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	3 January 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	297,095
Weighted average price paid (p)	173.63
Highest price paid (p)	175.00
Lowest price paid (p)	172.30

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 97,772,746 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 652,922,269. 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 3 January 2024 is 652,922,269. 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	173.54	200,909
BATE	174.01	41,895
CHIX	173.56	38,832
TRQX	173.90	15,459

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:28	365	173.60	XLON
08:00:28	1260	173.60	XLON
08:00:29	1,288	174.80	BATE
08:00:29	224	174.50	CHIX
08:00:29	984	174.50	CHIX
08:02:02	211	175.00	XLON
08:02:02	1,462	175.00	XLON
08:02:02	117	175.00	TRQX
08:02:02	254	175.00	TRQX
08:02:02	779	175.00	TRQX
08:02:02	1,524	175.00	XLON
08:02:06	1,120	174.10	BATE
08:03:02	1000	174.30	XLON
08:03:02	474	174.30	XLON
08:03:02	1,191	173.80	CHIX
08:04:06	500	173.60	BATE
08:04:06	582	173.60	BATE
08:04:12	764	173.60	XLON
08:04:12	701	173.60	XLON
08:04:12	760	173.60	XLON
08:04:12	701	173.60	XLON
08:04:12	701	173.60	XLON
08:04:12	610	173.90	XLON
08:14:57	313	173.50	CHIX
08:14:57	1,102	173.50	TRQX
08:14:57	398	173.50	CHIX
08:14:57	493	173.50	CHIX
08:16:06	1139	173.60	BATE
08:31:14	500	173.00	XLON
08:31:14	2,000	173.00	XLON
08:31:14	757	173.00	XLON
08:31:14	84	173.00	XLON
08:31:14	856	173.20	XLON
08:31:14	878	173.20	XLON
08:31:14	1,326	173.20	XLON
08:31:14	500	173.20	XLON
08:31:14	1,125	173.20	XLON
08:31:29	1226	172.90	CHIX
08:32:17	982	173.00	XLON
08:32:17	415	173.00	XLON
08:41:24	1770	173.00	XLON
08:41:25	200	173.20	XLON
08:41:25	908	173.50	XLON
08:41:25	3,144	173.70	XLON
08:41:25	452	173.50	XLON
08:41:25	1559	173.60	XLON
08:42:25	875	173.20	XLON
08:42:25	674	173.20	XLON
08:44:23	13	173.30	XLON
08:45:00	480	173.60	XLON
08:45:00	1,155	173.60	XLON
08:46:00	1,678	173.60	XLON
08:50:03	1000	173.90	XLON
08:50:03	381	173.90	XLON
08:50:03	461	173.70	CHIX
08:50:03	761	173.70	CHIX
09:03:06	1,113	174.20	BATE
09:03:06	1238	174.20	BATE
09:05:04	769	173.70	XLON
09:05:04	577	173.70	XLON
09:05:04	1284	173.90	TRQX
09:09:04	129	173.70	CHIX
09:09:04	486	173.70	CHIX
09:09:04	541	173.70	CHIX
09:14:20	49	173.60	BATE
09:14:20	1,201	173.60	BATE
09:28:58	1,037	173.90	XLON
09:28:58	33	173.90	XLON
09:28:58	500	173.90	XLON
09:28:58	1000	173.90	XLON
09:28:58	38	173.90	XLON
09:28:58	490	173.90	XLON
09:28:58	66	173.90	XLON
09:29:09	1,038	173.80	CHIX
09:43:58	1,086	173.60	BATE
09:43:58	55	173.60	BATE
09:43:58	1,151	173.60	BATE
09:50:58	1,066	173.40	CHIX
09:55:58	821	173.30	XLON
09:55:58	536	173.30	XLON
10:15:25	410	173.40	CHIX
10:15:25	674	173.40	CHIX
10:16:59	1,518	173.10	XLON
10:20:06	628	173.10	BATE
10:20:06	1262	173.50	BATE
10:20:06	1,382	173.30	XLON
10:20:06	2130	173.20	XLON
10:20:06	1,645	173.20	XLON
10:20:06	661	173.20	XLON
10:20:19	69	173.30	TRQX
10:20:19	1,001	173.50	TRQX
10:26:50	482	173.10	CHIX
10:26:50	217	173.10	CHIX
10:27:01	24	173.10	CHIX
10:27:01	463	173.10	CHIX
10:31:45	1,000	173.50	XLON
10:31:45	972	173.50	XLON
10:31:45	134	173.50	XLON
10:31:45	500	173.50	XLON
10:31:45	1,048	173.50	XLON
10:32:45	1,126	173.60	BATE
10:32:45	1,140	173.60	BATE
10:33:55	32	173.40	XLON
10:33:55	1,366	173.40	XLON
10:33:55	474	173.40	XLON
10:33:55	1	173.40	XLON
10:33:55	656	173.40	XLON
10:35:51	466	173.90	BATE
