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	21 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	333,735
Weighted average price paid (p)	158.70
Highest price paid (p)	161.80
Lowest price paid (p)	157.30

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 76,925,772 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 673,769,243. 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 21 September 2023 is 673,769,243. 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	158.77	190,245
BATE	158.78	46,368
CHIX	158.47	66,884
TRQX	158.59	30,238

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:13	630	160.8	TRQX
08:00:13	575	160.8	TRQX
08:03:02	731	161.3	XLON
08:03:02	802	161.3	XLON
08:03:04	2494	161.2	XLON
08:03:04	1994	161.3	XLON
08:03:04	396	161.2	XLON
08:03:04	2390	161.3	XLON
08:03:04	500	161.3	XLON
08:03:04	4318	161.2	XLON
08:03:04	4455	161.3	XLON
08:03:30	1257	161.7	CHIX
08:03:50	1212	161.8	BATE
08:07:21	1415	160	BATE
08:07:21	844	160	BATE
08:07:21	516	160	BATE
08:32:12	1676	159.2	XLON
08:32:30	501	158.7	CHIX
08:32:30	852	158.7	CHIX
08:33:16	1897	159.2	XLON
08:33:32	1946	159.2	XLON
08:34:08	3146	159.6	XLON
08:34:08	512	159.6	XLON
08:34:19	2777	159.3	XLON
08:34:19	2138	159.5	XLON
08:34:19	512	159.5	XLON
08:34:50	1538	159.6	BATE
08:35:30	1269	159.6	CHIX
08:36:45	1449	159.5	TRQX
08:40:05	837	159.5	XLON
08:40:05	1000	159.5	XLON
08:40:05	962	159.5	TRQX
08:40:05	224	159.5	TRQX
08:53:05	1000	158.7	CHIX
08:53:05	272	158.7	CHIX
08:55:45	149	158.4	TRQX
08:55:45	1051	158.4	TRQX
08:56:05	1612	158.3	XLON
09:02:05	389	157.9	XLON
09:02:05	515	157.9	XLON
09:04:21	777	157.9	XLON
09:15:01	2207	157.8	CHIX
09:15:01	1795	157.9	XLON
09:15:01	1704	157.6	XLON
09:15:01	14	157.6	XLON
09:15:01	1351	157.7	TRQX
09:16:27	1237	158.2	CHIX
09:16:27	1817	158.1	CHIX
09:17:04	1309	158.2	XLON
09:17:04	500	158.2	XLON
09:17:57	403	158.3	XLON
09:17:57	500	158.3	XLON
09:17:57	285	158.3	XLON
09:17:57	500	158.3	XLON
09:24:57	454	158.9	XLON
09:24:57	749	158.9	XLON
09:24:57	513	158.9	XLON
09:55:01	33	158.9	TRQX
09:55:01	500	158.9	TRQX
09:55:01	629	158.9	TRQX
09:56:58	1935	158.8	BATE
09:56:58	858	158.8	BATE
09:56:58	995	158.8	BATE
09:56:58	1213	158.9	CHIX
09:56:58	1569	159.4	XLON
09:56:59	1645	158.6	XLON
09:56:59	671	158.6	XLON
09:56:59	824	158.8	XLON
09:56:59	1000	158.8	XLON
10:00:59	1583	158.5	XLON
10:03:43	3471	158.6	XLON
10:03:43	2599	158.5	XLON
10:13:45	1409	158.7	CHIX
10:13:45	905	158.7	CHIX
10:13:45	3884	158.7	CHIX
10:13:45	1793	158.6	XLON
10:15:14	1513	158.8	XLON
10:15:14	47	158.8	XLON
10:23:01	1336	158.9	TRQX
10:24:14	1759	158.7	XLON
10:24:14	130	158.7	XLON
10:52:01	51	158.4	TRQX
10:53:45	1200	158.4	TRQX
11:18:04	718	158.1	XLON
11:18:04	904	158.1	XLON
11:18:04	788	158.1	CHIX
11:18:04	343	158.1	CHIX
11:18:04	36	158.1	CHIX
11:24:55	334	157.9	TRQX
11:24:55	877	157.9	TRQX
11:24:58	1210	158.1	BATE
11:24:58	500	158.1	BATE
11:24:58	136	158.1	BATE
