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	7 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	386,541
Weighted average price paid (p)	153.88
Highest price paid (p)	155.70
Lowest price paid (p)	149.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 73,261,695 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 677,433,320. 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 7 September 2023 is 677,433,320. 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	153.84	261,312
BATE	153.94	41,021
CHIX	154.01	57,014
TRQX	153.95	27,194

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:01:18	1514	149.9	XLON
08:01:18	1192	149.9	XLON
08:02:57	3774	151.4	XLON
08:02:57	1833	151.3	XLON
08:02:57	1603	151.4	XLON
08:02:57	1243	151.2	BATE
08:02:57	1216	151.4	BATE
08:02:57	1177	151.2	CHIX
08:02:57	4247	151.2	XLON
08:07:15	1279	151	TRQX
08:09:47	2030	151.6	XLON
08:10:53	1900	150.9	XLON
08:13:32	2100	151.2	XLON
08:15:32	1582	151.2	XLON
08:17:40	1629	152.7	CHIX
08:18:06	2865	153	XLON
08:18:06	1292	153	BATE
08:18:06	4838	152.8	XLON
08:18:06	3475	152.8	XLON
08:18:06	1544	152.8	XLON
08:18:06	1430	152.9	CHIX
08:18:06	1903	153	BATE
08:18:19	2241	153.1	XLON
08:18:19	1784	153.1	XLON
08:19:33	1559	153.2	XLON
08:21:15	1162	152.9	TRQX
08:22:33	715	153.1	XLON
08:22:33	1171	153.1	XLON
08:25:03	730	153	CHIX
08:25:03	679	153	CHIX
08:25:03	1753	153.2	XLON
08:27:15	1563	152.8	XLON
08:32:15	858	153	XLON
08:32:15	816	153	XLON
08:33:48	1831	153	XLON
08:34:10	1279	153	CHIX
08:35:48	1200	153.2	XLON
08:35:48	661	153.2	XLON
08:38:06	1369	153	TRQX
08:38:48	1200	153.1	XLON
08:38:48	636	153.1	XLON
08:42:48	600	152.8	XLON
08:42:48	600	152.8	XLON
08:42:48	480	152.8	XLON
08:47:38	1666	153	XLON
08:49:10	1448	153	CHIX
08:54:06	1398	153.6	BATE
08:54:38	600	153.2	XLON
08:54:38	1050	153.2	XLON
08:57:47	2727	154.7	XLON
08:57:47	1832	154.7	XLON
08:57:47	1906	154.7	XLON
08:59:20	1752	154.9	XLON
09:00:06	1312	154.8	BATE
09:02:23	441	155.3	XLON
09:02:23	1258	155.3	XLON
09:02:23	1285	155.2	CHIX
09:05:23	1626	155.7	XLON
09:06:07	132	155.6	XLON
09:06:07	1763	155.6	XLON
09:08:07	600	155.6	XLON
09:08:07	1025	155.6	XLON
09:08:08	883	155.4	TRQX
09:08:08	563	155.4	TRQX
09:09:37	1735	155.3	XLON
09:09:37	1179	155.2	BATE
09:10:37	1200	155	XLON
09:10:37	423	155	XLON
09:10:48	1335	154.7	CHIX
09:14:37	1200	155.1	XLON
09:14:37	696	155.1	XLON
09:16:37	1599	155	XLON
09:19:37	1793	155.1	XLON
09:20:38	1382	155	BATE
09:20:38	1711	154.9	XLON
09:24:38	1602	155	XLON
09:31:20	1279	155	CHIX
09:31:39	1802	155	XLON
09:37:39	1693	154.7	XLON
09:48:26	37	154.6	XLON
09:48:26	1879	154.6	XLON
09:49:20	1191	154.7	CHIX
09:49:20	600	154.6	XLON
09:49:20	1200	154.6	XLON
09:49:20	31	154.6	XLON
09:49:23	234	154.5	TRQX
09:49:23	958	154.5	TRQX
09:54:10	1679	154.3	XLON
09:56:10	1806	154.3	XLON
09:59:23	1741	154.2	XLON
09:59:28	278	154.1	CHIX
09:59:28	1126	154.1	CHIX
10:02:12	181	154.3	XLON
10:02:12	600	154.3	XLON
10:02:12	1039	154.3	XLON
10:02:38	1411	154.5	BATE
10:06:47	400	154.3	XLON
10:06:47	1154	154.3	XLON
10:11:07	1633	154.2	XLON
10:11:34	1416	154.1	TRQX
10:18:13	365	154.3	XLON
10:18:13	1743	154.3	XLON
10:19:50	1200	155	XLON
10:19:50	514	155	XLON
10:20:38	1311	155	BATE
10:21:28	1297	155	CHIX
10:22:50	600	155	XLON
