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

30 August 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

384,841

Weighted average price paid (p)

146.21

Highest price paid (p)

147.70

Lowest price paid (p)

144.70

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 71,078,383 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 679,616,632. 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 30 August 2023 is 679,616,632. 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

146.18

251,190

BATE

146.53

52,924

CHIX

146.10

53,882

TRQX

146.15

26,845

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:03:04

4304

145.9

XLON

08:04:22

1828

145.8

XLON

08:05:22

1550

146.1

XLON

08:06:22

1200

146.2

XLON

08:06:22

299

146.2

XLON

08:07:25

1690

146.2

XLON

08:07:25

1905

146

CHIX

08:07:53

1688

146.2

BATE

08:08:54

1285

146.2

XLON

08:08:54

219

146.2

XLON

08:09:45

1798

146.1

XLON

08:11:01

525

145.8

CHIX

08:11:01

642

145.8

CHIX

08:12:39

1709

145.9

XLON

08:14:34

141

145.5

XLON

08:14:34

1399

145.5

XLON

08:18:11

1596

145.9

XLON

08:18:20

1432

145.8

CHIX

08:20:11

1834

145.7

XLON

08:21:10

562

145.3

TRQX

08:21:10

719

145.3

TRQX

08:23:11

7

145

XLON

08:23:24

1540

145.1

XLON

08:26:24

1716

145.5

XLON

08:28:27

1558

145.7

XLON

08:29:42

1259

145.7

CHIX

08:30:58

1618

145.9

XLON

08:31:04

1285

145.8

BATE

08:32:58

600

145.7

XLON

08:32:58

1227

145.7

XLON

08:35:32

1776

145.9

XLON

08:36:33

1442

145.8

BATE

08:36:33

4

145.3

XLON

08:36:33

1160

145.3

XLON

08:36:33

1317

145.3

TRQX

08:36:34

525

145.3

XLON

08:36:34

62

145.3

TRQX

08:36:34

599

145.1

CHIX

08:36:34

773

145.1

CHIX

08:42:41

1856

145.1

XLON

08:44:54

1789

145.1

XLON

08:48:27

600

145.1

XLON

08:48:27

600

145.1

XLON

08:48:27

432

145.1

XLON

08:51:51

1735

145.4

XLON

08:55:26

1568

145.1

XLON

08:55:26

194

145.1

CHIX

08:55:26

1015

145.1

CHIX

08:57:26

600

145.1

XLON

08:57:26

1067

145.1

XLON

09:00:26

1793

145.1

XLON

09:04:26

824

145.1

XLON

09:04:26

909

145.1

XLON

09:04:26

168

145

CHIX

09:04:26

1196

145

CHIX

09:08:59

1736

145

XLON

09:24:50

1262

145.2

TRQX

09:25:33

1337

145.5

BATE

09:29:37

533

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

600

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

638

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

1543

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

27

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

1599

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

1632

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

1788

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

1650

145.1

XLON

09:29:37

1397

145.1

CHIX

09:34:14

1706

145

XLON

09:37:10

71

144.7

XLON

09:37:10

744

144.7

XLON

09:37:10

579

144.7

XLON

09:37:10

427

144.7

XLON

09:37:10

1363

144.9

CHIX

09:55:10

4494

144.9

XLON

09:55:50

1188

145

TRQX

09:55:50

244

145

TRQX

09:58:10

9

145

XLON

09:58:10

1499

145

XLON

10:01:34

1688

145

XLON

10:01:34

9

145

XLON

