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	31 August 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	291,180
Weighted average price paid (p)	146.53
Highest price paid (p)	148.30
Lowest price paid (p)	145.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 71,369,563 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 679,325,452. 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 31 August 2023 is 679,325,452. 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	146.56	205,636
BATE	146.46	21,377
CHIX	146.47	51,929
TRQX	146.41	12,238

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:09:10	1399	147.8	CHIX
08:09:20	1313	148.1	CHIX
08:10:44	6584	148.1	XLON
08:10:54	2991	148.3	XLON
08:10:54	1293	148.3	XLON
08:10:54	1392	148.1	BATE
08:10:54	1157	148.1	XLON
08:10:54	43	148.1	XLON
08:10:54	2208	148.1	XLON
08:10:54	327	148.1	XLON
08:10:54	493	148	TRQX
08:10:54	752	148	TRQX
08:13:12	533	147.9	XLON
08:13:12	1166	147.9	XLON
08:15:12	1555	147.9	XLON
08:15:12	1346	147.8	CHIX
08:17:12	534	147.7	XLON
08:17:12	1277	147.7	XLON
08:24:58	600	147.8	CHIX
08:24:58	702	147.8	CHIX
08:24:58	600	147.7	XLON
08:24:58	639	147.7	XLON
08:24:58	1173	147.7	XLON
08:24:58	1097	147.7	XLON
08:33:01	1615	148	XLON
08:33:01	4496	148	XLON
08:33:01	953	147.4	XLON
08:33:01	828	147.4	XLON
08:34:53	600	147.1	BATE
08:34:53	612	147.1	BATE
08:34:53	1321	147.4	BATE
08:34:53	45	147.4	BATE
08:36:54	1200	147.1	XLON
08:36:54	587	147.1	XLON
08:36:54	1205	147.5	CHIX
08:39:14	915	147	TRQX
08:39:14	289	147	TRQX
08:45:41	600	147	CHIX
08:45:41	797	147	CHIX
08:46:07	318	147.1	XLON
08:46:07	3539	147.2	XLON
08:48:07	1746	146.9	XLON
08:51:07	692	146.8	XLON
08:51:07	1142	146.8	XLON
08:57:41	1106	146.9	CHIX
08:57:41	239	146.9	CHIX
08:58:35	1559	146.8	XLON
08:58:35	268	146.8	XLON
08:58:35	1581	146.8	XLON
09:01:19	600	147.5	XLON
09:01:19	1200	147.5	XLON
09:01:19	25	147.5	XLON
09:03:46	1837	147.3	XLON
09:07:46	600	147.3	XLON
09:07:46	990	147.3	XLON
09:10:56	1705	147.3	XLON
09:13:46	1225	147.2	CHIX
09:13:56	1567	147.2	XLON
09:16:56	873	147.2	XLON
09:16:56	716	147.2	XLON
09:31:29	1423	147	CHIX
09:57:26	1358	147	CHIX
10:02:42	600	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	1053	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	754	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	147	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	1200	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	446	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	600	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	1674	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	451	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	1629	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	44	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	149	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	1571	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	600	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	989	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	1072	146.9	XLON
