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	04 October 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	335,546
Weighted average price paid (p)	145.12
Highest price paid (p)	147.00
Lowest price paid (p)	143.10

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 80,724,392 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 669,970,623. 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 4 October 2023 is  669,970,623. 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	144.97	240,558
BATE	145.55	34,841
CHIX	145.52	27,232
TRQX	145.49	29,962
SIGMA-X	144.53	2,953

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:03:25	261	143.20	XLON
8:03:26	261	143.10	CHIX
8:03:28	91	143.10	CHIX
8:03:49	719	145.90	TRQX
8:03:49	965	145.10	BATE
8:03:49	1,864	145.10	BATE
8:03:49	668	145.10	BATE
8:03:49	177	144.20	XLON
8:04:36	850	145.80	XLON
8:04:36	850	145.80	TRQX
8:04:36	177	145.80	CHIX
8:04:37	469	146.60	XLON
8:04:37	619	146.50	BATE
8:05:10	354	145.50	XLON
8:05:10	115	145.50	XLON
8:05:10	469	145.50	TRQX
8:05:10	469	145.50	CHIX
8:05:10	470	145.50	BATE
8:05:15	469	144.90	TRQX
8:05:15	469	144.90	XLON
8:05:15	470	144.90	BATE
8:05:15	469	144.90	CHIX
8:05:15	395	144.70	TRQX
8:07:42	1,730	145.20	TRQX
8:07:42	1563	145.20	BATE
8:07:42	1631	145.20	CHIX
8:07:42	353	145.20	TRQX
8:07:42	185	145.20	BATE
8:08:07	469	144.90	XLON
8:11:30	206	144.85	BATE
8:11:30	112	144.80	TRQX
8:11:30	469	144.80	XLON
8:11:30	357	144.80	TRQX
8:11:30	178	144.80	CHIX
8:11:30	470	144.80	BATE
8:11:30	291	144.80	CHIX
8:11:39	469	144.70	XLON
8:11:42	318	145.10	TRQX
8:11:42	224	145.10	TRQX
8:15:02	401	144.60	XLON
8:15:02	68	144.60	XLON
8:15:02	469	144.60	TRQX
8:15:02	470	144.60	BATE
8:15:02	469	144.60	CHIX
8:43:39	2	146.10	TRQX
8:43:41	650	146.10	CHIX
8:43:41	100	146.10	CHIX
8:43:43	251	146.10	XLON
8:43:44	262	146.10	TRQX
8:43:47	251	146.10	BATE
8:43:50	250	146.10	TRQX
8:43:51	92	146.10	TRQX
8:43:53	88	146.10	BATE
8:43:56	88	146.10	XLON
8:43:58	87	146.10	TRQX
8:43:59	32	146.10	TRQX
8:44:02	25	146.10	BATE
8:44:02	6	146.10	BATE
8:44:05	31	146.10	XLON
8:44:08	30	146.10	TRQX
8:44:11	12	146.10	TRQX
8:44:14	11	146.10	XLON
8:44:17	11	146.10	TRQX
8:44:20	10	146.10	BATE
8:44:23	4	146.10	TRQX
8:44:26	4	146.10	XLON
8:44:29	4	146.10	TRQX
8:44:32	3	146.10	BATE
8:44:35	2	146.10	TRQX
8:44:38	1	146.10	BATE
8:45:36	1	145.80	XLON
8:45:37	104	146.00	BATE
8:45:37	212	146.00	BATE
8:45:38	388	146.00	XLON
8:46:02	1	145.90	TRQX
8:46:02	619	145.90	XLON
8:46:02	1	145.90	CHIX
8:46:02	110	145.90	BATE
8:46:02	77	145.90	XLON
8:46:02	277	145.90	XLON
8:52:37	142	145.80	XLON
8:52:37	142	145.80	TRQX
8:52:37	142	145.80	CHIX
8:52:37	142	145.80	BATE
8:52:37	250	145.80	XLON
8:58:18	317	145.70	BATE
8:58:18	317	145.70	CHIX
8:58:18	316	145.70	TRQX
8:58:18	316	145.70	XLON
9:28:03	104	147.00	BATE
9:28:03	824	147.00	BATE
9:28:03	760	146.70	CHIX
9:28:03	161	146.70	CHIX
9:28:03	3	146.70	CHIX
9:28:05	161	146.90	BATE
9:28:05	691	146.90	BATE
9:28:05	104	146.90	TRQX
9:28:05	140	146.90	TRQX
9:28:06	470	146.80	BATE
9:28:06	3	146.70	BATE
9:28:06	2086	146.70	BATE
9:28:06	295	146.40	BATE
9:28:06	244	146.40	XLON
9:30:38	469	146.60	TRQX
9:30:38	469	146.60	XLON
9:30:38	469	146.60	CHIX
9:30:38	539	146.50	BATE
9:40:59	626	146.60	XLON
9:40:59	625	146.60	TRQX
9:40:59	626	146.60	CHIX
9:40:59	698	146.60	BATE
9:46:02	469	146.30	XLON
9:46:02	469	146.30	TRQX
9:46:02	470	146.30	BATE
9:46:02	345	146.30	CHIX
9:46:02	124	146.30	CHIX
9:46:02	1,276	146.30	TRQX
9:55:02	469	146.40	XLON
9:55:02	469	146.40	TRQX
9:55:02	470	146.40	BATE
9:55:02	469	146.40	CHIX
