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	05 December 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	340,681
Weighted average price paid (p)	162.84
Highest price paid (p)	166.20
Lowest price paid (p)	160.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 92,636,074 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 658,058,941 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 05 December 2023 is 658,058,941. 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	162.86	234,036
BATE	162.66	45,609
CHIX	162.88	42,067
TRQX	163.03	18,969

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:22	19	163.50	XLON
08:00:27	1268	163.50	XLON
08:00:29	1,260	164.60	BATE
08:00:29	1,181	164.20	CHIX
08:01:27	1597	164.40	XLON
08:01:28	1,225	165.30	TRQX
08:02:13	1,214	165.60	XLON
08:02:32	1,243	163.90	XLON
08:03:11	1386	163.80	XLON
08:03:29	1,051	164.60	CHIX
08:05:10	1,390	164.20	XLON
08:05:12	1,107	163.50	XLON
08:05:12	62	163.50	XLON
08:06:29	800	163.10	BATE
08:06:29	321	163.10	BATE
08:08:12	1,519	164.20	XLON
08:09:12	131	164.50	XLON
08:09:12	1,195	164.50	XLON
08:09:33	488	163.70	XLON
08:10:33	400	164.20	XLON
08:10:33	888	164.20	XLON
08:11:38	634	164.50	XLON
08:11:38	552	164.50	XLON
08:13:38	1,392	164.50	XLON
08:13:43	1,128	164.40	CHIX
08:15:38	1,318	164.50	XLON
08:17:38	1,275	164.50	XLON
08:21:13	1394	165.80	XLON
08:21:52	1,140	165.20	CHIX
08:22:52	1,200	165.40	XLON
08:22:52	132	165.40	XLON
08:22:52	79	165.40	XLON
08:26:11	400	165.40	BATE
08:26:11	851	165.40	BATE
08:26:11	1,136	165.30	XLON
08:27:27	400	165.60	XLON
08:27:27	800	165.60	XLON
08:27:27	10	165.60	XLON
08:29:27	445	165.80	XLON
08:29:27	302	165.80	XLON
08:29:37	434	165.80	XLON
08:31:37	1,214	166.20	TRQX
08:31:56	1,416	166.20	XLON
08:34:56	1,273	166.10	XLON
08:36:13	400	166.10	XLON
08:36:13	208	166.10	XLON
08:36:13	558	166.10	XLON
08:38:29	519	165.30	CHIX
08:38:29	400	165.30	CHIX
08:38:29	184	165.30	CHIX
08:38:43	1,392	165.40	XLON
08:41:50	400	165.70	XLON
08:41:50	1035	165.70	XLON
08:45:50	957	165.30	XLON
08:45:50	44	165.40	XLON
08:45:50	44	165.40	XLON
08:45:50	244	165.40	XLON
08:46:50	584	165.30	XLON
08:46:50	697	165.30	XLON
08:50:50	1179	164.70	XLON
08:52:50	1200	164.70	XLON
08:52:50	192	164.70	XLON
08:56:50	1334	165.00	XLON
08:59:41	1,287	165.60	CHIX
08:59:46	551	165.00	XLON
09:00:46	800	165.40	XLON
09:00:46	468	165.40	XLON
09:00:46	55	165.40	XLON
09:00:46	679	165.00	XLON
09:00:46	747	165.30	TRQX
09:00:46	396	165.30	TRQX
09:03:11	1,036	165.80	BATE
09:03:11	180	165.80	BATE
09:03:11	894	165.80	BATE
09:05:41	740	165.40	XLON