11:24:58	894	158.1	BATE
11:35:49	934	157.6	XLON
11:35:49	500	157.6	XLON
11:35:49	500	157.6	XLON
11:35:53	1500	157.9	CHIX
11:35:53	375	157.9	CHIX
11:36:00	2313	157.9	XLON
11:36:00	516	157.9	XLON
11:36:00	2007	157.9	XLON
11:36:58	3840	157.9	XLON
11:36:58	553	157.9	XLON
11:36:59	500	157.9	BATE
11:36:59	933	157.9	BATE
11:37:30	1241	158.3	CHIX
11:37:30	1284	157.9	CHIX
11:43:44	352	157.8	XLON
11:43:44	500	157.8	XLON
11:43:44	1099	157.8	XLON
11:43:44	1729	157.8	XLON
11:49:11	2041	158.1	XLON
11:50:11	1849	158.6	XLON
11:51:11	1527	158.5	XLON
11:55:04	1219	158.4	TRQX
12:00:11	1714	158.6	XLON
12:00:23	1850	158.9	XLON
12:00:30	1272	158.7	CHIX
12:01:00	1422	158.7	BATE
12:01:33	2368	158.9	XLON
12:01:33	589	158.9	XLON
12:01:33	2119	158.9	XLON
12:02:07	1542	159.1	XLON
12:02:07	1542	159.2	XLON
12:02:07	2113	158.9	XLON
12:02:08	1450	158.7	BATE
12:02:08	1423	158.6	BATE
12:02:08	1570	158.7	CHIX
12:02:08	1594	158.9	XLON
12:02:58	500	159	XLON
12:02:58	1000	159	XLON
12:02:58	27	159.2	XLON
12:02:58	1000	159.2	XLON
12:02:58	500	159.2	XLON
12:02:58	932	158.9	XLON
12:02:58	500	158.9	XLON
12:02:58	1000	158.9	XLON
12:03:13	1851	159.2	XLON
12:03:13	1215	159.1	CHIX
12:03:13	1239	159.2	XLON
12:03:13	1239	159	XLON
12:03:13	1000	159.2	XLON
12:03:13	1704	159	XLON
12:03:14	732	159	XLON
12:03:14	917	159	XLON
12:03:14	1649	159.2	XLON
12:03:14	2558	159	XLON
12:03:14	1669	159.2	XLON
12:04:15	1000	158.7	BATE
12:04:15	164	158.7	BATE
12:06:15	1237	159	BATE
12:06:15	500	158.6	BATE
12:06:15	500	158.6	BATE
12:06:15	500	158.6	BATE
12:06:15	500	158.6	BATE
12:06:15	220	158.6	BATE
12:06:15	1353	158.6	BATE
12:11:14	1334	158.7	CHIX
12:16:13	1679	158.3	XLON
12:24:49	57	158.1	TRQX
12:27:14	41	158.3	CHIX
12:27:14	1219	158.4	CHIX
12:30:01	1226	158.1	TRQX
12:32:04	500	158.1	BATE
12:32:04	748	158.1	BATE
12:33:40	367	158.1	XLON
12:33:40	1687	158.1	XLON
12:33:40	3275	158.1	XLON
12:33:40	500	158.1	XLON
12:33:40	1000	158.1	XLON
12:39:35	1106	157.8	XLON
12:39:35	788	157.8	XLON
12:39:35	1218	157.8	CHIX
12:55:16	1369	157.7	CHIX
12:55:16	1417	157.7	TRQX
12:55:24	165	157.6	XLON
12:55:24	1832	157.6	XLON
13:15:25	292	157.5	BATE
13:15:25	1434	157.5	BATE
13:15:25	1316	157.5	CHIX
13:18:55	1744	157.5	XLON
13:18:55	849	157.5	XLON
13:18:55	872	157.5	XLON
13:18:55	1311	157.5	CHIX
13:23:22	1421	157.3	TRQX
13:23:59	862	157.5	XLON
13:23:59	397	157.5	XLON
13:23:59	500	157.5	XLON
13:23:59	1000	157.5	XLON
13:23:59	1569	157.5	XLON
13:23:59	1000	157.5	XLON
13:32:30	1394	157.5	CHIX
13:41:37	2509	158	XLON
13:41:37	1000	158	XLON
13:41:37	840	158.1	XLON
13:41:37	1159	158.1	XLON
13:47:17	1755	158	XLON
13:47:17	417	157.8	CHIX
13:47:17	500	157.8	CHIX
13:47:17	491	157.8	CHIX
13:48:20	2366	158.2	XLON
13:48:20	1658	158.2	XLON
13:48:20	115	158.2	XLON
13:49:35	2357	158.8	BATE
13:49:35	452	158.8	BATE
13:49:35	580	158.8	BATE
13:49:35	1939	158.8	BATE
13:52:26	135	158.2	XLON
13:52:26	1500	158.2	XLON
13:54:37	1000	158.3	TRQX
