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

31 October 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

81,907

Weighted average price paid (p)

156.49

Highest price paid (p)

157.00

Lowest price paid (p)

154.50

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 87,201,933 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 663,493,082. 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 31 October 2023 is 663,493,082. 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

156.47

24,509

BATE

156.51

19,357

CHIX

156.44

16,447

TRQX

156.53

21,594

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:04:45

1

       154.80

BATE

8:04:45

1

       154.80

CHIX

8:08:35

14

       154.60

XLON

8:08:35

1

       154.60

CHIX

8:08:35

13

       154.60

TRQX

8:10:35

32

       155.30

XLON

8:10:35

32

       155.40

BATE

8:10:36

32

       155.40

TRQX

8:10:38

221

       155.40

CHIX

8:10:38

94

       155.70

XLON

8:10:38

59

       155.70

XLON

8:11:00

386

       155.90

XLON

8:11:02

135

       155.90

XLON

8:11:03

135

       155.90

TRQX

8:11:05

58

       155.90

XLON

8:11:07

20

       155.90

TRQX

8:11:09

19

       155.90

XLON

8:12:04

72

       155.40

BATE

8:12:04

66

       155.40

CHIX

8:12:04

6

       155.40

CHIX

8:12:04

72

       155.40

XLON

8:12:04

71

       155.40

TRQX

8:12:04

1

       155.40

XLON

8:13:01

22

       155.10

CHIX

8:13:01

22

       155.10

BATE

8:13:01

21

       155.10

TRQX

8:13:01

21

       155.10

XLON

8:13:01

3

       155.10

XLON

8:15:05

39

       154.90

XLON

8:15:06

40

       154.90

BATE

8:15:06

39

       154.90

CHIX

8:15:06

39

       154.90

TRQX

8:15:06

135

       154.90

XLON

8:28:31

12

       154.70

CHIX

8:28:31

12

       154.70

BATE

8:28:31

12

       154.70

TRQX

8:28:31

12

       154.70

XLON

8:32:02

8

       154.60

BATE

8:32:02

8

       154.60

CHIX

8:32:02

8

       154.60

XLON

8:32:02

8

       154.60

TRQX

8:32:34

84

       154.50

CHIX

8:32:34

40

       154.50

BATE

8:32:34

39

       154.50

TRQX

8:32:34

40

       154.50

XLON

8:37:37

10

       155.20

XLON

8:37:37

10

       155.40

BATE

8:37:43

268

       155.80

XLON

8:37:47

80

       155.70

BATE

8:37:47

188

       155.70

BATE

8:37:48

306

       155.70

CHIX

8:37:48

80

       155.70

CHIX

8:37:49

58

       155.70

BATE

8:37:50

58

       155.70

CHIX

8:37:51

40

       155.70

XLON

8:37:52

22

       155.70

BATE

8:37:52

6

       156.00

XLON

8:37:52

18

       155.70

BATE

8:42:00

60

       155.90

XLON

8:42:02

235

       155.90

BATE

8:42:02

80

       155.90

BATE

8:42:02

60

       156.00

CHIX

9:02:36

124

       156.20

TRQX

9:02:36

124

       156.20

CHIX

9:02:36

124

       156.20

XLON

9:03:08

169

       156.20

CHIX

9:03:08

265

       156.20

BATE

9:03:08

169

       156.20

XLON

9:03:08

168

       156.20

TRQX

9:03:10

70

       156.30

XLON

9:03:15

50

       156.60

XLON

9:03:15

24

       156.60

XLON

9:03:18

98

       156.40

XLON

9:03:19

258

       156.40

XLON

9:03:19

39

       156.40

XLON

9:03:19

247

       156.50

XLON