09:05:41	400	165.40	XLON
09:05:41	173	165.40	XLON
09:06:53	1,363	165.40	XLON
09:09:02	718	165.40	XLON
09:09:02	495	165.40	XLON
09:12:02	319	165.70	XLON
09:12:02	800	165.70	XLON
09:12:02	91	165.70	XLON
09:12:06	1,070	165.30	CHIX
09:16:58	1244	165.70	XLON
09:20:59	1,202	165.40	XLON
09:23:59	1222	165.40	XLON
09:23:59	173	165.40	XLON
09:25:33	392	165.00	XLON
09:28:33	752	165.40	XLON
09:28:33	143	165.40	XLON
09:28:33	331	165.40	XLON
09:30:07	1257	165.10	CHIX
09:30:13	872	165.00	XLON
09:34:13	800	165.00	XLON
09:34:13	176	165.00	XLON
09:34:13	213	165.00	XLON
09:38:13	800	165.00	XLON
09:38:13	350	165.00	XLON
09:38:13	96	165.00	XLON
09:40:33	828	164.90	XLON
09:40:33	485	164.90	XLON
09:48:33	800	165.00	XLON
09:48:33	499	165.00	XLON
09:49:11	720	165.10	TRQX
09:49:11	395	165.10	TRQX
09:52:07	1213	164.90	CHIX
09:52:33	800	165.00	XLON
09:52:33	389	165.00	XLON
09:56:33	1,249	165.00	XLON
09:59:35	826	164.50	XLON
09:59:35	447	164.50	XLON
10:03:13	1,214	164.30	XLON
10:04:32	517	163.20	XLON
10:04:32	731	163.20	XLON
10:06:03	1,077	163.10	BATE
10:06:03	1,143	163.80	BATE
10:07:28	1,136	162.80	XLON
10:14:43	1,242	162.90	XLON
10:14:43	153	162.90	XLON
10:14:48	1,250	162.80	CHIX
10:16:38	1,231	162.50	XLON
10:17:14	1,087	162.90	BATE
10:17:14	1,219	162.90	BATE
10:19:38	1,300	162.60	XLON
10:20:34	1,070	162.30	TRQX
10:24:27	90	162.30	XLON
10:26:03	1205	162.30	XLON
10:27:42	1392	162.00	XLON
10:34:01	1,142	162.30	CHIX
10:35:33	1,245	162.10	XLON
10:35:56	400	162.00	XLON
10:35:56	800	162.00	XLON
10:35:56	72	162.00	XLON
10:42:15	400	162.10	XLON
10:42:15	400	162.10	XLON
10:42:15	400	162.10	XLON
10:42:15	86	162.10	XLON
10:45:15	1,055	162.00	XLON
10:45:15	260	162.00	XLON
10:49:15	1319	162.00	XLON
10:59:45	1,505	162.10	XLON
10:59:45	460	162.10	XLON
10:59:45	1,082	162.20	CHIX
10:59:46	644	162.10	XLON
10:59:50	1188	161.80	XLON
11:00:44	444	161.80	BATE
11:00:44	603	161.80	BATE
11:07:37	1,200	162.00	XLON
11:07:37	54	162.00	XLON
11:10:42	316	162.00	TRQX
11:10:42	655	162.00	TRQX
11:10:42	77	162.00	TRQX
11:10:42	1,254	162.10	XLON
11:15:18	1,093	161.90	XLON
11:15:18	218	161.90	XLON
11:16:42	1,036	162.00	CHIX
11:17:18	1205	161.90	XLON
11:20:18	137	161.90	XLON
11:20:18	1,277	161.90	XLON
11:25:19	964	161.70	XLON
11:25:20	356	161.70	XLON
11:32:13	1,382	161.80	XLON
11:37:22	326	161.40	CHIX
11:37:22	719	161.40	CHIX
11:37:23	1,252	161.30	XLON
11:43:23	800	161.30	XLON
11:43:23	589	161.30	XLON
11:49:28	1311	161.30	XLON
11:53:15	1258	161.80	BATE
11:53:15	903	161.80	BATE
11:53:15	1,549	161.80	BATE
12:02:24	1,271	161.80	TRQX
12:02:30	1171	161.50	CHIX
12:05:27	400	161.60	XLON
