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	16 August 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	370,336
Weighted average price paid (p)	154.92
Highest price paid (p)	156.30
Lowest price paid (p)	153.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 67,456,703 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 683,238,312. 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 16 August 2023 is 683,238,312. 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 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: 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	154.95	250,316
BATE	154.78	46,124
CHIX	154.94	50,339
TRQX	154.92	23,557

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:02:33	2161	155.8	XLON
08:02:33	790	155.5	XLON
08:02:33	626	155.5	XLON
08:04:17	162	155.3	XLON
08:05:00	1221	156	BATE
08:05:30	1293	155.9	CHIX
08:08:19	633	155.3	XLON
08:08:19	685	155.3	XLON
08:11:21	361	155.4	CHIX
08:11:21	912	155.4	CHIX
08:17:28	746	155	TRQX
08:18:37	700	155	TRQX
08:21:21	500	155.5	XLON
08:21:21	500	155.5	XLON
08:21:21	500	155.5	XLON
08:21:21	457	155.5	XLON
08:22:21	1430	155.7	CHIX
08:43:21	1258	155.5	XLON
08:43:21	65	155.5	XLON
08:56:00	237	155	BATE
08:56:00	107	155	BATE
08:56:00	601	155	BATE
08:56:00	237	155	BATE
09:00:01	723	154.8	XLON
09:00:01	1376	154.8	XLON
09:00:01	542	155.1	XLON
09:00:01	2553	155.1	XLON
09:00:01	2	155	BATE
09:00:01	1344	155.1	BATE
09:00:01	220	155.3	XLON
09:00:01	3883	155.3	XLON
09:00:01	758	155.1	BATE
09:00:01	624	155.1	BATE
09:00:37	1301	154.8	CHIX
09:18:05	257	154.2	XLON
09:18:05	1420	154.2	XLON
09:18:05	2579	154.2	XLON
09:18:05	556	154.2	XLON
09:19:03	10	155	XLON
09:19:26	1400	155.2	TRQX
09:19:38	1205	155.4	CHIX
09:19:40	1228	155.4	BATE
09:19:40	1803	155.4	BATE
09:19:50	4173	155.3	XLON
09:19:50	227	155.3	XLON
09:19:50	2113	155.3	XLON
09:20:19	21	155.5	XLON
09:20:19	9	155.5	XLON
09:20:33	115	155.6	XLON
09:20:33	4056	155.6	XLON
09:20:33	8	155.6	XLON
09:20:33	500	155.8	XLON
09:20:33	1594	155.8	XLON
09:20:33	364	155.8	XLON
09:20:43	12	155.9	XLON
09:21:03	1447	156.3	XLON
09:21:03	9343	156.1	XLON
09:21:03	1000	156.1	XLON
09:21:03	5411	156.1	XLON
09:21:14	1720	156	CHIX
09:21:14	472	156	CHIX
09:22:33	1357	156.1	TRQX
09:25:02	1247	156	CHIX
09:28:02	60	155.6	BATE
09:28:18	1059	155.6	BATE
09:28:23	180	155.6	BATE
09:28:23	17	155.6	BATE
09:36:02	1245	155.6	XLON
09:36:02	105	155.4	CHIX
09:41:00	1000	155.4	CHIX
09:41:00	207	155.4	CHIX