10:01:34

988

145

CHIX

10:01:34

389

145

CHIX

10:02:34

1722

145

BATE

10:02:34

242

145

BATE

10:02:34

159

145

BATE

10:02:34

103

145

BATE

10:04:34

173

145

XLON

10:04:34

600

145

XLON

10:04:34

915

145

XLON

10:08:34

54

144.9

XLON

10:08:34

1567

144.9

XLON

10:13:14

36

145.1

XLON

10:13:14

70

145.1

XLON

10:13:15

5

145.1

XLON

10:13:15

1710

145.1

XLON

10:15:08

1298

145.2

TRQX

10:15:08

600

145.1

BATE

10:15:08

649

145.1

BATE

10:15:08

1412

145.1

CHIX

10:15:08

1298

145.5

BATE

10:15:08

9

145.5

BATE

10:15:08

49

145.5

BATE

10:15:08

7

145.5

BATE

10:15:08

43

145.5

BATE

10:15:08

1227

145.2

BATE

10:20:56

1911

145.1

XLON

10:20:56

182

145.1

XLON

10:38:54

6

145.1

CHIX

10:38:54

16

145.1

CHIX

10:38:54

5

145.1

CHIX

10:44:45

600

145.1

CHIX

10:44:45

771

145.1

CHIX

10:44:45

1200

145

XLON

10:44:45

1784

145

XLON

10:44:45

148

145

XLON

10:44:45

519

145

XLON

10:44:45

1552

145

XLON

10:44:45

1849

145

XLON

10:44:45

956

145.1

XLON

10:44:45

1469

145.1

XLON

10:44:45

328

145.1

XLON

10:44:45

397

145.1

XLON

10:44:45

3646

145.1

XLON

10:47:08

57

145.1

TRQX

10:47:08

255

145.1

TRQX

10:47:08

134

145.1

TRQX

10:47:08

8

145.1

TRQX

10:47:08

832

145.1

TRQX

11:22:29

552

145.3

CHIX

11:22:29

600

145.3

CHIX

11:22:29

757

145.3

CHIX

11:22:29

23

145.3

TRQX

11:22:29

1200

145.3

TRQX

11:22:29

168

145.3

TRQX

11:23:10

600

145.3

CHIX

11:23:10

339

145.3

CHIX

11:23:10

506

145.3

CHIX

11:53:26

469

145.5

XLON

11:53:26

1188

145.5

XLON

11:53:26

1331

145.5

CHIX

11:58:09

5

145.6

TRQX

11:58:09

60

145.6

TRQX

11:58:09

18

145.6

TRQX

11:59:16

1800

145.8

XLON

11:59:16

1248

145.8

XLON

11:59:16

600

145.8

XLON

11:59:16

1800

145.8

XLON

11:59:16

136

145.8

XLON

11:59:16

1426

145.7

TRQX

12:00:17

1347

145.6

CHIX

12:10:07

1577

145.8

XLON

12:19:38

536

145.6

CHIX

12:19:38

787

145.6

CHIX

12:20:50

600

145.9

XLON

12:20:50

600

145.9

XLON

12:20:50

600

145.9

XLON

12:20:50

600

145.9

XLON

12:20:50

2085

145.9

XLON

12:22:50

1854

145.9

XLON

12:47:12

1207

146

CHIX

12:47:12

1217

145.8

TRQX

12:47:12

1842

145.9

XLON

12:47:12

1686

145.9

XLON

12:48:08

1426

146

BATE

12:54:48

1699

145.9

XLON

12:59:50

1205

145.9

CHIX

13:01:14

3541

145.8

XLON

13:01:17

1084

145.7

XLON

13:01:17

1686

145.7

XLON

13:01:17

1779

145.7

BATE

13:01:17

1117

145.7

BATE

13:01:17

258

145.7

BATE

13:01:17

434

145.7

BATE

13:01:20

8

145.7

XLON

13:01:20

4222

145.7

XLON

13:03:38

135

146.1

XLON

13:03:38

851

146.1

XLON

13:03:38

2044

146.1

XLON

13:03:38

2979

145.8

XLON

13:03:38

14

145.8

XLON

13:03:38

1

145.8

XLON

13:03:38

7

145.8

XLON

13:12:37

461

145.8

XLON

13:12:37

1318

145.8

TRQX

13:12:38

37

145.8

TRQX

13:14:46

36

145.8

CHIX

13:14:46

14

145.8

CHIX

13:14:46

9

145.8

CHIX

13:14:47

600

145.8

XLON

13:14:47

1719

145.8

XLON

13:14:47

600

145.8

CHIX

13:14:47

539

145.8

CHIX

13:14:47

600

145.8

XLON

13:14:47

1832

145.8

XLON

13:14:50

1471

