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	27 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	306,753
Weighted average price paid (p)	150.63
Highest price paid (p)	152.90
Lowest price paid (p)	149.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 78,476,429 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 672,218,586. 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 27 September 2023 is 672,218,586. 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	150.62	216,108
BATE	150.69	32,120
CHIX	150.67	30,242
TRQX	150.60	28,283

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:21:06	13	149.40	CHIX
8:21:07	433	152.90	CHIX
8:21:07	568	150.60	XLON
8:21:07	55	150.60	XLON
8:22:08	432	150.30	TRQX
8:22:08	433	150.30	CHIX
8:22:08	433	150.30	BATE
8:22:08	1,000	150.20	XLON
8:22:17	432	150.30	TRQX
8:22:17	433	150.30	XLON
8:22:17	433	150.30	CHIX
8:22:17	433	150.30	BATE
8:22:18	433	150.30	XLON
8:22:18	128	150.30	TRQX
8:22:18	304	150.30	TRQX
8:22:21	234	150.10	XLON
8:22:21	110	150.10	TRQX
8:22:21	234	150.10	CHIX
8:22:21	124	150.10	TRQX
8:22:21	235	150.10	BATE
8:22:33	120	150.10	XLON
8:22:33	119	150.10	TRQX
8:22:33	120	150.10	CHIX
8:22:33	120	150.10	BATE
8:22:37	47	150.00	CHIX
8:22:37	47	150.00	TRQX
8:22:37	47	150.00	XLON
8:22:37	47	150.00	BATE
8:22:40	218	150.00	CHIX
8:24:03	26	150.80	TRQX
8:24:03	26	150.70	XLON
8:24:03	148	150.60	XLON
8:24:03	1,251	150.60	XLON
8:24:03	255	150.50	CHIX
8:24:03	492	150.50	XLON
8:35:50	1,022	150.90	TRQX
8:35:50	433	150.90	XLON
8:35:50	433	150.90	CHIX
8:35:50	433	150.90	BATE
8:35:50	432	150.90	TRQX
9:07:46	401	151.80	XLON
9:07:46	148	151.80	XLON
9:07:46	106	151.80	XLON
9:25:07	433	151.70	XLON
9:25:07	432	151.70	TRQX
9:25:07	433	151.70	CHIX
9:25:07	433	151.70	BATE
9:25:20	433	151.60	XLON
9:25:20	432	151.60	TRQX
9:25:20	433	151.60	CHIX
9:25:20	724	151.60	BATE
9:26:45	432	151.40	TRQX
9:26:45	600	151.40	XLON
9:26:45	600	151.40	BATE
9:26:45	266	151.40	XLON
9:26:45	552	151.40	BATE
9:26:45	326	151.40	CHIX
9:26:45	107	151.40	CHIX
9:28:16	516	151.10	BATE
9:28:16	350	151.10	CHIX
9:28:16	516	151.10	TRQX
9:28:16	349	151.10	XLON
9:45:18	1	151.00	XLON
9:45:18	432	151.00	TRQX
9:45:18	433	151.00	CHIX
9:45:18	433	151.00	BATE
9:45:19	208	151.30	BATE
9:45:19	208	151.30	BATE
9:45:19	868	151.30	BATE
9:45:28	433	151.00	BATE
9:45:28	433	151.00	CHIX
10:03:13	116	150.90	BATE
10:06:33	251	150.80	TRQX
10:06:33	251	150.80	CHIX
10:06:33	203	150.80	BATE
10:06:33	251	150.80	XLON
10:06:33	550	150.80	BATE
10:07:41	161	150.80	CHIX
10:07:41	161	150.80	TRQX
10:07:41	161	150.80	XLON
10:07:41	71	150.80	BATE
10:07:41	16	150.80	XLON
10:17:25	57	150.60	XLON
10:17:25	57	150.60	BATE
10:19:24	198	150.80	TRQX
10:19:24	890	150.70	XLON
10:19:24	171	150.70	XLON
10:19:25	148	151.10	XLON
10:19:25	50	151.10	XLON
10:19:25	198	150.90	BATE
