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	22 December 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	216,432
Weighted average price paid (p)	172.57
Highest price paid (p)	175.00
Lowest price paid (p)	170.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 96,679,802 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 654,015,213 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 22 December 2023 is 654,015,213. 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	172.65	138,385
BATE	172.63	45,384
CHIX	172.17	26,073
TRQX	172.14	6,590

Individual transactions:

Transaction Date	Transaction Time	Volume	Price	Platform
22/12/2023	08:00:26	998	174.20	TRQX
22/12/2023	08:00:26	89	174.20	TRQX
22/12/2023	08:01:01	740	172.30	CHIX
22/12/2023	08:02:17	162	175.00	BATE
22/12/2023	08:02:17	1050	175.00	BATE
22/12/2023	08:02:17	1,096	175.00	BATE
22/12/2023	08:02:19	422	172.50	XLON
22/12/2023	08:02:19	1,415	172.50	XLON
22/12/2023	08:02:19	2224	172.50	XLON
22/12/2023	08:02:34	403	172.30	CHIX
22/12/2023	08:02:34	61	172.30	CHIX
22/12/2023	08:15:52	2,027	172.10	XLON
22/12/2023	08:15:52	409	172.10	XLON
22/12/2023	08:15:52	1,200	172.10	XLON
22/12/2023	08:15:52	1,375	172.10	XLON
22/12/2023	09:15:51	1,412	171.30	XLON
22/12/2023	09:15:51	1,072	171.50	TRQX
22/12/2023	09:15:51	646	172.40	CHIX
22/12/2023	09:15:51	591	172.40	CHIX
22/12/2023	09:15:51	1,228	171.70	CHIX
22/12/2023	09:15:51	1,687	171.30	XLON
22/12/2023	09:25:05	3,256	170.50	CHIX
22/12/2023	09:25:05	3,261	170.50	CHIX
22/12/2023	09:25:05	1,753	170.50	BATE
22/12/2023	09:25:05	874	170.50	CHIX
22/12/2023	09:25:05	2,070	170.50	XLON
22/12/2023	09:25:05	772	170.90	XLON
22/12/2023	09:25:05	362	170.90	XLON
22/12/2023	09:25:05	319	170.90	XLON
22/12/2023	09:25:05	1,278	170.90	XLON
22/12/2023	09:25:11	987	170.50	TRQX
22/12/2023	09:26:07	1,255	171.20	BATE
22/12/2023	09:34:05	240	170.90	XLON
22/12/2023	09:34:05	1200	170.90	XLON
22/12/2023	09:34:05	53	170.90	XLON
22/12/2023	09:49:23	430	171.10	TRQX
22/12/2023	09:49:23	688	171.10	TRQX
22/12/2023	09:50:05	547	171.10	XLON
22/12/2023	09:50:05	400	171.10	XLON
22/12/2023	09:50:05	400	171.10	XLON
22/12/2023	09:57:05	1271	170.90	XLON
22/12/2023	10:06:27	1,227	171.20	BATE
22/12/2023	10:07:05	1,437	171.30	XLON
22/12/2023	10:15:26	1,008	171.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:15:26	412	171.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:15:26	1095	171.30	XLON
22/12/2023	10:15:26	278	171.30	XLON
22/12/2023	10:15:35	66	171.30	BATE
22/12/2023	10:15:35	7,288	171.30	BATE
22/12/2023	10:15:35	146	171.30	BATE
22/12/2023	10:15:36	41	171.40	BATE
22/12/2023	10:16:50	1,083	171.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:16:50	1980	171.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:16:50	348	171.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:16:50	800	171.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:17:22	541	171.50	XLON
22/12/2023	10:17:22	303	171.50	XLON
22/12/2023	10:17:22	320	171.50	XLON
22/12/2023	10:17:22	195	171.50	XLON
22/12/2023	10:26:51	271	171.50	BATE
22/12/2023	10:29:09	318	171.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:29:09	251	171.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:29:09	2800	171.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:30:09	1,320	171.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:30:11	210	171.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:30:11	334	171.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:40:53	2,703	172.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:40:53	1085	172.60	BATE
22/12/2023	10:40:53	5446	172.10	XLON
22/12/2023	10:40:53	187	172.10	XLON
22/12/2023	10:41:07	1,205	172.10	XLON
22/12/2023	10:46:01	33	172.10	CHIX
22/12/2023	10:46:04	38	172.30	TRQX
22/12/2023	10:46:04	1,200	172.30	TRQX
22/12/2023	10:49:15	797	172.20	CHIX
22/12/2023	10:49:15	400	172.20	CHIX
22/12/2023	10:49:15	612	172.20	CHIX
22/12/2023	10:49:15	646	172.20	CHIX
22/12/2023	10:53:38	85	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:53:38	400	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:53:38	400	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:53:38	855	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:53:38	2,400	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:53:38	16,073	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	10:53:38	880	172.80	CHIX
22/12/2023	10:53:38	3,894	173.20	CHIX
22/12/2023	10:53:38	219	173.10	XLON
22/12/2023	10:53:38	496	173.10	XLON
22/12/2023	10:53:38	1600	173.10	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:48	2,064	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:48	122	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:48	1,032	172.50	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:48	400	172.50	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:48	400	172.50	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:48	800	172.50	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:49	288	172.40	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:59	800	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:59	395	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:59	1333	172.90	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:59	122	172.90	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:59	818	172.80	CHIX
22/12/2023	11:04:59	588	172.80	CHIX
22/12/2023	11:04:59	674	172.80	CHIX
22/12/2023	11:04:59	1,235	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	11:04:59	117	172.80	CHIX
22/12/2023	11:04:59	400	172.80	CHIX
22/12/2023	11:05:59	1944	172.90	XLON