145.7

BATE

13:14:50

102

145.7

BATE

13:17:10

541

145.9

XLON

13:17:10

600

145.9

XLON

13:17:10

365

145.9

XLON

13:17:10

1157

145.9

XLON

13:17:10

2406

145.9

XLON

13:17:10

823

145.9

XLON

13:17:10

259

145.9

XLON

13:40:38

1448

145.9

TRQX

14:01:09

1960

146.1

BATE

14:01:09

2317

146.1

BATE

14:01:09

8

146

CHIX

14:01:09

13

146

CHIX

14:01:09

4145

146

CHIX

14:01:23

300

146.1

XLON

14:01:23

1514

146.1

XLON

14:01:27

4522

146.1

XLON

14:03:26

9

146.3

XLON

14:03:40

990

146.3

XLON

14:03:40

1691

146.3

XLON

14:03:40

2270

146.4

XLON

14:03:40

2538

146.4

XLON

14:05:57

907

146.4

CHIX

14:05:57

415

146.4

CHIX

14:08:38

1352

146.6

TRQX

14:11:31

1606

146.4

XLON

14:11:31

101

146.4

XLON

14:13:58

600

146.4

BATE

14:13:58

816

146.4

BATE

14:18:01

352

146.3

CHIX

14:18:01

1020

146.3

CHIX

14:27:12

1276

146.3

CHIX

14:27:58

92

146.3

BATE

14:27:58

230

146.3

BATE

14:27:58

1514

146.3

XLON

14:27:58

600

146.3

BATE

14:27:58

367

146.3

BATE

14:33:31

1435

146.3

TRQX

14:37:28

250

146.3

BATE

14:37:28

933

146.3

BATE

14:38:10

1394

146.3

CHIX

14:50:28

120

146.6

TRQX

14:50:28

1044

146.6

TRQX

14:50:28

17

146.6

XLON

14:50:28

1800

146.6

XLON

14:50:28

600

146.6

XLON

14:50:28

2692

146.6

XLON

14:50:28

1336

146.6

XLON

14:50:28

1337

146.5

CHIX

14:55:37

1388

146.5

CHIX

14:55:37

2217

146.5

XLON

14:57:56

837

146.7

BATE

14:57:56

418

146.7

BATE

14:57:56

140

146.6

XLON

14:57:56

1091

146.6

XLON

14:57:56

381

146.6

XLON

14:57:56

242

146.6

XLON

14:57:56

202

146.6

XLON

14:57:57

1091

146.7

XLON

14:57:57

134

146.8

XLON

14:57:57

2542

146.8

XLON

14:57:57

1200

146.7

XLON

14:57:57

600

146.7

XLON

14:57:57

1800

146.7

XLON

14:57:57

600

146.7

XLON

14:58:05

3267

146.5

XLON

14:58:05

1576

146.5

BATE

15:00:11

4107

147.2

XLON

15:00:11

5128

147.2

XLON

15:00:11

2

146.8

XLON

15:00:21

1665

147

XLON

15:02:21

1496

147

XLON

15:02:21

264

147

XLON

15:05:30

1228

147.2

TRQX

15:06:00

1365

147.1

CHIX

15:06:00

4054

147.2

XLON

15:06:00

1200

147.2

XLON

15:06:00

550

147.2

XLON

15:06:00

1080

147.2

XLON

15:06:00

180

147.2

XLON

15:06:00

1089

147.2

XLON

15:06:05

600

147.2

BATE

15:06:05

834

147.3

BATE

15:06:05

124

147.4

BATE

15:06:05

486

147.4

BATE

15:07:16

1348

147.2

BATE

15:15:15

1251

147.1

CHIX

15:15:15

179

147.1

CHIX

15:19:30

13

147.1

TRQX

15:19:30

13

147.1

TRQX

15:19:30

10

147.1

TRQX

15:19:30

42

147.1

TRQX

15:19:30

3

147.1

TRQX

15:19:31

360

147.1

TRQX

15:19:31

999

147.1

TRQX

15:27:56

732

147

XLON

15:27:56

600

147

XLON

15:27:56

390

147

XLON

15:27:56

62

147

XLON

15:27:56

828

147

CHIX

15:27:56

544

147

CHIX

15:28:42

368

147.1

XLON

15:28:42

22

147.1

XLON

15:28:42

18

147.1

XLON

15:28:42

174

147.1

XLON

15:28:42

96

147.1

XLON

15:28:42

1

147.1

XLON

15:28:42

2

147.1

XLON

15:28:42

72

147.1

XLON

15:28:42

132

147.1

XLON

15:39:16

1

147.2

BATE

15:39:16

83

147.2

CHIX

15:39:16

18

147.2

CHIX

15:39:16

