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	15 January 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	291,959
Weighted average price paid (p)	173.98
Highest price paid (p)	175.00
Lowest price paid (p)	172.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 98,838,085 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 651,856,930. 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 15 January 2024 is 651,856,930. 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	173.99	210,617
BATE	173.92	29,819
CHIX	173.96	35,772
TRQX	174.00	15,751

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:44	1068	175.00	TRQX
08:00:44	1141	175.00	BATE
08:00:44	1,281	175.00	CHIX
08:03:41	3,269	175.00	XLON
08:11:14	1050	174.10	CHIX
08:12:41	892	174.20	XLON
08:12:41	500	174.20	XLON
08:15:17	1,560	174.60	XLON
08:15:43	2177	175.00	XLON
08:15:43	1,448	175.00	XLON
08:26:05	105	174.70	XLON
08:26:05	105	174.80	XLON
08:26:05	963	174.80	XLON
08:26:05	698	174.90	XLON
08:26:05	105	174.90	XLON
08:26:05	1,364	175.00	XLON
08:26:05	1,417	175.00	XLON
08:26:05	992	174.50	XLON
08:26:05	2,000	174.50	XLON
08:26:05	740	174.60	XLON
08:26:05	660	174.60	XLON
08:26:05	1,534	174.60	XLON
08:26:07	1,138	175.00	CHIX
08:26:48	1,732	174.60	XLON
08:26:48	1,477	174.50	XLON
08:26:48	477	174.60	XLON
08:26:48	500	174.60	XLON
08:26:48	500	174.60	XLON
08:28:25	894	175.00	XLON
08:28:25	730	175.00	XLON
08:30:25	1,713	175.00	XLON
08:30:54	494	175.00	TRQX
08:30:54	759	175.00	TRQX
08:35:52	1119	174.60	CHIX
08:37:45	1,999	174.60	XLON
08:37:45	500	174.60	XLON
08:37:45	1,764	174.60	XLON
08:37:45	550	174.60	XLON
08:47:48	1,698	175.00	XLON
08:47:48	479	175.00	XLON
08:47:48	1000	175.00	XLON
08:50:38	676	175.00	BATE
08:50:38	500	175.00	BATE
08:57:45	1,099	174.80	CHIX
09:03:20	1,572	174.50	XLON
09:03:20	272	174.50	XLON
09:03:20	1,976	174.40	XLON
09:03:20	640	174.40	XLON
09:04:36	1,131	174.60	BATE
09:04:36	1045	174.60	BATE
09:04:36	3,449	174.60	XLON
09:04:36	1,548	174.60	XLON
09:04:36	1914	174.60	XLON
09:04:36	154	174.60	XLON
09:04:36	83	174.60	XLON
09:04:36	1,497	174.60	XLON
09:04:36	1,544	174.60	XLON
09:04:36	57	174.60	XLON
09:05:13	1,652	174.80	XLON
09:08:29	1574	174.60	XLON
09:14:11	1578	174.60	XLON
09:14:11	1,180	174.60	CHIX
09:15:36	1134	174.60	TRQX
09:19:23	434	174.60	XLON
09:19:23	1,000	174.60	XLON
09:28:35	1,487	174.20	XLON
09:34:09	612	174.10	CHIX
09:34:09	602	174.10	CHIX
09:34:09	1226	174.10	XLON
09:34:09	500	174.10	XLON
09:38:02	1,406	174.00	XLON
09:45:02	1,454	173.80	XLON
09:56:02	1,498	173.90	XLON
10:04:17	561	173.80	XLON
10:04:30	741	173.80	XLON
10:04:30	152	173.80	XLON
10:11:30	460	173.80	XLON
10:11:30	500	173.80	XLON
10:11:30	500	173.80	XLON
10:16:05	633	173.70	CHIX
10:16:05	500	173.70	CHIX
10:16:10	500	174.20	BATE
10:16:10	544	174.20	BATE
10:16:10	1,136	173.90	TRQX
10:20:30	500	173.80	XLON
10:20:31	374	173.80	XLON
10:20:57	401	173.80	XLON
10:20:57	261	173.80	XLON
10:25:38	1546	173.80	XLON
10:36:08	1,441	173.60	XLON
10:48:54	28	173.60	XLON
10:50:29	9	173.80	XLON
