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	21 December 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	322,818
Weighted average price paid (p)	170.80
Highest price paid (p)	174.50
Lowest price paid (p)	169.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 96,463,370 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 654,231,645 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 21 December 2023 is 654,231,645. 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	170.80	250,297
BATE	170.78	16,716
CHIX	170.77	43,602
TRQX	171.02	12,203

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price	Platform
08:04:24	1877	174.00	XLON
08:04:24	800	174.00	XLON
08:04:24	765	174.00	XLON
08:04:24	800	174.00	XLON
08:04:24	874	174.00	XLON
08:04:24	1,179	174.00	XLON
08:04:24	182	174.00	XLON
08:04:24	1,328	174.00	XLON
08:05:43	1236	174.50	CHIX
08:05:53	351	172.30	TRQX
08:06:51	1,131	172.10	XLON
08:06:51	348	172.10	XLON
08:09:51	689	173.10	XLON
08:09:51	823	173.10	XLON
08:11:52	2,497	172.70	XLON
08:11:52	1,200	172.70	XLON
08:17:52	1,428	173.30	XLON
08:17:52	658	173.50	CHIX
08:17:52	477	173.50	CHIX
08:34:17	291	172.80	TRQX
08:58:27	1,036	173.10	TRQX
08:58:27	1,445	172.90	XLON
09:10:10	1,344	172.10	XLON
09:10:10	1,064	172.40	CHIX
09:10:10	176	172.00	XLON
09:10:10	10	172.00	XLON
09:10:10	589	172.10	XLON
09:10:10	176	172.10	XLON
09:10:10	1,340	172.10	XLON
09:10:10	1,391	172.40	CHIX
09:10:10	36	172.40	CHIX
09:10:10	745	172.60	CHIX
09:10:10	567	172.60	CHIX
09:10:10	1042	172.50	XLON
09:10:10	203	172.50	XLON
09:10:10	176	172.50	XLON
09:11:36	1,455	172.30	XLON
09:11:36	176	172.20	XLON
09:11:36	504	172.30	XLON
09:11:36	176	172.30	XLON
09:11:36	143	172.30	XLON
09:11:36	802	172.30	XLON
09:18:59	1,385	171.70	XLON
09:36:28	267	172.30	XLON
09:36:28	2,596	172.30	XLON
09:36:28	2192	172.30	XLON
09:36:28	176	172.30	XLON
09:36:28	176	172.40	XLON
09:36:28	1,536	172.40	XLON
09:36:28	176	172.50	XLON
09:36:28	1,399	172.50	XLON
09:36:28	527	172.50	XLON
09:37:27	800	172.30	TRQX
09:37:27	296	172.30	TRQX
10:00:59	1154	171.70	BATE
10:00:59	1,340	171.70	BATE
10:01:44	800	171.50	XLON
10:01:44	651	171.50	XLON
10:08:16	1,408	170.90	XLON
10:35:02	400	171.10	XLON
10:35:02	400	171.10	XLON
10:35:02	400	171.10	XLON
10:35:02	322	171.10	XLON
10:36:42	400	170.90	XLON
10:36:42	400	170.90	XLON
10:36:42	1,366	170.90	XLON
10:36:42	894	170.90	XLON
10:36:44	2800	170.70	XLON
10:36:44	800	170.70	XLON
10:36:44	379	170.70	XLON
10:42:44	1,784	170.90	XLON
10:55:44	1,259	171.40	BATE
10:55:44	807	171.30	XLON
10:55:44	1,300	171.30	XLON
10:55:44	1,169	171.30	XLON
10:55:45	475	171.20	CHIX
10:55:45	750	171.20	CHIX
10:55:45	1,150	171.20	CHIX
10:55:45	956	171.10	XLON
10:55:45	414	171.10	XLON
10:55:52	1,220	171.10	XLON
10:55:52	549	171.10	XLON
10:55:52	2,569	171.20	XLON
10:55:52	41	171.20	XLON
10:55:52	800	171.30	XLON
10:55:52	508	171.30	XLON
10:55:52	43	171.30	XLON
10:56:40	1,608	171.00	XLON
10:56:40	400	171.00	XLON
10:56:40	1,313	171.00	XLON
10:59:02	1,363	171.00	XLON
11:16:59	1,318	171.10	XLON
11:16:59	1318	171.10	XLON
11:16:59	92	171.10	XLON
11:16:59	372	171.10	XLON
11:16:59	800	171.00	XLON
11:16:59	126	171.00	XLON
11:16:59	900	171.00	XLON
12:10:20	481	170.70	XLON
12:10:20	787	170.70	XLON
12:10:20	847	170.70	XLON
12:10:20	678	170.70	XLON
12:10:20	483	170.70	XLON
12:16:43	1,257	170.70	XLON
12:16:43	176	170.70	XLON
12:16:43	400	170.70	XLON
12:16:43	400	170.70	XLON
12:16:43	628	170.70	XLON
12:20:46	400	170.50	XLON
12:20:46	400	170.50	XLON
12:20:52	3,009	170.70	XLON
12:20:52	991	170.70	XLON