10:35:51	715	173.90	BATE
10:35:51	1,160	173.90	BATE
10:40:51	2,427	173.90	XLON
10:47:16	1,371	173.90	XLON
10:48:16	1,549	173.70	XLON
10:52:26	1,221	174.20	BATE
10:52:26	500	174.20	BATE
10:52:26	263	174.40	BATE
10:52:26	428	174.40	BATE
10:52:27	128	173.70	CHIX
10:56:59	1,082	174.00	CHIX
10:57:02	1,156	173.90	TRQX
11:28:39	83	173.00	CHIX
11:28:39	1,114	173.00	CHIX
11:41:59	1,243	172.70	CHIX
11:42:51	53	172.40	XLON
11:42:52	1,500	172.40	XLON
11:51:33	358	173.20	XLON
11:51:33	1,000	173.20	XLON
11:51:33	2000	173.20	XLON
11:51:33	500	173.20	XLON
11:51:33	674	173.20	XLON
11:57:34	768	172.70	XLON
11:57:34	575	172.70	XLON
11:57:34	100	172.70	XLON
12:03:39	2,680	172.70	XLON
12:03:39	463	172.70	XLON
12:03:39	500	172.70	XLON
12:03:39	688	172.70	XLON
12:27:39	1085	172.50	CHIX
12:33:50	34	172.30	CHIX
12:33:50	98	172.30	CHIX
12:36:40	302	172.70	XLON
12:36:40	1,178	172.70	XLON
12:41:40	1082	172.90	CHIX
12:41:40	4,370	173.00	XLON
12:48:40	1,675	172.80	XLON
12:51:46	1149	173.50	BATE
12:51:46	873	173.20	XLON
12:51:46	754	173.20	XLON
12:55:07	130	172.90	XLON
12:55:07	500	172.90	XLON
12:55:07	5	172.90	XLON
12:55:07	897	172.90	XLON
13:08:23	1,416	172.90	XLON
13:08:23	982	173.00	CHIX
13:08:23	252	173.00	CHIX
13:15:41	500	173.00	XLON
13:15:41	1,042	173.00	XLON
13:17:41	1371	173.40	XLON
13:28:24	471	173.40	CHIX
13:35:09	712	173.40	CHIX
13:37:02	500	173.50	TRQX
13:37:02	661	173.50	TRQX
13:39:23	920	172.90	CHIX
13:42:12	192	172.90	CHIX
13:42:41	502	173.70	BATE
13:42:41	887	173.70	BATE
13:42:41	224	173.70	BATE
13:42:41	1,160	173.70	BATE
13:42:41	1000	173.40	XLON
13:42:41	1264	173.40	XLON
13:42:50	646	173.20	XLON
13:48:57	24	173.20	XLON
13:48:57	804	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	2321	173.40	XLON
13:53:16	1,032	173.40	XLON
13:53:16	160	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	500	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	500	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	1,978	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	500	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	500	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	85	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	500	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	500	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	500	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	124	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	1,500	173.20	XLON
13:53:16	500	173.20	XLON
14:00:49	44	173.20	CHIX
14:00:50	956	173.40	XLON
14:00:50	432	173.40	XLON
14:01:03	1180	173.20	CHIX
14:01:54	1497	173.20	XLON
14:01:54	1,599	173.00	XLON
14:01:54	2,108	172.70	XLON
14:01:54	1,616	172.80	XLON
14:10:03	1,000	172.90	CHIX
14:10:03	159	172.90	CHIX
14:11:12	1053	173.30	TRQX
14:11:12	1,171	173.50	TRQX
14:11:12	1,611	173.20	XLON
14:11:12	1,500	173.20	XLON
14:11:12	488	173.20	XLON
14:11:12	500	173.20	XLON
14:11:12	1,341	173.20	XLON
14:11:12	1,500	173.20	XLON
14:11:12	500	173.20	XLON
14:11:12	28	173.20	XLON
14:11:12	675	173.20	XLON
14:20:26	449	173.00	XLON
14:26:49	34	173.10	CHIX
14:29:05	1,174	173.50	CHIX
14:29:05	883	173.40	XLON
14:29:05	100	173.40	XLON
14:29:05	28	173.40	XLON
14:29:05	1,352	173.40	XLON
14:29:05	789	173.40	XLON
14:29:05	635	173.40	XLON
14:29:05	1055	173.40	XLON
14:29:45	500	173.40	XLON
14:29:45	2,697	173.40	XLON
14:29:45	63	173.40	XLON
14:29:45	1,139	173.40	XLON
14:29:45	500	173.40	XLON
