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	23 October 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	266,052
Weighted average price paid (p)	148.20
Highest price paid (p)	151.10
Lowest price paid (p)	147.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 85,756,750 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 664,938,265. 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 23 October 2023 is 664,938,265. 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	148.04	181,365
BATE	148.52	28,257
CHIX	148.59	25,379
TRQX	148.55	31,051

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:00:13	512	151.10	XLON
8:01:59	832	149.90	XLON
8:01:59	142	149.90	XLON
8:03:07	556	148.40	CHIX
8:03:07	584	148.40	BATE
8:03:07	588	148.40	TRQX
8:05:46	512	148.60	TRQX
8:05:46	512	148.60	XLON
8:05:46	513	148.60	CHIX
8:05:46	513	148.60	BATE
8:05:46	608	148.50	CHIX
8:05:47	1,156	148.30	TRQX
8:05:47	683	148.30	XLON
8:05:47	683	148.30	CHIX
8:05:47	684	148.30	BATE
8:05:49	279	148.20	TRQX
8:05:49	513	148.20	BATE
8:05:49	513	148.20	CHIX
8:05:49	512	148.20	XLON
8:05:49	233	148.20	TRQX
8:05:49	653	148.20	BATE
8:05:49	652	148.10	CHIX
8:06:05	128	149.00	XLON
8:06:05	52	149.00	XLON
8:07:45	61	148.00	BATE
8:07:54	512	148.00	TRQX
8:07:54	452	148.00	BATE
8:07:54	513	148.00	CHIX
8:07:54	512	148.00	XLON
8:39:23	512	149.20	XLON
8:39:23	513	149.20	BATE
8:39:23	512	149.20	TRQX
8:39:23	513	149.20	CHIX
8:45:40	512	149.10	TRQX
8:45:40	512	149.10	XLON
8:45:40	513	149.10	CHIX
8:45:40	513	149.10	BATE
8:52:38	512	149.00	TRQX
8:52:38	512	149.00	XLON
8:52:38	513	149.00	BATE
8:52:38	513	149.00	CHIX
8:57:01	512	148.90	TRQX
8:57:01	512	148.90	XLON
8:57:01	46	148.90	CHIX
8:57:01	47	148.90	BATE
9:00:12	195	148.80	TRQX
9:00:12	195	148.80	XLON
9:00:12	196	148.80	BATE
9:00:12	196	148.80	CHIX
9:00:14	158	148.60	XLON
9:00:14	158	148.60	TRQX
9:00:14	158	148.60	CHIX
9:00:14	158	148.60	BATE
9:01:50	176	148.50	TRQX
9:01:50	176	148.50	XLON
9:01:50	177	148.50	BATE
9:01:50	176	148.50	CHIX
9:02:10	343	148.50	BATE
9:05:40	29	148.50	XLON
9:05:40	28	148.50	TRQX
9:13:45	230	148.80	XLON
9:13:46	298	148.80	XLON
9:13:46	767	148.80	XLON
9:14:28	147	148.70	XLON
9:14:28	720	148.70	TRQX
9:14:28	296	148.70	XLON
9:14:28	443	148.70	CHIX
9:14:28	444	148.70	BATE
9:25:42	229	148.70	XLON
9:25:42	867	148.70	TRQX
9:25:42	229	148.70	BATE
9:25:42	229	148.70	CHIX
9:26:19	626	149.40	XLON
9:26:19	625	149.40	TRQX
9:26:29	475	149.10	XLON
9:26:29	475	149.10	CHIX
9:26:29	475	149.10	BATE
9:50:42	68	149.50	CHIX
9:50:42	683	149.50	XLON
9:50:42	615	149.50	CHIX
9:50:42	684	149.50	BATE
