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
corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

Contacts at Brunswick PR:


Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited:


Nicholas How / John Fishley
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 

Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:


James Agnew / Jack Wood
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

 

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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