10:19:25	128	150.80	TRQX
10:19:25	128	150.80	CHIX
10:19:25	183	150.80	TRQX
10:19:25	308	150.80	BATE
10:19:25	183	150.80	CHIX
10:19:35	198	150.90	CHIX
10:19:35	336	150.90	XLON
10:19:35	175	150.90	XLON
10:19:35	317	150.90	TRQX
10:19:35	511	150.90	BATE
10:19:35	194	150.90	TRQX
10:39:01	432	150.40	TRQX
10:39:01	433	150.40	BATE
10:39:01	433	150.40	XLON
10:39:01	433	150.40	CHIX
10:39:01	433	150.30	BATE
10:39:01	432	150.30	TRQX
11:47:06	14	150.60	BATE
11:47:07	128	151.20	CHIX
11:47:07	163	151.20	CHIX
11:47:07	35	151.10	XLON
11:47:07	34	151.10	CHIX
11:47:07	325	151.00	XLON
11:47:07	276	151.00	TRQX
11:47:07	427	151.00	TRQX
11:47:07	703	151.00	BATE
11:47:07	90	150.80	XLON
11:47:07	36	150.80	CHIX
11:47:07	957	150.80	XLON
11:47:08	433	151.00	XLON
11:47:08	432	151.00	TRQX
11:47:08	146	151.00	CHIX
11:47:08	141	151.00	CHIX
11:47:08	433	151.00	BATE
11:47:08	146	151.00	CHIX
11:47:15	432	150.80	TRQX
11:47:15	433	150.80	XLON
11:47:15	433	150.80	CHIX
11:47:15	433	150.80	BATE
11:49:27	432	150.70	TRQX
11:49:27	433	150.70	CHIX
11:49:27	433	150.70	BATE
11:49:27	433	150.70	XLON
12:12:28	432	150.60	TRQX
12:12:28	433	150.60	XLON
12:12:28	433	150.60	CHIX
12:12:28	433	150.60	BATE
12:12:29	208	150.80	BATE
12:12:29	417	150.80	BATE
12:12:29	251	150.80	BATE
12:12:29	396	150.80	BATE
12:12:37	433	150.50	XLON
12:12:37	432	150.50	TRQX
12:12:37	433	150.50	BATE
12:12:37	433	150.50	CHIX
12:12:37	433	150.50	XLON
12:12:37	432	150.50	TRQX
12:12:37	433	150.50	CHIX
12:12:37	433	150.50	BATE
12:14:54	433	150.30	BATE
12:14:54	433	150.30	XLON
12:14:54	340	150.30	CHIX
12:14:54	432	150.30	TRQX
12:14:54	93	150.30	CHIX
12:16:05	187	150.30	CHIX
12:35:55	1	150.30	CHIX
12:49:23	11	150.30	CHIX
13:21:18	433	150.30	XLON
13:21:18	432	150.30	TRQX
13:21:18	234	150.30	CHIX
13:21:18	433	150.30	BATE
13:21:21	532	150.20	TRQX
13:21:21	532	150.20	XLON
13:21:22	399	150.10	TRQX
13:21:22	400	150.10	BATE
13:21:22	253	150.10	CHIX
13:21:22	147	150.10	CHIX
13:28:09	466	150.00	XLON
13:28:09	465	150.00	TRQX
13:28:09	400	150.00	BATE
13:28:09	400	150.00	CHIX
13:28:16	444	149.90	XLON
13:28:16	444	149.90	BATE
13:28:16	443	149.90	TRQX
13:28:17	844	150.10	XLON
13:28:18	235	150.10	CHIX
13:28:18	235	150.10	CHIX
13:28:18	139	150.10	CHIX
13:28:34	707	150.10	CHIX
13:30:10	48	150.50	CHIX
13:30:10	248	150.50	CHIX
13:30:20	235	150.70	CHIX
13:30:20	342	150.70	CHIX
13:30:20	148	150.60	XLON
13:30:20	530	150.60	XLON
13:30:20	140	150.60	XLON
13:30:20	437	150.60	XLON
13:30:21	385	151.20	XLON
13:30:23	148	150.90	XLON
13:30:23	285	150.90	XLON
13:30:26	148	150.90	XLON
13:30:26	429	150.90	XLON
13:31:29	6	150.80	CHIX
13:45:26	495	151.50	XLON
13:45:26	277	151.50	XLON
13:45:26	247	151.40	XLON
13:45:26	416	151.40	XLON
13:45:26	30	151.30	BATE
14:04:20	577	151.30	TRQX
14:04:20	571	151.30	CHIX
14:04:20	798	151.30	BATE
14:41:18	1,473	151.25	BATE
