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	01 December 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	216,932
Weighted average price paid (p)	162.05
Highest price paid (p)	163.50
Lowest price paid (p)	160.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 92,101,584 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 658,593,431 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 01 December 2023 is 658,593,431. 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	162.12	119,962
BATE	162.24	34,560
CHIX	161.80	43,862
TRQX	161.86	18,548

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:02:52	1117	161.70	BATE
08:02:52	400	161.70	BATE
08:02:52	841	161.70	BATE
08:02:53	1,237	161.60	CHIX
08:04:20	813	161.40	XLON
08:04:20	624	161.40	XLON
08:06:03	500	161.00	XLON
08:06:03	937	161.00	XLON
08:11:58	1163	160.40	TRQX
08:11:58	1,102	161.10	TRQX
08:16:51	1,046	160.50	CHIX
08:37:00	300	160.50	XLON
08:37:00	860	160.50	XLON
08:37:12	350	161.20	CHIX
08:37:12	1,209	161.00	XLON
08:37:12	788	161.20	CHIX
08:37:12	1,085	161.20	CHIX
08:42:00	1,193	161.00	XLON
08:59:31	526	160.60	XLON
08:59:31	752	160.60	XLON
08:59:31	1,351	160.80	BATE
08:59:31	128	160.80	BATE
08:59:31	1,123	160.80	BATE
08:59:38	778	161.30	BATE
08:59:38	291	161.30	BATE
08:59:38	1,726	161.00	CHIX
08:59:38	1,188	161.70	BATE
08:59:38	2230	161.00	XLON
09:00:38	1,377	161.90	XLON
09:04:46	1,119	162.30	CHIX
09:09:30	3,790	162.40	XLON
09:11:00	1,198	163.10	BATE
09:11:00	421	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	1120	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	1,600	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	800	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	400	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	2075	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	1,743	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	1843	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	1600	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	400	162.90	XLON
09:11:00	323	162.90	XLON
09:12:06	1,258	162.70	TRQX
09:15:02	71	162.80	CHIX
09:15:02	800	162.80	CHIX
09:15:02	216	162.80	CHIX
09:16:31	1,155	162.80	BATE
09:16:31	400	162.70	BATE
09:16:31	566	162.70	BATE
09:16:31	1,289	162.70	BATE
09:16:32	2,737	162.80	XLON
09:20:02	811	162.50	XLON
09:20:02	481	162.80	BATE
09:20:02	588	162.80	BATE
09:21:02	377	162.50	XLON
09:34:23	153	162.50	CHIX
09:34:32	240	163.50	BATE
09:34:32	192	163.50	BATE
09:34:32	126	163.50	BATE
09:34:32	192	163.50	BATE
09:34:32	8	163.50	BATE
09:34:32	404	163.50	BATE
09:35:30	10	162.80	CHIX
09:35:32	100	162.90	XLON
09:35:34	1,207	162.90	XLON
09:35:34	309	162.80	CHIX
09:35:35	862	162.80	CHIX
09:37:02	792	162.50	XLON
09:37:04	194	162.50	XLON
09:39:51	238	162.50	XLON
09:53:51	49	162.50	XLON
09:53:51	400	162.50	XLON
09:53:51	400	162.50	XLON
09:53:51	400	162.50	XLON
09:53:51	36	162.50	XLON
09:53:51	1,130	163.00	BATE
09:53:51	1,171	163.10	BATE
09:53:51	1,237	163.10	BATE
09:54:03	1,053	162.80	CHIX
09:54:27	800	162.70	XLON
09:54:27	1,435	162.70	XLON
09:54:27	1,193	162.70	TRQX
09:54:27	1,114	162.50	XLON
10:10:53	4	162.50	XLON
10:10:53	2,519	162.50	XLON
10:10:53	41	162.50	XLON