14:29:45	500	173.40	XLON
14:29:45	1,203	173.40	BATE
14:36:45	1,127	173.90	BATE
14:36:45	1,106	173.90	BATE
14:36:45	751	173.90	CHIX
14:36:45	471	174.00	CHIX
14:41:09	681	173.80	CHIX
14:41:09	308	173.80	CHIX
14:41:09	89	173.80	CHIX
14:42:55	114	174.10	TRQX
14:42:55	1,708	174.10	TRQX
14:42:55	755	173.70	XLON
14:42:55	62	173.70	XLON
14:42:55	1793	173.70	XLON
14:44:03	1,580	173.50	XLON
14:45:01	1,391	173.40	XLON
14:45:01	224	173.40	XLON
14:45:07	964	173.40	XLON
14:45:07	760	173.40	XLON
14:45:07	2,513	173.40	XLON
14:45:07	500	173.40	XLON
14:45:07	1,843	173.40	XLON
14:48:11	1,165	173.40	CHIX
14:51:09	500	173.60	TRQX
14:51:09	500	173.60	TRQX
14:51:09	250	173.60	TRQX
14:56:09	107	173.50	CHIX
14:57:02	29	173.50	CHIX
14:57:15	308	173.50	CHIX
14:57:15	613	173.50	CHIX
15:00:13	1,268	175.00	BATE
15:00:13	1,279	175.00	BATE
15:00:14	1,630	174.30	XLON
15:00:14	1,282	174.30	XLON
15:00:14	500	174.30	XLON
15:00:35	1,148	174.00	BATE
15:00:35	13	174.00	BATE
15:00:35	620	174.20	BATE
15:00:35	476	174.20	BATE
15:00:35	119	174.20	BATE
15:01:12	2954	173.50	XLON
15:02:12	4,815	173.70	XLON
15:02:12	1,626	173.70	XLON
15:02:12	2,918	173.70	XLON
15:02:12	2,277	173.70	XLON
15:02:12	159	173.70	XLON
15:02:12	33	173.70	XLON
15:02:12	553	173.70	XLON
15:05:49	424	174.20	BATE
15:05:49	707	174.20	BATE
15:06:02	1,204	174.00	CHIX
15:10:05	1455	174.10	XLON
15:10:05	500	174.10	XLON
15:10:05	1,000	174.10	XLON
15:10:05	3,036	174.10	XLON
15:10:05	581	174.10	XLON
15:10:05	500	174.10	XLON
15:10:49	1,037	174.00	BATE
15:10:49	111	174.00	BATE
15:15:02	150	174.00	CHIX
15:15:02	1,119	174.00	CHIX
15:20:05	807	174.10	TRQX
15:20:05	320	174.10	TRQX
15:25:07	493	174.30	XLON
15:25:07	867	174.30	XLON
15:26:02	1,129	174.10	CHIX
15:28:07	1,652	174.30	XLON
15:36:21	898	174.20	CHIX
15:38:51	249	174.20	CHIX
15:38:51	21	174.20	BATE
15:38:51	648	174.20	BATE
15:38:51	646	174.20	BATE
15:39:09	1437	174.00	XLON
15:39:09	1,458	174.00	XLON
15:39:09	249	174.00	XLON
15:39:11	410	174.00	XLON
15:39:11	1,105	174.00	XLON
15:42:48	425	174.20	BATE
15:42:48	2	174.20	BATE
15:44:38	748	174.80	BATE
15:44:38	209	174.80	BATE
15:44:38	298	174.80	BATE
15:48:51	1,000	174.40	TRQX
15:48:51	70	174.40	TRQX
15:48:51	949	174.30	XLON
15:48:51	3,268	174.30	XLON
15:48:51	1638	174.30	XLON
15:49:00	1,087	174.30	CHIX
15:59:09	911	174.40	BATE
15:59:09	397	174.40	BATE
16:00:19	812	174.30	XLON
16:00:19	1,000	174.30	XLON
16:00:19	220	174.30	XLON
16:00:19	1,055	174.30	CHIX
16:00:21	2,453	174.20	XLON
16:00:21	1,552	174.20	XLON
16:00:21	2,073	174.20	XLON
16:01:09	1,165	174.30	BATE
16:06:51	126	174.30	TRQX
16:06:51	917	174.30	TRQX
16:10:56	586	174.10	CHIX
16:10:56	670	174.10	CHIX
16:10:56	1,500	174.20	XLON
16:10:56	694	174.20	XLON
16:10:56	1,579	174.20	XLON
16:10:56	271	174.20	XLON
16:17:47	500	174.10	XLON
16:17:47	500	174.10	XLON
16:17:47	803	174.10	XLON
16:17:47	675	174.10	CHIX
16:18:09	500	174.00	BATE
16:18:09	706	174.00	BATE
16:20:15	1,495	173.70	XLON
16:20:15	838	173.70	XLON
16:21:15	500	173.90	XLON
16:21:15	500	173.90	XLON
16:21:15	500	173.90	XLON
16:23:21	838	174.00	CHIX
16:23:21	699	173.90	XLON
16:23:21	500	173.90	XLON
16:23:21	500	173.90	XLON
16:23:50	141	173.90	XLON
16:25:09	816	174.00	BATE
16:25:09	42	173.90	XLON
16:25:09	38	174.00	BATE
16:25:09	374	174.00	BATE
16:25:29	500	174.00	XLON
16:25:29	500	174.00	XLON
16:25:41	678	174.00	XLON

 

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