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	6 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	366,091
Weighted average price paid (p)	150.16
Highest price paid (p)	153.90
Lowest price paid (p)	149.10

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 72,875,154 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 677,819,861. 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 6 September 2023 is 677,819,861. 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	150.16	232,306
BATE	150.28	54,553
CHIX	150.01	57,452
TRQX	150.23	21,780

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:01	1312	153.9	TRQX
08:00:02	1450	153.8	BATE
08:01:55	214	150.8	XLON
08:01:55	1473	150.8	XLON
08:02:24	1804	151.2	XLON
08:02:24	1200	151.2	XLON
08:02:24	375	151.2	XLON
08:02:24	4690	151.1	XLON
08:02:24	1808	151.2	XLON
08:02:43	1169	151.3	CHIX
08:02:43	1340	151.3	BATE
08:03:24	1844	151.2	XLON
08:04:04	1209	150.9	CHIX
08:04:24	1200	151	XLON
08:04:24	494	151	XLON
08:05:13	1557	150.7	XLON
08:05:13	528	150.6	XLON
08:05:13	1714	150.6	XLON
08:05:13	5225	150.4	XLON
08:05:13	1914	150.4	XLON
08:10:01	1350	150.9	BATE
08:10:01	1611	150.6	XLON
08:11:04	1376	150.7	CHIX
08:13:01	1828	151	XLON
08:16:01	1854	151	XLON
08:19:01	1560	151	XLON
08:21:01	1850	151.1	XLON
08:23:59	1230	150.9	TRQX
08:24:01	1200	151	XLON
08:24:01	669	151	XLON
08:24:26	1553	150.7	XLON
08:29:30	528	151	XLON
08:29:30	1049	151	XLON
08:29:30	1328	151	CHIX
08:31:21	1715	150.7	XLON
08:32:38	699	150.4	CHIX
08:32:38	570	150.4	CHIX
08:37:52	117	150.3	XLON
08:37:52	1663	150.3	XLON
08:50:41	1210	150.1	CHIX
08:56:52	1607	150.1	XLON
09:07:13	704	149.8	XLON
09:07:13	1936	150.1	XLON
09:07:13	2189	150.1	XLON
09:07:13	1549	150.1	XLON
09:07:41	1303	150	CHIX
09:08:10	655	150	BATE
09:08:10	764	150	BATE
09:11:13	600	149.9	XLON
09:11:13	1143	149.9	XLON
09:17:22	1200	149.9	XLON
09:17:22	698	149.9	XLON
09:26:22	438	150.1	XLON
09:26:22	1995	150.1	XLON
09:26:41	205	150	CHIX
09:26:41	316	150	CHIX
09:26:41	843	150	CHIX
09:26:41	676	150.2	XLON
09:26:41	1131	150.2	XLON
09:26:41	1200	150.1	XLON
09:26:41	621	150.1	XLON
09:27:33	1257	150.6	BATE
09:28:25	29	150	CHIX
09:28:25	1167	150	CHIX
09:28:25	1420	150	TRQX
09:36:41	647	150	XLON
09:36:41	1097	150	XLON
09:43:41	1821	149.9	XLON
09:49:47	271	150.2	XLON
09:49:47	438	150.2	XLON
09:49:47	1031	150.2	XLON
09:53:47	438	149.9	XLON
09:53:47	1343	149.9	XLON
09:58:47	600	150	XLON
09:58:47	1251	150	XLON
10:03:19	773	149.8	CHIX
10:03:19	436	149.8	CHIX
10:03:21	1588	149.7	XLON
10:06:37	808	149.4	XLON
10:09:37	600	149.8	XLON
10:09:37	523	149.8	XLON
10:09:37	168	149.8	XLON
10:09:37	406	149.8	XLON
10:11:58	1344	149.7	BATE
10:11:58	1803	149.4	XLON
10:11:58	1322	149.9	TRQX
10:11:58	4778	149.7	XLON
10:11:58	350	149.7	XLON
10:11:58	1200	149.7	BATE
10:11:58	600	149.7	BATE
10:11:58	1200	149.7	BATE
10:11:58	600	149.7	BATE
10:11:58	600	149.7	BATE
10:11:58	1175	149.7	BATE
10:11:58	1573	149.7	CHIX
10:11:58	638	149.7	CHIX
10:11:58	329	149.7	XLON
10:11:58	970	149.7	XLON
10:11:58	307	149.7	XLON
10:11:58	1551	149.7	XLON
10:15:58	991	149.5	CHIX
10:16:05	203	149.5	CHIX
10:23:58	1562	149.7	XLON