10:22:50	986	155	XLON
10:24:00	1246	155	BATE
10:28:07	1675	154.7	XLON
10:32:07	1803	154.7	XLON
10:38:19	1721	154.6	XLON
10:40:12	1250	154.5	CHIX
10:40:12	1581	154.3	XLON
10:48:12	414	154.5	XLON
10:48:12	600	154.5	XLON
10:48:12	600	154.5	XLON
10:48:12	211	154.5	XLON
10:52:12	1230	154.4	CHIX
10:52:35	1307	154.4	TRQX
11:10:42	1311	154.4	CHIX
11:10:43	587	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	600	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	369	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	229	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	600	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	767	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	230	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	598	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	1060	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	1287	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	334	154.3	XLON
11:10:43	565	154.3	XLON
11:18:43	63	154.2	XLON
11:18:43	184	154.2	XLON
11:21:43	600	154.5	XLON
11:21:43	1800	154.5	XLON
11:21:43	1576	154.9	BATE
11:21:43	19	154.5	XLON
11:21:43	1714	154.9	BATE
11:22:43	600	154.6	XLON
11:22:43	983	154.6	XLON
11:27:00	1233	154.8	CHIX
11:27:00	447	154.7	XLON
11:27:00	600	154.7	XLON
11:27:00	600	154.7	XLON
11:27:00	234	154.7	XLON
11:32:29	769	154.8	TRQX
11:32:29	484	154.8	TRQX
11:38:25	33	154.7	XLON
11:40:00	898	154.8	CHIX
11:40:00	387	154.8	CHIX
11:42:15	485	154.7	XLON
11:42:15	677	154.7	XLON
11:42:15	547	154.7	XLON
11:42:15	513	154.7	XLON
11:42:15	1407	154.7	XLON
11:54:15	1200	154.7	XLON
11:54:15	600	154.7	XLON
11:54:15	200	154.7	XLON
11:56:08	1260	154.7	CHIX
11:56:45	1034	154.7	XLON
11:56:45	600	154.7	XLON
11:56:45	133	154.7	XLON
12:06:15	581	154.8	TRQX
12:06:15	780	154.8	TRQX
12:11:04	600	154.7	XLON
12:11:04	1200	154.7	XLON
12:11:04	109	154.7	XLON
12:11:04	1899	154.7	XLON
12:17:08	481	154.7	CHIX
12:17:08	600	154.7	CHIX
12:17:08	231	154.7	CHIX
12:18:51	1813	154.6	XLON
12:29:52	27	154	XLON
12:32:08	1401	154.1	CHIX
12:33:16	1858	154	XLON
12:33:16	1856	154	XLON
12:38:55	2026	154.3	XLON
12:41:55	1200	154.4	TRQX
12:42:22	98	154.4	TRQX
12:42:22	87	154.3	XLON
12:42:22	1542	154.3	XLON
12:43:55	1623	154.5	XLON
12:46:55	600	154.5	XLON
12:46:55	1106	154.5	XLON
13:02:55	1919	154.6	XLON
13:02:55	1816	154.6	XLON
13:02:55	1820	154.6	XLON
13:02:55	1230	154.5	CHIX
13:03:43	1384	154.7	BATE
13:09:55	240	154.6	XLON
13:09:55	1336	154.6	XLON
13:13:55	1200	154.6	XLON
13:13:55	554	154.6	XLON
13:13:55	1055	154.5	CHIX
13:13:55	121	154.5	CHIX
13:13:55	1236	154.5	TRQX
13:16:55	1817	154.2	XLON
13:19:45	1216	154.1	CHIX
13:19:55	986	154.2	XLON
13:19:55	780	154.2	XLON
13:23:55	1200	154.2	XLON
13:23:55	441	154.2	XLON
13:27:55	1885	154.2	XLON
13:31:07	1081	153.7	XLON
13:33:07	1063	154.3	XLON
13:33:07	705	154.3	XLON
13:34:40	388	154.2	BATE
13:34:40	1010	154.2	BATE
13:35:42	807	154.2	XLON
13:35:42	270	154.2	XLON
13:35:42	1239	154.4	CHIX
13:39:51	807	154.2	XLON
13:39:51	1756	154.2	XLON
13:41:51	1796	154.2	XLON
13:43:21	969	154.1	CHIX
13:43:21	459	154.1	CHIX
13:43:55	1364	154.2	TRQX
13:59:21	1045	154	CHIX
13:59:21	146	154	CHIX
14:08:41	1358	154	CHIX
14:17:00	201	153.9	TRQX
14:17:00	1036	153.9	TRQX
14:19:10	520	154	CHIX
