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	18 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	305,516
Weighted average price paid (p)	157.58
Highest price paid (p)	158.80
Lowest price paid (p)	156.80

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 75,553,227 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 675,141,788. 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 18 September 2023 is 675,141,788. 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	157.58	171,942
BATE	157.61	59,142
CHIX	157.54	57,156
TRQX	157.59	17,276

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:02:22	373	156.9	BATE
08:02:22	991	156.9	BATE
08:06:07	1200	157.5	XLON
08:06:07	339	157.5	XLON
08:13:12	1350	157.6	CHIX
08:13:12	600	157.4	TRQX
08:13:12	823	157.4	TRQX
08:13:12	2248	157.4	BATE
08:13:12	704	157.5	BATE
08:13:12	3383	157.5	BATE
08:20:07	1822	157	XLON
08:25:01	13	157.3	XLON
08:25:37	971	157.7	XLON
08:25:37	1243	157.7	XLON
08:26:10	1214	158	BATE
09:10:00	1092	157.8	CHIX
09:10:00	339	157.8	CHIX
09:10:02	808	157.8	BATE
09:10:02	779	157.8	BATE
09:10:38	149	157.8	XLON
09:10:38	1524	157.8	XLON
09:28:48	2011	157.6	CHIX
09:28:48	1678	157.6	XLON
09:28:48	109	157.9	XLON
09:28:48	464	157.9	XLON
09:28:48	468	157.9	XLON
09:28:48	1498	157.9	XLON
09:28:48	340	157.8	XLON
09:28:48	2302	157.8	XLON
09:29:01	2166	157.7	BATE
09:29:01	2260	157.7	BATE
09:29:48	839	157.9	CHIX
09:29:48	588	157.9	CHIX
09:43:32	1421	157.5	BATE
09:43:32	116	157.6	CHIX
09:43:32	1265	157.6	CHIX
09:51:48	109	157.8	XLON
09:51:48	802	157.8	XLON
09:51:48	251	157.8	XLON
09:51:48	389	157.8	XLON
09:52:45	165	158.1	CHIX
09:52:45	2	158.1	CHIX
09:53:12	20	158.4	CHIX
09:53:12	1696	158.4	CHIX
09:53:12	309	158.4	CHIX
09:53:12	1539	158.4	CHIX
09:54:25	1274	158.3	BATE
09:54:48	1841	158.1	XLON
10:01:12	13	158.1	XLON
10:01:12	1	158.1	XLON
10:02:02	100	158.5	TRQX
10:02:02	1156	158.5	TRQX
10:02:02	4	158.5	TRQX
10:02:02	1219	158.5	TRQX
10:02:35	1338	158.7	CHIX
10:02:35	109	158.8	XLON
10:02:35	2486	158.8	XLON
10:02:35	1200	158.7	XLON
10:02:35	1200	158.7	XLON
10:02:35	894	158.7	XLON
10:02:35	50	158.7	XLON
10:09:05	73	158.5	CHIX
10:09:05	242	158.5	CHIX
10:09:05	622	158.5	CHIX
10:09:36	511	158.5	CHIX
10:10:25	600	158.3	BATE
10:10:25	638	158.3	BATE
10:12:29	600	158.3	BATE
10:12:29	794	158.3	BATE
10:13:19	1728	158.1	XLON
10:23:02	808	158.1	XLON
10:23:02	2210	158.1	XLON
10:23:02	1276	158.1	CHIX
10:23:02	600	158.1	XLON
10:23:02	600	158.1	XLON
10:24:53	1800	158.1	XLON
10:24:53	600	158.1	XLON
10:24:53	600	158.1	XLON
10:24:53	713	158.1	XLON
10:29:49	1519	157.8	XLON
10:29:49	600	157.9	XLON
10:29:49	1081	157.9	XLON
10:48:26	36	157.9	CHIX
10:48:51	15	157.9	CHIX
10:49:17	15	157.9	CHIX
10:49:43	9	157.9	CHIX
10:51:49	82	157.9	CHIX
10:51:49	5	157.9	CHIX
10:51:49	65	157.9	CHIX
10:52:02	808	157.9	CHIX
10:55:02	230	157.9	CHIX
10:56:14	217	157.8	CHIX
10:56:14	956	157.8	CHIX
11:10:34	808	157.7	CHIX
11:10:34	354	157.7	CHIX
11:28:07	600	157.8	CHIX
11:28:07	597	157.8	CHIX
11:41:26	724	157.6	CHIX
11:44:51	726	157.6	CHIX
12:01:07	223	157.6	CHIX
12:01:24	1182	157.6	CHIX
12:05:29	204	157.7	BATE
12:05:29	600	157.7	BATE
12:05:29	557	157.7	BATE
12:14:25	306	157.5	CHIX