130

147.2

CHIX

15:39:16

1383

147.5

TRQX

15:39:16

26

147.2

CHIX

15:39:16

691

147.2

CHIX

16:00:23

600

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

2400

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

210

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

600

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

36

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

274

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

201

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

207

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

629

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

46

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

385

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

168

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

1362

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

1099

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

457

147.2

XLON

16:00:23

600

147.2

BATE

16:00:23

1002

147.2

BATE

16:00:23

798

147.2

CHIX

16:00:23

279

147.2

CHIX

16:00:23

1125

147.2

CHIX

16:00:23

55

147.2

CHIX

16:00:23

545

147.2

CHIX

16:00:23

600

147.2

CHIX

16:00:23

294

147.2

CHIX

16:00:23

6

147.2

TRQX

16:00:23

1351

147.2

TRQX

16:00:23

183

147.2

BATE

16:00:34

2192

147.2

XLON

16:00:42

1048

147

BATE

16:00:42

463

147

BATE

16:00:42

835

147.1

BATE

16:00:42

570

147.2

BATE

16:01:58

1103

147.1

XLON

16:01:58

2400

147.1

XLON

16:01:58

1560

147.1

XLON

16:01:58

600

147.1

XLON

16:01:58

600

147.1

XLON

16:01:58

14

147.1

XLON

16:01:58

1

147.1

XLON

16:03:10

1200

147.3

CHIX

16:03:10

25

147.3

CHIX

16:03:11

25

147.3

CHIX

16:03:15

5143

147.7

XLON

16:03:15

1200

147.7

XLON

16:03:15

462

147.7

XLON

16:03:21

1200

147.5

BATE

16:03:21

600

147.5

BATE

16:03:21

129

147.5

BATE

16:03:21

490

147.5

BATE

16:03:22

600

147.5

BATE

16:03:22

598

147.5

BATE

16:04:15

1688

147.5

XLON

16:04:15

335

147.6

XLON

16:04:15

135

147.7

XLON

16:04:15

1118

147.7

XLON

16:07:24

600

147.6

TRQX

16:07:24

801

147.6

TRQX

16:09:11

600

147.6

CHIX

16:09:11

600

147.6

CHIX

16:09:11

8

147.6

CHIX

16:09:11

227

147.6

CHIX

16:16:11

764

147.6

CHIX

16:16:11

600

147.6

CHIX

16:16:11

80

147.6

CHIX

16:16:44

1329

147.5

BATE

16:16:44

3406

147.5

XLON

16:16:44

216

147.5

XLON

16:16:44

2017

147.5

XLON

16:16:44

911

147.5

XLON

16:19:36

2141

147.3

XLON

16:19:36

1227

147.3

TRQX

16:20:10

833

147.5

BATE

16:20:10

1551

147.5

BATE

16:20:10

2809

147.5

BATE

16:20:10

1261

147.5

BATE

16:22:02

278

147.3

XLON

16:22:14

2551

147.3

XLON

16:23:34

1986

147.3

XLON

16:24:10

135

147.5

XLON

16:24:10

1981

147.5

XLON

16:24:10

1319

147.4

BATE

16:24:10

1437

147.5

BATE

16:24:10

11

147.4

XLON

16:24:10

2989

147.4

XLON

16:25:57

1067

147.4

CHIX

16:25:57

404

147.4

XLON

16:26:12

353

147.4

XLON

16:26:12

418

147.4

XLON

16:26:12

1223

147.4

XLON

16:29:56

1231

147.2

BATE

16:29:58

1736

147.1

XLON

 



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