10:30:54	1904	149.5	XLON
10:30:54	141	149.5	CHIX
10:30:54	1850	149.7	XLON
10:30:54	129	149.7	BATE
10:30:54	2178	149.7	BATE
10:30:54	1859	149.7	BATE
10:30:54	121	149.7	BATE
10:30:54	2354	149.7	BATE
10:30:58	1303	149.9	TRQX
10:41:23	1217	149.5	XLON
10:41:23	669	149.5	XLON
10:41:23	397	149.5	XLON
10:41:23	1243	149.5	XLON
10:41:23	1740	149.5	XLON
10:41:23	1331	149.5	CHIX
10:46:23	1484	149.1	XLON
10:46:23	259	149.1	XLON
10:48:26	27	149.1	CHIX
10:48:52	12	149.1	CHIX
10:49:20	11	149.1	CHIX
10:49:44	6	149.1	CHIX
10:55:14	103	149.2	CHIX
10:56:27	633	149.5	CHIX
10:56:27	612	149.5	CHIX
10:56:27	1200	149.5	XLON
10:56:27	1462	149.5	XLON
10:56:27	1737	149.5	XLON
11:00:54	1188	149.3	BATE
11:04:27	1804	149.1	XLON
11:08:40	1452	149.3	XLON
11:08:40	315	149.3	XLON
11:09:36	528	149.1	CHIX
11:10:40	1099	149.3	XLON
11:10:40	489	149.3	XLON
11:13:20	209	149.4	XLON
11:13:20	8	149.4	XLON
11:13:20	8	149.4	XLON
11:13:20	1635	149.4	XLON
11:14:36	632	149.6	TRQX
11:14:36	810	149.7	TRQX
11:14:54	200	149.5	BATE
11:16:36	742	149.5	BATE
11:16:36	82	149.5	BATE
11:16:36	163	149.5	BATE
11:19:20	1047	149.7	XLON
11:19:20	686	149.7	XLON
11:31:18	200	149.5	XLON
11:31:18	24	149.5	XLON
11:31:18	1390	149.5	XLON
11:31:18	600	149.5	CHIX
11:31:18	771	149.5	CHIX
11:38:50	542	149.5	CHIX
11:38:50	731	149.5	CHIX
11:59:01	101	149.8	CHIX
11:59:01	1214	149.8	CHIX
12:12:07	962	149.7	CHIX
12:12:07	264	149.7	CHIX
12:21:36	1320	150	XLON
12:21:36	249	150	XLON
12:21:36	1385	150.3	BATE
12:21:36	1708	149.9	XLON
12:21:36	949	150	TRQX
12:21:36	282	150	TRQX
12:45:23	119	150	CHIX
12:45:23	76	150	CHIX
12:54:10	2127	150	CHIX
12:54:10	1409	150	CHIX
13:00:28	56	150.2	XLON
13:00:28	600	150.2	XLON
13:00:28	600	150.2	XLON
13:00:28	11	150.2	XLON
13:00:28	1616	150.2	XLON
13:00:28	320	150.2	XLON
13:00:28	1291	150.2	XLON
13:00:28	256	150	XLON
13:00:29	1076	150	XLON
13:00:29	188	150	XLON
13:00:29	103	150	XLON
13:00:36	630	150	BATE
13:00:36	764	150	BATE
13:24:42	126	149.7	CHIX
13:24:42	1059	149.7	CHIX
13:24:42	672	149.7	CHIX
13:24:42	522	149.7	CHIX
13:29:43	1330	149.6	XLON
13:29:43	347	149.6	XLON
13:39:02	533	149.9	XLON
13:39:02	2176	149.9	XLON
13:39:02	2950	149.9	XLON
13:40:14	503	149.8	CHIX
13:40:14	812	149.8	CHIX
14:08:23	1174	149.3	TRQX
14:09:35	8	149.2	CHIX
14:09:35	425	149.4	CHIX
14:09:35	466	149.4	CHIX
14:09:35	1479	149.4	CHIX
14:09:37	1917	149.5	XLON
14:09:37	600	149.5	XLON
14:09:37	1200	149.5	XLON
14:09:37	600	149.5	XLON
14:09:37	1171	149.5	XLON
14:09:37	34	149.5	XLON
14:09:37	897	149.5	XLON
14:09:37	12	149.5	XLON
14:09:37	550	149.5	XLON
14:10:00	2197	149.7	TRQX
14:10:00	318	149.7	TRQX
14:14:40	787	149.6	CHIX
14:14:40	477	149.6	CHIX
14:23:36	777	149.3	BATE
14:23:36	1431	149.4	CHIX
14:28:15	479	149.3	BATE
14:28:37	1949	149.4	XLON
14:28:37	379	149.4	XLON
14:29:00	801	149.4	TRQX
14:29:00	1404	149.6	TRQX
14:34:48	101	149.7	CHIX
14:34:48	1375	149.8	CHIX
14:36:40	1400	149.8	XLON
14:36:40	600	149.8	XLON
14:36:40	3	149.8	XLON
14:39:50	1198	149.8	CHIX
14:45:48	32	149.9	BATE
14:45:58	1268	149.9	BATE
14:45:58	380	149.9	BATE
14:50:18	17	149.8	XLON
14:50:18	190	149.8	CHIX
14:50:18	1405	149.8	CHIX
14:50:18	1630	149.8	XLON
