6

CHIX

14:42:03

1289

154.5

TRQX

14:45:27

285

154.6

XLON

14:45:43

1010

154.6

XLON

14:47:43

1198

154.9

XLON

14:53:10

195

154.7

XLON

14:54:32

1088

155

CHIX

14:54:32

43

155

CHIX

14:54:32

36

155

CHIX

14:54:32

1400

155

XLON

14:54:32

700

155

XLON

14:54:32

48

155

XLON

14:55:32

888

154.9

XLON

14:55:32

370

154.9

XLON

14:58:32

327

154.9

XLON

14:58:32

981

154.9

XLON

14:59:23

291

154.9

TRQX

14:59:23

914

154.9

TRQX

14:59:25

51

154.9

TRQX

14:59:32

1052

154.7

XLON

15:02:17

95

155

XLON

15:02:17

1643

155

XLON

15:03:17

1038

155

XLON

15:03:17

143

155

XLON

15:03:17

700

155

CHIX

15:03:17

544

155

CHIX

15:03:17

68

155

CHIX

15:03:17

64

155

CHIX

15:04:17

1400

155

XLON

15:04:17

7

155

XLON

15:11:51

1308

154.7

CHIX

15:20:51

293

154.6

CHIX

15:20:51

700

154.6

CHIX

15:20:51

190

154.6

CHIX

15:20:55

220

154.6

CHIX

15:22:35

61

154.5

TRQX

15:22:35

1260

154.5

TRQX

15:24:40

2050

154.6

BATE

15:24:40

1116

154.6

BATE

15:24:40

936

154.6

BATE

15:31:55

1196

154.7

CHIX

15:31:56

101

154.8

XLON

15:31:56

1615

154.8

XLON

15:31:56

1272

155

XLON

15:37:55

190

154.4

CHIX

15:37:55

1247

154.4

CHIX

15:38:56

1464

154.5

XLON

15:38:56

1468

154.5

XLON

15:49:55

1871

154.4

XLON

15:49:55

700

154.4

XLON

15:49:55

700

154.4

XLON

15:49:55

523

154.4

XLON

15:49:55

453

154.2

CHIX

15:49:55

138

154.2

CHIX

15:49:55

309

154.2

CHIX

15:49:55

5

154.2

CHIX

15:49:55

256

154.2

CHIX

15:53:24

2038

154.4

XLON

15:53:27

1310

154.4

BATE

15:56:24

47

154.4

XLON

15:56:24

44

154.4

XLON

15:56:24

354

154.5

XLON

15:56:29

827

154.5

XLON

15:59:37

1162

155

CHIX

15:59:38

49

154.8

XLON

15:59:39

1708

154.8

XLON

15:59:56

714

154.8

BATE

15:59:56

643

154.8

BATE

16:01:47

69

155

BATE

16:01:47

1158

155.1

BATE

16:01:47

1726

155.5

BATE

16:01:47

744

155.5

BATE

16:01:47

388

154.8

XLON

16:01:47

110

155.1

XLON

16:01:47

2174

155.1

XLON

16:01:52

1335

154.8

XLON

16:02:35

1103

155.4

TRQX

16:02:35

140

155.4

TRQX

16:03:17

1171

155.1

XLON

16:03:17

22

155.1

XLON

16:03:17

1205

155.1

XLON

16:05:37

177

155

CHIX

16:12:01

1490

155.3

CHIX

16:12:17

1017

155.3

XLON

16:12:17

447

155.3

XLON

16:15:01

180

155.2

CHIX

16:16:04

1319

155.3

CHIX

16:17:52

125

155.3

XLON

16:17:52

1988

155.3

XLON

16:24:04

132

155.2

CHIX

16:25:05

132

155.2

CHIX

16:26:05

389

155.2

CHIX

16:26:15

452

155.2

CHIX

16:27:52

1386

155.5

XLON

16:28:15

31

155.4

CHIX

16:28:15

2

155.4

CHIX

16:28:52

1243

155.3

XLON

16:29:02

680

155.4

BATE

16:29:02

702

155.4

BATE

 



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