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 RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	26 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	272,214
Weighted average price paid (p)	152.54
Highest price paid (p)	156.70
Lowest price paid (p)	151.70

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 78,169,676 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 672,525,339 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 26 September 2023 is 672,525,339 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: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

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 RBC Europe 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	152.04	180,671
BATE	153.38	27,635
CHIX	153.59	38,442
TRQX	153.52	25,466

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
8:02:41	843	154.30	XLON
8:02:41	54	154.00	BATE
8:02:41	605	153.90	BATE
8:02:42	298	155.40	XLON
8:02:42	3	155.10	BATE
8:03:23	21	154.20	CHIX
8:04:04	297	155.20	TRQX
8:04:04	804	155.20	XLON
8:04:04	277	155.10	CHIX
8:04:04	298	155.10	BATE
8:04:06	1,122	155.00	XLON
8:04:06	808	155.00	TRQX
8:06:09	851	156.20	CHIX
8:06:09	1387	156.20	CHIX
8:06:10	1	156.30	CHIX
8:06:10	800	156.30	CHIX
8:06:10	234	156.30	CHIX
8:06:11	286	156.70	CHIX
8:06:11	90	156.60	CHIX
8:06:11	672	156.60	CHIX
8:06:18	286	156.00	XLON
8:06:18	286	156.00	TRQX
8:06:18	838	156.00	CHIX
8:06:18	287	156.00	BATE
8:06:51	470	155.70	XLON
8:06:51	470	155.70	TRQX
8:06:51	470	155.70	CHIX
8:07:40	424	156.00	CHIX
8:07:40	425	156.00	BATE
8:07:40	424	156.00	XLON
8:07:40	424	156.00	TRQX
8:07:45	424	155.70	TRQX
8:07:45	424	155.70	XLON
8:07:45	424	155.70	CHIX
8:07:45	425	155.70	BATE
8:08:01	371	156.00	XLON
8:08:01	424	156.00	TRQX
8:08:01	53	156.00	XLON
8:08:01	425	156.00	BATE
8:08:01	238	156.00	CHIX
8:08:01	186	156.00	CHIX
8:09:33	14	156.00	XLON
8:09:33	424	156.00	CHIX
8:09:34	410	156.00	XLON
8:09:34	424	156.00	TRQX
8:09:34	425	156.00	BATE
8:11:20	424	155.90	TRQX
8:11:20	424	155.90	XLON
8:11:20	424	155.90	CHIX
8:11:20	425	155.90	BATE
8:14:02	424	155.70	XLON
8:14:02	424	155.70	TRQX
8:14:02	425	155.70	BATE
8:14:02	424	155.70	CHIX
8:14:02	424	155.40	XLON
8:15:26	424	155.30	TRQX
8:15:26	424	155.30	XLON
8:15:26	424	155.30	CHIX
8:15:26	276	155.30	BATE
8:15:26	149	155.30	BATE
8:18:55	260	155.20	XLON
8:18:55	260	155.20	BATE
8:18:55	260	155.20	CHIX
8:18:55	260	155.20	TRQX
8:18:55	603	155.00	CHIX
8:18:55	424	154.70	XLON
8:18:55	424	154.70	CHIX
8:18:55	424	154.70	TRQX
8:18:55	425	154.70	BATE
8:18:56	138	154.65	BATE
8:18:56	188	154.65	BATE
8:19:07	120	154.55	BATE
8:19:07	266	154.55	BATE
8:19:07	103	154.55	BATE
8:19:07	424	154.40	XLON
8:19:07	424	154.40	TRQX
8:19:07	425	154.40	BATE
8:19:07	424	154.40	CHIX
8:19:29	424	154.20	XLON
8:29:15	424	154.50	TRQX
8:29:15	424	154.50	CHIX
8:29:15	425	154.50	BATE
