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	19 December 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	267,605
Weighted average price paid (p)	168.75
Highest price paid (p)	170.6
Lowest price paid (p)	167.8

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 95,761,993 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 654,933,022 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 19 December 2023 is 654,933,022. 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	168.68	169,890
BATE	168.88	40,380
CHIX	168.83	41,761
TRQX	168.99	15,574

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:19	1289	170.60	TRQX
08:01:46	1188	168.40	BATE
08:01:57	1,108	170.10	CHIX
08:03:03	1,465	168.10	XLON
08:03:04	804	168.10	XLON
08:03:04	598	168.10	XLON
08:03:37	1,797	168.50	XLON
08:03:37	163	168.70	XLON
08:03:37	2611	168.70	XLON
08:04:33	1,194	168.50	CHIX
08:16:50	726	168.30	CHIX
08:16:50	483	168.30	CHIX
08:40:34	882	169.30	CHIX
08:40:34	210	169.30	CHIX
08:40:34	1,495	168.90	XLON
08:40:34	282	168.90	XLON
08:40:48	789	168.40	TRQX
08:40:48	461	168.40	TRQX
08:41:34	1,390	168.50	XLON
08:45:21	930	168.20	CHIX
08:45:21	265	168.20	CHIX
08:46:23	440	169.20	BATE
08:46:23	486	169.20	BATE
08:46:23	160	169.20	BATE
08:46:23	626	169.40	BATE
08:46:23	176	169.40	BATE
08:46:23	2,391	168.70	XLON
08:46:25	1140	168.90	XLON
08:46:25	100	168.90	XLON
08:46:25	582	169.10	XLON
08:46:25	388	169.10	XLON
08:46:25	350	169.10	XLON
08:47:27	1,487	169.10	XLON
08:49:02	1297	169.10	XLON
08:55:41	862	168.80	CHIX
08:55:41	343	168.80	CHIX
09:14:12	148	168.30	CHIX
09:14:12	2355	168.60	XLON
09:14:12	2,795	168.70	XLON
09:20:14	333	169.70	BATE
09:20:14	1092	169.70	BATE
09:20:18	1,062	168.80	CHIX
09:21:12	1,299	169.10	XLON
09:21:14	440	169.20	BATE
09:21:14	717	169.20	BATE
09:35:20	166	169.10	TRQX
09:35:20	330	169.10	TRQX
09:35:21	558	169.10	TRQX
09:37:14	1,104	169.00	CHIX
09:37:14	123	169.00	CHIX
09:53:21	793	169.00	XLON
09:53:21	598	169.00	XLON
09:53:21	939	169.20	BATE
09:53:21	163	169.20	BATE
09:53:21	106	169.40	BATE
09:53:21	452	169.00	XLON
09:53:21	800	169.00	XLON
09:53:21	176	169.00	XLON
09:53:21	163	169.20	BATE
09:53:21	259	169.50	BATE
09:53:21	367	169.50	BATE
09:53:21	625	169.50	BATE
09:58:49	1200	169.30	CHIX
09:59:21	924	169.50	XLON
09:59:21	27	169.50	XLON
09:59:21	800	169.50	XLON
10:21:49	255	169.30	CHIX
10:26:46	539	169.30	CHIX
10:26:46	758	169.70	CHIX
10:26:46	335	169.70	CHIX
10:26:46	37	169.50	XLON
10:26:46	1,075	169.70	TRQX
10:28:49	255	169.70	XLON
10:28:49	738	169.90	XLON
10:28:49	305	169.90	XLON
10:28:49	1,697	169.90	XLON
10:29:49	1,076	169.70	XLON
10:29:49	310	169.70	XLON
10:43:16	6	169.70	XLON
10:48:51	143	169.50	XLON
10:48:51	634	169.50	XLON
10:48:51	505	169.50	XLON
10:52:48	334	169.50	CHIX
10:52:48	385	169.50	CHIX
10:52:48	181	169.50	CHIX
10:53:30	21	169.50	CHIX
10:54:30	15	169.50	CHIX
10:56:58	186	169.50	CHIX
11:15:26	339	169.50	CHIX
11:15:26	791	169.50	CHIX
11:23:46	312	169.50	TRQX
11:23:47	871	169.50	TRQX
11:36:21	202	169.70	CHIX
11:36:21	467	169.70	CHIX
11:36:21	400	169.70	CHIX
11:36:21	299	169.70	XLON
11:36:21	299	169.70	XLON
11:36:21	156	169.70	CHIX
11:42:52	40	169.70	CHIX
11:43:37	10	169.70	CHIX
11:55:23	100	169.50	XLON
12:00:37	598	169.50	XLON
12:00:37	133	169.50	CHIX
12:00:37	519	169.50	CHIX
12:01:02	72	169.50	XLON
12:01:02	589	169.50	CHIX
12:02:02	599	169.50	XLON
12:02:02	259	169.50	XLON
12:02:02	500	169.50	XLON