09:45:23	751	155.5	TRQX
09:45:23	694	155.5	TRQX
10:02:10	1282	155.3	CHIX
10:23:32	1438	155	CHIX
10:46:16	178	155.3	XLON
10:46:16	33	155.3	XLON
10:46:16	45	155.3	XLON
10:46:20	1000	155.6	XLON
10:46:20	500	155.6	XLON
10:46:20	1741	155.6	XLON
10:46:20	2180	155.9	XLON
10:46:20	506	155.9	XLON
10:46:20	1996	155.9	XLON
10:47:16	1265	155.8	CHIX
10:47:16	143	155.8	CHIX
10:56:28	1183	155.6	BATE
10:56:28	1435	155.6	TRQX
10:56:28	2618	155.6	BATE
10:56:28	1486	155.8	XLON
10:56:28	775	155.6	XLON
10:56:28	30	155.6	XLON
10:56:28	690	155.6	XLON
10:56:29	500	155.8	XLON
10:56:29	384	155.8	XLON
10:56:29	1186	155.8	XLON
10:56:29	1000	155.8	XLON
10:56:29	894	155.8	XLON
10:56:29	1365	155.8	XLON
11:01:18	947	155.4	CHIX
11:02:45	474	155.4	CHIX
11:11:47	663	155.3	TRQX
11:11:47	711	155.3	TRQX
11:11:47	4164	155.4	XLON
11:11:47	3500	155.4	XLON
11:11:47	500	155.4	XLON
11:11:47	1351	155.4	XLON
11:11:47	9207	155.4	XLON
11:11:47	132	155.4	XLON
11:11:48	1060	155.4	XLON
11:11:48	3042	155.4	XLON
11:11:48	978	155.4	XLON
11:12:35	1236	155	XLON
11:25:18	3844	155.1	XLON
11:31:57	1500	155.4	BATE
11:31:57	168	155.4	BATE
11:31:57	1	155.3	CHIX
11:31:57	175	155.5	CHIX
11:31:57	69	155.5	CHIX
11:31:57	967	155.6	CHIX
11:31:57	220	155.4	XLON
11:31:57	2466	155.4	XLON
11:34:57	500	155.2	XLON
11:34:57	888	155.2	XLON
11:39:57	500	155.2	XLON
11:39:57	500	155.2	XLON
11:42:07	337	155.2	XLON
11:44:07	1337	155.2	XLON
11:48:07	1366	155.2	XLON
11:52:07	500	155.2	XLON
11:52:07	500	155.2	XLON
11:52:07	336	155.2	XLON
11:52:11	1214	155.2	TRQX
11:52:11	201	155.2	TRQX
11:54:11	500	155.2	XLON
11:54:11	369	155.2	XLON
11:54:11	538	155.2	XLON
11:56:26	1233	155.1	BATE
11:56:26	309	155.1	CHIX
11:56:26	1198	155.1	CHIX
11:56:32	693	155	XLON
11:56:32	335	155	XLON
11:56:32	429	155	XLON
11:57:32	1349	155	CHIX
12:02:32	1000	155	BATE
12:02:32	406	155	BATE
12:02:53	1430	155	XLON
12:05:53	1328	155	XLON
12:28:44	20	155.1	CHIX
12:28:44	1048	155.1	CHIX
12:28:44	362	155.1	CHIX
12:33:24	2592	155.3	XLON
12:33:24	1500	155.3	XLON
12:33:24	2500	155.3	XLON
12:33:24	121	155.3	XLON
12:33:24	1718	155.3	XLON
12:33:24	444	155.2	TRQX
12:33:24	403	155.2	TRQX
12:33:24	487	155.2	TRQX
12:33:24	500	155.2	XLON
12:33:25	500	155.2	XLON
12:33:25	209	155.2	XLON
12:34:32	1411	155.1	BATE
12:39:25	1405	155	XLON
12:43:25	1412	155.2	XLON
12:45:25	1301	155	CHIX
12:46:02	835	155	BATE
12:46:04	535	155	BATE
13:03:31	117	155.2	XLON
13:03:31	117	155.2	XLON
13:03:31	2000	155.2	XLON
13:03:31	20	155.2	XLON
13:03:31	1	155.2	XLON