10:02:42	1960	146.9	XLON
10:23:15	1929	146.5	XLON
10:23:15	1650	146.5	XLON
10:23:15	1580	146.5	XLON
10:23:15	2060	146.5	XLON
10:23:15	30	146.5	XLON
10:23:15	1515	146.5	CHIX
10:23:15	27	146.5	XLON
10:30:18	1314	146.5	CHIX
10:48:18	1387	146.5	CHIX
10:53:44	600	146.5	XLON
10:53:44	600	146.5	XLON
10:53:44	581	146.5	XLON
11:00:26	142	146.6	XLON
11:00:26	1504	146.6	XLON
11:08:11	1703	146.5	XLON
11:08:11	18	146.5	XLON
11:10:40	600	146.4	BATE
11:10:40	629	146.4	BATE
11:29:20	600	146.4	XLON
11:29:20	1200	146.4	XLON
11:29:20	1800	146.4	XLON
11:29:20	298	146.4	XLON
11:29:20	3365	146.5	XLON
11:32:35	600	146.5	CHIX
11:32:35	644	146.5	CHIX
11:32:35	1371	146.8	CHIX
11:34:04	1239	146.8	TRQX
12:08:46	1873	146.4	XLON
12:31:49	302	146.4	XLON
12:31:49	1867	146.4	XLON
12:31:49	645	146.4	XLON
12:31:49	1043	146.4	XLON
12:33:40	142	146.3	BATE
12:33:40	1271	146.3	BATE
12:33:40	1199	146.3	BATE
12:33:40	1200	146.2	XLON
12:33:40	440	146.2	XLON
12:42:23	1200	146.1	CHIX
12:42:23	426	146.1	CHIX
12:42:34	393	146	XLON
12:43:08	2	146.1	XLON
12:43:08	2	146.1	XLON
12:44:30	1207	146.5	CHIX
12:44:30	1638	146.4	XLON
12:44:30	2207	146.4	XLON
12:44:30	43	146.5	CHIX
12:44:30	33	146.6	CHIX
12:44:30	123	146.6	CHIX
12:44:30	134	146.7	CHIX
12:44:30	1016	146.7	CHIX
12:44:30	600	146.4	XLON
12:44:30	600	146.4	XLON
12:44:30	600	146.4	XLON
12:44:30	1200	146.4	XLON
12:44:30	600	146.4	XLON
12:44:30	1200	146.4	XLON
12:44:30	142	146.4	XLON
13:16:46	590	145.8	CHIX
13:16:46	645	145.8	CHIX
13:19:21	2071	145.8	XLON
13:19:21	2	145.7	TRQX
13:19:21	600	145.7	TRQX
13:19:21	259	145.7	TRQX
13:19:21	473	145.7	TRQX
13:31:21	1548	145.8	XLON
13:38:21	1084	146.1	XLON
13:38:21	142	146.1	XLON
13:38:21	997	146.1	XLON
13:38:21	2400	146.1	XLON
13:38:21	628	146.1	XLON
13:38:40	1394	146.3	BATE
13:43:02	564	146	TRQX
13:43:02	718	146	TRQX
13:43:02	1597	146.3	CHIX
13:43:02	1003	146.3	CHIX
13:43:02	648	146.3	CHIX
13:43:02	1788	146.2	XLON
14:08:10	1200	146.5	XLON
14:08:10	1200	146.5	XLON
14:08:10	610	146.5	XLON
14:08:24	19	146.3	XLON
14:08:24	1	146.3	XLON
14:08:24	2169	146.3	XLON
14:08:24	1080	146.3	XLON
14:09:02	823	146.4	TRQX
14:09:02	548	146.4	TRQX
14:16:09	2656	146.1	XLON
14:16:09	6729	146.1	XLON
14:16:09	1800	146.1	CHIX
14:16:09	154	146.1	CHIX
14:16:10	74	146	XLON
14:16:10	356	146	XLON
14:16:10	2296	146	XLON
14:16:10	225	146	XLON
14:16:10	219	146	XLON