8:29:16	102	154.40	XLON
8:29:16	424	154.40	TRQX
8:29:16	322	154.40	XLON
8:29:41	424	154.20	TRQX
8:29:41	424	154.20	XLON
8:29:41	424	154.20	CHIX
8:29:41	425	154.20	BATE
8:33:10	424	153.40	TRQX
8:33:10	101	153.40	XLON
8:33:10	323	153.40	XLON
8:33:10	425	153.40	BATE
8:33:10	424	153.40	CHIX
8:44:48	424	153.70	XLON
8:49:54	424	153.80	TRQX
8:49:54	424	153.80	XLON
8:49:54	425	153.80	BATE
8:49:54	424	153.80	CHIX
8:58:28	424	153.80	XLON
8:58:28	424	153.80	TRQX
8:58:28	91	153.80	BATE
8:58:28	424	153.80	CHIX
8:58:28	334	153.80	BATE
8:58:54	424	153.70	TRQX
8:58:54	424	153.70	XLON
8:58:54	425	153.70	BATE
8:58:54	424	153.70	CHIX
8:59:22	424	153.60	XLON
8:59:22	425	153.60	BATE
8:59:22	424	153.60	TRQX
8:59:22	424	153.60	CHIX
8:59:33	49	153.60	TRQX
8:59:33	424	153.60	XLON
8:59:33	375	153.60	TRQX
8:59:33	425	153.60	BATE
8:59:33	424	153.60	CHIX
8:59:47	425	153.40	BATE
8:59:47	424	153.40	XLON
8:59:47	424	153.40	TRQX
8:59:47	424	153.40	CHIX
9:08:28	424	153.50	TRQX
9:08:28	61	153.50	BATE
9:08:28	424	153.50	XLON
9:08:28	364	153.50	BATE
9:08:28	424	153.50	CHIX
9:08:55	454	153.40	TRQX
9:08:55	455	153.40	XLON
9:08:55	394	153.40	BATE
9:08:55	394	153.40	CHIX
9:09:09	454	153.30	TRQX
9:09:09	248	153.30	XLON
9:09:09	60	153.30	CHIX
9:09:09	207	153.30	XLON
9:09:09	8	153.30	BATE
9:09:09	51	153.30	CHIX
9:09:09	104	153.30	BATE
9:19:51	42	153.40	CHIX
9:19:51	41	153.40	CHIX
9:30:47	359	153.40	BATE
9:30:47	54	153.40	TRQX
9:30:47	282	153.40	XLON
9:30:47	187	153.40	CHIX
9:30:47	76	153.40	XLON
9:30:47	568	153.40	TRQX
9:30:47	88	153.40	CHIX
9:31:47	161	153.30	TRQX
9:31:47	260	153.30	XLON
9:31:47	110	153.30	TRQX
9:31:47	11	153.30	XLON
9:31:47	161	153.30	BATE
9:31:47	161	153.30	CHIX
9:31:47	110	153.30	BATE
9:31:47	110	153.30	CHIX
9:32:28	145	153.40	TRQX
9:32:28	87	153.10	CHIX
9:32:30	145	153.40	XLON
9:32:32	58	153.50	CHIX
9:32:36	43	153.50	XLON
9:32:39	38	153.50	BATE
9:32:39	108	153.50	BATE
9:32:41	44	153.50	TRQX
9:32:42	26	153.50	CHIX
9:32:45	18	153.50	CHIX
9:32:48	14	153.50	TRQX
9:32:51	13	153.50	XLON
9:48:28	16	153.10	TRQX
9:48:28	16	153.10	XLON
9:48:28	16	153.10	BATE
9:48:28	16	153.10	CHIX
9:48:52	24	153.40	CHIX
9:48:52	18	152.90	BATE
9:48:53	23	153.40	TRQX
9:48:57	23	153.40	XLON
9:49:00	7	153.40	CHIX
9:49:03	7	153.40	XLON
9:49:06	6	153.40	BATE
9:49:09	5	153.40	CHIX
9:49:12	2	153.40	CHIX
9:49:19	2	153.30	BATE
9:49:21	5	153.30	CHIX
9:49:24	2	153.30	XLON
9:49:27	2	153.30	CHIX
9:49:30	1	153.30	BATE
9:49:43	1	153.20	CHIX
10:14:06	4	153.10	BATE
10:14:06	3	152.80	XLON
10:14:06	3	152.80	CHIX
10:29:20	41	152.70	XLON
10:29:20	92	152.70	BATE
10:29:20	91	152.70	TRQX
10:29:20	91	152.70	CHIX
10:29:20	30	152.70	XLON
10:29:20	20	152.70	XLON
10:41:23	183	152.90	XLON
10:41:27	147	153.00	CHIX
10:41:27	444	152.90	XLON
10:41:27	276	152.90	XLON
10:41:27	319	152.90	XLON
10:41:27	36	152.80	CHIX
11:39:52	290	152.70	TRQX
11:39:52	290	152.70	XLON