10:10:54	347	162.50	XLON
10:10:54	11	162.50	XLON
10:10:57	309	162.50	XLON
10:10:57	400	162.50	XLON
10:11:53	481	162.50	XLON
10:11:53	14	162.50	XLON
10:11:53	13	162.50	XLON
10:11:53	400	162.50	XLON
10:11:53	400	162.50	XLON
10:11:53	358	162.50	XLON
10:14:54	316	162.50	CHIX
10:14:57	400	162.50	CHIX
10:14:57	318	162.50	CHIX
10:20:53	252	162.50	XLON
10:20:53	925	162.50	XLON
10:21:53	400	162.70	XLON
10:21:53	400	162.70	XLON
10:21:53	400	162.70	XLON
10:21:53	30	162.70	XLON
10:24:53	800	162.50	XLON
10:24:53	605	162.50	XLON
10:24:54	138	162.40	XLON
10:24:54	1,266	162.40	XLON
10:24:54	1,218	162.40	XLON
10:24:54	320	162.40	XLON
10:27:53	400	161.90	CHIX
10:27:53	400	161.90	CHIX
10:27:53	345	161.90	CHIX
10:39:54	400	162.00	XLON
10:39:54	826	162.00	XLON
10:40:13	1,272	162.40	XLON
10:40:19	162	162.30	TRQX
10:41:13	400	162.30	TRQX
10:41:13	400	162.30	TRQX
10:41:13	264	162.50	XLON
10:41:13	224	162.50	XLON
10:41:13	920	162.50	XLON
10:41:16	352	162.70	XLON
10:41:16	946	162.70	XLON
10:46:50	270	162.30	TRQX
10:47:16	1287	162.30	XLON
10:47:18	1041	162.10	CHIX
10:49:55	201	162.30	XLON
10:49:55	1,436	162.30	XLON
10:49:55	400	162.30	XLON
10:49:55	400	162.30	XLON
10:49:55	400	162.30	XLON
10:49:55	232	162.30	XLON
11:07:58	1227	162.00	CHIX
11:29:55	46	161.40	CHIX
11:29:55	630	161.40	CHIX
11:29:55	644	161.40	TRQX
11:29:55	575	161.40	CHIX
11:29:55	576	161.40	TRQX
11:29:55	58	161.40	TRQX
11:30:51	306	161.20	BATE
11:30:51	278	161.20	BATE
11:30:51	2	161.20	BATE
11:30:51	481	161.20	BATE
11:30:51	112	161.50	BATE
11:30:51	1,065	161.50	BATE
11:30:51	900	161.40	XLON
11:32:01	286	161.40	XLON
11:34:44	512	161.40	XLON
11:34:46	8	161.30	XLON
11:36:23	200	161.40	XLON
11:36:23	1,444	161.40	XLON
11:36:23	1,248	161.40	XLON
11:36:23	46	161.40	XLON
11:52:55	1,023	161.40	CHIX
11:52:55	228	161.40	CHIX
12:01:23	1,200	161.80	XLON
12:01:23	197	161.80	XLON
12:01:23	1,456	161.90	XLON
12:01:23	1,742	161.90	XLON
12:04:23	1,062	161.70	BATE
12:04:23	411	161.70	BATE
12:04:23	716	161.70	BATE
12:27:49	400	161.60	TRQX
12:27:49	400	161.60	TRQX
12:27:49	296	161.60	TRQX
12:44:02	485	161.40	CHIX
12:44:02	697	161.40	CHIX
12:44:02	635	161.40	CHIX
12:44:02	460	161.40	CHIX
12:49:23	1,225	160.90	XLON
12:50:23	579	161.30	XLON
12:50:23	1,288	161.30	XLON
12:50:23	1,248	161.40	XLON
13:04:23	400	161.20	CHIX
13:10:02	760	161.20	CHIX
13:13:32	400	161.10	TRQX
13:13:32	800	161.10	TRQX
13:13:32	71	161.10	TRQX
13:20:07	1,146	160.70	CHIX
13:31:21	1,349	160.90	XLON
13:41:21	1,213	161.20	CHIX
13:41:38	800	161.30	XLON
13:41:38	492	161.30	XLON
13:45:52	702	161.40	XLON
13:45:52	1,050	161.40	XLON
13:50:10	1,726	161.20	XLON
13:50:10	98	161.20	XLON
13:50:26	1,254	161.20	XLON
13:55:10	1095	161.10	CHIX
13:56:26	117	161.60	XLON
13:56:26	1,200	161.60	XLON
13:56:26	43	161.60	XLON
13:56:26	140	161.60	XLON
13:56:26	400	161.60	XLON
13:56:26	400	161.60	XLON
13:56:26	400	161.60	XLON
13:56:26	340	161.60	XLON
13:58:15	533	161.60	TRQX
13:58:15	625	161.60	TRQX
13:58:23	1,219	161.90	BATE
13:58:31	1,434	161.60	XLON
14:07:26	431	161.30	CHIX
14:07:26	188	161.30	CHIX
14:07:26	510	161.30	CHIX
14:18:09	1,054	161.40	TRQX
14:18:26	400	161.50	CHIX
14:18:26	664	161.50	CHIX
