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	11 October 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	435,943
Weighted average price paid (p)	152.01
Highest price paid (p)	152.70
Lowest price paid (p)	151.70

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 82,575,987 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 668,119,028. 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 11 October 2023 is 668,119,028. 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	151.93	363,305
BATE	152.42	23,906
CHIX	152.36	20,528
TRQX	152.40	28,204

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:25:06	12	152.20	BATE
8:42:31	4	152.70	BATE
8:44:49	4	152.70	XLON
8:44:49	5	152.70	BATE
8:45:53	1	152.70	TRQX
8:45:53	13	152.70	TRQX
8:45:53	4	152.70	TRQX
8:45:53	23	152.70	XLON
8:45:53	23	152.70	BATE
8:45:53	4	152.70	CHIX
9:38:20	940	152.70	BATE
9:38:20	53	152.70	BATE
9:38:20	45	152.70	CHIX
9:38:20	141	152.70	XLON
9:38:20	97	152.70	CHIX
9:38:20	141	152.70	TRQX
9:40:41	871	152.70	TRQX
9:41:18	213	152.70	TRQX
9:42:13	59	152.60	BATE
9:42:25	909	152.60	TRQX
9:42:25	287	152.60	CHIX
9:42:25	287	152.60	XLON
9:42:25	287	152.60	TRQX
9:42:25	228	152.60	BATE
9:43:00	514	152.00	XLON
9:43:00	443	152.00	CHIX
9:43:00	515	152.00	BATE
9:43:00	71	152.00	CHIX
9:43:00	514	152.00	TRQX
9:47:52	514	151.70	CHIX
9:47:52	515	151.70	BATE
9:51:00	514	151.90	CHIX
9:51:00	305	151.90	BATE
9:51:03	371	151.90	TRQX
9:51:03	143	151.90	TRQX
9:51:03	210	151.90	BATE
9:51:03	514	151.90	XLON
9:54:12	667	151.80	CHIX
9:54:12	422	151.80	XLON
9:58:12	495	151.70	CHIX
9:58:44	514	151.70	XLON
9:58:44	515	151.70	BATE
9:58:44	19	151.70	CHIX
9:58:44	514	151.70	TRQX
9:59:02	350	151.80	BATE
9:59:02	349	151.80	CHIX
9:59:02	349	151.80	XLON
9:59:02	1009	151.80	TRQX
10:11:28	572	152.30	CHIX
10:12:07	463	152.30	CHIX
10:12:07	11	152.30	CHIX
10:12:07	1009	152.40	TRQX
10:14:43	72	152.70	XLON
10:14:43	536	152.70	XLON
10:15:14	349	152.20	XLON
10:15:14	350	152.20	BATE
10:15:14	349	152.20	CHIX
10:15:14	1009	152.20	TRQX
10:15:14	1,009	152.20	TRQX
10:15:20	514	152.10	TRQX
10:15:20	514	152.10	XLON
10:15:20	515	152.10	BATE
10:15:20	514	152.10	CHIX
10:29:30	515	152.70	BATE
10:29:30	514	152.70	CHIX
10:29:30	514	152.70	XLON
10:29:30	514	152.70	TRQX
10:53:08	50	152.70	CHIX
10:53:08	337	152.70	CHIX
10:53:08	177	152.70	CHIX
10:53:08	514	152.70	XLON
10:53:08	514	152.70	TRQX
10:53:08	515	152.70	BATE
10:54:21	514	152.70	CHIX
10:54:21	515	152.70	BATE
10:54:21	514	152.70	TRQX
10:54:21	514	152.70	XLON
10:56:28	514	152.60	XLON
10:56:32	514	152.60	TRQX
10:56:32	170	152.60	BATE
10:56:32	514	152.60	CHIX
10:56:32	345	152.60	BATE
10:56:32	365	152.60	TRQX
10:56:32	221	152.60	TRQX
10:56:41	859	152.30	XLON
11:00:44	353	152.30	BATE
11:00:44	435	152.30	XLON
11:00:44	514	152.30	CHIX
11:00:44	162	152.30	BATE
11:00:44	79	152.30	XLON
11:00:44	514	152.30	TRQX
11:00:47	584	152.30	CHIX
11:08:36	51	152.30	CHIX
11:08:43	634	152.30	TRQX
11:08:43	686	152.30	XLON
11:08:43	686	152.30	BATE
11:08:43	475	152.10	BATE
11:08:43	474	152.10	XLON
11:08:43	474	152.10	CHIX
11:27:19	514	152.10	CHIX
11:27:19	259	152.10	BATE
11:35:02	151	152.20	BATE
11:35:02	514	152.20	XLON
11:35:02	514	152.20	TRQX
11:35:02	105	152.20	BATE
14:03:32	951	152.70	BATE
14:03:32	644	152.70	CHIX
14:03:32	2,295	152.70	BATE
14:03:32	188	152.70	TRQX
14:03:32	455	152.70	TRQX
14:03:32	707	152.70	XLON
14:03:36	176	152.60	CHIX
14:03:36	289	152.60	TRQX
14:03:36	91	152.60	XLON
14:03:36	240	152.60	CHIX
14:03:36	127	152.60	BATE
14:03:36	903	152.60	TRQX
14:03:36	325	152.60	XLON
14:03:36	501	152.60	CHIX
14:03:36	1,098	152.60	BATE
14:03:39	320	152.70	CHIX
14:03:40	319	152.50	XLON
14:03:40	1,098	152.60	TRQX
14:03:40	320	152.60	BATE
14:05:06	579	152.50	XLON
14:05:24	449	152.50	XLON
14:05:39	579	152.50	CHIX
14:05:39	450	152.50	BATE
14:05:39	579	152.50	TRQX
14:05:39	1,101	152.50	BATE
14:05:39	280	152.70	XLON
14:05:39	63	152.70	XLON
14:08:32	8	152.60	TRQX
14:08:32	294	152.60	CHIX
14:08:32	700	152.60	TRQX
14:08:32	343	152.60	BATE
14:08:32	343	152.60	XLON
14:08:32	320	152.60	TRQX
14:08:32	49	152.60	CHIX
14:24:12	526	152.60	CHIX
14:30:33	298	152.70	BATE