9:03:24

99

       156.10

CHIX

9:03:24

99

       156.10

BATE

9:03:24

163

       156.10

XLON

9:03:24

98

       156.10

TRQX

9:03:25

278

       156.30

XLON

9:04:24

387

       156.20

XLON

9:04:25

634

       156.10

TRQX

9:04:26

196

       156.10

XLON

9:04:26

604

       156.10

BATE

9:04:26

476

       156.10

CHIX

9:04:26

280

       156.10

XLON

9:04:26

476

       156.10

TRQX

9:06:34

61

       156.00

TRQX

9:06:34

61

       156.00

XLON

9:06:34

102

       156.00

TRQX

9:06:34

102

       156.00

XLON

9:06:34

163

       156.00

CHIX

9:06:34

164

       156.00

BATE

9:06:34

31

       156.00

XLON

9:06:34

528

       155.80

BATE

9:06:34

369

       155.80

BATE

9:14:00

113

       156.30

XLON

9:14:00

527

       156.30

XLON

9:28:02

640

       156.10

CHIX

9:28:02

640

       156.10

TRQX

9:28:03

560

       156.10

BATE

9:28:03

640

       156.10

TRQX

9:28:03

595

       156.10

XLON

9:28:03

80

       156.10

BATE

9:28:03

427

       156.10

XLON

9:28:03

427

       156.10

CHIX

9:28:03

426

       156.10

TRQX

9:54:42

273

       157.00

BATE

9:54:42

480

       157.00

CHIX

9:54:42

123

       157.00

XLON

9:54:42

480

       157.00

TRQX

9:54:42

157

       157.00

TRQX

9:54:42

357

       157.00

XLON

9:54:42

845

       157.00

TRQX

9:54:42

207

       157.00

BATE

9:54:42

837

       157.00

XLON

9:54:43

1,009

       157.00

TRQX

9:54:43

480

       157.00

XLON

9:59:26

480

       156.90

TRQX

9:59:26

480

       156.90

BATE

9:59:26

480

       156.90

CHIX

9:59:26

480

       156.90

XLON

9:59:26

1,332

       156.90

TRQX

9:59:29

453

       156.80

XLON

9:59:29

17

       156.80

XLON

9:59:29

480

       156.80

CHIX

9:59:29

480

       156.80

TRQX

9:59:29

480

       156.80

BATE

9:59:29

10

       156.80

XLON

9:59:37

21

       156.70

CHIX

9:59:37

263

       156.70

CHIX

9:59:37

10

       156.70

BATE

9:59:37

10

       156.70

TRQX

9:59:37

475

       156.70

XLON

10:01:37

191

       156.70

CHIX

10:05:37

779

       156.70

XLON

10:05:37

475

       156.70

TRQX

10:05:37

475

       156.70

BATE

10:06:06

482

       156.70

XLON

10:32:59

482

       156.70

CHIX

10:49:55

479

       157.00

BATE

10:49:55

478

       157.00

XLON

10:49:55

481

       157.00

TRQX

10:49:55

349

       156.80

CHIX

10:56:08

479

       157.00

BATE

10:56:08

955

       157.00

BATE

10:56:08

482

       157.00

CHIX

10:56:08

478

       157.00

XLON

10:56:08

481

       157.00

TRQX

10:57:06

480

       156.80

XLON

10:57:06

1

       156.80

CHIX

10:57:06

482

       156.80

CHIX

11:08:02

481

       156.80

BATE

11:08:02

480

       156.80

CHIX

11:08:02

479

       156.80

TRQX

11:08:02

332

       156.80

CHIX

11:08:02

551

       156.80

TRQX

11:15:13

27

       156.60

CHIX

11:15:13

481

       156.60

BATE

11:15:13

453

       156.60

CHIX

11:15:13

479

       156.60

TRQX

11:15:13

480

       156.60

XLON

11:16:02

411

       156.50

CHIX

11:16:02

481

       156.50

BATE

11:16:02

69

       156.50

CHIX

11:16:02

316

       156.50

XLON

11:16:02

45

       156.50