9:56:05	470	146.10	BATE
9:56:05	382	146.10	XLON
9:56:05	469	146.10	TRQX
9:56:05	469	146.10	CHIX
9:56:05	87	146.10	XLON
10:03:01	341	146.10	TRQX
10:03:01	342	146.10	XLON
10:03:01	259	146.10	BATE
10:03:01	342	146.10	CHIX
10:03:01	593	146.10	BATE
10:17:02	159	146.00	TRQX
10:17:02	471	146.00	XLON
10:17:02	468	146.00	BATE
10:17:02	326	146.00	CHIX
10:17:02	312	146.00	TRQX
10:17:02	141	146.00	CHIX
10:56:04	62	145.60	TRQX
10:56:04	57	145.60	XLON
10:56:04	57	145.60	XLON
10:56:04	1	145.60	XLON
10:59:42	100	145.70	XLON
10:59:42	4	145.70	XLON
11:26:08	251	145.70	CHIX
11:38:34	1	146.00	CHIX
11:38:34	476	146.00	CHIX
11:38:34	982	146.00	CHIX
11:38:35	250	146.30	XLON
11:38:35	12	146.30	CHIX
11:38:35	104	146.30	CHIX
11:38:35	244	146.10	CHIX
11:38:36	625	146.30	XLON
11:40:02	626	146.20	BATE
11:40:02	626	146.20	CHIX
11:40:02	710	146.20	XLON
11:48:02	625	146.20	TRQX
11:48:02	626	146.20	BATE
11:50:02	1136	146.15	CHIX
11:50:02	999	146.10	CHIX
11:50:02	626	146.10	XLON
11:50:02	596	146.10	TRQX
11:50:02	625	146.10	TRQX
11:51:02	469	146.00	TRQX
11:51:02	306	146.00	XLON
11:51:02	469	146.00	CHIX
11:51:02	163	146.00	XLON
11:51:02	470	146.00	BATE
11:52:02	610	146.00	TRQX
11:53:02	367	146.00	XLON
12:00:10	714	146.10	XLON
12:00:10	263	146.10	XLON
12:00:10	120	146.10	XLON
12:00:10	857	146.10	XLON
12:02:08	714	146.10	XLON
12:02:08	165	146.10	TRQX
12:02:08	263	146.10	XLON
12:02:08	368	146.10	BATE
12:02:08	367	146.10	CHIX
12:48:52	333	146.20	CHIX
12:48:52	479	146.20	TRQX
12:48:52	333	146.20	BATE
12:48:52	400	146.20	TRQX
12:48:52	153	146.20	XLON
12:48:52	179	146.20	XLON
13:07:02	625	146.50	TRQX
13:07:02	860	146.50	BATE
13:07:02	626	146.50	CHIX
13:07:02	427	146.50	XLON
13:07:02	126	146.50	XLON
13:11:03	287	146.40	TRQX
13:11:03	338	146.40	TRQX
13:11:03	262	146.40	BATE
13:11:03	364	146.40	BATE
13:11:05	237	146.70	XLON
13:11:05	366	146.70	XLON
13:14:22	744	146.45	Sigma-X
13:14:22	321	146.40	TRQX
13:14:22	321	146.40	XLON
13:14:22	913	146.40	CHIX
13:14:22	228	146.40	BATE
13:14:22	94	146.40	BATE
13:14:23	469	146.30	XLON
13:14:23	470	146.30	BATE
13:14:23	469	146.30	TRQX
13:14:23	164	146.30	CHIX
13:14:23	305	146.30	CHIX
13:14:40	209	146.20	TRQX
13:14:40	260	146.20	TRQX
13:14:40	470	146.20	BATE
13:14:40	469	146.20	CHIX
13:20:00	142	146.10	CHIX
13:20:00	268	146.10	BATE
13:20:00	309	146.10	TRQX
13:20:00	469	146.10	XLON
13:20:00	202	146.10	BATE
13:20:00	327	146.10	CHIX
13:20:00	160	146.10	TRQX
14:08:49	1,188	146.00	XLON
14:08:50	600	145.90	TRQX
14:08:50	23	145.90	BATE
14:08:50	25	145.90	TRQX
14:08:50	626	145.90	XLON
14:08:50	626	145.90	CHIX
14:09:49	417	145.80	BATE
14:09:49	417	145.80	TRQX
14:09:49	417	145.80	XLON
14:16:19	425	145.70	CHIX
14:16:19	469	145.70	TRQX
14:16:19	469	145.70	XLON
14:16:19	44	145.70	CHIX
14:16:19	470	145.70	BATE
14:24:19	873	145.60	TRQX
14:24:19	327	145.60	XLON
14:24:19	328	145.60	BATE
14:24:19	328	145.60	CHIX
14:24:19	21	145.60	TRQX
14:25:45	198	145.40	CHIX
14:30:02	469	145.40	XLON
14:30:02	321	145.40	TRQX
14:30:02	148	145.40	TRQX
14:30:02	271	145.40	CHIX
14:30:02	99	145.40	BATE
14:30:02	371	145.40	BATE
14:37:29	382	145.20	TRQX
14:37:29	469	145.20	XLON
14:37:29	87	145.20	TRQX
14:37:29	469	145.20	CHIX
14:37:29	470	145.20	BATE
14:41:52	342	145.10	TRQX
14:41:52	62	145.10	CHIX
14:41:52	342	145.10	BATE
14:41:52	307	145.10	XLON
14:41:52	280	145.10	CHIX
14:41:52	544	145.10	XLON
14:42:02	3	145.00	CHIX
14:42:06	1	145.00	CHIX
14:42:08	1	145.00	CHIX
14:42:40	102	145.00	XLON
14:42:40	290	145.00	TRQX
14:42:40	527	145.00	BATE
14:42:40	407	145.00	CHIX
14:42:40	310	145.00	XLON
14:42:51	469	144.80	XLON