14:41:18	386	151.20	TRQX
14:41:18	857	151.20	XLON
14:41:18	387	151.20	BATE
14:41:18	387	151.20	XLON
14:41:18	577	151.10	XLON
14:41:18	665	151.10	TRQX
14:41:18	577	151.10	BATE
14:41:18	577	151.10	CHIX
14:41:18	13	151.10	TRQX
14:41:24	577	150.90	TRQX
14:41:24	577	150.90	XLON
14:41:24	746	150.90	BATE
14:41:24	577	150.90	CHIX
14:41:33	385	150.80	XLON
14:41:33	384	150.80	TRQX
14:41:33	385	150.80	BATE
14:43:02	208	150.90	BATE
14:43:02	208	150.90	BATE
14:43:02	522	150.90	BATE
14:59:02	378	150.60	TRQX
14:59:02	167	150.60	XLON
14:59:02	433	150.60	BATE
14:59:02	433	150.60	CHIX
14:59:02	54	150.60	TRQX
14:59:02	266	150.60	XLON
15:05:10	251	150.50	TRQX
15:05:10	251	150.50	XLON
15:05:10	978	150.50	BATE
15:05:10	190	150.50	CHIX
15:05:10	61	150.50	CHIX
15:05:30	493	150.40	XLON
15:05:30	493	150.40	TRQX
15:05:30	494	150.40	BATE
15:12:49	1,382	150.35	CHIX
15:12:49	493	150.30	TRQX
15:12:49	494	150.30	BATE
15:12:49	372	150.30	XLON
15:12:49	372	150.30	CHIX
15:24:17	493	150.20	TRQX
15:24:17	372	150.20	XLON
15:24:17	372	150.20	CHIX
15:24:17	494	150.20	BATE
15:25:58	608	150.70	XLON
15:25:58	108	150.70	CHIX
15:25:58	713	150.70	XLON
15:25:58	60	150.70	CHIX
15:25:58	62	150.70	XLON
15:31:08	333	150.50	XLON
15:31:08	432	150.50	TRQX
15:31:08	433	150.50	CHIX
15:31:08	416	150.50	BATE
15:31:08	100	150.50	XLON
15:31:08	17	150.50	BATE
15:31:08	753	150.50	BATE
15:31:09	235	150.70	CHIX
15:31:09	180	150.70	CHIX
15:31:09	353	150.70	CHIX
15:31:09	346	150.70	CHIX
15:31:12	617	150.70	TRQX
15:31:12	216	150.70	TRQX
15:31:58	870	150.35	CHIX
15:31:58	432	150.30	TRQX
15:31:58	301	150.30	XLON
15:31:58	433	150.30	CHIX
15:31:58	433	150.30	BATE
15:31:58	132	150.30	XLON
15:31:59	1,008	150.35	BATE
15:32:02	87	150.20	CHIX
15:32:02	433	150.20	BATE
15:32:02	433	150.20	XLON
15:32:02	346	150.20	CHIX
15:32:02	432	150.20	TRQX
15:32:56	389	150.00	TRQX
15:32:56	476	150.00	XLON
15:32:56	336	150.00	CHIX
15:32:56	477	150.00	BATE
15:32:56	53	150.00	CHIX
15:41:26	433	150.00	XLON
15:41:26	432	150.00	TRQX
15:41:26	433	150.00	CHIX
15:41:26	433	150.00	BATE
15:56:26	59	150.20	TRQX
15:56:26	99	150.20	XLON
15:56:26	433	150.20	BATE
15:56:26	373	150.20	TRQX
15:56:26	334	150.20	XLON
15:56:26	433	150.20	CHIX
15:58:28	577	150.10	TRQX
15:58:28	577	150.10	XLON
15:58:28	876	150.10	BATE
15:58:28	577	150.10	CHIX
15:58:28	384	150.00	TRQX
15:58:28	385	150.00	XLON
15:58:28	385	150.00	BATE
15:58:29	235	150.10	CHIX
15:58:29	353	150.10	CHIX
15:58:29	19	150.10	CHIX
16:02:01	433	149.90	XLON
16:02:07	432	149.90	TRQX
16:02:07	433	149.90	BATE
16:02:07	433	149.90	CHIX
16:02:20	433	149.80	XLON
16:17:16	252	149.90	CHIX
16:18:27	110	149.90	TRQX
16:18:27	284	149.90	XLON
16:18:27	385	149.90	BATE
16:18:27	26	149.90	TRQX
16:18:27	40	149.90	TRQX
16:20:51	15	150.15	BATE
16:20:52	828	150.30	XLON
16:20:52	352	150.30	XLON
16:20:52	314	150.30	XLON