13:03:31	4545	155.2	XLON
13:03:31	1353	155.3	CHIX
13:04:41	1444	155	XLON
13:08:12	1581	155.3	BATE
13:09:41	500	155.2	XLON
13:09:41	500	155.2	XLON
13:09:41	383	155.2	XLON
13:13:41	1478	155.2	XLON
13:13:41	1483	155.3	XLON
13:18:44	1208	155.2	XLON
13:19:24	1297	155.2	TRQX
13:19:30	1175	155.1	CHIX
13:37:39	1217	155.1	CHIX
13:37:52	1499	155	XLON
13:38:01	500	154.9	BATE
13:38:01	500	154.9	BATE
13:38:01	856	154.9	BATE
13:38:01	672	154.8	BATE
13:38:04	297	154.8	BATE
13:49:55	338	154.9	TRQX
13:49:55	399	154.9	TRQX
13:49:55	3	154.9	TRQX
13:49:55	489	154.9	TRQX
13:51:27	1453	154.8	XLON
13:51:36	645	154.8	BATE
13:52:42	2092	154.8	XLON
13:55:21	1331	154.8	XLON
13:56:33	500	154.9	CHIX
13:56:39	1333	154.9	CHIX
14:02:33	427	154.9	CHIX
14:02:33	1000	154.9	CHIX
14:03:24	798	154.8	XLON
14:03:24	421	154.8	XLON
14:13:25	1277	154.6	TRQX
14:13:25	2327	154.8	XLON
14:13:25	10526	154.8	XLON
14:13:25	1000	154.8	XLON
14:13:25	2000	154.8	XLON
14:13:25	4	154.8	XLON
14:13:25	2385	154.8	XLON
14:16:33	377	154.3	XLON
14:16:33	826	154.3	XLON
14:21:19	1420	154.4	CHIX
14:22:33	565	154.3	XLON
14:32:11	500	154.6	XLON
14:32:11	1192	154.9	CHIX
14:32:11	946	154.6	XLON
14:35:12	1162	154.5	CHIX
14:47:05	771	154.5	CHIX
14:48:28	1248	154.6	TRQX
14:48:28	502	154.6	TRQX
14:48:28	500	154.6	XLON
14:48:28	1	154.6	XLON
14:48:28	2099	154.6	XLON
14:48:44	575	154.5	CHIX
14:55:15	1339	154.5	CHIX
14:55:15	5000	154.6	XLON
14:55:15	167	154.6	XLON
14:55:15	394	154.6	XLON
14:55:15	2714	154.6	XLON
14:55:15	3143	154.5	XLON
14:55:15	3169	154.5	XLON
14:55:59	492	154.5	BATE
14:55:59	1774	154.5	BATE
14:59:18	446	154.5	BATE
15:01:07	443	154.5	BATE
15:02:32	681	154.5	BATE
15:02:43	500	154.6	XLON
15:02:43	55	154.6	XLON
15:02:43	55	154.6	XLON
15:02:43	1218	154.6	XLON
15:02:43	1850	154.6	XLON
15:10:59	1195	154.9	TRQX
15:10:59	1000	154.6	CHIX
15:10:59	443	154.6	CHIX
15:11:43	402	154.6	XLON
15:11:43	500	154.6	XLON
15:11:43	414	154.6	XLON
15:16:32	354	154.5	BATE
15:16:32	254	154.5	BATE
15:16:40	229	154.5	BATE
15:16:43	869	154.5	BATE
15:19:01	835	154.4	CHIX
15:22:33	1277	154.4	TRQX
15:22:33	581	154.4	CHIX
15:22:45	630	154.3	XLON
15:22:45	720	154.3	XLON
15:27:02	828	154.3	CHIX
15:29:02	1391	154.3	BATE
15:29:02	43	154.3	BATE
15:29:02	463	154.3	CHIX
15:29:38	12	154.3	XLON
15:29:38	303	154.3	XLON
15:29:38	266	154.3	XLON
15:29:38	42	154.3	XLON
15:29:38	319	154.3	XLON
15:29:38	301	154.3	XLON
15:31:14	2540	154	XLON
15:32:45	936	154.1	BATE
15:32:45	319	154.1	BATE
