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	30 October 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	248,615
Weighted average price paid (p)	154.75
Highest price paid (p)	155.60
Lowest price paid (p)	152.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 87,120,026 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 663,574,989. 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 30 October 2023 is 663,574,989. 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	154.89	158,325
BATE	154.66	39,080
CHIX	154.44	25,107
TRQX	154.37	26,103

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:05:33	119	153.00	CHIX
8:05:33	486	153.00	CHIX
8:05:33	605	153.00	XLON
8:05:33	604	153.00	TRQX
8:07:51	454	152.90	XLON
8:07:52	491	154.40	XLON
8:10:07	2984	153.60	BATE
8:10:46	502	154.50	XLON
8:10:46	491	154.50	XLON
8:16:25	655	155.00	XLON
8:22:02	655	154.70	XLON
8:22:02	655	154.70	TRQX
8:22:02	656	154.70	CHIX
8:22:02	1,146	154.70	BATE
8:22:02	359	154.80	CHIX
8:22:02	1,839	155.10	BATE
8:38:02	454	155.40	BATE
8:38:02	297	155.40	CHIX
8:38:02	11	155.40	XLON
8:38:02	644	155.40	XLON
8:38:02	655	155.40	TRQX
8:38:03	423	155.60	BATE
8:38:03	80	155.60	BATE
8:38:03	467	155.60	BATE
8:38:03	25	155.60	BATE
8:40:17	492	155.30	CHIX
8:40:17	491	155.30	XLON
8:40:17	491	155.30	TRQX
8:40:17	480	155.10	CHIX
8:40:17	491	155.10	TRQX
8:40:17	223	155.10	BATE
8:40:17	269	155.10	BATE
8:50:25	928	154.65	BATE
8:54:10	555	155.10	CHIX
8:55:37	538	155.10	CHIX
9:05:48	491	155.50	XLON
9:05:48	648	155.30	BATE
9:06:02	492	155.10	BATE
9:06:02	80	155.10	CHIX
9:06:02	412	155.10	CHIX
9:06:02	491	155.10	TRQX
9:06:04	2	154.70	XLON
9:06:04	533	155.10	XLON
9:06:04	182	155.20	XLON
9:06:04	129	155.20	XLON
9:06:04	328	155.30	XLON
9:06:04	328	154.80	BATE
9:06:04	328	154.80	CHIX
9:06:12	68	154.60	XLON
9:06:12	334	154.70	CHIX
9:08:02	311	154.70	BATE
9:08:02	181	154.70	BATE
9:08:02	158	154.70	CHIX
9:08:02	423	154.70	XLON
9:08:02	196	154.70	TRQX
9:08:02	295	154.70	TRQX
9:14:13	379	154.60	BATE
9:14:13	113	154.60	BATE
9:14:13	492	154.60	CHIX
9:14:13	491	154.60	XLON
9:14:13	491	154.60	TRQX
9:14:14	359	154.30	TRQX
9:14:14	491	154.30	XLON
9:14:14	132	154.30	TRQX
9:16:52	492	154.30	CHIX
9:16:52	492	154.30	BATE
9:16:52	491	154.30	TRQX
9:16:52	491	154.30	XLON
9:17:08	492	154.20	BATE
9:17:08	492	154.20	CHIX
9:17:08	89	154.20	TRQX
9:17:08	161	154.20	TRQX
9:17:08	491	154.20	XLON
9:17:08	241	154.20	TRQX
9:17:08	117	154.10	XLON
9:17:08	776	154.10	XLON
9:17:12	146	154.10	CHIX
9:17:17	346	154.10	CHIX
9:17:17	491	154.10	XLON
9:17:17	492	154.10	BATE
9:17:17	376	154.10	TRQX
9:17:17	115	154.10	TRQX
9:17:17	80	154.00	CHIX
9:17:17	788	154.10	CHIX
9:47:15	491	153.80	XLON
9:48:05	492	153.80	BATE
9:48:05	492	153.80	CHIX
9:48:05	491	153.80	TRQX
9:49:04	237	153.40	CHIX
9:53:18	187	153.40	BATE
10:05:43	94	153.70	CHIX
10:05:43	305	153.70	BATE
10:09:02	684	153.90	BATE
10:09:02	139	153.90	BATE
10:09:02	161	153.90	CHIX
10:09:02	26	153.90	TRQX
10:09:02	80	153.90	TRQX
10:09:02	385	153.90	TRQX
10:09:02	491	153.90	XLON
10:21:49	207	153.80	CHIX
10:21:49	248	153.80	BATE
10:21:49	156	153.80	CHIX
10:21:49	116	153.80	BATE
10:21:49	668	153.80	XLON
10:21:49	363	153.80	TRQX
10:21:49	208	153.80	XLON
10:21:49	148	153.70	XLON
10:21:49	1	153.70	TRQX
10:21:49	472	153.70	XLON
10:21:50	198	153.70	TRQX
10:21:50	100	153.70	CHIX
10:22:05	449	153.70	XLON
10:22:05	199	153.70	CHIX
10:22:05	215	153.70	BATE
10:22:05	150	153.70	CHIX
10:22:05	235	153.70	BATE
10:22:05	420	153.70	TRQX
