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	16 October 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	447,000
Weighted average price paid (p)	149.52
Highest price paid (p)	150.30
Lowest price paid (p)	148.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 83,961,844 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 666,733,171. 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 16 October 2023 is 666,733,171. 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	149.43	264,820
BATE	149.63	77,483
CHIX	149.83	52,774
TRQX	149.56	51,923

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:14:15	50	150.30	BATE
8:14:15	17	150.20	XLON
8:14:19	1,239	150.00	CHIX
8:15:05	430	150.00	XLON
8:15:05	430	150.00	BATE
8:15:05	308	150.00	TRQX
8:22:23	1,128	150.00	CHIX
8:22:23	7	150.00	BATE
8:22:23	6	150.00	XLON
8:22:23	121	150.00	TRQX
8:22:23	451	150.00	XLON
8:22:26	35	149.80	CHIX
8:22:26	162	149.80	CHIX
8:22:26	197	149.80	BATE
8:22:26	196	149.80	XLON
8:22:26	196	149.80	TRQX
8:22:28	26	149.80	CHIX
8:22:29	27	149.80	BATE
8:22:29	26	149.80	XLON
8:22:29	330	149.80	TRQX
8:22:34	44	149.60	CHIX
8:22:34	44	149.60	XLON
8:22:34	44	149.60	TRQX
8:22:34	45	149.60	BATE
8:22:34	17	149.60	BATE
8:45:30	86	149.40	CHIX
8:45:30	86	149.40	XLON
8:45:30	86	149.40	BATE
8:45:30	85	149.40	TRQX
8:45:57	129	149.90	CHIX
8:46:00	129	149.80	XLON
8:47:09	865	149.60	BATE
8:47:09	387	149.60	CHIX
8:47:09	129	149.60	TRQX
8:56:02	311	149.40	CHIX
8:56:02	311	149.40	BATE
8:56:02	12	149.40	TRQX
8:56:02	298	149.40	TRQX
8:56:02	311	149.40	XLON
8:56:02	119	149.40	BATE
8:56:13	124	149.10	CHIX
8:56:13	213	149.10	CHIX
8:56:13	338	149.10	BATE
8:56:13	337	149.10	XLON
8:56:13	337	149.10	TRQX
8:58:12	73	149.40	XLON
9:08:25	262	149.20	CHIX
9:08:25	263	149.20	BATE
9:08:25	262	149.20	XLON
9:08:25	262	149.20	TRQX
9:08:25	104	149.20	XLON
9:11:06	329	148.90	CHIX
9:11:06	328	148.90	XLON
9:11:06	328	148.90	TRQX
9:11:06	329	148.90	BATE
9:14:50	861	148.80	BATE
9:14:50	60	148.80	XLON
9:14:50	61	148.80	CHIX
9:14:50	60	148.80	TRQX
9:14:58	115	148.60	CHIX
9:14:58	176	148.60	BATE
9:14:58	175	148.60	XLON
9:14:58	61	148.60	CHIX
9:14:58	175	148.60	TRQX
9:15:30	121	148.60	XLON
9:22:22	136	148.80	XLON
9:22:22	474	148.80	XLON
9:22:24	187	149.00	CHIX
9:22:27	180	149.00	XLON
9:22:27	136	149.00	XLON
9:22:30	75	149.00	CHIX
9:22:33	126	149.00	XLON
9:22:36	48	149.00	XLON
9:22:39	182	149.00	BATE
9:22:40	85	148.90	TRQX
9:22:40	97	148.90	TRQX
9:22:40	50	149.00	XLON
9:40:17	93	149.00	TRQX
9:40:21	72	149.00	XLON
9:40:24	72	149.00	BATE
9:40:25	37	149.00	TRQX
9:40:27	30	149.00	CHIX
9:40:29	29	149.00	BATE
9:40:30	29	149.00	XLON
9:40:33	20	149.00	XLON
9:40:36	15	149.00	TRQX
9:40:39	12	149.00	CHIX
9:40:42	12	149.00	XLON
9:40:45	11	149.00	BATE
9:40:48	8	149.00	XLON
9:40:51	6	149.00	TRQX
9:40:54	5	149.00	CHIX
9:40:57	5	149.00	XLON
9:41:00	4	149.00	BATE
9:41:03	3	149.00	XLON
9:41:06	3	149.00	TRQX
9:41:07	2	149.00	CHIX
9:47:25	2	149.00	XLON
9:47:27	75	149.00	CHIX
9:47:30	2	149.00	TRQX
9:50:04	2,116	149.30	XLON