14:44:29	469	145.10	XLON
14:44:50	115	145.20	XLON
14:44:50	506	145.20	XLON
14:44:50	104	145.10	TRQX
14:44:50	657	145.10	TRQX
14:44:50	5	145.10	XLON
14:45:53	104	145.10	BATE
14:45:53	835	145.10	BATE
14:47:17	470	144.80	BATE
14:47:17	469	144.80	TRQX
14:47:17	311	144.80	XLON
14:47:17	158	144.80	XLON
14:47:17	469	144.80	CHIX
14:47:17	669	144.80	BATE
14:52:05	470	145.00	BATE
14:52:05	469	145.00	CHIX
14:52:05	431	144.90	XLON
14:52:05	100	144.90	BATE
14:52:05	100	144.90	CHIX
15:02:00	469	144.80	TRQX
15:02:00	469	144.80	XLON
15:02:00	470	144.80	BATE
15:02:00	469	144.80	CHIX
15:03:39	469	144.60	XLON
15:03:39	470	144.60	BATE
15:03:39	469	144.60	TRQX
15:03:39	469	144.60	CHIX
15:03:39	469	144.50	XLON
15:03:39	470	144.50	BATE
15:05:10	219	144.40	TRQX
15:05:10	88	144.40	XLON
15:05:10	250	144.40	TRQX
15:05:10	470	144.40	BATE
15:05:10	381	144.40	XLON
15:05:10	469	144.40	CHIX
15:16:40	416	144.30	XLON
15:16:40	9	144.30	XLON
15:16:40	513	144.30	TRQX
15:16:40	514	144.30	BATE
15:16:40	425	144.30	CHIX
15:20:58	469	144.00	XLON
15:29:24	469	144.00	TRQX
15:29:24	470	144.00	BATE
15:29:24	469	144.00	CHIX
15:29:24	469	143.80	XLON
15:29:24	469	143.80	TRQX
15:34:56	273	143.70	BATE
15:34:56	469	143.70	XLON
15:34:56	197	143.70	BATE
15:34:56	469	143.70	TRQX
15:34:56	469	143.70	CHIX
15:43:38	469	143.60	XLON
15:43:38	470	143.60	BATE
15:43:38	469	143.60	TRQX
15:43:38	469	143.60	CHIX
15:49:56	470	143.60	BATE
15:49:56	469	143.60	XLON
15:49:56	469	143.60	TRQX
15:49:56	282	143.60	CHIX
15:49:56	187	143.60	CHIX
15:55:46	469	143.70	XLON
15:55:46	469	143.70	TRQX
15:55:46	470	143.70	BATE
15:55:46	469	143.70	CHIX
15:55:46	905	143.70	Sigma-X
16:06:35	202	144.00	XLON
16:06:35	332	144.00	XLON
16:06:35	1,081	144.00	XLON
16:06:43	576	143.90	Sigma-X
16:07:51	332	144.20	XLON
16:07:51	1,163	144.20	XLON
16:15:20	728	144.10	Sigma-X
16:15:20	469	144.00	CHIX
16:15:20	469	144.00	XLON
16:15:20	469	144.00	TRQX
16:15:20	470	144.00	BATE
16:17:47	15	143.90	BATE
16:27:36	6	143.90	CHIX
16:28:30	228	143.90	BATE
16:29:22	104	143.90	BATE
16:29:40	124	143.90	BATE
16:35:24	11,482	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	434	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	85	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	10,908	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	22014	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	12137	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	2,869	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	6,452	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	14,449	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	298	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	29,601	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	3,815	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	17,583	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	862	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	14309	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	7,799	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	2,177	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	10,159	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	9308	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	3,355	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	1,905	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	1102	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	49	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	20,771	144.90	XLON
16:35:24	720	144.90	XLON

 

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