9:50:42	1,009	149.50	TRQX
9:57:10	455	149.50	XLON
9:57:10	455	149.50	TRQX
9:57:10	456	149.50	CHIX
9:57:13	569	149.70	XLON
10:02:05	588	149.40	TRQX
10:02:05	199	149.40	TRQX
10:02:05	455	149.40	TRQX
10:02:05	570	149.40	BATE
10:02:05	456	149.40	CHIX
10:05:48	512	149.30	XLON
10:05:48	443	149.30	TRQX
10:05:48	69	149.30	TRQX
10:05:48	513	149.30	CHIX
10:05:48	513	149.30	BATE
10:07:32	564	149.60	XLON
10:07:32	152	149.60	TRQX
10:07:32	391	149.60	XLON
10:07:32	213	149.60	TRQX
10:07:32	365	149.60	CHIX
10:07:32	122	149.60	BATE
10:07:32	243	149.60	BATE
10:20:15	1	149.50	XLON
10:20:15	1	149.50	TRQX
10:20:15	511	149.50	XLON
10:20:15	513	149.50	CHIX
10:20:15	511	149.50	TRQX
10:20:15	470	149.50	BATE
10:20:15	43	149.50	BATE
10:27:42	513	149.50	XLON
10:27:42	512	149.50	TRQX
10:27:42	176	149.50	CHIX
10:27:42	266	149.50	BATE
10:27:42	337	149.50	CHIX
10:27:42	246	149.50	BATE
10:30:52	345	149.40	XLON
10:30:52	345	149.40	TRQX
10:30:52	43	149.40	CHIX
10:33:29	210	149.20	XLON
10:33:29	210	149.20	TRQX
10:33:29	211	149.20	CHIX
10:33:29	211	149.20	BATE
10:33:29	656	149.20	CHIX
10:37:14	69	149.10	XLON
10:37:14	69	149.10	TRQX
10:37:14	70	149.10	BATE
10:37:14	70	149.10	CHIX
10:37:14	483	149.10	CHIX
10:42:34	40	148.90	XLON
10:42:34	39	148.90	TRQX
10:42:34	40	148.90	BATE
10:42:34	40	148.90	CHIX
10:47:44	78	148.90	CHIX
10:47:44	78	148.90	TRQX
10:47:44	79	148.90	XLON
10:47:44	79	148.90	BATE
10:59:08	133	148.90	XLON
10:59:08	132	148.90	TRQX
10:59:08	133	148.90	CHIX
10:59:08	133	148.90	BATE
10:59:08	33	148.90	BATE
11:01:41	41	148.80	BATE
11:01:41	41	148.80	XLON
11:01:41	40	148.80	TRQX
11:01:41	41	148.80	CHIX
11:06:40	129	148.60	XLON
11:33:36	87	148.70	TRQX
11:48:53	385	148.70	TRQX
11:48:53	472	148.70	XLON
11:48:53	120	148.70	CHIX
11:48:53	473	148.70	BATE
11:48:53	353	148.70	CHIX
11:49:53	14	148.70	BATE
11:49:53	14	148.70	CHIX
11:53:19	79	148.60	TRQX
11:53:19	256	148.60	XLON
11:53:19	177	148.60	TRQX
11:53:19	257	148.60	BATE
11:53:19	256	148.60	CHIX
12:07:39	24	148.50	XLON
12:07:39	24	148.50	TRQX
12:07:39	564	148.50	CHIX
12:07:39	25	148.50	BATE
12:07:39	23	148.50	CHIX
12:07:39	141	148.50	CHIX
12:10:39	134	148.70	BATE
12:21:39	128	148.60	XLON
12:21:39	46	148.50	BATE
12:27:46	128	148.40	TRQX
12:27:46	43	148.40	XLON
12:27:46	128	148.40	BATE
12:27:46	128	148.40	CHIX
12:27:46	32	148.40	BATE
12:27:50	168	148.40	TRQX
12:27:50	168	148.40	XLON
12:27:50	169	148.40	BATE
12:27:50	168	148.40	CHIX
12:36:46	42	148.20	TRQX
12:36:46	43	148.20	XLON
12:36:46	43	148.20	BATE
12:36:46	43	148.20	CHIX
12:36:47	11	148.20	CHIX
13:11:32	102	148.00	XLON
13:11:32	101	148.00	TRQX