12:20:52	2,208	170.70	XLON
12:21:27	314	171.10	TRQX
12:21:27	757	171.10	TRQX
12:21:44	1,242	170.70	BATE
12:21:57	1,204	170.70	CHIX
12:33:45	1,148	170.60	CHIX
13:02:35	1,552	170.40	CHIX
13:02:42	284	170.50	XLON
13:02:42	1,195	170.50	XLON
13:02:42	2,011	170.50	XLON
13:02:42	1,468	170.50	XLON
13:02:46	196	170.40	CHIX
13:02:46	1,087	170.40	CHIX
13:02:46	1,036	170.40	CHIX
14:05:26	681	170.20	TRQX
14:05:26	567	170.20	TRQX
14:26:59	1200	170.20	XLON
14:26:59	1,440	170.20	XLON
14:26:59	400	170.20	XLON
14:26:59	1,519	170.20	XLON
14:29:37	294	170.40	BATE
14:29:37	978	170.40	BATE
14:29:37	406	170.40	BATE
14:29:37	734	170.40	BATE
14:29:37	22	170.40	CHIX
14:29:37	800	170.40	CHIX
14:29:37	800	170.40	CHIX
14:29:37	1,105	170.40	CHIX
14:29:37	102	170.40	CHIX
14:37:33	150	170.10	CHIX
14:46:42	311	170.10	CHIX
14:46:42	662	170.10	CHIX
14:46:42	137	170.10	CHIX
14:46:45	179	170.10	XLON
14:50:13	3448	170.20	XLON
14:50:13	1,219	170.20	CHIX
14:50:13	932	170.20	CHIX
14:51:13	1,320	170.20	XLON
15:04:13	355	169.40	XLON
15:04:13	1,005	169.40	XLON
15:04:46	1,114	170.00	TRQX
15:04:46	99	169.80	CHIX
15:04:46	1,600	169.80	CHIX
15:04:46	400	169.80	CHIX
15:04:46	309	169.80	CHIX
15:04:46	1863	170.10	BATE
15:04:46	513	170.00	TRQX
15:04:46	870	170.00	TRQX
15:05:46	1,208	169.80	CHIX
15:13:05	397	169.60	XLON
15:14:46	84	170.00	XLON
15:14:46	23	170.00	XLON
15:14:47	2,591	170.00	XLON
15:14:47	880	170.00	XLON
15:14:47	1936	170.00	XLON
15:14:47	1,639	170.00	XLON
15:14:47	1349	170.00	XLON
15:15:15	400	169.80	CHIX
15:15:15	633	169.80	CHIX
15:15:15	171	169.80	CHIX
15:40:02	4,220	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	1870	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	1,549	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	471	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	1,080	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	400	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	751	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	1170	170.20	CHIX
15:40:02	800	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	400	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	197	170.10	XLON
15:40:02	1,038	170.20	CHIX
15:40:02	467	170.20	CHIX
15:40:12	1,036	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	41	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	81	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	2,039	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	918	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	1,548	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	1307	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	800	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	400	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	400	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	2,356	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	1,952	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	407	170.00	XLON
15:40:18	1182	170.00	XLON
15:40:35	800	170.00	XLON
15:40:35	400	170.00	XLON
15:40:40	317	170.10	XLON
15:40:40	2,000	170.10	XLON
15:40:40	800	170.10	XLON
15:40:40	1,262	170.10	XLON
15:40:40	9,714	170.10	XLON
15:41:12	148	170.10	BATE
15:41:12	238	170.10	BATE
15:41:12	1,843	170.40	BATE
15:41:12	1817	170.40	BATE
15:42:11	400	170.20	XLON
15:42:11	400	170.20	XLON
15:42:11	400	170.20	XLON
15:42:13	800	170.40	XLON
15:42:13	400	170.40	XLON