12:02:02	1,172	169.50	XLON
12:02:02	994	169.50	XLON
12:02:02	413	169.50	XLON
12:02:02	500	169.50	XLON
12:18:41	585	169.70	BATE
12:18:41	511	169.70	BATE
12:18:41	21	169.70	BATE
12:18:41	1,083	169.70	BATE
12:18:42	800	169.20	XLON
12:18:42	1,275	169.20	XLON
12:18:42	111	169.20	XLON
12:33:40	1,160	169.00	CHIX
12:44:08	840	169.10	TRQX
12:44:08	400	169.10	TRQX
12:45:10	69	169.00	CHIX
12:53:10	352	169.00	CHIX
12:53:10	400	169.00	CHIX
12:53:10	400	169.00	CHIX
13:13:10	285	169.00	CHIX
13:13:10	400	169.00	CHIX
13:13:10	400	169.00	CHIX
13:13:35	152	168.70	XLON
13:13:35	953	168.70	XLON
13:13:36	325	168.70	XLON
13:30:11	1,268	168.80	CHIX
13:33:37	295	168.60	XLON
13:33:37	400	168.60	XLON
13:33:37	800	168.60	XLON
13:49:38	400	168.40	CHIX
13:49:38	400	168.40	CHIX
13:49:38	353	168.40	CHIX
13:49:38	103	168.40	CHIX
14:10:02	166	168.10	XLON
14:10:02	893	168.10	XLON
14:10:02	325	168.10	XLON
14:10:02	472	168.10	CHIX
14:10:02	598	168.10	CHIX
14:11:07	1400	168.80	BATE
14:11:07	463	168.80	BATE
14:11:07	626	168.80	BATE
14:11:07	626	168.80	BATE
14:11:07	421	168.80	BATE
14:11:07	163	168.80	BATE
14:11:07	1,312	168.30	XLON
14:11:07	400	168.30	XLON
14:11:07	1,254	168.30	XLON
14:11:07	400	168.30	XLON
14:11:07	161	168.40	XLON
14:11:07	2996	168.40	XLON
14:11:07	176	168.40	XLON
14:11:07	1,013	168.40	XLON
14:11:07	247	168.40	XLON
14:11:07	1,312	168.30	BATE
14:11:07	1,317	168.30	BATE
14:11:07	102	168.30	BATE
14:14:07	1,288	168.10	CHIX
14:31:35	317	167.80	CHIX
14:31:35	800	167.80	CHIX
14:33:09	814	168.80	BATE
14:33:09	417	168.80	BATE
14:33:17	80	168.40	TRQX
14:33:17	1,072	168.40	TRQX
14:33:17	1,262	168.40	TRQX
14:33:21	1,255	168.40	XLON
14:33:21	193	168.40	XLON
14:33:21	400	168.40	XLON
14:33:21	1,600	168.40	XLON
14:33:32	2,086	168.40	XLON
14:33:32	3,092	168.40	XLON
14:33:32	309	168.40	XLON
14:33:32	2286	168.40	XLON
14:33:32	2,007	168.40	XLON
14:33:32	400	168.40	XLON
14:33:32	1,531	168.40	XLON
14:33:33	500	168.40	XLON
14:33:33	500	168.40	XLON
14:36:28	1,177	168.80	CHIX
14:41:28	400	168.80	CHIX
14:41:28	721	168.80	CHIX
14:47:07	90	168.70	XLON
14:53:38	1,063	168.80	CHIX
14:59:55	24	168.80	CHIX
14:59:55	800	168.80	CHIX
14:59:55	263	168.80	CHIX
15:03:55	1,155	168.80	CHIX
15:10:01	1,768	168.70	XLON
15:10:01	1,573	168.70	XLON
15:10:01	1,618	168.70	XLON
15:10:01	176	168.70	XLON
15:10:01	373	168.40	XLON
15:10:01	359	168.40	XLON
15:10:01	217	168.40	XLON
15:10:01	84	168.40	XLON
15:10:01	42	168.40	XLON
15:10:01	116	168.40	XLON
15:10:01	845	168.40	XLON
15:10:01	1,059	168.80	BATE
15:10:01	770	168.70	BATE
15:10:01	262	168.80	BATE
15:12:23	1,326	169.00	BATE
15:12:23	663	168.50	CHIX
15:12:23	2,729	169.00	BATE
15:12:23	100	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	4,703	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	2,629	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	2,629	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	2,283	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	687	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	63	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	1131	168.70	TRQX
15:12:23	1,142	169.10	TRQX
15:12:23	69	168.70	TRQX
15:12:23	400	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	400	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	800	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	400	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	2,505	168.70	XLON