12:05:27	400	161.60	XLON
12:05:27	400	161.60	XLON
12:05:27	1,144	161.60	XLON
12:05:27	400	161.60	XLON
12:05:27	800	161.60	XLON
12:05:27	800	161.60	XLON
12:05:27	305	161.60	XLON
12:08:27	1,340	161.30	XLON
12:11:33	1,350	161.00	XLON
12:17:32	1,001	160.90	XLON
12:21:07	368	160.90	CHIX
12:21:07	820	160.90	CHIX
12:25:07	996	161.00	XLON
12:25:26	1,231	161.30	XLON
12:28:26	100	161.30	XLON
12:28:26	1,182	161.30	XLON
12:32:26	1312	161.30	XLON
12:36:26	1355	161.30	XLON
12:42:19	1,293	161.30	XLON
12:50:03	168	161.50	TRQX
12:50:03	167	161.50	TRQX
12:50:14	218	161.40	XLON
12:54:14	1275	161.70	CHIX
12:55:47	800	161.90	XLON
12:55:47	117	161.90	XLON
12:55:47	400	161.90	XLON
12:55:47	1,710	161.90	XLON
12:56:53	1,343	161.90	XLON
13:01:53	374	161.90	XLON
13:01:54	996	161.90	XLON
13:06:54	1,313	161.90	XLON
13:07:11	1,039	161.80	TRQX
13:12:15	1,244	161.80	XLON
13:12:15	1,274	161.70	CHIX
13:17:13	1415	161.70	XLON
13:32:11	149	161.60	CHIX
13:32:11	774	161.60	CHIX
13:32:21	400	162.10	XLON
13:32:21	390	162.10	XLON
13:32:21	4,649	162.10	XLON
13:32:39	1,077	162.00	BATE
13:32:39	400	162.00	BATE
13:35:08	800	161.90	XLON
13:35:08	400	161.90	XLON
13:35:08	5	161.90	XLON
13:35:08	395	161.90	XLON
13:35:08	400	161.90	XLON
13:35:08	400	161.90	XLON
13:35:08	31	161.90	XLON
13:35:08	400	162.00	BATE
13:35:08	400	162.00	BATE
13:35:08	144	162.00	BATE
13:35:08	256	162.00	BATE
13:35:08	800	162.00	BATE
13:35:08	26	162.00	BATE
13:35:08	1360	162.40	BATE
13:35:08	987	162.40	BATE
13:35:08	332	162.40	BATE
13:35:08	1,171	162.40	BATE
13:35:08	918	162.40	BATE
13:36:08	400	162.10	XLON
13:36:08	42	162.10	XLON
13:36:08	400	162.10	XLON
13:37:10	480	162.10	XLON
13:40:10	1,282	162.10	XLON
13:44:10	1,147	162.00	XLON
13:44:10	211	162.00	CHIX
13:44:10	524	162.00	CHIX
13:45:16	1,268	162.80	TRQX
13:47:23	1,387	162.90	XLON
13:48:13	1,277	162.70	BATE
13:48:13	1,164	162.70	BATE
13:48:55	1,390	162.50	XLON
13:58:26	186	162.50	CHIX
14:04:05	267	162.70	XLON
14:04:05	4,782	162.70	XLON
14:04:05	744	162.50	XLON
14:04:07	300	162.50	CHIX
14:04:07	465	162.50	XLON
14:04:07	119	162.50	CHIX
14:04:07	325	162.50	CHIX
14:04:07	202	162.50	CHIX
14:06:43	1,338	162.50	XLON
14:10:21	1,040	162.60	TRQX
14:16:16	217	162.70	XLON
14:16:16	3,114	162.70	XLON
14:16:25	12	162.70	CHIX
14:16:25	66	162.70	CHIX
14:16:25	65	162.70	CHIX
14:16:27	414	162.90	CHIX
14:16:27	671	163.40	CHIX
14:18:41	53	162.90	XLON
14:19:41	1,280	163.30	XLON
14:20:41	1,411	163.50	XLON
14:23:27	1,097	163.60	CHIX
14:24:02	1,136	163.50	XLON
14:24:02	243	163.50	XLON
14:26:02	646	163.50	XLON
14:26:02	400	163.50	XLON