10:50:31	11	173.90	XLON
10:50:31	1500	173.90	XLON
10:50:31	500	173.90	XLON
10:52:40	1,732	173.90	XLON
10:55:05	544	174.00	CHIX
10:55:05	513	174.30	CHIX
11:03:10	1655	173.90	XLON
11:03:10	1,189	174.10	TRQX
11:03:10	79	174.10	TRQX
11:03:10	544	174.00	BATE
11:03:10	105	174.10	BATE
11:03:10	667	174.20	BATE
11:03:10	105	174.20	BATE
11:03:10	70	174.00	BATE
11:03:10	1000	174.00	BATE
11:03:23	1135	174.10	XLON
11:03:23	563	174.10	XLON
11:04:03	1,387	174.00	XLON
11:04:06	1,215	174.10	CHIX
11:06:08	1,415	174.00	XLON
11:07:03	497	174.20	BATE
11:07:03	543	174.20	BATE
11:11:18	1,146	174.10	CHIX
11:19:07	1,592	174.00	XLON
11:19:07	134	174.00	XLON
11:19:07	1,500	174.00	XLON
11:20:03	1,255	174.20	BATE
11:20:03	1,177	174.10	BATE
11:20:03	105	174.10	BATE
11:20:07	1,008	173.80	XLON
11:20:07	513	173.80	XLON
11:40:07	1,468	174.00	XLON
11:40:07	7	174.00	XLON
11:40:07	381	174.00	XLON
11:52:18	1,197	174.10	CHIX
11:52:18	500	174.00	XLON
11:52:18	108	174.00	XLON
11:52:42	1,470	174.00	XLON
11:56:42	1,706	173.90	XLON
12:04:42	1,494	173.90	XLON
12:09:49	1,070	173.80	TRQX
12:09:49	908	173.80	CHIX
12:15:42	1,393	173.90	XLON
12:21:47	724	173.80	XLON
12:21:47	133	173.80	TRQX
12:21:47	804	173.80	XLON
12:21:47	369	173.80	CHIX
12:37:16	895	173.50	CHIX
12:37:16	313	173.50	CHIX
12:55:33	678	173.40	XLON
12:55:33	785	173.40	XLON
12:55:33	1,716	173.40	XLON
12:55:33	1,603	173.40	XLON
12:55:33	427	173.30	XLON
12:55:33	1000	173.30	XLON
13:04:15	1,191	173.20	XLON
13:04:15	285	173.20	XLON
13:13:11	1,724	173.20	XLON
13:13:12	1,086	173.10	CHIX
13:13:13	333	173.00	TRQX
13:13:14	939	173.00	TRQX
13:14:12	83	173.00	BATE
13:22:12	2,419	173.40	BATE
13:22:12	6	173.30	XLON
13:22:50	163	173.60	XLON
13:22:50	915	173.60	XLON
13:22:50	1,500	173.60	XLON
13:26:12	199	174.00	CHIX
13:26:12	1,000	174.00	CHIX
13:35:01	1,670	173.80	XLON
13:35:01	1,678	173.80	XLON
13:38:25	1,525	174.00	XLON
13:38:25	326	174.20	XLON
13:39:12	1,179	174.10	BATE
13:58:30	1640	174.00	XLON
13:58:30	500	174.00	XLON
13:58:30	1500	174.00	XLON
13:58:30	1239	174.00	XLON
13:58:30	3,536	174.00	XLON
13:58:30	1,965	174.00	XLON
13:58:30	1,361	174.00	CHIX
13:59:39	499	173.80	XLON
13:59:39	1,142	173.80	XLON
14:03:21	1,129	174.00	XLON
14:03:21	318	174.00	XLON
14:03:21	1,204	174.00	TRQX
14:08:21	748	173.90	CHIX
14:08:21	477	173.90	CHIX
14:08:28	1,969	174.00	XLON
14:11:28	1,561	174.00	XLON
14:15:55	488	174.10	XLON
14:15:55	1,000	174.10	XLON
14:18:55	1,580	174.30	XLON
14:18:55	62	174.30	CHIX
14:18:55	1,000	174.30	CHIX
14:18:55	8	174.30	CHIX
14:30:00	150	174.20	XLON
14:30:00	180	174.20	XLON
14:30:00	421	174.20	XLON
14:30:00	815	174.20	XLON
14:30:00	3437	174.30	XLON
14:30:00	560	174.20	TRQX
14:30:00	543	174.20	TRQX
14:30:06	1,274	174.20	BATE
14:32:01	1,220	174.20	CHIX
14:35:37	1707	174.10	XLON
14:35:37	1541	174.10	XLON
14:35:37	458	174.10	BATE
14:35:37	816	174.10	BATE
14:35:49	1,249	173.80	XLON
14:37:18	1,231	173.90	CHIX
14:38:00	1,444	174.10	XLON
14:39:00	1,467	173.90	XLON
14:44:10	958	173.90	XLON
14:44:10	556	173.90	XLON
14:51:56	575	173.90	XLON
