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
corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

Contacts at Brunswick PR:


Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited:


Nicholas How / John Fishley
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 

Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:


James Agnew / Jack Wood
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

 

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

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150.60

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150.60

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