22/12/2023	11:05:59	1856	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	11:05:59	144	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	11:08:11	86	172.70	BATE
22/12/2023	11:08:11	400	172.70	BATE
22/12/2023	11:08:11	647	172.70	BATE
22/12/2023	11:31:52	400	173.10	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:52	3,600	173.10	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:52	2,730	173.10	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:52	1,422	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:52	32	173.20	BATE
22/12/2023	11:31:52	25	173.30	BATE
22/12/2023	11:31:52	1,183	173.40	BATE
22/12/2023	11:31:52	41	173.60	BATE
22/12/2023	11:31:52	1,323	173.60	BATE
22/12/2023	11:31:52	301	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:53	400	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:53	1,381	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:54	511	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:54	1,671	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:54	329	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:54	961	173.30	CHIX
22/12/2023	11:31:54	180	173.30	CHIX
22/12/2023	11:31:54	1,124	173.70	CHIX
22/12/2023	11:31:55	1,423	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:55	1,883	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:55	400	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:55	703	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:57	1,443	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:31:57	584	173.30	XLON
22/12/2023	11:40:58	288	173.10	TRQX
22/12/2023	11:40:58	400	173.10	TRQX
22/12/2023	11:40:58	400	173.10	TRQX
22/12/2023	12:01:29	400	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:01:29	400	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:01:29	701	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:01:29	331	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	801	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	52	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	552	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	1154	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	1,200	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	1,600	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	27	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	386	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	1,005	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	2,674	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	14	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	400	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	400	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	800	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	400	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	1,614	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	481	173.00	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	1,312	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	514	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	502	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	1,189	173.30	CHIX
22/12/2023	12:04:41	900	173.30	CHIX
22/12/2023	12:04:41	800	173.30	CHIX
22/12/2023	12:04:41	2914	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	111	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	800	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	827	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	3,290	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	2,076	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	315	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	1582	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	242	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	61	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	250	174.10	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:41	2,715	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	4,493	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	973	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:41	8,447	173.40	XLON
22/12/2023	12:04:48	501	173.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:48	501	173.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:48	229	173.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:48	169	173.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:48	247	173.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:04:48	41	173.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:24:30	1,577	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:24:30	1,102	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:24:30	400	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:24:30	1,200	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:24:30	400	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:24:30	117	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:24:30	204	173.00	XLON
22/12/2023	12:24:48	900	172.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:25:19	284	172.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:25:30	81	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	12:25:30	71	172.70	BATE
22/12/2023	12:25:30	1608	172.70	XLON
22/12/2023	12:26:42	1,275	172.80	XLON
22/12/2023	12:26:42	1,643	172.80	XLON
22/12/2023	12:26:42	996	172.80	XLON
22/12/2023	12:26:42	1,085	172.80	XLON
22/12/2023	12:26:42	266	172.80	XLON
22/12/2023	12:29:10	680	172.80	XLON
22/12/2023	12:29:34	313	172.80	XLON
22/12/2023	12:29:38	451	172.80	XLON
22/12/2023	12:29:39	568	172.80	BATE
22/12/2023	12:29:56	566	172.80	BATE

 

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