11:39:52	290	152.70	BATE
11:39:52	11	152.70	CHIX
11:39:52	279	152.70	CHIX
11:39:53	511	152.60	TRQX
11:39:53	137	152.60	TRQX
11:39:57	61	152.40	CHIX
11:39:57	135	152.40	TRQX
11:39:57	135	152.40	XLON
11:39:57	136	152.40	BATE
11:39:57	74	152.40	CHIX
11:50:15	64	152.40	CHIX
11:50:15	63	152.40	XLON
11:50:15	64	152.40	BATE
11:59:15	36	152.30	TRQX
11:59:15	36	152.30	XLON
11:59:15	36	152.30	CHIX
11:59:15	36	152.30	BATE
11:59:15	80	152.30	BATE
12:02:30	13	153.00	TRQX
12:02:30	145	153.00	TRQX
12:02:30	133	152.90	XLON
12:02:30	26	152.90	XLON
12:03:32	6	153.00	BATE
12:09:30	424	153.40	TRQX
12:09:30	419	153.40	BATE
12:09:30	424	153.40	CHIX
12:09:30	424	153.40	XLON
12:10:08	424	153.30	CHIX
12:10:08	424	153.30	TRQX
12:10:08	424	153.30	XLON
12:10:08	425	153.30	BATE
12:19:55	73	153.00	CHIX
12:22:57	351	153.40	CHIX
12:22:57	424	153.40	XLON
12:49:55	103	153.00	TRQX
12:49:55	424	153.00	XLON
12:49:55	321	153.00	TRQX
12:49:55	103	153.00	BATE
12:49:55	424	153.00	CHIX
12:49:55	322	153.00	BATE
12:49:55	424	153.00	XLON
12:49:55	424	153.00	TRQX
13:09:04	424	152.90	TRQX
13:09:04	424	152.90	XLON
13:09:04	424	152.90	CHIX
13:09:04	425	152.90	BATE
13:09:15	10	152.70	BATE
13:09:17	415	152.70	BATE
13:09:17	424	152.70	TRQX
13:09:17	424	152.70	CHIX
13:09:17	424	152.70	XLON
13:19:51	424	152.10	TRQX
13:19:51	424	152.10	XLON
13:19:51	424	152.10	CHIX
13:19:51	425	152.10	BATE
13:20:54	322	151.80	XLON
13:20:54	424	151.80	CHIX
13:20:54	424	151.80	TRQX
13:20:54	425	151.80	BATE
13:20:54	102	151.80	XLON
13:55:27	424	152.70	XLON
13:55:27	424	152.70	TRQX
13:55:27	425	152.70	BATE
13:55:27	424	152.70	CHIX
14:09:52	425	152.50	BATE
14:09:52	424	152.50	CHIX
14:09:52	424	152.50	XLON
14:09:52	207	152.50	TRQX
14:09:52	217	152.50	TRQX
14:10:52	424	152.30	XLON
14:10:52	196	152.30	TRQX
14:10:52	425	152.30	BATE
14:10:52	424	152.30	CHIX
14:10:52	522	152.30	XLON
14:10:52	228	152.30	TRQX
14:11:07	424	152.10	XLON
14:11:40	164	152.10	TRQX
14:11:40	220	152.10	BATE
14:11:40	178	152.10	CHIX
14:11:54	424	152.00	XLON
14:23:13	367	152.00	TRQX
14:23:13	424	152.00	XLON
14:23:13	425	152.00	BATE
14:23:13	424	152.00	CHIX
14:23:13	57	152.00	TRQX
14:33:54	302	152.10	CHIX
14:43:16	30	153.00	XLON
14:43:16	394	153.00	XLON
14:43:19	169	153.10	BATE
14:43:19	1,231	153.10	BATE
15:02:43	566	152.70	CHIX
15:08:01	566	152.70	XLON
15:08:01	565	152.70	TRQX
15:08:01	1138	152.70	BATE
15:08:01	824	152.70	CHIX
15:08:46	1344	152.50	TRQX
15:08:47	566	152.50	XLON
15:08:47	566	152.50	BATE
15:08:47	1	152.50	TRQX
15:08:50	674	152.50	TRQX
15:08:50	323	152.50	CHIX
15:16:20	424	152.10	XLON
15:16:20	176	152.10	TRQX
15:16:20	425	152.10	BATE
15:16:20	424	152.10	CHIX
15:16:20	248	152.10	TRQX
15:23:52	1144	152.30	CHIX
15:23:52	48	152.30	BATE
15:23:55	97	152.60	TRQX
15:23:55	47	152.60	TRQX
15:23:55	133	152.40	XLON
15:23:55	18	152.40	XLON
15:23:55	492	152.40	CHIX
15:41:46	566	152.20	CHIX