14:19:10	737	154	CHIX
14:19:19	17	154	XLON
14:19:46	8	154	XLON
14:20:05	1365	154	XLON
14:20:05	294	154	XLON
14:20:05	113	154	XLON
14:20:05	1419	154	XLON
14:20:05	906	154	XLON
14:20:05	2076	154	XLON
14:25:12	1218	153.9	TRQX
14:29:55	112	153.8	CHIX
14:30:55	1386	154	CHIX
14:30:55	2454	154	BATE
14:30:55	195	154.2	BATE
14:30:55	2775	154.2	BATE
14:33:03	355	154	BATE
14:33:03	600	153.9	XLON
14:33:03	2251	153.9	XLON
14:39:17	22	154	CHIX
14:40:05	1	154	CHIX
14:41:15	1200	154.4	CHIX
14:41:15	173	154.4	CHIX
14:45:12	368	154.4	TRQX
14:45:16	106	154.4	TRQX
14:45:31	825	154.4	TRQX
14:48:24	975	154.3	XLON
14:48:24	8579	154.3	XLON
14:48:24	571	154.3	CHIX
14:48:24	591	154.3	CHIX
14:52:24	1569	154.3	XLON
14:55:24	1212	154.2	CHIX
14:59:53	75	153.9	TRQX
14:59:53	1171	153.9	TRQX
15:03:24	681	153.8	CHIX
15:03:24	511	153.8	CHIX
15:07:08	2539	153.8	XLON
15:07:08	250	153.9	XLON
15:07:08	600	153.9	XLON
15:07:08	600	153.9	XLON
15:07:09	5021	154	XLON
15:07:12	2087	154	XLON
15:07:12	1552	154	XLON
15:07:12	600	154	XLON
15:07:12	600	154	XLON
15:07:12	600	154	XLON
15:07:50	38	154	BATE
15:07:50	1952	154	BATE
15:07:50	1200	154	BATE
15:07:50	458	154	BATE
15:13:08	647	154	CHIX
15:13:08	538	154	CHIX
15:20:08	1423	154	CHIX
15:22:24	1366	153.9	TRQX
15:22:24	1838	153.9	XLON
15:25:17	1268	153.8	CHIX
15:25:17	59	153.8	CHIX
15:32:03	4601	153.7	XLON
15:32:04	588	153.5	CHIX
15:32:04	798	153.5	CHIX
15:32:11	489	153.5	BATE
15:32:11	600	153.5	BATE
15:32:11	1106	153.6	XLON
15:32:11	87	153.7	BATE
15:32:11	932	153.7	BATE
15:32:11	416	153.7	BATE
15:32:11	1404	153.6	XLON
15:32:11	130	153.6	XLON
15:32:11	600	153.6	XLON
15:32:11	600	153.6	XLON
15:35:24	600	153.5	TRQX
15:35:24	695	153.5	TRQX
15:38:56	238	153.7	BATE
15:38:56	2232	153.7	XLON
15:38:56	18	153.7	BATE
15:38:56	2365	153.7	BATE
15:38:56	489	153.7	BATE
15:39:04	3015	153.7	XLON
15:39:04	1198	153.7	XLON
15:39:04	2507	153.7	BATE
15:39:04	600	153.7	XLON
15:43:45	6	153.8	CHIX
15:43:46	1381	154	CHIX
15:44:04	600	153.9	XLON
15:44:04	1051	153.9	XLON
15:51:29	600	153.9	TRQX
15:51:29	616	153.9	TRQX
15:53:04	87	154	CHIX
15:53:04	600	154	CHIX
15:53:04	570	154	CHIX
15:59:30	600	153.8	CHIX
15:59:30	690	153.8	CHIX
16:06:30	478	153.6	CHIX
16:06:30	881	153.6	CHIX
16:06:36	600	153.7	TRQX
16:06:36	600	153.7	TRQX
16:06:36	216	153.7	TRQX
16:08:04	1542	153.5	XLON
16:15:08	424	153.2	CHIX
16:15:52	1407	153.8	CHIX
16:15:52	733	154	CHIX
16:15:52	578	154	CHIX
16:15:52	404	153.6	XLON
16:15:52	1385	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	600	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	600	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	600	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	600	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	1812	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	5400	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	993	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	2844	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	8413	153.6	XLON
16:16:22	5123	153.6	XLON
16:16:52	1182	153.5	BATE
16:16:52	105	153.5	BATE
16:20:12	600	153.5	TRQX
16:20:12	600	153.5	TRQX
16:20:12	18	153.5	TRQX
16:23:52	1201	153.4	BATE
16:28:51	258	153.3	CHIX

 

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