14:26:02	108	163.50	XLON
14:27:17	1185	162.90	BATE
14:28:43	1,137	163.20	XLON
14:32:02	81	163.30	CHIX
14:32:02	400	163.30	CHIX
14:32:02	642	163.30	XLON
14:32:02	607	163.30	XLON
14:32:02	610	163.30	CHIX
14:32:02	546	163.30	TRQX
14:32:02	351	163.30	TRQX
14:32:02	164	163.30	TRQX
14:33:02	1,242	163.00	XLON
14:35:19	1,200	163.20	XLON
14:35:19	115	163.20	XLON
14:38:53	1,351	163.10	XLON
14:38:53	387	163.00	CHIX
14:38:53	870	163.00	CHIX
14:39:53	1,365	163.00	XLON
14:42:51	400	162.70	XLON
14:42:51	916	162.70	XLON
14:43:17	1,198	163.10	BATE
14:43:17	1266	163.10	BATE
14:43:17	599	162.60	CHIX
14:43:17	402	162.60	CHIX
14:43:18	218	162.60	CHIX
14:45:03	1,334	162.70	XLON
14:45:03	400	162.60	TRQX
14:45:03	743	162.60	TRQX
14:47:03	578	162.40	XLON
14:50:06	400	162.40	XLON
14:50:06	80	162.40	XLON
14:50:06	400	162.40	XLON
14:50:06	320	162.40	XLON
14:50:06	98	162.40	XLON
14:50:06	414	162.40	XLON
14:50:06	420	162.40	XLON
14:51:08	990	162.30	CHIX
14:56:43	162	162.30	CHIX
14:56:43	136	162.30	CHIX
14:56:43	792	162.20	XLON
14:56:43	433	162.20	XLON
14:56:43	1,211	162.20	XLON
14:56:43	1,212	162.20	XLON
15:00:01	309	162.30	XLON
15:00:02	1,405	162.30	XLON
15:02:02	859	162.70	XLON
15:02:02	464	162.70	XLON
15:02:02	726	162.80	CHIX
15:02:02	403	162.80	CHIX
15:03:24	1,152	162.40	TRQX
15:04:02	800	162.50	XLON
15:04:02	436	162.50	XLON
15:06:02	1,235	162.50	XLON
15:08:06	239	162.20	XLON
15:08:06	400	162.20	XLON
15:08:06	40	162.20	XLON
15:08:06	65	162.20	XLON
15:08:06	13	162.20	XLON
15:08:06	457	162.20	XLON
15:10:28	3	162.00	XLON
15:14:04	437	162.00	CHIX
15:14:04	423	162.00	XLON
15:14:04	529	162.00	XLON
15:14:04	1,217	162.00	XLON
15:14:04	150	162.00	XLON
15:14:04	183	162.00	XLON
15:14:04	71	162.00	CHIX
15:14:04	440	162.00	CHIX
15:14:04	281	162.00	CHIX
15:15:02	371	161.80	XLON
15:17:04	31	162.00	XLON
15:17:04	482	162.00	XLON
15:17:04	800	162.00	XLON
15:17:04	498	162.00	XLON
15:17:20	400	162.00	CHIX
15:17:20	400	162.00	CHIX
15:17:20	418	162.00	CHIX
15:18:04	325	162.00	XLON
15:18:04	400	162.00	XLON
15:18:04	400	162.00	XLON
15:18:04	163	162.00	XLON
15:22:24	728	162.40	BATE
15:22:24	691	162.40	BATE
15:22:24	1,404	162.50	BATE
15:22:24	800	162.20	XLON
15:22:24	400	162.20	XLON
15:22:24	307	162.20	XLON
15:22:32	1340	162.00	XLON
15:23:30	1212	162.00	TRQX
15:30:14	1,154	162.10	CHIX
15:32:13	100	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	1,260	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	1,152	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	1,413	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	825	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	621	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	579	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	400	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	209	162.00	XLON
