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	4 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	208,717
Weighted average price paid (p)	148.54
Highest price paid (p)	150.20
Lowest price paid (p)	147.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 72,004,482 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 678,690,533. 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 4 September 2023 is 678,690,533. 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	148.63	126,335
BATE	148.44	28,687
CHIX	148.39	38,977
TRQX	148.30	14,718

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:24	1631	150.2	XLON
08:00:24	41	150.2	XLON
08:00:24	1294	150.1	BATE
08:01:14	1749	149.2	XLON
08:01:14	322	149.2	XLON
08:03:14	1628	149.8	XLON
08:03:14	1200	150.2	CHIX
08:03:14	169	150.2	CHIX
08:03:30	600	149.9	XLON
08:03:30	944	149.9	XLON
08:03:30	1266	149.1	TRQX
08:05:04	1447	149	XLON
08:05:04	247	149	XLON
08:06:14	1598	149.6	XLON
08:07:14	1578	149.7	XLON
08:07:14	1302	149.5	BATE
08:07:25	1427	149.4	CHIX
08:08:14	664	149.9	XLON
08:08:14	568	149.9	XLON
08:08:14	391	149.9	XLON
08:08:57	959	149.4	XLON
08:08:57	591	149.4	XLON
08:10:57	1612	149.8	XLON
08:13:11	1764	149.4	XLON
08:13:12	1720	149.1	XLON
08:17:12	1200	148.8	XLON
08:17:12	320	148.8	XLON
08:19:15	1097	149.1	XLON
08:19:15	481	149.1	XLON
08:21:15	1847	149.1	XLON
08:24:15	1802	149.1	XLON
08:26:15	1572	149.1	XLON
08:28:15	1200	149.1	XLON
08:28:15	410	149.1	XLON
08:28:16	498	148.8	XLON
08:28:16	120	148.8	XLON
08:28:16	974	148.8	XLON
08:31:28	697	148.6	CHIX
08:31:28	600	148.6	CHIX
08:31:28	16	148.6	CHIX
08:31:33	37	148.5	XLON
08:31:33	2	148.5	XLON
08:31:33	1575	148.5	XLON
08:36:33	1629	148.7	XLON
08:36:33	600	148.7	XLON
08:36:33	750	148.7	XLON
08:36:33	637	148.9	BATE
08:36:33	684	149	BATE
08:36:33	1201	148.7	BATE
08:38:46	1844	148.7	XLON
08:43:46	1637	148.7	XLON
08:46:15	227	148.9	TRQX
08:46:15	600	148.9	TRQX
08:46:15	411	148.9	TRQX
08:46:48	22	148.9	CHIX
08:46:48	332	148.9	CHIX
08:47:40	1288	149.1	CHIX
08:47:40	827	149	XLON
08:47:40	979	149	XLON
08:59:52	25	148.8	XLON
08:59:52	26	148.8	XLON
09:09:55	114	148.8	XLON
09:12:36	1423	148.8	XLON
09:17:36	341	148.5	XLON
09:17:36	1307	148.5	XLON
09:45:44	1187	147.9	TRQX
09:45:44	125	147.9	TRQX
09:45:55	516	148.4	BATE
09:45:55	688	148.4	BATE
09:46:56	600	148.4	BATE
09:46:56	690	148.4	BATE
09:48:02	181	148.7	XLON
09:48:02	2369	148.7	XLON
09:49:02	1475	148.7	XLON
09:49:02	695	148.7	XLON
09:49:02	736	148.7	CHIX
09:49:02	210	148.7	CHIX
09:49:02	478	148.7	CHIX
09:49:02	1732	148.6	XLON
09:51:02	1792	148.7	XLON
10:22:02	1689	148.8	XLON
10:39:55	63	148.7	XLON
10:39:55	5	148.8	XLON
10:41:33	268	149	XLON
10:41:33	1718	149.2	XLON
10:41:33	1109	148.9	CHIX
10:41:33	1323	149	BATE
10:41:40	2153	149.2	XLON
10:41:40	379	149.2	XLON
10:41:40	379	149.2	XLON
10:41:40	600	149.2	XLON
10:41:40	166	149.2	XLON
10:52:38	1849	149.2	XLON
11:01:03	7	149.3	CHIX
11:01:03	600	149.3	CHIX
11:01:03	835	149.3	CHIX
11:01:38	136	149.3	XLON
11:01:38	346	149.3	XLON
11:01:38	32	149.3	XLON
11:01:38	1269	149.3	XLON
11:17:23	1834	149.1	XLON
11:17:23	1305	149.2	TRQX
11:29:22	1548	149	XLON
11:29:23	431	149	XLON
11:29:33	1384	149	BATE
11:40:28	1717	149	XLON
11:40:33	1342	149	BATE
11:41:03	1422	149	CHIX
11:45:28	1583	149	XLON
11:56:03	600	149	XLON
11:56:03	600	149	XLON
11:56:03	600	149	XLON
11:56:03	17	149	XLON
11:57:58	554	148.9	BATE
11:57:58	600	148.9	BATE
11:57:58	33	148.9	BATE
12:44:15	5	148.7	XLON
12:44:15	1200	148.7	XLON
12:44:15	236	148.7	XLON
12:44:15	188	148.7	XLON
12:44:15	1576	148.7	XLON
12:44:15	600	148.7	BATE
12:44:15	352	148.7	CHIX