14:52:27	728	150.2	BATE
14:52:27	102	150.2	BATE
14:52:27	510	150.2	BATE
14:52:27	1	150	BATE
14:52:27	1215	150	BATE
14:52:27	1355	150	XLON
14:52:27	600	150	XLON
14:52:27	566	150	XLON
14:53:01	629	150.3	TRQX
14:53:01	730	150.3	TRQX
14:59:27	1380	150.2	CHIX
15:00:27	1352	150.2	BATE
15:07:01	2960	150	XLON
15:07:01	1215	149.9	XLON
15:07:01	6109	149.9	XLON
15:08:54	1237	150.7	BATE
15:08:54	2423	150.7	BATE
15:08:54	3837	150.7	BATE
15:08:54	1351	150.7	BATE
15:08:54	1352	150.7	BATE
15:08:54	1405	150.3	XLON
15:08:54	1221	150.3	XLON
15:08:54	491	150.3	XLON
15:09:00	2427	150.4	XLON
15:09:01	1	150.5	TRQX
15:09:01	1242	150.5	TRQX
15:14:19	9276	150.4	XLON
15:14:19	457	150.4	CHIX
15:14:19	600	150.4	CHIX
15:14:19	335	150.4	CHIX
15:14:19	600	150.4	XLON
15:14:19	1200	150.4	XLON
15:14:19	600	150.4	XLON
15:14:19	122	150.4	XLON
15:14:19	5284	150.4	XLON
15:14:19	1404	150.4	XLON
15:14:19	204	150.4	XLON
15:18:40	1366	150.4	CHIX
15:24:46	401	150.4	CHIX
15:24:46	784	150.4	CHIX
15:26:38	16	150.2	TRQX
15:26:39	250	150.2	TRQX
15:27:37	600	150.2	TRQX
15:27:37	337	150.2	TRQX
15:31:02	1441	150.1	CHIX
15:37:36	12	149.9	BATE
15:37:36	1522	150.1	BATE
15:37:36	2	149.9	BATE
15:37:36	2168	150.1	BATE
15:37:36	3320	150.2	XLON
15:37:36	1185	150.2	XLON
15:37:36	380	150.2	XLON
15:37:36	3947	150.2	XLON
15:37:36	2	150.2	XLON
15:37:50	3906	150.2	XLON
15:37:50	1916	150.2	XLON
15:37:50	1575	150.3	XLON
15:37:50	1200	150.3	XLON
15:37:50	1800	150.3	XLON
15:37:50	600	150.3	XLON
15:37:50	508	150.3	XLON
15:37:50	14	150.3	XLON
15:37:50	1575	150.3	XLON
15:37:50	132	150.3	XLON
15:38:21	586	150.3	XLON
15:38:21	1174	150.3	XLON
15:42:30	93	150.3	CHIX
15:43:48	377	150.3	CHIX
15:43:48	932	150.3	CHIX
15:51:50	1289	150.1	CHIX
15:53:20	457	150.2	XLON
15:53:20	1191	150.2	XLON
15:54:50	153	150.4	XLON
15:54:50	2833	150.4	XLON
15:54:50	241	150.4	XLON
15:58:17	158	150.5	BATE
15:58:17	15	150.5	BATE
15:58:17	351	150.5	BATE
15:58:17	692	150.5	BATE
15:58:17	95	150.4	CHIX
16:00:23	1219	150.4	CHIX
16:02:40	457	150.3	BATE
16:05:15	987	150.3	BATE
16:05:15	1254	150.3	CHIX
16:05:15	600	150.3	BATE
16:09:15	313	150.3	CHIX
16:09:15	952	150.3	CHIX
16:10:35	700	150.2	XLON
16:10:35	577	150.2	XLON
16:10:36	373	150.3	XLON
16:10:36	73	150.3	XLON
16:13:35	1294	150.3	XLON
16:15:03	629	150.4	TRQX
16:15:03	795	150.5	TRQX
16:15:04	1397	150.2	TRQX
16:15:54	600	150.3	XLON
16:15:54	1312	150.3	XLON
16:15:54	995	150.3	CHIX
16:15:54	217	150.3	CHIX
16:19:54	1200	150.3	XLON
16:19:54	237	150.3	XLON
16:19:54	471	150.3	XLON
16:22:15	1200	150.3	BATE
16:22:15	163	150.3	BATE
16:22:54	600	150.3	CHIX
16:22:54	131	150.3	CHIX
16:27:00	1800	150.2	XLON
16:27:00	2046	150.2	XLON
16:27:00	600	150.2	XLON
16:27:00	439	150.2	XLON
16:27:00	600	150.2	XLON
16:27:00	600	150.2	XLON
16:27:00	35	150.2	XLON
16:27:41	600	150.5	BATE
16:27:41	602	150.5	BATE
16:28:21	600	150.4	XLON
16:28:21	2400	150.4	XLON
16:28:21	1200	150.4	XLON
16:28:21	283	150.4	XLON
16:29:50	30	150.6	BATE
16:29:50	2556	150.6	XLON
16:29:50	4	150.6	BATE
16:29:50	827	150.8	CHIX
16:29:53	2616	150.6	BATE
16:29:56	4983	150.7	XLON
16:29:56	772	150.7	XLON

 

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