15:42:13	1,458	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	800	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	400	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	400	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	2,400	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	1,524	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	385	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	1,267	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	400	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	400	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	1,200	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	1,267	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	757	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	400	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	400	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	268	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	483	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	3,000	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	976	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	742	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	291	170.50	XLON
15:42:13	5,854	170.40	CHIX
15:42:20	400	170.40	XLON
15:42:31	2,238	170.40	XLON
15:42:31	1,443	170.40	XLON
15:42:31	1,773	170.40	XLON
15:42:31	1,465	170.40	XLON
15:43:13	510	170.30	TRQX
15:43:13	213	170.50	TRQX
15:43:13	430	170.70	TRQX
15:43:13	546	170.40	CHIX
15:43:13	195	170.40	CHIX
15:43:13	538	170.40	CHIX
15:43:13	800	170.40	CHIX
15:43:13	352	170.40	CHIX
15:45:28	2,005	170.30	XLON
15:45:28	1,600	170.30	XLON
15:45:28	391	170.30	XLON
15:45:28	400	170.30	XLON
15:45:28	2,518	170.30	XLON
15:47:15	4,000	170.30	XLON
15:47:15	4,000	170.30	XLON
15:47:15	400	170.30	XLON
15:47:15	400	170.30	XLON
15:47:15	13,800	170.30	XLON
15:48:55	2,400	170.30	XLON
15:48:55	1,743	170.30	XLON
15:48:55	400	170.30	XLON
15:48:55	855	170.30	XLON
15:48:55	1076	170.30	XLON
15:48:55	832	170.30	XLON
15:48:55	121	170.30	XLON
15:48:56	1,798	170.40	CHIX
15:49:55	400	170.30	XLON
15:49:55	1,031	170.30	XLON
15:51:55	1,457	170.30	XLON
15:52:04	1,268	170.10	XLON
15:52:04	1,475	170.30	XLON
15:55:04	1,337	170.30	XLON
15:55:04	309	170.30	CHIX
15:55:04	798	170.30	CHIX
15:55:04	76	170.30	CHIX
15:56:04	1,398	170.30	XLON
16:02:50	53	170.40	CHIX
16:02:50	1,066	170.40	CHIX
16:02:50	56	170.40	XLON
16:02:50	4,322	170.50	XLON
16:02:50	1,233	170.50	XLON
16:02:50	36	170.50	XLON
16:11:50	1,005	170.70	TRQX
16:11:50	40	170.70	TRQX
16:11:50	155	170.70	XLON
16:11:50	1277	170.90	TRQX
16:11:50	209	170.70	XLON
16:11:51	762	171.00	BATE
16:11:51	1,346	171.00	BATE
16:11:51	1,292	171.10	BATE
16:11:52	1,209	170.90	CHIX
16:11:53	400	170.90	XLON
16:11:53	400	170.90	XLON
16:11:53	2177	170.90	XLON
16:11:53	1492	170.90	XLON
16:11:53	400	170.90	XLON
16:11:53	74	170.90	XLON
16:11:54	400	170.90	XLON
16:11:54	1,548	170.90	XLON
16:12:54	400	170.90	XLON
16:12:54	400	170.90	XLON
16:12:54	583	170.90	XLON
16:13:54	400	170.90	XLON
16:13:54	400	170.90	XLON
16:13:55	660	170.90	XLON
16:16:32	1,709	170.90	XLON
16:17:32	1,730	170.90	XLON
16:19:08	475	170.90	CHIX
16:19:08	175	170.90	CHIX
16:19:57	1,307	170.90	XLON
16:23:45	89	171.00	CHIX
16:23:45	624	171.00	XLON
16:23:45	400	171.00	XLON
16:23:45	249	171.00	XLON
16:23:45	762	171.00	CHIX
16:23:45	754	171.00	XLON
16:23:48	400	171.00	XLON
16:23:48	400	171.00	XLON
16:23:49	400	171.00	XLON
16:23:49	313	171.00	XLON
16:24:49	800	171.00	XLON
16:24:49	400	171.00	XLON
16:24:49	75	171.00	XLON
16:24:49	507	171.10	TRQX
16:24:49	631	171.10	TRQX
16:29:15	176	170.80	XLON
16:29:15	800	170.80	XLON
16:29:30	1,107	170.80	XLON

 

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