11:01:02	45	153.50	BATE
11:01:02	491	153.50	XLON
11:01:02	222	153.50	BATE
11:01:02	225	153.50	BATE
11:01:02	492	153.50	CHIX
11:01:02	491	153.50	TRQX
11:01:02	491	153.30	XLON
11:01:02	491	153.30	TRQX
11:01:16	312	153.10	CHIX
11:18:19	412	153.10	BATE
11:18:19	80	153.10	BATE
11:18:19	180	153.10	CHIX
11:18:19	491	153.10	XLON
11:18:19	491	153.10	TRQX
11:18:19	493	153.00	TRQX
11:18:20	147	153.00	TRQX
11:18:20	163	153.00	TRQX
12:06:57	287	153.00	BATE
12:13:13	47	153.25	BATE
12:13:16	279	153.40	CHIX
12:13:16	195	153.40	CHIX
12:13:16	655	153.50	XLON
12:15:03	246	154.10	TRQX
12:15:03	537	154.10	TRQX
12:15:03	80	154.10	TRQX
12:15:03	491	154.10	TRQX
12:15:03	193	154.10	XLON
12:15:03	298	154.10	XLON
12:15:04	324	154.30	XLON
12:15:04	129	154.30	XLON
12:15:04	229	153.90	XLON
12:15:04	262	153.90	XLON
12:15:05	411	154.10	TRQX
12:15:05	80	154.10	TRQX
12:22:13	739	154.10	TRQX
12:22:13	803	154.10	BATE
12:22:13	759	154.10	CHIX
12:28:45	483	153.90	CHIX
12:28:45	408	154.00	CHIX
12:28:46	205	154.10	XLON
12:28:46	27	154.10	XLON
12:28:46	33	154.10	XLON
12:28:46	77	154.10	XLON
12:28:46	149	154.10	XLON
12:39:09	14	153.90	BATE
12:39:09	9	153.90	CHIX
12:39:09	32	153.90	TRQX
12:39:09	481	153.90	TRQX
12:39:09	623	153.95	BATE
12:40:15	31	153.90	BATE
12:40:15	535	153.90	XLON
12:40:15	6	153.90	XLON
12:40:15	463	153.90	XLON
12:40:16	501	153.90	BATE
12:40:16	531	154.00	CHIX
12:40:16	492	154.20	CHIX
12:40:16	488	154.30	XLON
12:40:16	2	154.30	XLON
12:40:16	1	154.30	XLON
12:40:19	272	154.20	CHIX
12:40:19	220	154.20	CHIX
12:44:07	800	155.00	BATE
12:44:07	800	155.00	BATE
12:44:07	684	155.00	TRQX
12:44:07	800	155.00	TRQX
12:52:19	1,189	155.00	BATE
12:52:19	3,004	155.00	BATE
13:05:02	3	154.90	BATE
13:05:02	5	154.90	TRQX
13:05:03	286	155.30	XLON
13:05:03	129	155.30	XLON
13:13:44	489	154.90	BATE
13:13:44	491	154.90	TRQX
13:13:44	491	154.90	XLON
13:13:44	433	154.90	TRQX
13:13:44	2106	155.00	BATE
13:17:40	2	154.80	CHIX
13:17:40	437	154.80	CHIX
13:19:43	53	154.80	CHIX
13:20:49	252	154.80	BATE
13:21:44	240	154.80	BATE
13:21:44	347	154.80	XLON
13:21:44	242	154.80	TRQX
13:21:44	144	154.80	XLON
13:21:44	249	154.80	TRQX
13:22:44	118	154.70	CHIX
13:22:44	589	154.70	CHIX
13:22:44	325	154.70	BATE
13:22:44	286	154.70	CHIX
13:22:44	324	154.70	TRQX
13:22:44	324	154.70	XLON
13:36:49	21	154.70	CHIX
13:36:49	495	154.70	CHIX
13:36:49	516	154.70	BATE
13:36:49	467	154.70	TRQX
13:36:49	467	154.70	XLON
13:36:49	1,249	154.70	CHIX
13:41:37	229	154.60	TRQX
13:41:37	491	154.60	XLON
13:41:37	185	154.60	BATE
13:41:37	492	154.60	CHIX
13:41:37	262	154.60	TRQX
13:41:37	84	154.60	BATE
13:41:37	491	154.60	XLON
14:11:36	492	155.20	BATE
14:11:36	492	155.20	CHIX
14:11:36	491	155.20	XLON
14:11:36	491	155.20	TRQX
14:11:36	1,315	155.25	TRQX
14:11:36	1,429	155.25	BATE
14:11:36	1,352	155.25	CHIX
14:11:36	945	155.25	BATE
14:12:48	426	155.20	CHIX
14:29:40	107	155.60	BATE
14:31:53	55	155.60	BATE
14:31:53	385	155.60	BATE
14:33:13	116	155.60	BATE
14:33:13	374	155.60	BATE
14:43:37	123	155.60	BATE
14:43:37	123	155.60	CHIX
14:43:50	123	155.60	XLON
14:53:43	35	155.60	BATE
14:58:02	34	155.60	CHIX
14:58:02	72	155.60	TRQX
14:58:02	123	155.60	TRQX
14:58:02	49	155.60	XLON
15:22:56	80	155.60	CHIX
15:22:56	80	155.60	BATE
15:22:56	79	155.60	TRQX
15:22:56	43	155.60	XLON
15:22:58	321	155.50	TRQX
15:23:00	321	155.60	XLON
15:23:45	48	155.60	XLON
15:23:45	322	155.60	BATE
15:23:45	322	155.60	CHIX
15:23:45	55	155.60	TRQX
15:23:45	177	155.60	XLON
15:27:04	51	155.50	BATE
15:27:04	615	155.50	BATE
