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 Liberum Capital Limited.

Date of Purchase	29 November 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	312,928
Weighted average price paid (p)	159.28
Highest price paid (p)	161.80
Lowest price paid (p)	157.30

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 91,645,302 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 659,049,713 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 29 November 2023 is 659,049,713. 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: Liberum Capital Limited

Intermediary Code: RINFGB21XXX

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	159.61	172,416
BATE	158.84	77,329
CHIX	158.83	43,721
TRQX	159.16	19,462

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:02:03	1090	161.20	CHIX
08:02:05	1123	161.30	BATE
08:03:56	114	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	1,276	161.80	XLON
08:04:02	148	161.80	XLON
08:04:02	400	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	741	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	400	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	400	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	400	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	400	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	175	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	400	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	1,136	161.60	XLON
08:04:02	1,029	161.60	XLON
08:08:02	1,174	161.10	XLON
08:08:03	1,034	161.20	CHIX
08:09:40	1,135	160.50	TRQX
08:10:16	74	161.10	XLON
08:10:26	1,615	161.30	XLON
08:10:26	578	161.30	XLON
08:10:26	800	161.30	XLON
08:10:26	215	161.30	XLON
08:10:26	407	161.30	XLON
08:27:02	1,672	161.10	XLON
08:27:02	1,882	160.80	XLON
08:28:49	1,255	160.30	CHIX
08:28:49	7	160.30	CHIX
08:28:49	1,199	160.50	CHIX
08:28:49	800	160.10	XLON
08:28:49	688	160.00	XLON
08:28:49	378	160.10	XLON
08:28:49	400	160.10	XLON
08:28:49	439	160.10	XLON
08:28:49	426	160.10	XLON
08:29:49	1,614	159.70	XLON
08:29:49	1,425	159.70	XLON
08:45:55	1213	159.80	TRQX
08:56:59	1,160	159.70	XLON
08:57:05	1242	160.40	BATE
08:59:07	548	159.60	XLON
08:59:07	779	159.60	XLON
09:22:52	4	159.70	BATE
09:22:52	122	159.70	BATE
09:22:52	120	159.70	BATE
09:22:52	283	159.70	BATE
09:22:52	669	159.70	BATE
09:22:52	1,053	159.60	CHIX
09:22:52	1,014	159.60	CHIX
09:22:52	449	159.60	CHIX
10:31:24	602	158.80	BATE
10:31:24	37	158.80	BATE
10:31:24	543	158.90	BATE
10:31:24	45	158.90	BATE
10:31:24	1133	158.80	BATE
10:31:29	212	158.30	XLON
10:31:29	1,347	158.30	XLON
10:31:36	3258	158.40	XLON
10:31:36	69	158.40	XLON
10:31:36	1163	158.40	XLON
10:31:40	950	158.40	CHIX
10:31:40	366	158.40	CHIX
10:31:40	235	158.40	CHIX
10:31:40	1,113	158.20	CHIX
10:31:40	1,051	158.20	CHIX
10:33:36	800	157.90	XLON
10:33:36	585	157.90	XLON
10:33:36	1619	158.10	TRQX
10:33:36	400	157.90	XLON
10:33:36	339	157.90	XLON
10:33:36	568	158.10	TRQX
10:37:11	2,002	158.10	XLON
10:37:11	1,152	158.00	CHIX
10:37:11	253	158.10	XLON
10:37:11	1,199	158.10	XLON
10:37:35	3	158.50	TRQX
10:37:35	4	158.60	XLON
10:37:35	2,587	159.00	XLON
10:37:35	189	159.00	XLON
10:37:35	3,037	159.00	XLON
10:37:36	588	158.70	CHIX
10:37:36	542	158.70	CHIX
10:43:15	1,245	158.50	TRQX
10:51:18	1,138	158.30	BATE
10:51:18	14	158.30	BATE
10:59:09	227	158.00	CHIX