16:03:32	1	152.30	CHIX
16:05:35	718	152.35	CHIX
16:05:35	566	152.30	XLON
16:05:35	756	152.30	CHIX
16:05:38	1,831	152.80	CHIX
16:05:38	142	152.70	XLON
16:05:38	9	152.70	CHIX
16:05:38	614	152.70	TRQX
16:05:38	729	152.70	CHIX
16:05:38	9	152.70	BATE
16:05:39	696	152.80	XLON
16:05:39	620	152.80	XLON
16:05:39	10	152.80	XLON
16:05:39	99	152.80	BATE
16:05:39	906	152.70	BATE
16:05:53	566	152.70	XLON
16:05:53	566	152.70	BATE
16:05:53	816	152.70	CHIX
16:05:53	424	152.60	XLON
16:05:53	425	152.60	BATE
16:05:53	424	152.60	TRQX
16:05:53	424	152.60	CHIX
16:05:54	122	152.70	BATE
16:05:54	379	152.70	BATE
16:05:54	385	152.70	BATE
16:10:14	424	152.40	CHIX
16:17:28	1	152.40	BATE
16:22:43	424	152.50	TRQX
16:22:43	424	152.50	BATE
16:22:43	835	152.50	CHIX
16:22:43	424	152.50	XLON
16:22:43	885	152.50	CHIX
16:22:54	600	152.45	BATE
16:22:54	289	152.40	XLON
16:22:54	241	152.40	BATE
16:22:54	92	152.40	TRQX
16:22:54	205	152.40	CHIX
16:22:54	277	152.40	XLON
16:22:54	473	152.40	TRQX
16:22:54	1,242	152.40	BATE
16:22:54	59	152.40	CHIX
16:22:54	302	152.40	CHIX
16:23:13	465	152.30	XLON
16:23:13	20	152.30	BATE
16:23:13	445	152.30	BATE
16:23:13	64	152.30	TRQX
16:23:13	401	152.30	TRQX
16:23:13	727	152.30	CHIX
16:24:14	20	152.10	XLON
16:24:14	20	152.10	TRQX
16:24:14	404	152.10	XLON
16:24:14	424	152.10	CHIX
16:24:14	404	152.10	TRQX
16:24:14	20	152.10	BATE
16:24:14	405	152.10	BATE
16:24:49	424	151.90	CHIX
16:27:37	1,853	152.40	XLON
16:27:37	133	152.40	XLON
16:27:37	64	152.40	XLON
16:27:37	424	152.20	XLON
16:29:10	566	152.00	CHIX
16:29:12	1052	152.00	XLON
16:29:12	2,828	152.00	XLON
16:29:44	163	152.40	CHIX
16:29:44	345	152.40	CHIX
16:29:44	1,130	152.40	XLON
16:29:44	678	152.20	CHIX
16:29:44	7	152.20	CHIX
16:29:44	11	152.20	CHIX
16:29:44	450	152.00	BATE
16:29:53	508	152.20	XLON
16:29:53	163	152.20	CHIX
16:29:53	144	152.20	TRQX
16:29:54	100	152.30	XLON
16:29:54	324	152.30	XLON
16:35:16	5681	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	119	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	394	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	17	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	14,705	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	9,983	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	10,932	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	38,416	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	21,314	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	860	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	2,155	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	8,694	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	10,859	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	2,010	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	257	151.70	XLON
16:35:16	14,745	151.70	XLON

 

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