15:27:04	235	155.50	BATE
15:27:04	226	155.50	BATE
15:27:04	51	155.50	CHIX
15:27:04	50	155.50	TRQX
15:27:04	50	155.50	XLON
15:28:21	100	155.40	BATE
15:28:21	99	155.40	CHIX
15:28:21	99	155.40	TRQX
15:28:21	99	155.40	XLON
15:28:23	792	155.20	BATE
15:28:23	161	155.20	BATE
15:28:23	471	155.20	BATE
15:28:23	240	154.90	CHIX
15:28:26	239	155.20	XLON
15:28:27	36	155.20	XLON
15:28:39	26	155.10	XLON
15:28:39	131	155.10	XLON
15:28:57	104	155.10	XLON
15:28:57	3	155.10	XLON
15:28:59	90	155.10	XLON
15:29:00	1	155.10	CHIX
15:29:00	39	155.10	CHIX
15:29:00	67	155.10	CHIX
15:42:28	113	154.80	CHIX
15:42:28	113	154.80	BATE
15:42:28	113	154.80	XLON
15:42:28	113	154.80	TRQX
15:42:28	17	154.80	CHIX
15:42:30	9	154.60	CHIX
15:42:30	243	154.80	XLON
15:42:33	37	154.80	XLON
15:46:05	150	154.80	CHIX
15:49:43	453	154.60	TRQX
15:49:43	203	154.50	XLON
15:49:43	203	154.50	CHIX
15:49:43	204	154.50	BATE
15:59:04	214	154.30	BATE
16:01:17	292	154.30	BATE
16:01:17	506	154.30	XLON
16:01:17	506	154.30	TRQX
16:01:17	844	154.20	CHIX
16:01:17	537	154.30	BATE
16:01:18	198	154.50	XLON
16:01:18	293	154.50	XLON
16:02:06	492	154.20	BATE
16:02:06	492	154.20	CHIX
16:02:06	491	154.20	TRQX
16:02:27	205	154.10	CHIX
16:03:21	206	154.10	BATE
16:03:21	491	154.10	XLON
16:03:21	450	154.10	TRQX
16:03:21	1,111	154.10	CHIX
16:03:25	94	154.00	CHIX
16:03:25	107	154.00	TRQX
16:04:17	83	153.90	BATE
16:04:17	83	153.90	CHIX
16:04:17	82	153.90	XLON
16:05:17	159	154.10	TRQX
16:05:17	160	154.20	BATE
16:11:14	125	153.90	CHIX
16:11:14	190	153.90	BATE
16:11:14	35	153.90	CHIX
16:11:14	1,225	153.90	TRQX
16:11:14	159	153.90	XLON
16:11:18	318	154.00	TRQX
16:11:18	169	154.10	XLON
16:11:18	149	154.10	XLON
16:11:20	143	154.10	BATE
16:11:20	589	154.10	BATE
16:11:20	544	154.20	TRQX
16:11:21	25	154.20	XLON
16:11:21	519	154.20	XLON
16:22:02	73	154.30	BATE
16:22:02	665	154.30	TRQX
16:22:02	611	154.30	TRQX
16:35:01	3,878	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	9,456	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	5466	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	1479	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	885	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	11,243	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	9,276	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	10	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	1435	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	2,331	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	939	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	886	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	3,323	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	2,826	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	12,695	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	1,472	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	2,286	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	5,547	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	527	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	1,149	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	17,134	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	16,689	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	2,236	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	16,139	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	456	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	1,005	155.00	XLON
16:35:01	191	155.00	XLON

 

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