14:16:10	1161	146	XLON
14:16:10	4246	146	XLON
14:16:40	1207	146.4	BATE
14:17:16	1200	146.2	XLON
14:17:16	935	146.2	XLON
14:17:16	600	146.2	XLON
14:17:16	1800	146.2	XLON
14:17:16	472	146.2	XLON
14:17:16	600	146.2	XLON
14:17:16	1460	146.2	XLON
14:17:17	1710	146.2	XLON
14:17:17	1446	146.2	XLON
14:17:17	3156	146.2	XLON
14:17:17	513	146.2	XLON
14:17:30	1260	146.3	CHIX
14:17:30	381	146.3	CHIX
14:17:30	982	146.3	CHIX
14:17:50	1224	146.3	CHIX
14:18:20	1063	146.3	BATE
14:18:20	79	146.3	BATE
14:18:20	126	146.3	BATE
14:39:13	2200	145.8	CHIX
14:39:13	1421	145.8	CHIX
14:39:13	1279	145.8	BATE
14:40:13	1078	145.4	XLON
14:40:13	192	145.4	XLON
14:40:13	1087	145.4	XLON
14:43:44	221	145.2	XLON
14:43:44	279	145.2	XLON
14:44:04	4027	145.4	XLON
14:44:04	365	145.4	XLON
14:45:27	600	145.4	TRQX
14:45:27	343	145.4	TRQX
14:45:27	245	145.4	TRQX
14:45:27	434	145.4	XLON
14:45:27	1250	145.4	XLON
14:56:41	1200	145.7	CHIX
14:56:41	129	145.7	CHIX
14:56:41	83	145.7	CHIX
14:57:27	34	145.6	XLON
14:57:27	2419	145.6	XLON
15:12:54	37	145.9	XLON
15:12:54	73	145.9	XLON
15:12:54	1924	145.9	XLON
15:12:54	227	145.9	XLON
15:12:54	383	145.9	XLON
15:22:40	713	145.8	BATE
15:22:40	549	145.8	BATE
15:22:40	1297	145.8	CHIX
15:23:40	1200	145.8	CHIX
15:23:40	245	145.8	CHIX
15:23:40	4336	145.8	XLON
15:23:40	45	145.8	XLON
15:23:40	600	145.8	XLON
15:30:41	1543	146.1	TRQX
15:30:41	1832	146.4	TRQX
15:30:41	4200	146.1	XLON
15:30:41	1200	146.1	XLON
15:30:41	600	146.1	XLON
15:30:41	290	146.1	XLON
15:30:41	1618	146.4	BATE
15:30:41	1684	146.4	BATE
15:30:41	4800	146.1	XLON
15:30:41	310	146.1	XLON
15:30:41	1812	146.1	XLON
15:31:49	44	146.2	XLON
15:31:49	234	146.2	XLON
15:31:49	600	146.2	XLON
15:31:49	600	146.2	XLON
15:31:49	315	146.2	XLON
15:31:52	3455	145.9	XLON
15:31:52	1017	145.9	CHIX
15:31:52	1332	146.1	CHIX
15:38:27	1019	145.9	XLON
15:38:27	2105	145.9	XLON
15:38:27	600	145.9	XLON
15:38:27	600	145.9	XLON
15:38:27	538	145.9	XLON
15:38:27	1859	145.9	XLON
15:51:36	1801	145.9	XLON
15:51:36	1301	145.9	XLON
15:51:36	256	145.9	XLON
15:51:52	300	146	BATE
15:51:52	281	146	BATE
15:51:52	266	146	BATE
15:51:52	247	146	BATE
15:51:52	158	146	BATE
15:53:35	255	146.2	BATE
15:53:35	949	146.2	BATE
15:53:35	841	146.1	CHIX
15:53:35	528	146.1	CHIX
16:00:16	541	146.1	XLON
16:00:16	769	146.1	XLON
16:00:16	358	146.1	XLON
16:05:35	600	146	CHIX
16:05:35	600	146	CHIX
16:05:35	218	146	CHIX
16:15:03	1403	146	XLON
16:15:04	374	146	XLON
16:20:02	1290	146	CHIX
16:25:18	1559	145.9	CHIX
16:25:18	1200	145.9	CHIX
16:25:18	359	145.9	CHIX
16:29:44	819	145.7	XLON
16:29:51	1398	146	BATE
16:29:55	26	145.7	XLON
16:29:55	10	145.7	XLON
16:29:58	1	145.7	XLON

 

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