10:59:09	1059	158.00	CHIX
11:20:48	11	158.00	CHIX
11:23:17	159	158.00	CHIX
11:27:32	994	158.00	CHIX
11:27:33	700	157.90	XLON
11:27:33	400	157.90	XLON
11:27:33	278	157.90	XLON
11:49:56	1200	157.90	XLON
11:49:56	172	157.90	XLON
11:50:47	19	157.70	CHIX
12:00:18	1,058	157.70	CHIX
12:00:18	753	157.30	CHIX
12:20:15	7	158.40	BATE
12:20:15	1,849	158.50	TRQX
12:20:18	3,263	158.80	BATE
12:20:18	3,286	158.80	BATE
12:20:28	1,247	158.90	CHIX
12:20:36	1,397	158.90	XLON
12:20:36	1,349	158.90	XLON
12:20:40	1431	158.90	XLON
12:20:56	3580	159.10	XLON
12:20:56	3337	159.20	XLON
12:20:56	185	159.20	XLON
12:20:56	2,487	159.20	XLON
12:20:56	41	159.20	XLON
12:20:56	8	159.20	XLON
12:20:58	100	159.20	XLON
12:20:58	2,412	159.20	XLON
12:20:58	2,495	159.20	XLON
12:44:15	1,105	158.80	TRQX
12:44:26	547	158.70	CHIX
12:44:27	536	158.70	CHIX
13:03:04	1,191	158.40	CHIX
13:13:44	1,150	159.40	BATE
13:13:44	1,259	158.20	BATE
13:13:44	2,673	158.30	XLON
13:13:44	800	158.20	TRQX
13:13:44	259	158.20	TRQX
13:13:44	1,988	158.30	XLON
13:13:44	1,655	158.30	XLON
13:13:44	1,899	158.30	XLON
13:14:05	531	158.60	XLON
13:14:05	742	158.60	XLON
13:14:05	74	158.60	XLON
13:17:59	255	157.80	BATE
13:17:59	9,745	157.80	BATE
13:18:05	762	157.80	XLON
13:18:06	669	157.80	XLON
13:20:08	1,236	158.20	BATE
13:20:08	4000	158.30	XLON
13:20:08	400	158.30	XLON
13:20:08	730	158.30	XLON
13:20:58	1,140	158.00	BATE
13:22:08	800	158.10	CHIX
13:22:08	370	158.10	CHIX
13:26:58	400	158.00	BATE
13:26:58	698	158.00	BATE
13:31:39	1,052	157.90	BATE
13:34:47	289	158.00	BATE
13:34:47	921	158.00	BATE
13:37:59	37	157.90	BATE
13:37:59	1,214	158.00	BATE
13:37:59	671	157.80	CHIX
13:37:59	422	157.80	CHIX
13:37:59	1,888	157.90	XLON
13:37:59	1,600	157.90	XLON
13:37:59	309	157.90	XLON
13:39:35	870	157.60	BATE
13:39:35	400	157.60	BATE
13:39:35	697	157.60	BATE
13:39:35	1,141	157.60	BATE
13:39:37	737	157.60	BATE
13:39:37	1,077	157.60	BATE
13:41:37	2,610	157.60	BATE
13:41:40	652	157.60	BATE
13:41:44	415	157.60	BATE
13:50:59	1,101	157.70	CHIX
13:50:59	838	157.60	BATE
13:51:50	1,053	157.60	BATE
13:51:50	563	157.60	BATE
14:00:00	229	158.20	BATE
14:00:00	2,400	158.20	BATE
14:00:00	67	158.20	BATE
14:00:17	1100	158.20	BATE
14:00:44	136	158.10	TRQX
14:00:44	51	158.10	TRQX
14:00:44	989	158.10	TRQX
14:00:44	836	158.00	XLON
14:00:44	377	158.00	XLON
14:06:57	1,066	158.20	BATE
14:08:14	341	158.10	CHIX
14:08:14	878	158.10	CHIX
14:12:07	668	158.20	BATE
14:12:07	502	158.20	BATE
14:13:16	52	158.20	BATE
14:13:44	528	158.20	XLON
14:19:16	348	158.20	BATE
14:19:16	855	158.20	BATE
14:19:17	1,211	158.10	CHIX
14:20:44	1,175	158.00	XLON
14:24:57	1,181	158.20	BATE
14:27:26	135	157.80	BATE
14:29:26	1,287	158.20	BATE
14:31:26	1,139	158.90	BATE
14:31:26	1,242	159.10	BATE
14:31:26	639	158.40	BATE
14:31:26	500	158.40	BATE
14:31:26	800	158.60	XLON
14:31:26	555	158.60	XLON
14:32:26	1,223	158.20	CHIX
14:38:27	1,248	157.80	CHIX
14:50:51	1074	157.80	CHIX
14:50:51	1281	157.80	CHIX
14:58:34	1,212	158.10	CHIX
14:58:34	586	158.50	TRQX
14:58:34	626	158.50	TRQX
14:58:34	67	158.50	TRQX
14:58:34	1,085	158.50	TRQX
14:58:34	1,273	158.50	TRQX
14:58:34	2,706	158.30	XLON
14:58:34	2	158.30	XLON
14:58:34	88	158.30	XLON
14:58:34	461	158.30	XLON
14:58:34	400	158.50	XLON
14:58:34	400	158.50	XLON
14:58:34	1,424	158.50	XLON
14:58:34	1,103	158.90	BATE