12:44:15	14	148.7	CHIX
12:44:15	672	148.7	BATE
12:44:15	600	148.7	CHIX
12:44:15	1033	148.7	CHIX
12:51:48	1673	148.7	CHIX
12:52:18	91	148.6	CHIX
12:52:18	1200	148.7	CHIX
12:52:18	600	148.7	CHIX
12:52:18	243	148.7	CHIX
12:52:18	856	148.7	CHIX
12:52:18	332	148.7	CHIX
12:52:18	600	148.7	CHIX
12:52:18	107	148.7	CHIX
12:52:18	49	148.7	CHIX
12:54:13	2400	149	XLON
12:54:13	1003	149	XLON
12:54:23	600	149	TRQX
12:54:23	640	149	TRQX
13:11:33	635	149.2	BATE
13:11:33	682	149.2	BATE
13:11:33	1870	149.1	XLON
13:11:33	2786	149.1	XLON
13:12:33	280	148.9	CHIX
13:12:33	152	148.9	CHIX
13:12:33	600	148.9	CHIX
13:12:33	345	148.9	CHIX
13:13:07	600	148.9	TRQX
13:13:07	600	148.9	TRQX
13:13:07	171	148.9	TRQX
13:17:10	1172	148.9	CHIX
13:49:55	114	148.4	BATE
14:04:57	1105	148.4	BATE
14:06:33	600	148.3	CHIX
14:06:33	526	148.3	CHIX
14:06:33	70	148.3	CHIX
14:12:35	125	148.2	XLON
14:31:32	633	148.2	XLON
14:31:32	1036	148.2	XLON
14:31:32	600	148.2	XLON
14:31:37	14	148.2	XLON
14:31:37	1177	148.2	XLON
14:32:20	580	148.2	XLON
14:32:20	268	148.2	XLON
14:32:20	321	148.2	XLON
14:32:20	339	148.2	XLON
14:32:20	1717	148.2	XLON
14:45:10	5	147.9	TRQX
14:48:16	430	147.9	TRQX
14:53:06	18	147.9	TRQX
14:59:55	105	147.9	TRQX
15:00:05	125	147.9	TRQX
15:01:02	54	147.9	TRQX
15:01:02	544	147.9	TRQX
15:03:26	600	147.9	CHIX
15:03:26	74	147.9	CHIX
15:05:11	520	147.9	CHIX
15:08:04	501	147.8	XLON
15:08:04	188	147.8	XLON
15:10:51	211	147.8	XLON
15:10:51	687	147.8	XLON
15:13:02	1512	147.7	XLON
15:13:20	3	147.7	XLON
15:13:56	3	147.7	XLON
15:14:58	276	147.7	XLON
15:20:58	1372	147.9	BATE
15:20:58	962	147.9	BATE
15:20:58	242	147.9	BATE
15:20:58	807	147.9	BATE
15:20:58	555	147.7	XLON
15:20:58	1800	147.7	XLON
15:20:58	17	147.7	XLON
15:20:58	280	147.7	XLON
15:21:11	1832	147.7	XLON
15:21:11	1407	147.7	CHIX
15:30:27	2056	147.7	XLON
15:30:27	1512	147.7	CHIX
15:30:27	600	147.7	XLON
15:30:27	244	147.7	XLON
15:30:27	2261	147.7	XLON
15:30:47	992	147.6	CHIX
15:30:47	729	147.6	CHIX
15:30:53	600	147.5	XLON
15:30:53	418	147.5	XLON
15:30:53	1704	147.5	XLON
15:31:02	770	147.5	TRQX
15:31:02	600	147.5	TRQX
15:31:02	51	147.5	TRQX
15:33:13	820	147.5	CHIX
15:33:20	132	147.5	CHIX
15:37:38	136	147.5	CHIX
15:37:38	149	147.5	CHIX
15:43:20	783	147.5	XLON
15:43:27	1267	147.5	XLON
15:45:08	465	147.7	XLON
15:45:08	1346	147.7	XLON
15:45:27	963	147.7	BATE
15:45:27	587	147.7	BATE
15:46:39	1423	147.7	TRQX
15:46:39	1571	147.7	XLON
15:46:39	1200	147.6	CHIX
15:46:39	233	147.6	CHIX
15:49:30	97	147.5	XLON
15:49:30	1573	147.5	XLON
15:49:44	766	147.6	TRQX
15:49:44	660	147.6	TRQX
15:56:38	583	147.5	CHIX
15:56:38	583	147.5	CHIX
15:56:38	235	147.5	CHIX
16:01:37	1200	147.5	XLON
16:01:37	600	147.5	XLON
16:01:37	600	147.5	XLON
16:01:37	641	147.5	XLON
16:01:37	1612	147.5	XLON
16:14:41	87	147.5	BATE
16:15:25	563	147.5	CHIX
16:20:31	1514	147.5	BATE
16:20:31	27	147.5	CHIX
16:20:31	600	147.5	CHIX
16:20:31	152	147.5	CHIX
16:21:43	963	147.7	BATE
16:21:43	714	147.7	BATE
16:21:43	2390	147.7	BATE
16:21:43	1430	147.7	BATE
16:24:06	1435	147.9	TRQX
16:24:06	91	147.7	CHIX
16:24:06	963	147.7	CHIX
16:24:06	1075	147.7	CHIX
16:24:06	116	147.7	CHIX
16:24:06	78	147.7	CHIX
16:24:06	1200	147.7	CHIX
16:24:06	306	147.7	CHIX
16:24:11	600	147.7	XLON
16:24:11	600	147.7	XLON
16:24:11	600	147.7	XLON
16:24:11	600	147.8	XLON
16:24:11	1200	147.8	XLON
16:24:11	1588	147.8	XLON
16:28:51	600	147.8	CHIX
16:28:51	600	147.8	CHIX
16:28:51	58	147.8	CHIX
16:28:56	845	147.8	XLON
16:28:56	600	147.8	XLON
16:28:56	744	147.8	XLON
16:29:24	222	147.8	XLON
16:29:24	242	147.8	XLON

 

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