13:54:37	262	158.3	TRQX
13:57:17	18	158.2	XLON
13:57:17	1000	158.2	XLON
13:57:17	175	158.2	XLON
13:57:17	500	158.2	XLON
13:57:17	486	158.2	CHIX
13:57:17	486	158.2	CHIX
13:57:17	311	158.2	CHIX
14:06:17	100	158.8	XLON
14:06:17	1726	158.8	XLON
14:06:17	1113	158.8	XLON
14:06:17	308	158.8	XLON
14:06:17	115	158.8	XLON
14:07:30	1199	158.9	CHIX
14:14:30	1340	158.9	CHIX
14:17:37	674	158.9	TRQX
14:17:37	516	158.9	TRQX
14:23:30	500	158.9	CHIX
14:23:30	500	158.9	CHIX
14:23:30	424	158.9	CHIX
14:30:37	358	158.9	TRQX
14:30:37	960	158.9	TRQX
14:30:38	143	158.7	CHIX
14:32:38	1185	158.9	CHIX
14:34:17	196	158.7	XLON
14:34:17	500	158.7	XLON
14:34:17	500	158.7	XLON
14:34:17	500	158.7	XLON
14:39:32	1422	158.7	CHIX
14:40:38	1702	158.5	XLON
14:43:26	2030	158.5	BATE
14:47:15	1706	158.3	XLON
14:47:15	40	158.3	XLON
14:47:15	1952	158.5	BATE
14:47:15	903	159	BATE
14:47:15	2312	158.5	BATE
14:48:01	2507	158.5	XLON
14:48:01	1825	158.5	XLON
14:48:01	1149	158.5	XLON
14:48:01	500	158.5	XLON
14:48:01	52	158.5	CHIX
14:48:01	1125	158.5	CHIX
14:49:19	1000	158.5	TRQX
14:49:19	189	158.5	TRQX
14:54:07	906	158.5	CHIX
14:54:07	474	158.5	CHIX
14:59:47	1203	158.2	CHIX
15:03:19	76	158.3	TRQX
15:03:19	580	158.3	TRQX
15:03:19	129	158.3	TRQX
15:03:19	418	158.3	TRQX
15:06:47	1026	158.1	CHIX
15:06:47	421	158.1	CHIX
15:15:00	1376	158.2	CHIX
15:21:00	195	158.2	CHIX
15:21:00	1112	158.2	CHIX
15:21:09	166	158.1	TRQX
15:21:09	1150	158.1	TRQX
15:25:37	500	158.3	XLON
15:25:37	500	158.3	XLON
15:26:24	1218	158.7	BATE
15:26:53	2043	158.7	XLON
15:26:53	256	158.7	XLON
15:29:55	30	158.7	CHIX
15:32:09	1246	158.7	CHIX
15:32:09	591	159	TRQX
15:32:09	800	159	TRQX
15:32:10	122	158.5	CHIX
15:32:17	1058	158.5	CHIX
15:32:21	2855	158.5	XLON
15:40:27	580	158.4	CHIX
15:42:41	515	158.4	CHIX
15:42:41	102	158.4	CHIX
15:48:59	348	158.5	XLON
15:48:59	214	158.5	XLON
15:48:59	458	158.5	XLON
15:48:59	593	158.5	XLON
15:48:59	165	158.6	CHIX
15:48:59	812	158.6	CHIX
15:48:59	463	158.6	CHIX
15:48:59	1428	159.3	TRQX
15:49:10	629	158.3	XLON
15:51:19	143	158.4	BATE
15:51:19	34	158.4	BATE
15:53:13	1805	158.5	XLON
15:54:09	1405	158.7	BATE
15:54:09	868	158.7	BATE
15:54:09	254	158.7	BATE
15:54:09	326	158.7	BATE
15:54:09	580	158.9	BATE
15:54:09	868	158.9	BATE
15:54:09	1229	158.6	CHIX
16:01:09	1306	158.5	TRQX
16:01:09	38	158.6	CHIX
16:01:09	13	158.6	CHIX
16:01:09	1110	158.6	CHIX
16:06:09	1192	158.6	CHIX
16:12:09	1309	158.5	CHIX
16:12:13	1099	158.5	XLON
16:12:13	898	158.5	XLON
16:13:02	373	158.5	XLON
16:14:20	1277	158.5	TRQX
16:14:20	66	158.5	TRQX
16:16:34	80	158.3	CHIX
16:17:12	1194	158.6	XLON
16:17:12	500	158.6	XLON
16:17:12	500	158.6	XLON
16:17:12	1000	158.6	XLON
16:17:16	1597	158.6	XLON
16:17:34	1000	158.6	CHIX
16:17:34	275	158.6	CHIX
16:23:35	500	158.5	CHIX
16:23:35	314	158.5	CHIX
16:24:02	601	158.5	TRQX
16:26:09	550	159	BATE
16:26:09	868	159	BATE
16:26:35	788	158.5	CHIX

 

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