9:50:04	136	149.30	XLON
9:50:04	278	149.30	TRQX
9:50:06	174	149.30	XLON
9:50:06	1	149.60	XLON
9:50:06	1,379	149.60	XLON
9:50:06	1	149.70	XLON
10:23:15	30	149.40	CHIX
10:23:15	2,076	149.40	TRQX
10:23:15	1	149.40	BATE
10:32:48	1,040	149.40	BATE
10:32:49	12	149.70	XLON
10:45:09	602	150.20	XLON
10:45:09	136	150.20	XLON
10:45:16	527	149.80	CHIX
10:45:16	528	149.80	BATE
10:45:16	527	149.80	TRQX
10:45:16	527	149.80	XLON
10:45:17	443	149.80	BATE
10:45:17	1,074	149.80	BATE
10:46:06	256	149.70	CHIX
10:46:06	271	149.70	CHIX
10:46:06	6	149.70	XLON
10:46:06	528	149.70	BATE
10:46:06	521	149.70	XLON
10:46:06	521	149.70	TRQX
10:46:06	6	149.70	TRQX
10:50:26	617	149.50	TRQX
10:50:26	618	149.50	XLON
10:50:26	618	149.50	BATE
10:50:27	874	149.60	XLON
10:50:27	272	149.80	CHIX
10:50:27	547	149.80	CHIX
10:50:28	412	149.40	BATE
10:50:28	301	149.40	TRQX
11:34:12	193	150.20	BATE
11:37:07	124	149.90	BATE
11:37:07	412	149.90	CHIX
11:37:07	738	149.90	XLON
11:37:07	670	149.90	BATE
11:37:07	22	149.90	TRQX
11:37:07	55	149.90	XLON
11:37:07	88	149.90	TRQX
11:37:07	527	149.70	CHIX
11:37:07	179	149.70	TRQX
11:37:07	527	149.70	XLON
11:37:07	528	149.70	BATE
11:37:07	348	149.70	TRQX
11:37:07	1,122	149.75	BATE
11:37:08	527	149.90	XLON
13:02:14	527	149.80	XLON
13:02:14	528	149.80	BATE
13:02:14	527	149.80	CHIX
13:02:14	527	149.80	TRQX
13:23:44	527	149.70	CHIX
13:23:44	484	149.70	XLON
13:23:44	484	149.70	TRQX
13:23:44	528	149.70	BATE
13:23:44	43	149.70	XLON
13:23:44	43	149.70	TRQX
13:38:08	527	149.50	CHIX
13:38:08	528	149.50	BATE
13:38:08	527	149.50	XLON
13:38:08	527	149.50	TRQX
13:38:08	38	149.40	XLON
13:38:08	194	149.40	XLON
13:38:08	61	149.40	TRQX
13:38:08	195	149.40	XLON
13:38:08	100	149.40	XLON
13:38:08	466	149.40	TRQX
13:38:35	527	149.20	XLON
13:38:36	222	149.20	CHIX
14:00:27	365	149.10	CHIX
14:00:27	528	149.10	BATE
14:00:27	162	149.10	CHIX
14:00:27	527	149.10	XLON
14:00:27	527	149.10	TRQX
14:41:03	205	149.00	TRQX
14:41:03	22	149.00	TRQX
14:41:03	527	149.00	CHIX
14:41:03	528	149.00	BATE
14:41:03	300	149.00	TRQX
14:41:03	527	149.00	XLON
14:41:03	527	148.80	CHIX
14:41:03	528	148.80	BATE
14:41:03	527	148.80	TRQX
14:41:03	527	148.80	XLON
14:41:03	591	148.70	BATE
14:41:03	141	148.70	BATE
14:41:04	417	148.80	BATE
14:41:04	417	148.80	BATE
14:41:04	185	148.80	BATE
14:41:04	111	148.70	CHIX
14:41:04	180	148.70	BATE
14:41:04	527	148.70	XLON
15:11:43	1,357	149.25	CHIX
15:24:21	499	149.60	BATE
15:42:36	527	149.40	XLON
15:42:36	528	149.40	BATE
15:42:36	527	149.40	CHIX
15:42:36	59	149.40	TRQX
15:42:36	468	149.40	TRQX
15:42:36	527	149.40	CHIX
15:42:36	528	149.40	BATE
15:42:36	527	149.40	XLON
15:42:36	527	149.40	TRQX
15:42:37	1340	149.30	BATE
15:42:37	525	149.30	TRQX
15:42:38	6,337	149.40	XLON
15:42:38	6378	149.40	XLON
15:42:38	527	149.20	XLON
15:42:38	27	149.20	TRQX
15:42:38	33	149.20	TRQX
15:42:44	10,547	149.35	TRQX
15:42:44	4,690	149.40	XLON
15:42:44	8,000	149.40	XLON
15:42:45	742	149.40	XLON
15:42:45	3,608	149.40	XLON
15:42:45	529	149.40	BATE
15:42:45	547	149.40	BATE
15:42:45	1,289	149.40	CHIX