TRQX

11:16:02

164

       156.50

XLON

11:16:02

164

       156.50

TRQX

11:16:37

71

       156.50

XLON

11:16:37

548

       156.50

XLON

11:16:37

620

       156.50

BATE

11:16:37

270

       156.50

TRQX

11:17:02

434

       156.40

BATE

11:17:02

434

       156.40

CHIX

11:17:02

112

       156.40

TRQX

11:17:02

90

       156.40

TRQX

11:17:02

184

       156.40

TRQX

11:17:02

47

       156.40

TRQX

11:20:02

434

       156.30

BATE

11:20:02

19

       156.30

CHIX

11:20:02

227

       156.30

CHIX

11:20:02

13

       156.30

XLON

11:20:02

11

       156.30

TRQX

11:20:02

281

       156.30

CHIX

11:20:02

513

       156.30

XLON

11:20:02

422

       156.30

TRQX

11:40:16

373

       156.20

BATE

11:48:04

228

       156.20

CHIX

11:48:04

107

       156.20

BATE

11:48:04

3

       156.20

CHIX

11:48:04

32

       156.20

XLON

11:48:04

111

       156.20

CHIX

11:48:04

448

       156.20

XLON

12:02:37

138

       156.30

CHIX

12:02:37

821

       156.30

XLON

12:02:37

238

       156.30

TRQX

12:02:37

242

       156.30

TRQX

12:02:37

770

       156.30

XLON

12:03:37

184

       156.20

BATE

12:03:37

478

       156.20

CHIX

12:03:37

2

       156.20

CHIX

12:03:37

236

       156.20

TRQX

12:03:37

296

       156.20

BATE

12:03:37

480

       156.20

XLON

12:05:02

160

       156.10

BATE

12:05:02

1

       156.10

BATE

12:05:02

480

       156.10

CHIX

12:05:02

319

       156.10

BATE

12:05:02

480

       156.10

TRQX

12:05:02

480

       156.10

XLON

12:05:02

480

       155.80

XLON

12:05:18

480

       155.80

XLON

12:19:02

51

       155.80

BATE

12:20:20

59

       155.80

BATE

12:20:20

370

       155.80

BATE

12:20:20

480

       155.80

CHIX

12:20:20

480

       155.80

TRQX

12:20:46

345

       155.80

CHIX

12:22:24

180

       155.80

TRQX

12:22:24

455

       155.80

BATE

12:22:24

109

       155.80

CHIX

12:22:24

506

       155.80

XLON

12:22:24

43

       155.80

TRQX

12:22:24

282

       155.80

TRQX

12:37:39

480

       156.00

CHIX

12:37:39

480

       156.00

BATE

12:37:39

56

       156.00

TRQX

12:37:39

62

       156.00

TRQX

12:37:39

362

       156.00

TRQX

12:37:39

480

       156.00

XLON

12:51:32

480

       155.90

CHIX

12:51:32

334

       155.90

BATE

12:51:32

146

       155.90

BATE

12:51:32

480

       155.90

XLON

12:51:32

480

       155.90

TRQX

13:09:15

130

       155.80

XLON

13:09:15

160

       155.90

TRQX

13:09:15

135

       155.90

TRQX

13:09:15

97

       155.90

TRQX

13:09:17

131

       156.10

BATE

13:09:18

131

       156.10

CHIX

14:22:27

540

       156.60

XLON

14:22:27

540

       156.60

CHIX

14:22:27

539

       156.60

TRQX

14:22:30

345

       156.90

XLON

14:22:30

59

       156.90

XLON

14:22:33

287

       156.90

XLON

14:22:33

59

       156.90

XLON

14:26:36

347

       156.70

CHIX

14:26:36

347

       156.70

BATE

14:26:36

34

       156.70

TRQX

14:26:36

146

       156.70

TRQX

14:26:36

121

       156.70

XLON

14:26:36

166

       156.70

TRQX

14:26:36

588

       156.65

TRQX

14:26:36

622

       156.70

TRQX

14:30:55