15:34:05	400	154	XLON
15:34:05	1081	154	XLON
15:35:00	1359	154.1	CHIX
15:40:02	828	153.9	TRQX
15:40:02	448	153.9	TRQX
15:42:03	1203	153.9	XLON
15:43:17	9	154	XLON
15:43:17	319	154	XLON
15:43:17	36	154	XLON
15:43:17	1106	154	XLON
15:43:45	1226	154.1	BATE
15:44:00	1296	154.1	CHIX
15:51:25	808	154	XLON
15:51:25	603	154	XLON
15:53:00	249	154.1	CHIX
15:53:01	191	154.1	CHIX
15:53:30	342	154.1	CHIX
15:53:30	500	154.1	CHIX
15:57:08	1203	154.1	TRQX
16:00:15	1000	154.1	CHIX
16:00:15	333	154.1	CHIX
16:01:00	751	154	XLON
16:01:00	114	154	XLON
16:01:00	2	154	XLON
16:01:00	1	154	XLON
16:08:01	1000	154.1	XLON
16:08:01	253	154.1	XLON
16:08:01	138	154.2	XLON
16:08:01	1000	154.2	XLON
16:08:01	1	154.2	XLON
16:08:01	1621	154.2	XLON
16:09:08	500	154.3	XLON
16:09:09	684	154.3	XLON
16:09:09	500	154.3	XLON
16:09:09	214	154.3	XLON
16:09:09	1458	154.3	XLON
16:09:15	500	154.3	CHIX
16:09:15	500	154.3	CHIX
16:09:15	2	154.3	CHIX
16:09:16	239	154.3	CHIX
16:10:23	797	154.3	BATE
16:10:23	69	154.3	BATE
16:10:23	1232	154.3	BATE
16:10:23	500	154.3	BATE
16:10:23	500	154.3	BATE
16:10:23	445	154.3	BATE
16:12:47	635	154.1	TRQX
16:13:56	593	154.1	TRQX
16:13:56	650	154	XLON
16:13:56	1243	154.1	XLON
16:13:56	1000	153.9	XLON
16:13:56	335	153.9	XLON
16:13:56	620	153.9	XLON
16:13:57	1000	154	XLON
16:13:57	500	154	XLON
16:13:57	313	154	BATE
16:13:57	799	154	BATE
16:13:57	465	154	BATE
16:13:57	347	154	BATE
16:13:57	1429	154	XLON
16:13:57	410	154	BATE
16:13:58	431	154	XLON
16:14:27	17808	154.15	XLON
16:14:34	363	154	BATE
16:14:34	500	154	BATE
16:14:34	494	154	BATE
16:14:34	500	154	BATE
16:14:37	536	153.9	XLON
16:14:37	500	154	XLON
16:14:37	362	154	XLON
16:14:37	362	154	XLON
16:14:38	1968	154	XLON
16:14:38	500	154	XLON
16:15:57	1000	154.1	CHIX
16:15:57	171	154.1	CHIX
16:17:34	1000	154.1	BATE
16:17:34	344	154.1	BATE
16:21:40	650	154	XLON
16:21:40	500	154	XLON
16:21:40	191	154	XLON
16:21:40	473	153.9	XLON
16:23:46	11	154	CHIX
16:23:46	619	154.1	TRQX
16:24:03	1000	154	XLON
16:24:03	500	154	XLON
16:24:03	500	154	XLON
16:24:03	80	154	XLON
16:24:03	553	154	CHIX
16:24:03	878	154	CHIX
16:28:13	650	153.6	XLON
16:28:13	500	153.6	XLON
16:28:13	1034	153.6	XLON
16:28:13	650	153.6	XLON
16:28:13	97	153.6	XLON
16:28:13	3159	153.6	XLON
16:28:13	465	153.5	BATE
16:28:13	415	153.5	BATE
16:28:14	314	153.6	BATE
16:28:14	314	153.6	BATE
16:28:14	314	153.6	BATE
16:28:14	314	153.6	BATE
16:28:14	35	153.6	BATE

 

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