15:12:23	683	168.70	XLON
15:12:25	411	168.50	CHIX
15:12:25	1,778	168.60	XLON
15:12:25	400	168.60	XLON
15:12:33	672	168.60	XLON
15:12:33	1,645	168.70	XLON
15:12:33	91	168.70	XLON
15:12:33	400	168.70	XLON
15:12:33	3,200	168.70	XLON
15:12:33	1,570	168.70	XLON
15:12:33	1,544	168.70	XLON
15:12:33	176	168.70	XLON
15:12:33	339	168.70	XLON
15:12:33	2,086	168.70	XLON
15:15:04	79	168.20	XLON
15:15:04	929	168.20	XLON
15:15:04	972	168.20	XLON
15:15:19	55	168.20	XLON
15:18:09	1,863	168.00	XLON
15:18:09	1,924	168.00	XLON
15:18:09	617	168.10	XLON
15:18:09	1,205	168.10	XLON
15:18:11	38	168.10	XLON
15:18:23	392	168.50	BATE
15:18:23	588	168.50	BATE
15:18:23	530	168.50	BATE
15:18:23	58	168.50	BATE
15:18:23	507	168.50	BATE
15:21:23	1,039	168.70	CHIX
15:21:23	63	168.70	CHIX
15:21:23	1,598	168.80	BATE
15:21:23	1,198	168.80	BATE
15:21:23	400	168.80	BATE
15:21:23	115	168.70	XLON
15:23:06	388	168.70	XLON
15:23:06	163	168.70	XLON
15:23:06	722	168.70	XLON
15:23:06	1,474	168.70	XLON
15:23:06	3173	168.70	XLON
15:23:06	2,523	168.70	XLON
15:23:06	131	168.70	XLON
15:23:06	800	168.70	XLON
15:23:20	1,166	168.70	XLON
15:23:20	400	168.70	XLON
15:23:20	463	168.70	XLON
15:24:21	339	168.50	XLON
15:24:21	109	168.50	BATE
15:24:57	1,944	168.70	XLON
15:24:57	2,000	168.70	XLON
15:25:57	810	168.60	XLON
15:25:57	800	168.60	XLON
15:25:57	163	168.70	BATE
15:25:57	769	168.70	BATE
15:25:57	217	168.80	BATE
15:25:57	1,066	168.80	BATE
15:25:57	884	168.80	BATE
15:25:57	321	168.80	BATE
15:39:58	335	168.60	XLON
15:39:58	945	168.70	XLON
15:39:58	808	168.60	TRQX
15:39:58	320	168.60	TRQX
15:39:58	1294	168.60	CHIX
15:39:58	383	168.60	CHIX
15:45:28	605	168.40	CHIX
15:52:36	400	168.40	XLON
15:52:36	400	168.40	XLON
15:52:36	745	168.40	XLON
15:52:36	439	168.40	CHIX
15:52:36	1,368	168.40	XLON
15:52:36	257	168.40	XLON
15:52:36	74	168.40	CHIX
15:56:53	1,158	168.60	TRQX
15:56:53	235	168.60	CHIX
15:56:53	400	168.60	XLON
15:56:53	2,000	168.60	XLON
15:56:53	858	168.60	XLON
15:56:53	1,250	168.60	XLON
15:56:53	2,462	168.60	XLON
15:57:07	858	168.40	CHIX
15:57:07	186	168.40	CHIX
15:57:07	2,237	168.40	XLON
15:57:07	964	168.40	XLON
15:57:07	400	168.40	XLON
15:57:07	1,300	168.40	XLON
15:58:26	1178	168.20	BATE
16:03:29	60	168.20	BATE
16:03:29	400	168.20	BATE
16:03:29	799	168.20	BATE
16:13:32	687	168.70	XLON
16:13:32	700	168.70	XLON
16:13:32	988	169.00	BATE
16:13:32	242	169.00	BATE
16:13:32	1,393	169.00	BATE
16:13:32	400	168.70	XLON
16:13:32	369	168.70	XLON
16:13:32	400	168.70	XLON
16:13:32	341	168.70	XLON
16:13:32	400	168.70	XLON
16:13:32	1,200	168.70	XLON
16:13:32	1246	168.70	CHIX
16:13:32	400	168.70	CHIX
16:13:33	875	168.70	XLON
16:13:33	914	168.70	XLON
16:13:33	850	168.70	XLON
16:13:33	480	168.70	XLON
16:13:33	476	168.70	XLON
16:17:34	263	168.60	CHIX
16:17:34	400	168.60	CHIX
16:24:39	1338	168.50	XLON
16:24:39	839	168.50	CHIX
16:24:58	400	168.50	TRQX
16:24:58	388	168.50	TRQX
16:24:58	47	168.50	TRQX
16:24:58	935	168.70	BATE
16:24:58	776	168.70	XLON
16:24:58	853	168.70	XLON
16:24:58	1,101	168.70	BATE
16:24:58	360	168.70	XLON
16:24:58	286	168.70	XLON
16:24:58	4	168.70	BATE
16:24:58	193	168.70	BATE
16:25:39	2,099	168.70	XLON
16:25:39	223	168.70	XLON
16:25:39	400	168.70	XLON
16:25:39	1,200	168.70	XLON
16:25:39	400	168.70	XLON
16:25:58	606	168.90	TRQX
16:29:37	821	169.20	XLON
16:29:37	687	169.20	XLON
16:29:54	14	168.90	XLON

 

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