14:58:34	13	158.90	BATE
14:58:35	800	158.90	XLON
14:58:35	1,119	158.90	XLON
14:58:35	1,635	158.90	XLON
14:58:35	296	158.90	BATE
14:58:40	1166	158.60	XLON
14:58:40	148	158.60	XLON
15:00:40	1,158	158.30	XLON
15:05:10	504	158.40	CHIX
15:05:10	634	158.40	CHIX
15:15:20	756	158.60	CHIX
15:15:40	400	158.90	XLON
15:15:40	400	158.90	XLON
15:15:40	400	158.90	XLON
15:15:40	134	158.90	XLON
15:19:34	400	158.90	CHIX
15:19:34	681	158.90	CHIX
15:26:40	1328	158.70	XLON
15:26:40	1,816	158.90	BATE
15:26:40	1,762	158.90	BATE
15:26:40	319	158.90	BATE
15:28:34	36	158.80	CHIX
15:28:34	70	158.80	CHIX
15:28:34	1,004	158.80	CHIX
15:30:02	1542	159.20	XLON
15:32:05	7	159.20	XLON
15:32:05	1,298	159.20	XLON
15:34:48	1,436	159.20	XLON
15:38:15	1,115	159.30	CHIX
15:38:57	443	159.40	XLON
15:38:57	836	159.40	XLON
15:43:34	800	159.20	XLON
15:43:34	667	159.20	XLON
15:43:34	244	159.20	XLON
15:43:34	1,047	159.20	XLON
15:43:34	1,200	159.20	XLON
15:43:34	1,155	159.20	XLON
15:46:21	1,071	159.60	BATE
15:46:25	2,847	159.70	XLON
15:46:25	1,246	160.10	XLON
15:46:25	800	160.10	XLON
15:46:25	806	160.10	XLON
15:46:34	1,054	159.80	CHIX
15:47:52	975	159.80	BATE
15:47:52	284	159.80	BATE
15:47:52	1,428	159.70	XLON
15:56:44	1,068	159.90	CHIX
15:59:27	173	159.70	XLON
16:01:45	326	159.70	XLON
16:01:45	1,264	159.70	XLON
16:01:45	770	159.70	XLON
16:03:45	1106	160.70	TRQX
16:03:45	705	160.50	BATE
16:03:45	439	160.50	BATE
16:03:45	2,188	160.70	TRQX
16:03:45	4	160.40	XLON
16:03:45	363	160.60	XLON
16:03:45	1,962	160.60	XLON
16:03:45	892	160.60	XLON
16:03:46	214	160.50	XLON
16:03:46	1,482	160.50	XLON
16:04:04	671	160.40	XLON
16:04:04	1889	160.40	XLON
16:04:04	279	160.40	XLON
16:04:24	827	160.60	CHIX
16:04:24	279	160.60	CHIX
16:04:34	629	160.80	XLON
16:04:34	1,103	160.80	XLON
16:04:34	1,479	160.80	XLON
16:04:34	376	160.80	XLON
16:13:17	514	159.80	CHIX
16:15:16	1,212	160.10	XLON
16:15:16	1,306	161.00	BATE
16:15:16	216	161.00	BATE
16:15:16	2079	160.60	XLON
16:15:16	1,680	160.80	XLON
16:15:16	321	160.80	XLON
16:15:16	5,813	160.80	XLON
16:15:16	663	160.60	XLON
16:15:16	1,227	160.20	CHIX
16:15:19	1,666	160.50	XLON
16:15:19	96	160.60	XLON
16:15:19	4425	160.60	XLON
16:15:21	3459	160.60	XLON
16:16:21	1,412	160.60	XLON
16:18:06	240	160.30	TRQX
16:18:07	12	160.30	TRQX
16:18:38	243	160.30	TRQX
16:18:50	403	160.30	TRQX
16:20:51	527	160.10	BATE
16:21:31	1,533	161.00	BATE
16:21:31	30	160.60	XLON
16:21:31	506	160.60	XLON
16:21:31	31	160.60	XLON
16:21:31	1,711	160.60	XLON
16:21:31	1,006	161.10	BATE
16:21:31	113	161.70	BATE
16:21:31	1053	161.70	BATE
16:21:31	75	161.70	BATE
16:21:31	1,041	161.70	BATE
16:21:31	500	160.80	XLON
16:21:35	258	161.10	XLON
16:21:35	99	161.10	XLON
16:21:36	1,523	160.80	XLON
16:21:36	30	160.80	XLON
16:21:38	2,083	160.80	XLON
16:21:58	661	160.70	TRQX
16:23:10	1,043	161.40	BATE
16:23:10	228	161.40	BATE
16:23:10	246	161.40	BATE
16:23:10	16	161.40	BATE
16:23:10	447	161.40	BATE
16:23:10	878	161.50	BATE
16:23:10	547	161.50	BATE
16:23:10	781	161.70	BATE
16:23:10	151	161.10	XLON
16:23:10	1,857	161.10	XLON
16:23:10	1,547	161.10	XLON
16:23:10	660	161.10	XLON
16:23:10	170	161.10	XLON
16:23:10	464	161.10	XLON
16:24:31	821	160.70	CHIX
16:26:03	1744	160.90	XLON
16:26:03	1,753	160.90	XLON
16:26:03	1,326	161.00	XLON

 

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