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	8 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	210,982
Weighted average price paid (p)	154.41
Highest price paid (p)	156.20
Lowest price paid (p)	153.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 73,472,677 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 677,222,338. 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 8 September 2023 is 677,222,338. 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	154.40	109,732
BATE	154.51	28,281
CHIX	154.43	57,151
TRQX	154.22	15,818

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:01:37	354	154.4	XLON
08:01:37	1246	154.4	XLON
08:01:41	1445	155	BATE
08:01:42	1208	155.2	CHIX
08:03:37	1000	155.3	XLON
08:03:37	891	155.3	XLON
08:04:30	1298	155.4	BATE
08:07:48	1221	154.9	CHIX
08:08:38	1866	154.5	XLON
08:08:38	1385	154.5	BATE
08:08:38	3973	154.5	XLON
08:10:38	1000	154.5	XLON
08:10:38	790	154.5	XLON
08:14:38	1000	154.5	XLON
08:14:38	588	154.5	XLON
08:17:38	500	154.5	CHIX
08:17:38	941	154.5	CHIX
08:29:38	1169	153.9	CHIX
08:34:48	1373	153.8	TRQX
08:38:38	1543	153.7	XLON
08:38:38	775	153.7	XLON
08:38:38	2024	153.7	XLON
08:39:38	621	153.8	BATE
08:39:38	547	153.8	BATE
08:40:32	1429	153.6	CHIX
09:01:38	1500	153.7	XLON
09:01:38	268	153.7	XLON
09:07:48	187	153.7	TRQX
09:07:48	1252	153.7	TRQX
09:16:07	1636	153.4	CHIX
09:16:07	1437	153.5	TRQX
09:16:07	1334	153.4	CHIX
09:16:40	87	153.5	BATE
09:16:40	269	153.8	BATE
09:16:40	868	153.8	BATE
09:16:40	1241	153.8	BATE
09:20:08	500	153.7	XLON
09:20:08	1168	153.7	XLON
09:20:08	203	153.7	CHIX
09:20:08	1010	153.7	CHIX
09:20:36	2132	153.7	XLON
09:37:08	1328	153.8	CHIX
09:49:12	1175	153.5	BATE
10:08:17	500	153.6	XLON
10:08:17	2500	153.6	XLON
10:08:17	500	153.6	XLON
10:08:17	1035	153.6	XLON
10:09:26	2	153.8	CHIX
10:09:26	1322	154	CHIX
10:10:17	370	153.9	XLON
10:10:17	958	153.9	XLON
10:10:17	1243	153.9	XLON
10:13:23	1820	154.4	XLON
10:13:26	1302	154.3	CHIX
10:13:32	1202	154.1	TRQX
10:14:12	1449	154.5	BATE
10:14:23	278	154.2	XLON
10:14:23	1000	154.5	XLON
10:14:23	278	154.5	XLON
10:14:23	84	154.5	XLON
10:14:23	84	154.5	XLON
10:14:23	493	154.5	XLON
10:23:08	1673	154.4	XLON
10:23:33	376	154.1	CHIX
10:29:33	1203	154.3	CHIX
10:29:33	99	154.3	CHIX
10:32:35	1945	154	XLON
10:32:35	1815	154.2	XLON
10:58:29	29	154.1	CHIX
10:59:20	11	154.1	CHIX
11:10:10	344	154.3	CHIX
11:10:10	1291	154.3	CHIX
11:13:22	906	154.3	BATE
11:13:22	350	154.3	BATE
11:22:35	1220	154.4	XLON
11:22:35	424	154.4	XLON
11:22:35	104	154.4	CHIX
11:22:35	611	154.4	CHIX
11:22:35	146	154.4	CHIX
11:22:35	421	154.4	CHIX
11:38:29	35	154.4	CHIX
11:38:54	13	154.4	CHIX
11:39:21	14	154.4	CHIX
11:39:47	6	154.4	CHIX
11:49:14	124	154.7	CHIX
11:49:14	617	154.7	CHIX
11:49:14	118	154.8	CHIX
11:49:14	1201	154.9	CHIX
11:49:14	1237	154.9	CHIX
11:53:10	1500	154.4	XLON
11:53:10	500	154.4	XLON
11:53:10	500	154.4	XLON
11:53:10	31	154.4	XLON
11:53:10	1190	154.4	XLON
11:53:10	2209	154.5	XLON
11:53:58	2956	154.4	XLON
11:53:58	3500	154.5	XLON
11:53:58	1000	154.5	XLON
11:53:58	262	154.5	XLON
11:53:58	500	154.5	XLON
11:53:58	6052	154.5	XLON
11:53:58	5633	154.5	XLON