12:15:35	1092	157.5	CHIX
12:15:35	1822	157.6	XLON
12:16:46	178	157.6	XLON
12:16:46	1121	157.8	TRQX
12:16:46	468	157.8	TRQX
12:16:46	1745	157.8	TRQX
12:16:46	600	157.8	XLON
12:16:46	1108	157.8	XLON
12:16:46	1200	157.8	XLON
12:16:46	3	157.8	XLON
12:16:46	54	157.8	XLON
12:20:38	1200	158	XLON
12:20:38	600	158	XLON
12:20:38	58	158	XLON
12:21:38	417	158	XLON
12:21:38	600	158	XLON
12:21:38	1200	158	XLON
12:21:38	1561	158	XLON
12:21:38	1302	158	BATE
12:21:38	1945	157.9	XLON
12:21:38	1357	158	BATE
12:35:38	569	157.4	CHIX
12:35:38	72	157.4	CHIX
12:38:45	140	157.4	CHIX
12:38:46	507	157.4	CHIX
12:52:46	77	157.2	CHIX
13:00:07	54	157.2	CHIX
13:00:50	419	157.2	CHIX
13:08:51	268	157.2	CHIX
13:10:12	611	157.2	CHIX
13:10:12	1177	157.2	CHIX
13:11:05	252	157	XLON
13:11:05	1577	157	XLON
13:11:05	1864	157	XLON
13:11:05	1150	157.1	TRQX
13:11:05	694	157.1	TRQX
13:11:05	4527	157	XLON
13:11:05	1343	156.9	TRQX
13:11:05	761	157	XLON
13:11:05	3855	157	XLON
13:20:30	1184	157.3	BATE
13:20:30	588	157.2	BATE
13:20:30	95	157.3	BATE
13:20:30	567	157.3	BATE
13:39:52	362	157	XLON
13:39:52	290	157	XLON
13:39:52	196	157	XLON
13:39:52	704	157	XLON
13:39:52	39	157	XLON
13:39:52	784	157	CHIX
13:39:52	610	157	CHIX
13:39:52	50	157	CHIX
13:39:52	523	157	CHIX
13:39:52	800	157	CHIX
13:39:52	28	157	CHIX
13:39:52	18	157	CHIX
13:45:39	1859	157	XLON
13:47:30	603	157.1	BATE
13:57:58	628	157.1	BATE
13:59:55	195	157.1	CHIX
13:59:56	805	157.1	BATE
14:00:06	1200	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	600	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	1224	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	528	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	140	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	114	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	282	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	1800	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	600	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	504	157.3	XLON
14:00:06	1193	157.4	BATE
14:00:06	1518	157.4	CHIX
14:02:03	1682	157.3	XLON
14:08:09	596	157.2	CHIX
14:08:09	384	157.2	CHIX
14:08:09	184	157.2	CHIX
14:11:10	1504	157.2	XLON
14:16:09	1341	157.2	CHIX
14:28:26	189	156.9	CHIX
14:28:26	600	156.9	CHIX
14:28:26	614	156.9	CHIX
14:35:48	1374	156.9	CHIX
14:40:48	1764	157.1	BATE
14:40:48	46	156.9	XLON
14:40:48	1193	156.9	XLON
14:40:51	796	156.9	XLON
14:40:51	1037	156.9	XLON
14:41:10	134	157.2	XLON
14:41:10	1548	157.5	XLON
14:41:10	259	157.5	XLON
14:41:10	265	157.5	XLON
14:41:10	2002	157.3	XLON
14:41:48	1446	157.2	BATE
14:43:33	542	157	CHIX
14:43:33	680	157	CHIX
14:45:36	11	157.2	BATE
14:45:36	22	157.2	BATE
14:45:36	99	157.2	BATE
14:45:36	600	157.2	BATE
14:45:36	550	157.2	BATE
14:45:36	1541	157.2	XLON
14:50:06	1399	157	CHIX
14:55:09	1298	156.9	XLON
14:55:09	379	156.9	XLON
14:58:09	1645	156.8	XLON
15:03:26	600	157	CHIX
15:03:26	600	157	CHIX
15:03:26	1218	157.2	BATE
15:03:26	246	157	CHIX
15:03:28	163	157	XLON
15:08:51	600	157	XLON
15:08:51	600	157	XLON
15:08:51	600	157	XLON
15:08:51	600	157	XLON
15:08:51	1181	157	XLON
15:08:51	118	157	CHIX
15:08:51	23	157	CHIX
15:08:51	600	157	CHIX
15:08:51	554	157	CHIX
15:08:51	600	157	TRQX