15:32:13	72	162.00	TRQX
15:36:17	1,500	161.40	XLON
15:36:17	1,405	161.40	XLON
15:42:32	1,061	161.40	CHIX
15:47:17	1,136	161.90	BATE
15:47:17	1373	161.90	BATE
15:48:27	480	161.50	XLON
15:48:27	400	161.50	XLON
15:48:27	1,238	161.50	CHIX
15:48:27	1,431	161.50	XLON
15:48:27	2103	161.50	XLON
15:48:27	3,720	161.50	XLON
15:48:27	1,149	161.50	XLON
15:48:27	432	161.30	TRQX
15:54:27	746	161.40	XLON
15:54:27	400	161.40	XLON
15:54:27	18	161.40	BATE
15:54:27	771	161.40	BATE
15:54:27	446	161.40	BATE
15:54:27	392	161.40	XLON
15:54:27	400	161.40	XLON
15:54:27	331	161.40	XLON
15:54:27	1,146	161.40	XLON
15:54:27	35	161.40	XLON
15:54:28	732	161.40	XLON
15:55:06	317	161.40	XLON
15:56:27	107	161.70	TRQX
15:56:27	1,132	161.70	TRQX
15:56:27	731	161.70	BATE
15:56:27	2,347	162.10	BATE
15:56:27	2,053	162.10	BATE
15:56:27	635	162.10	BATE
15:56:27	390	162.10	BATE
15:56:33	1,401	161.80	XLON
15:58:33	32	161.80	XLON
15:58:38	305	161.80	XLON
16:02:54	1188	162.30	CHIX
16:02:54	1,200	162.00	XLON
16:02:54	800	162.00	XLON
16:02:54	400	162.00	XLON
16:02:54	400	162.00	XLON
16:02:54	116	162.00	XLON
16:05:38	1,024	161.80	XLON
16:08:17	59	161.80	XLON
16:11:18	729	162.10	CHIX
16:11:18	110	162.10	CHIX
16:11:18	377	162.10	CHIX
16:11:19	757	162.10	XLON
16:11:19	1286	162.10	XLON
16:11:19	2000	162.10	XLON
16:11:19	666	162.10	XLON
16:12:30	33	162.00	XLON
16:12:30	328	162.00	XLON
16:12:30	1022	162.00	XLON
16:13:28	890	162.00	TRQX
16:13:32	1,096	162.00	XLON
16:13:32	73	162.00	XLON
16:17:43	519	161.80	XLON
16:17:55	4	161.80	XLON
16:19:51	1,209	162.30	BATE
16:19:51	800	162.30	CHIX
16:19:51	414	162.30	CHIX
16:19:51	1,316	162.30	BATE
16:19:51	275	162.10	XLON
16:19:51	498	162.10	XLON
16:19:51	400	162.10	XLON
16:19:52	922	162.10	XLON
16:19:52	1162	162.10	XLON
16:19:52	278	162.10	XLON
16:19:53	1124	162.10	XLON
16:20:53	1,214	162.10	XLON
16:21:44	58	162.00	XLON
16:21:48	444	162.10	XLON
16:21:48	718	162.10	XLON
16:23:48	1380	162.00	XLON
16:25:51	557	162.10	CHIX
16:25:51	319	162.00	XLON
16:25:51	107	162.00	XLON
16:25:51	283	162.00	XLON
16:26:00	729	162.00	XLON
16:26:00	556	162.00	XLON
16:27:25	1,466	162.00	XLON
16:28:46	1,161	161.80	XLON
16:28:55	25	161.80	XLON
16:29:08	2	161.80	XLON
16:29:34	751	162.00	XLON
16:29:34	359	162.30	BATE
16:29:34	579	162.50	BATE
16:29:34	37	162.50	BATE

 

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