16:20:52	600	150.30	XLON
16:20:52	600	150.30	XLON
16:20:52	341	150.30	XLON
16:20:53	610	150.70	XLON
16:20:53	636	150.70	XLON
16:20:53	25	150.50	XLON
16:20:53	1427	150.50	XLON
16:20:53	725	150.50	XLON
16:20:54	254	150.70	XLON
16:20:54	383	150.70	XLON
16:20:55	834	151.40	XLON
16:20:55	418	151.40	XLON
16:20:55	346	151.40	XLON
16:20:56	559	151.40	CHIX
16:20:56	1,512	151.40	CHIX
16:20:57	691	151.50	XLON
16:20:57	1,046	151.50	XLON
16:20:58	608	151.50	CHIX
16:21:02	600	150.80	XLON
16:21:02	646	150.80	XLON
16:21:02	256	150.80	TRQX
16:21:02	181	150.80	CHIX
16:21:02	600	150.80	TRQX
16:21:02	902	150.80	TRQX
16:22:02	432	150.70	TRQX
16:22:02	433	150.70	CHIX
16:22:02	433	150.70	BATE
16:22:03	2,306	150.70	XLON
16:22:03	346	150.70	XLON
16:22:03	870	150.50	TRQX
16:26:26	90	150.40	CHIX
16:28:52	1,019	150.90	CHIX
16:28:53	1,374	150.90	XLON
16:28:53	195	150.90	XLON
16:28:53	577	150.50	TRQX
16:29:16	677	150.55	BATE
16:29:16	577	150.50	XLON
16:29:16	803	150.50	TRQX
16:29:16	487	150.50	CHIX
16:29:55	80	150.80	CHIX
16:29:55	855	150.80	CHIX
16:29:55	33	150.60	BATE
16:29:57	415	150.90	XLON
16:29:57	128	150.90	TRQX
16:29:57	157	150.90	TRQX
16:29:57	129	150.90	TRQX
16:29:57	744	150.80	XLON
16:29:57	41	150.80	XLON
16:35:28	24,640	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	16,588	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	1,818	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	109	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	1	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	2777	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	1745	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	4000	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	750	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	13,164	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	2,746	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	26,151	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	2,614	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	5,072	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	3,096	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	55	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	129	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	17,737	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	18,479	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	40	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	618	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	291	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	683	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	877	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	7,516	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	12,731	150.60	XLON
16:35:28	1,260	150.60	XLON

 

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