15:42:45	815	149.40	BATE
15:42:45	6,660	149.40	XLON
15:42:46	467	149.30	TRQX
15:42:46	527	149.30	CHIX
15:42:46	528	149.30	BATE
15:42:47	527	149.40	XLON
15:43:13	2743	149.30	BATE
15:43:13	2,645	149.30	BATE
15:43:16	257	149.40	CHIX
15:43:16	446	149.40	CHIX
15:43:16	73	149.30	XLON
15:43:16	703	149.30	TRQX
15:43:16	630	149.30	XLON
15:43:33	703	149.30	XLON
15:43:39	703	149.30	CHIX
15:43:39	703	149.30	BATE
15:43:48	469	149.20	XLON
15:43:48	469	149.40	BATE
15:45:18	1178	149.55	BATE
15:45:18	550	149.70	XLON
15:45:18	36	149.70	XLON
15:45:19	1411	149.40	BATE
15:45:19	1055	149.60	XLON
15:45:40	1,168	149.40	XLON
15:45:50	864	149.40	XLON
15:45:53	1,731	149.40	XLON
15:45:56	703	149.50	CHIX
15:45:56	703	149.50	XLON
15:45:56	703	149.50	TRQX
15:45:56	700	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	8,400	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	1,243	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	242	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	618	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	700	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	700	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	9,800	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	363	149.60	BATE
15:45:56	249	149.80	XLON
15:45:56	454	149.80	XLON
15:45:56	817	150.00	BATE
15:45:56	506	150.00	BATE
15:45:56	151	150.00	BATE
15:45:56	2,347	150.00	BATE
15:45:56	3,580	150.00	BATE
15:46:44	10,307	149.30	TRQX
15:50:30	587	149.40	XLON
15:51:17	603	149.40	XLON
15:52:03	582	149.40	XLON
15:52:50	651	149.40	XLON
15:53:32	584	149.40	XLON
15:54:11	552	149.40	XLON
15:54:54	606	149.40	XLON
15:55:33	585	149.40	XLON
15:56:08	551	149.40	XLON
15:56:08	703	149.50	BATE
15:56:08	328	149.50	XLON
15:56:08	156	149.60	CHIX
15:56:08	547	149.60	CHIX
15:56:08	469	149.70	XLON
15:56:08	469	149.80	BATE
15:56:09	211	149.80	XLON
15:56:09	547	149.80	BATE
15:57:14	547	149.70	CHIX
15:57:14	468	149.70	TRQX
15:57:14	547	149.70	XLON
15:57:15	547	149.70	XLON
16:00:48	706	149.90	XLON
16:01:03	653	149.90	BATE
16:01:18	408	149.90	XLON
16:01:18	263	149.90	XLON
16:01:32	110	149.90	XLON
16:01:32	561	149.90	XLON
16:01:51	540	149.90	XLON
16:01:51	130	149.90	XLON
16:01:51	7	150.00	XLON
16:01:51	1,083	150.00	XLON
16:01:51	867	150.00	XLON
16:01:52	547	150.10	BATE
16:01:52	507	150.10	TRQX
16:01:52	508	150.10	CHIX
16:02:47	3,255	150.05	BATE
16:02:47	7,784	150.05	TRQX
16:02:47	3,330	150.05	CHIX
16:02:47	4,518	150.05	CHIX
16:02:47	7,812	150.05	CHIX
16:02:47	1,280	150.05	CHIX
16:02:48	527	149.90	XLON
16:02:48	527	149.90	TRQX
16:03:43	527	149.90	CHIX
16:03:43	527	149.90	TRQX
16:03:43	528	149.90	BATE
16:03:43	527	149.90	XLON
16:16:45	45	149.90	CHIX
16:16:45	186	149.90	CHIX
16:16:45	183	149.90	CHIX
16:16:45	6	149.90	XLON
16:16:45	96	149.90	XLON
16:16:45	528	150.00	BATE
16:16:45	527	150.00	TRQX
16:16:45	18	149.90	TRQX
16:16:45	49	149.90	XLON
16:16:45	528	149.90	BATE
16:16:45	509	149.90	TRQX
16:16:45	527	150.00	CHIX
16:16:45	47	149.90	CHIX
16:18:42	384	150.00	XLON
16:18:42	185	150.00	XLON