73

       156.60

CHIX

14:30:55

172

       156.60

BATE

14:30:55

171

       156.60

TRQX

14:30:55

114

       156.60

XLON

14:30:55

230

       156.60

CHIX

14:30:55

131

       156.60

BATE

14:30:55

188

       156.60

XLON

14:30:55

131

       156.60

TRQX

14:30:56

9

       156.60

BATE

14:31:54

8

       156.60

CHIX

14:33:34

115

       156.60

BATE

14:33:34

79

       156.60

BATE

14:33:34

8

       156.60

XLON

14:33:34

635

       156.60

TRQX

14:43:02

131

       156.70

CHIX

14:43:03

59

       156.70

XLON

14:43:04

109

       156.60

BATE

14:43:04

109

       156.60

CHIX

14:43:04

108

       156.60

TRQX

14:48:58

81

       157.00

XLON

14:48:58

518

       157.00

CHIX

14:48:59

188

       157.00

XLON

14:48:59

137

       157.00

BATE

14:48:59

314

       157.00

XLON

14:48:59

137

       157.00

BATE

14:48:59

188

       157.00

CHIX

14:48:59

437

       157.00

XLON

14:48:59

156

       157.00

CHIX

14:48:59

59

       157.00

XLON

14:48:59

156

       157.00

CHIX

14:49:10

1,495

       157.00

BATE

14:49:10

81

       157.00

CHIX

14:49:10

185

       157.00

BATE

14:49:10

71

       157.00

TRQX

14:49:10

10

       157.00

TRQX

14:49:10

620

       157.00

XLON

14:49:10

1,115

       157.00

BATE

14:49:45

480

       157.00

CHIX

14:49:45

307

       157.00

BATE

14:49:45

173

       157.00

BATE

14:49:45

480

       157.00

XLON

14:49:45

480

       157.00

TRQX

16:16:05

33

       156.80

BATE

16:16:05

33

       156.80

CHIX

16:16:05

53

       156.80

TRQX

16:16:05

18

       156.80

XLON

16:16:05

16

       156.80

TRQX

16:16:05

15

       156.80

XLON

16:16:05

30

       156.80

TRQX

16:16:07

956

       156.80

TRQX

16:16:07

1

       156.80

XLON

16:16:07

2

       156.80

BATE

16:16:07

1

       156.80

CHIX

16:16:10

128

       156.90

BATE

16:16:12

129

       156.80

BATE

16:16:12

129

       156.80

XLON

16:16:15

129

       156.80

CHIX

16:16:15

128

       156.80

TRQX

16:16:19

55

       156.80

CHIX

16:16:19

45

       156.80

XLON

16:16:19

46

       156.80

BATE

16:16:19

55

       156.80

TRQX

16:16:25

19

       156.80

CHIX

16:16:25

19

       156.80

XLON

16:16:25

20

       156.80

BATE

16:16:25

19

       156.80

TRQX

16:16:29

9

       156.90

BATE

16:16:34

8

       156.90

CHIX

16:17:18

8

       156.70

BATE

16:17:18

7

       156.70

XLON

16:17:18

8

       156.70

CHIX

16:17:18

7

       156.70

TRQX

16:17:18

64

       156.70

CHIX

16:18:20

80

       156.60

CHIX

16:18:22

80

       156.80

BATE

16:18:22

59

       156.90

XLON

16:18:22

20

       157.00

XLON

16:18:23

84

       157.00

XLON

16:18:23

318

       157.00

XLON

16:18:23

39

       157.00

XLON

16:23:45

127

       157.00

TRQX

16:23:45

127

       157.00

XLON

16:23:45

10

       157.00

CHIX

16:23:45

442

       157.00

BATE

16:23:53

126

       156.90

XLON

16:28:33

52

       157.00

CHIX

16:28:33

127

       157.00

BATE

16:28:33

161

       157.00

XLON

16:28:33

126

       157.00

TRQX

16:28:33

10

       157.00

XLON

 



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