13:11:32	102	148.00	CHIX
13:11:32	102	148.00	BATE
13:12:07	286	147.80	XLON
13:12:07	286	147.80	TRQX
13:12:07	287	147.80	BATE
13:12:07	287	147.80	CHIX
13:23:32	72	148.00	XLON
13:23:32	44	147.70	CHIX
13:23:35	18	148.00	XLON
13:27:45	53	147.70	XLON
13:31:11	258	147.40	XLON
13:31:11	258	147.40	TRQX
13:31:11	258	147.40	BATE
13:31:11	258	147.40	CHIX
13:31:11	7	147.40	XLON
13:33:11	182	147.70	CHIX
13:33:14	27	147.70	XLON
13:33:14	155	147.70	XLON
13:33:17	170	147.70	BATE
13:33:17	12	147.70	BATE
13:33:18	46	147.70	XLON
13:33:19	176	147.70	XLON
13:33:21	1	147.70	XLON
13:44:15	182	147.50	TRQX
13:44:15	700	147.50	XLON
13:44:15	522	147.50	XLON
13:44:15	77	147.50	CHIX
13:44:15	45	147.50	BATE
13:58:58	1,406	147.40	TRQX
13:59:49	334	147.30	TRQX
13:59:49	334	147.30	XLON
13:59:49	334	147.30	BATE
13:59:49	334	147.30	CHIX
14:03:40	293	147.20	TRQX
14:03:40	716	147.20	TRQX
14:03:40	24	147.20	XLON
14:03:40	25	147.20	BATE
14:03:40	25	147.20	CHIX
14:06:03	55	147.40	XLON
14:06:05	177	147.40	XLON
14:06:44	77	147.30	BATE
14:06:44	77	147.30	XLON
14:06:44	70	147.30	CHIX
14:07:10	160	147.40	XLON
14:07:10	70	147.30	CHIX
14:07:11	40	147.40	XLON
14:07:15	161	147.50	BATE
14:07:17	339	147.50	XLON
14:07:17	159	147.50	XLON
14:07:20	64	147.50	XLON
14:07:23	64	147.60	CHIX
14:07:23	125	147.50	XLON
14:21:03	83	147.50	TRQX
14:21:03	16	147.50	XLON
14:21:03	77	147.50	TRQX
14:21:03	13	147.50	BATE
14:21:03	414	147.50	CHIX
14:21:03	27	147.50	BATE
14:22:23	195	147.50	XLON
14:22:23	194	147.50	TRQX
14:22:23	195	147.50	BATE
14:22:23	195	147.50	CHIX
14:22:33	216	147.50	TRQX
14:22:33	216	147.50	XLON
14:22:33	216	147.50	CHIX
14:22:39	54	147.50	CHIX
14:22:39	55	147.50	XLON
14:22:39	55	147.50	TRQX
14:22:39	48	147.50	BATE
14:24:24	14	147.60	XLON
14:24:25	14	147.60	CHIX
14:30:19	170	147.70	BATE
14:30:19	219	147.70	BATE
14:30:21	170	147.90	BATE
14:30:21	723	147.90	BATE
14:30:21	340	147.70	CHIX
14:32:19	13	147.80	TRQX
14:32:19	18	147.80	XLON
14:32:19	1,400	147.80	BATE
14:32:19	3	147.80	CHIX
14:32:19	616	147.80	BATE
14:43:20	715	147.70	TRQX
14:43:20	716	147.70	XLON
14:43:21	444	147.50	TRQX
14:43:21	445	147.50	BATE
14:43:21	445	147.50	CHIX
14:45:21	256	147.40	TRQX
14:45:21	508	147.40	XLON
14:45:21	252	147.40	TRQX
14:45:21	508	147.40	CHIX
14:45:21	508	147.40	BATE
15:16:59	517	148.40	TRQX
15:16:59	517	148.40	XLON
15:16:59	508	148.40	CHIX
15:16:59	142	148.40	BATE
15:16:59	366	148.40	BATE
15:16:59	690	148.35	TRQX
15:16:59	651	148.35	CHIX
15:16:59	685	148.35	BATE
15:20:40	53	148.40	CHIX
15:30:42	683	148.50	XLON
15:30:42	683	148.50	TRQX
15:30:42	631	148.50	CHIX
15:30:53	473	148.50	XLON