14:51:56	500	173.90	XLON
14:51:56	434	173.90	XLON
14:51:56	571	173.90	XLON
14:51:56	1,231	173.90	XLON
14:51:56	787	173.90	CHIX
14:51:56	499	173.90	CHIX
14:51:58	1,106	173.80	TRQX
14:51:58	406	174.10	BATE
14:51:58	816	174.10	BATE
14:51:58	1,015	174.10	BATE
14:51:58	101	174.10	BATE
14:57:00	611	173.90	XLON
14:57:00	134	173.90	XLON
14:57:00	1000	173.90	XLON
14:57:00	1,000	173.90	XLON
15:00:44	1557	173.90	XLON
15:00:44	1057	173.90	XLON
15:00:44	742	173.90	CHIX
15:00:44	500	173.90	XLON
15:00:44	363	173.90	CHIX
15:13:32	1,174	174.00	TRQX
15:24:47	3,500	173.80	XLON
15:24:47	500	173.80	XLON
15:24:47	1,500	173.80	XLON
15:24:47	181	173.80	XLON
15:24:47	361	173.80	XLON
15:24:47	437	173.80	XLON
15:24:47	873	173.80	XLON
15:24:49	1,000	173.90	CHIX
15:24:49	1601	173.90	CHIX
15:24:49	133	173.90	XLON
15:24:49	864	173.90	XLON
15:24:49	865	173.90	XLON
15:24:49	1,842	173.90	XLON
15:26:35	1,391	173.70	XLON
15:27:27	479	173.70	XLON
15:27:27	1,555	173.70	XLON
15:31:27	1,048	173.70	CHIX
15:31:27	30	173.70	CHIX
15:40:52	1,076	174.00	TRQX
15:41:01	3,359	173.60	XLON
15:44:11	1,162	173.60	XLON
15:44:11	500	173.60	XLON
15:44:11	1,000	173.60	XLON
15:44:11	500	173.60	XLON
15:44:11	331	173.60	XLON
15:45:20	1,289	173.50	CHIX
15:47:20	422	173.40	XLON
15:47:20	500	173.40	XLON
15:47:20	308	173.40	XLON
15:47:20	500	173.40	XLON
15:47:47	819	173.30	BATE
15:47:47	334	173.40	BATE
15:55:19	1,612	173.20	XLON
15:55:19	3,848	173.20	XLON
15:56:19	1,437	173.20	XLON
15:56:20	654	173.20	TRQX
15:56:20	500	173.20	TRQX
15:59:19	500	173.20	XLON
15:59:19	500	173.20	XLON
15:59:19	573	173.20	XLON
16:00:41	1,117	173.10	CHIX
16:00:41	116	173.10	CHIX
16:08:01	638	173.00	XLON
16:08:01	500	173.00	XLON
16:08:01	1,623	173.00	XLON
16:08:01	1,000	173.00	XLON
16:08:01	500	173.00	XLON
16:08:02	1,094	172.90	CHIX
16:08:02	45	172.90	CHIX
16:08:03	821	173.00	BATE
16:08:03	462	173.10	BATE
16:08:03	1,075	173.30	BATE
16:10:11	124	172.90	XLON
16:16:20	600	173.10	TRQX
16:20:10	500	172.90	XLON
16:20:10	154	172.90	XLON
16:20:10	1,352	172.90	XLON
16:20:10	1,901	172.90	XLON
16:20:10	1471	172.90	XLON
16:20:10	1,535	172.90	XLON
16:20:10	1,525	172.90	XLON
16:20:10	763	172.90	XLON
16:20:27	522	172.90	BATE
16:21:27	62	172.90	BATE
16:22:46	944	173.10	CHIX
16:25:46	391	173.10	CHIX
16:29:02	544	173.00	XLON
16:29:10	276	173.40	BATE
16:29:10	1,000	173.40	BATE
16:29:10	500	173.40	BATE
16:29:10	1,000	173.40	BATE
16:29:10	818	173.50	BATE
16:29:10	1,958	173.70	BATE
16:29:10	638	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	224	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	500	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	500	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	500	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	500	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	1,000	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	500	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	1000	173.60	XLON
16:29:10	2,008	173.60	XLON

 

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