11:53:59	437	154.5	BATE
11:53:59	261	154.5	BATE
11:53:59	1307	154.5	BATE
11:53:59	1676	154.5	BATE
12:08:22	500	154.4	XLON
12:08:22	500	154.4	XLON
12:08:22	1263	154.4	CHIX
12:08:22	723	154.4	XLON
12:11:22	1000	154.3	XLON
12:11:22	581	154.3	XLON
12:19:59	1	154.2	CHIX
12:21:59	1435	154.4	CHIX
12:35:54	1136	154	CHIX
12:45:38	39	154	CHIX
12:45:38	3472	154.1	XLON
12:45:38	1000	154.1	XLON
12:45:38	723	154.1	XLON
12:48:37	1380	153.7	TRQX
12:52:29	2039	154.1	XLON
12:52:29	1000	154.1	XLON
12:52:29	1000	154.1	XLON
12:52:29	500	154.1	XLON
12:52:29	500	154.1	XLON
12:52:29	500	154.1	XLON
12:52:29	500	154.1	XLON
12:54:42	845	154	CHIX
13:08:26	27	154	CHIX
13:08:54	11	154	CHIX
13:09:22	10	154	CHIX
13:09:49	4	154	CHIX
13:16:04	312	154	CHIX
13:16:04	463	154	CHIX
13:16:04	704	154	CHIX
13:23:29	1273	154	CHIX
13:32:53	719	153.9	CHIX
13:35:00	71	153.9	CHIX
13:41:15	87	153.9	CHIX
13:46:26	1653	154.2	BATE
13:46:26	500	154.2	BATE
13:46:26	55	154.2	BATE
13:46:26	335	154.2	BATE
13:46:26	1338	154.2	BATE
13:49:22	427	154	CHIX
13:50:38	481	154	CHIX
13:50:38	302	154	CHIX
13:50:38	1023	154.1	TRQX
13:50:38	966	154.1	TRQX
13:50:38	1269	154.1	TRQX
13:53:31	474	154	CHIX
13:59:10	1919	154	XLON
14:02:12	88	154	CHIX
14:07:47	566	154	CHIX
14:27:27	143	154	CHIX
14:30:00	3624	154.4	CHIX
14:30:00	167	154.5	CHIX
14:30:00	87	154.5	CHIX
14:30:00	1413	154.6	CHIX
14:30:00	1908	154.6	CHIX
14:30:42	82	154.4	XLON
14:30:42	6	154.4	XLON
14:30:42	2066	154.4	XLON
14:31:19	1169	154.4	XLON
14:31:19	762	154.4	XLON
14:40:00	1346	154.3	BATE
14:40:19	1500	154.4	XLON
14:40:19	449	154.4	XLON
15:06:52	1422	154.5	CHIX
15:09:14	500	154.6	TRQX
15:09:14	841	154.6	TRQX
15:09:26	1272	154.7	BATE
15:09:58	1779	154.7	XLON
15:09:58	1301	154.6	CHIX
15:09:58	72	154.6	CHIX
15:10:44	112	154.6	XLON
15:10:44	3101	154.6	XLON
15:10:44	1616	154.6	XLON
15:10:44	2569	154.6	XLON
15:10:44	844	154.6	TRQX
15:10:44	851	154.6	TRQX
15:10:44	617	154.9	TRQX
15:10:44	907	154.9	TRQX
15:11:26	500	154.4	BATE
15:11:26	500	154.4	BATE
15:11:26	362	154.4	BATE
15:34:58	1354	154.4	CHIX
15:38:25	45	154.2	CHIX
15:42:03	289	154.2	CHIX
15:43:30	978	154.2	CHIX
15:52:26	1343	154.4	BATE
15:52:26	500	154.4	CHIX
15:52:26	500	154.4	CHIX
15:52:26	500	154.4	CHIX
15:52:26	244	154.4	CHIX
15:52:26	87	154.4	CHIX
15:52:26	89	154.4	CHIX
15:52:26	2104	154.4	CHIX
15:52:50	1208	154.4	XLON
15:52:50	675	154.4	XLON
15:59:53	25	154.7	CHIX
16:00:49	338	154.8	XLON
16:00:49	1912	155	XLON
16:00:53	1398	155.7	CHIX
16:01:26	881	155.4	BATE
16:01:26	572	155.4	BATE
16:01:26	73	155.4	BATE
16:01:26	1547	155.4	BATE
16:02:38	272	155.3	XLON
16:02:38	1519	155.3	XLON
16:05:00	873	155.2	CHIX
16:05:00	480	155.2	CHIX
16:12:25	100	155.2	CHIX
16:14:08	87	155.7	CHIX
16:14:08	903	156.1	CHIX
16:14:08	335	156.1	CHIX
16:15:32	1246	155.8	CHIX
16:23:00	714	155.5	CHIX
16:23:01	163	155.5	CHIX
16:23:52	3	155.5	CHIX
16:24:00	1	155.5	CHIX
16:26:56	1169	155.5	TRQX
16:29:03	653	155.5	CHIX
16:29:08	1883	155.6	XLON
16:29:55	290	155.9	XLON
16:29:55	277	155.9	XLON
16:29:55	3019	155.9	XLON
16:29:56	323	156.2	BATE
16:29:56	65	156.2	BATE
16:29:56	294	156.2	BATE

 

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