14:30:33	205	152.70	BATE
14:30:33	525	152.70	TRQX
14:30:33	503	152.70	XLON
15:24:52	329	152.70	CHIX
15:24:52	525	152.70	TRQX
15:24:52	197	152.70	CHIX
15:24:52	503	152.70	XLON
15:24:52	503	152.70	BATE
15:26:32	280	152.60	TRQX
15:26:32	329	152.60	CHIX
15:26:32	309	152.60	XLON
15:26:32	503	152.60	BATE
15:26:32	197	152.60	CHIX
15:26:32	245	152.60	TRQX
15:26:32	194	152.60	XLON
15:40:07	514	152.40	XLON
15:40:07	218	152.40	TRQX
15:40:07	514	152.40	CHIX
15:40:07	218	152.40	BATE
16:15:32	514	152.70	XLON
16:15:32	410	152.70	BATE
16:15:32	514	152.70	TRQX
16:15:32	514	152.70	CHIX
16:18:11	514	152.70	CHIX
16:19:26	514	152.70	CHIX
16:19:26	514	152.70	XLON
16:19:26	514	152.70	TRQX
16:19:26	515	152.70	BATE
16:19:33	27	152.60	BATE
16:19:33	514	152.60	XLON
16:19:33	514	152.60	TRQX
16:19:33	125	152.60	BATE
16:19:33	111	152.60	BATE
16:19:33	191	152.60	BATE
16:19:33	61	152.60	BATE
16:19:33	514	152.60	CHIX
16:19:43	514	152.50	XLON
16:19:43	514	152.50	TRQX
16:20:40	515	152.50	BATE
16:20:40	514	152.50	XLON
16:20:40	514	152.50	TRQX
16:20:42	514	152.50	TRQX
16:20:42	514	152.50	XLON
16:21:12	514	152.50	XLON
16:21:12	43	152.50	CHIX
16:21:12	515	152.50	BATE
16:21:12	471	152.50	CHIX
16:21:12	514	152.50	TRQX
16:21:12	514	152.50	XLON
16:21:23	514	152.40	TRQX
16:21:23	514	152.40	XLON
16:23:23	514	152.40	CHIX
16:23:23	515	152.40	BATE
16:23:23	514	152.40	TRQX
16:23:23	514	152.40	XLON
16:23:49	28	152.30	BATE
16:24:25	298	152.30	CHIX
16:24:25	487	152.30	BATE
16:24:25	216	152.30	CHIX
16:24:25	514	152.30	TRQX
16:24:25	514	152.30	XLON
16:25:03	664	152.20	BATE
16:25:03	663	152.20	XLON
16:25:09	465	152.20	CHIX
16:25:09	464	152.20	XLON
16:25:09	464	152.20	TRQX
16:25:09	564	152.20	BATE
16:25:09	564	152.20	XLON
16:26:03	514	152.10	CHIX
16:26:03	515	152.10	BATE
16:26:03	514	152.10	XLON
16:26:03	514	152.10	TRQX
16:28:43	514	152.20	TRQX
16:28:43	514	152.20	XLON
16:28:43	514	152.20	CHIX
16:28:43	515	152.20	BATE
16:29:00	83	152.20	XLON
16:29:00	303	152.20	BATE
16:29:00	514	152.20	CHIX
16:29:00	514	152.20	TRQX
16:29:00	431	152.20	XLON
16:29:00	212	152.20	BATE
16:29:43	371	152.10	CHIX
16:29:43	371	152.10	BATE
16:29:43	370	152.10	XLON
16:29:43	945	152.10	TRQX
16:29:43	945	152.00	TRQX
16:35:19	5,304	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	8,751	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	8,123	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	666	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	5,271	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	4,494	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	1,344	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	9,412	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	70	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	1,351	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	5,492	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	7,377	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	10810	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	4,949	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	3210	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	17,879	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	1,167	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	5,272	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	4,541	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	22,978	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	1331	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	826	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	10,275	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	4289	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	3987	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	9,068	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	41,820	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	20,951	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	53,476	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	8,024	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	5429	151.90	XLON
16:35:19	51,590	151.90	XLON

 

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