15:08:51	26	157	TRQX
15:08:51	56	157	TRQX
15:08:51	584	157	TRQX
15:09:51	1373	156.8	BATE
15:18:27	258	156.9	CHIX
15:18:53	102	156.9	CHIX
15:19:18	95	156.9	CHIX
15:19:43	64	156.9	CHIX
15:20:07	1200	157.2	XLON
15:20:07	619	157.2	XLON
15:20:07	1671	157.2	XLON
15:20:07	94	157	CHIX
15:20:07	1173	157	CHIX
15:20:51	600	157.1	BATE
15:20:51	600	157.1	BATE
15:20:51	8	157.1	BATE
15:26:49	76	157.1	XLON
15:26:49	152	157.1	XLON
15:27:32	1276	157.2	BATE
15:27:32	1433	157.2	CHIX
15:27:32	1453	157.2	TRQX
15:27:32	1401	157.2	BATE
15:32:11	1705	157.2	XLON
15:35:35	1458	157.3	XLON
15:35:35	1458	157.3	XLON
15:35:35	50	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	600	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	3600	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	278	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	6789	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	456	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	833	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	78	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	120	157.4	XLON
15:35:35	1091	157.5	CHIX
15:35:35	1021	157.5	TRQX
15:35:35	600	157.5	TRQX
15:35:35	27	157.5	CHIX
15:35:35	586	157.8	TRQX
15:35:35	842	157.8	TRQX
15:35:35	332	157.8	TRQX
15:35:35	209	157.7	BATE
15:35:35	1200	157.7	BATE
15:35:35	143	157.7	BATE
15:35:36	1317	157.8	BATE
15:35:36	4473	157.8	XLON
15:35:36	4984	157.8	XLON
15:35:36	1820	157.8	XLON
15:35:45	1814	157.7	XLON
15:35:57	597	157.7	XLON
15:35:57	1197	157.7	XLON
15:35:57	597	157.7	XLON
15:35:57	597	157.7	XLON
15:35:57	1653	157.7	XLON
15:35:57	1640	157.7	XLON
15:36:21	136	157.5	CHIX
15:36:21	1431	157.7	BATE
15:36:24	3058	157.5	XLON
15:36:24	3241	157.5	XLON
15:36:27	449	157.5	XLON
15:37:19	1148	157.5	XLON
15:37:19	264	157.5	XLON
15:38:59	1216	157.4	BATE
15:39:40	2051	157.4	XLON
15:41:03	1187	157.4	CHIX
15:41:03	2	157.4	CHIX
15:41:03	10	157.4	CHIX
15:44:03	226	157.4	CHIX
15:49:03	1206	157.4	CHIX
15:56:27	674	157.4	BATE
15:56:27	768	157.4	BATE
15:56:27	1200	157.4	XLON
15:56:27	1200	157.4	XLON
15:56:27	885	157.4	XLON
15:56:27	1157	157.4	XLON
15:56:27	9	157.4	BATE
15:56:27	189	157.4	XLON
15:56:27	1541	157.4	XLON
15:56:27	1069	157.4	XLON
15:56:27	722	157.4	BATE
15:56:29	12	157.4	BATE
16:06:20	2384	157.6	CHIX
16:09:20	431	157.6	CHIX
16:09:20	1000	157.6	CHIX
16:10:32	1801	157.7	XLON
16:14:07	4234	157.7	XLON
16:14:07	1138	157.7	XLON
16:14:07	2660	157.7	XLON
16:14:07	2217	157.7	BATE
16:14:07	115	157.7	BATE
16:14:07	242	157.7	BATE
16:14:07	184	157.7	BATE
16:16:32	1163	157.8	CHIX
16:16:32	115	157.9	XLON
16:16:32	917	157.9	XLON
16:16:32	600	157.9	XLON
16:16:32	600	157.9	XLON
16:16:32	600	157.9	XLON
16:16:33	600	157.9	XLON
16:16:33	1800	157.9	BATE
16:16:33	400	157.9	BATE
16:16:37	878	158.3	BATE
16:16:37	968	158.3	BATE
16:16:37	1812	158.3	BATE
16:16:37	165	158	BATE
16:16:37	1756	158.2	BATE
16:29:06	748	157.9	CHIX
16:29:06	819	157.9	CHIX
16:29:06	142	157.9	XLON
16:29:06	995	157.9	XLON
16:29:06	5651	157.9	XLON
16:29:06	121	157.9	XLON
16:29:06	2580	157.9	XLON
16:29:24	268	157.8	TRQX
16:29:24	228	157.8	TRQX
16:29:46	257	157.8	TRQX

 

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