16:19:05	614	150.00	BATE
16:19:05	18	150.00	BATE
16:19:30	424	150.00	BATE
16:19:30	195	150.00	BATE
16:19:50	457	150.00	CHIX
16:19:50	85	150.00	CHIX
16:20:11	365	150.00	CHIX
16:20:11	85	150.00	CHIX
16:20:11	90	150.00	CHIX
16:20:35	616	150.00	CHIX
16:20:59	315	150.00	XLON
16:20:59	136	150.00	XLON
16:20:59	164	150.00	XLON
16:21:23	53	150.00	CHIX
16:21:23	580	150.00	CHIX
16:21:51	218	150.00	CHIX
16:21:51	494	150.00	CHIX
16:22:15	313	150.00	CHIX
16:22:15	348	150.00	CHIX
16:22:35	592	150.00	CHIX
16:22:56	592	150.00	CHIX
16:23:18	2	150.00	XLON
16:23:18	548	150.00	XLON
16:23:18	102	150.00	XLON
16:23:36	20	150.00	BATE
16:23:36	547	150.00	BATE
16:23:57	44	150.00	XLON
16:23:57	324	150.00	XLON
16:23:57	136	150.00	XLON
16:23:57	157	150.00	XLON
16:24:11	357	150.00	TRQX
16:24:11	172	150.00	TRQX
16:24:26	474	150.00	CHIX
16:24:26	68	150.00	CHIX
16:24:45	55	150.00	CHIX
16:24:45	522	150.00	CHIX
16:24:45	73	150.00	CHIX
16:25:03	676	150.00	CHIX
16:25:15	268	150.00	CHIX
16:25:15	85	150.00	CHIX
16:25:15	183	150.00	CHIX
16:25:29	670	150.00	CHIX
16:25:44	52	150.00	CHIX
16:25:44	617	150.00	CHIX
16:25:57	434	150.00	XLON
16:25:57	102	150.00	XLON
16:26:09	259	150.00	BATE
16:26:09	65	150.00	BATE
16:26:09	261	150.00	TRQX
16:26:09	40	150.00	TRQX
16:26:09	528	150.10	BATE
16:26:30	107	150.10	XLON
16:26:30	548	150.10	XLON
16:26:38	994	150.00	TRQX
16:26:38	3191	150.00	TRQX
16:26:38	1,272	150.00	BATE
16:26:38	3,863	150.00	BATE
16:26:38	1,309	150.00	CHIX
16:26:38	4,233	150.00	CHIX
16:26:49	197	149.80	BATE
16:29:44	527	149.80	CHIX
16:29:44	294	149.80	BATE
16:29:49	2	149.80	CHIX
16:29:49	1	149.80	CHIX
16:29:50	1	149.80	CHIX
16:29:56	86	149.80	CHIX
16:35:28	18719	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	10,753	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	11,861	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	6,118	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	6,348	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	3,706	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	8,964	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	1,841	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	9220	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	8,997	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	7,329	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	384	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	7,557	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	4559	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	32,851	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	47	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	6739	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	6,576	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	642	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	2,643	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	12,039	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	3,227	149.40	XLON
16:35:28	11,371	149.40	XLON

 

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