15:30:53	473	148.50	TRQX
15:30:53	473	148.50	BATE
15:30:56	143	148.60	BATE
15:30:56	537	148.60	BATE
15:33:51	552	148.50	XLON
15:33:51	473	148.50	TRQX
15:33:51	473	148.50	BATE
15:33:51	181	148.50	CHIX
15:33:51	371	148.50	CHIX
15:36:07	513	148.40	XLON
15:36:07	391	148.40	TRQX
15:36:07	392	148.40	BATE
15:36:07	391	148.40	CHIX
15:36:07	121	148.40	BATE
15:36:07	121	148.40	CHIX
15:43:50	375	148.40	CHIX
15:50:38	512	148.80	TRQX
15:50:38	512	148.80	XLON
15:50:38	513	148.80	BATE
15:50:38	138	148.80	CHIX
15:54:01	387	148.70	XLON
15:54:01	887	148.70	TRQX
15:54:01	388	148.70	CHIX
15:54:01	388	148.70	BATE
15:54:24	637	148.60	XLON
15:54:24	637	148.60	TRQX
16:08:58	291	148.70	TRQX
16:09:47	700	148.80	BATE
16:09:47	384	148.80	BATE
16:09:50	392	148.80	TRQX
16:09:50	651	148.80	XLON
16:09:50	32	148.80	XLON
16:09:50	684	148.80	CHIX
16:09:50	173	148.80	BATE
16:09:50	397	148.80	BATE
16:09:50	134	148.80	TRQX
16:12:29	512	148.80	XLON
16:12:29	512	148.80	TRQX
16:12:29	513	148.80	CHIX
16:12:29	513	148.80	BATE
16:13:18	512	148.70	XLON
16:13:18	513	148.70	BATE
16:13:42	353	148.70	XLON
16:13:42	512	148.70	TRQX
16:13:42	159	148.70	XLON
16:13:42	187	148.70	CHIX
16:13:42	513	148.70	BATE
16:13:42	326	148.70	CHIX
16:16:12	61	148.60	TRQX
16:17:47	804	148.80	TRQX
16:17:47	395	148.80	XLON
16:17:47	395	148.80	BATE
16:17:47	395	148.80	CHIX
16:17:47	146	148.70	TRQX
16:20:45	249	148.70	TRQX
16:23:27	513	148.70	BATE
16:23:27	127	148.70	CHIX
16:24:40	512	148.70	XLON
16:24:40	263	148.70	TRQX
16:24:40	700	148.70	BATE
16:24:40	386	148.70	CHIX
16:24:40	189	148.70	BATE
16:24:51	738	148.70	XLON
16:24:51	221	148.70	TRQX
16:25:17	516	148.70	TRQX
16:25:17	437	148.70	XLON
16:25:17	438	148.70	BATE
16:25:17	438	148.70	CHIX
16:26:13	294	148.60	TRQX
16:26:53	339	148.60	BATE
16:27:02	587	148.60	XLON
16:27:02	293	148.60	TRQX
16:27:02	99	148.60	BATE
16:27:02	438	148.60	CHIX
16:27:02	1,220	148.50	XLON
16:29:53	180	148.50	XLON
16:29:53	512	148.50	TRQX
16:35:24	17,671	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	70,684	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	6,444	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	1,744	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	716	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	3,194	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	6,743	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	15372	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	10948	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	13,946	147.90	XLON
16:35:24	1,688	147.90	XLON

 

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