14:19:31	1,168	161.40	XLON
14:31:32	32	160.90	CHIX
14:32:32	799	160.90	CHIX
14:32:38	220	160.90	CHIX
14:36:09	797	161.70	BATE
14:36:09	284	161.70	BATE
14:36:09	2	161.10	CHIX
14:36:09	895	161.50	XLON
14:36:09	69	161.50	XLON
14:36:09	69	161.60	XLON
14:36:09	341	161.60	XLON
14:36:09	626	161.60	XLON
14:36:09	1,201	161.30	CHIX
14:36:09	598	161.40	XLON
14:36:09	564	161.40	XLON
14:36:16	400	161.40	TRQX
14:36:16	400	161.40	TRQX
14:36:16	259	161.40	TRQX
14:51:26	943	161.50	CHIX
14:51:26	31	161.50	CHIX
14:51:28	1	161.50	CHIX
14:51:48	4	161.50	CHIX
14:51:48	2	161.50	CHIX
14:51:48	1,167	161.50	CHIX
14:51:56	1	161.40	TRQX
14:52:09	1,100	161.50	XLON
14:52:09	1	161.50	XLON
14:52:09	103	161.50	XLON
14:54:58	1,184	162.10	CHIX
14:55:09	400	162.10	BATE
14:55:09	903	162.10	BATE
14:55:09	912	162.30	XLON
14:55:09	1,200	162.30	XLON
14:55:09	400	162.30	XLON
14:55:09	400	162.30	XLON
14:55:09	315	162.30	XLON
14:55:13	38	162.10	TRQX
14:55:13	1,002	162.10	TRQX
14:57:02	1,393	161.90	XLON
15:02:09	1,172	162.70	BATE
15:02:09	1,070	162.70	BATE
15:02:09	590	162.30	CHIX
15:02:09	81	162.30	CHIX
15:02:09	2	162.30	CHIX
15:02:11	384	162.30	CHIX
15:08:18	316	162.30	TRQX
15:08:18	970	162.30	TRQX
15:10:01	1,080	162.30	CHIX
15:18:21	800	162.70	CHIX
15:18:21	413	162.70	CHIX
15:26:02	256	162.60	XLON
15:26:02	400	162.60	XLON
15:26:02	186	162.60	XLON
15:26:02	2	162.60	XLON
15:26:07	357	162.60	XLON
15:27:07	883	162.30	XLON
15:27:07	400	162.30	XLON
15:27:07	45	162.30	XLON
15:27:07	4,533	162.40	XLON
15:27:07	1,436	162.40	XLON
15:28:34	1,093	162.30	CHIX
15:33:56	563	162.30	TRQX
15:33:56	125	162.30	TRQX
15:33:56	350	162.30	TRQX
15:42:11	400	162.10	CHIX
15:42:11	400	162.10	CHIX
15:42:11	400	162.10	CHIX
15:42:11	30	162.10	CHIX
15:46:22	819	162.30	CHIX
15:46:22	68	162.30	CHIX
15:46:22	340	162.30	CHIX
15:54:59	683	162.60	TRQX
15:54:59	531	162.60	TRQX
15:54:59	1,928	162.40	XLON
15:54:59	432	162.40	XLON
15:54:59	800	162.40	XLON
15:54:59	433	162.40	XLON
15:54:59	400	162.40	XLON
15:54:59	191	162.40	XLON
15:54:59	372	162.40	XLON
15:55:00	147	162.40	BATE
15:55:00	1	162.40	BATE
15:55:00	13	162.40	BATE
15:55:00	836	162.40	BATE
15:55:00	400	162.40	BATE
15:55:00	400	162.40	BATE
15:55:00	475	162.40	BATE
15:57:02	400	162.40	CHIX
15:57:02	400	162.40	CHIX
16:00:12	1,232	162.40	BATE
16:00:12	390	162.40	CHIX
16:01:25	298	162.30	XLON
16:01:25	400	162.30	XLON
16:01:25	400	162.30	XLON
16:01:25	1,391	162.30	XLON
16:01:25	341	162.30	XLON
16:06:12	1,170	162.40	CHIX
16:06:12	73	162.40	CHIX
16:14:12	800	162.70	TRQX
16:14:12	305	162.70	TRQX
16:14:26	41	162.70	XLON
16:14:26	400	162.70	XLON
16:14:26	81	162.70	XLON
16:14:26	1,514	162.70	XLON
16:16:12	400	162.80	CHIX
16:16:12	119	162.80	CHIX
16:16:12	400	162.80	CHIX
16:16:12	152	162.80	CHIX
16:17:26	800	162.90	XLON
16:17:26	449	162.90	XLON
16:17:28	1,343	162.90	XLON
16:23:50	902	162.50	CHIX
16:23:55	24	162.50	CHIX
16:24:33	88	162.50	CHIX
16:27:55	1,530	162.80	BATE
16:27:55	1654	162.80	BATE
16:27:55	109	162.70	XLON
16:27:55	811	162.70	XLON
16:27:56	800	162.70	XLON
16:27:56	400	162.70	XLON
16:27:56	170	162.70	XLON
16:27:56	1,073	162.70	XLON
16:27:56	272	162.70	XLON

 

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