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 January 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	304,107
Weighted average price paid (p)	166.64
Highest price paid (p)	170.70
Lowest price paid (p)	165.10

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 99,988,990 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 650,706,025. 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 January 2024 is 650,706,025. 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	166.58	194,741
BATE	166.37	55,980
CHIX	167.14	37,126
TRQX	167.13	16,260

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:01:49	934	169.80	XLON
08:01:49	500	169.80	XLON
08:01:49	1,527	169.80	XLON
08:03:11	1,103	170.70	CHIX
08:03:15	1163	170.00	TRQX
08:03:16	1,287	170.70	BATE
08:06:18	100	170.00	CHIX
08:06:50	1,433	170.20	XLON
08:06:51	1286	170.10	CHIX
08:10:22	462	170.30	BATE
08:10:22	155	170.40	BATE
08:10:22	155	170.60	BATE
08:10:22	155	170.70	BATE
08:10:22	148	170.70	BATE
08:20:22	1,112	169.70	BATE
08:20:22	71	169.80	BATE
08:20:22	1,667	169.80	BATE
08:20:23	441	169.40	XLON
08:20:23	1,000	169.40	XLON
08:20:43	1,824	169.00	XLON
08:28:03	1,109	169.70	CHIX
08:28:03	139	169.50	CHIX
08:28:03	908	169.50	CHIX
08:29:11	1,638	169.30	XLON
08:37:25	536	169.40	TRQX
08:37:25	719	169.40	TRQX
08:43:03	769	169.10	XLON
08:43:03	897	169.10	XLON
08:58:03	622	169.40	XLON
08:58:03	1,000	169.40	XLON
08:58:03	308	169.50	CHIX
08:58:03	908	169.50	CHIX
09:02:43	1,150	169.80	BATE
09:02:48	1732	169.40	XLON
09:06:14	227	169.40	XLON
09:06:14	1,408	169.40	XLON
09:08:24	2,224	169.30	XLON
09:08:24	1247	169.30	XLON
09:08:24	155	169.30	XLON
09:09:00	902	169.30	BATE
09:09:00	267	169.30	BATE
09:12:33	708	169.00	XLON
09:12:33	1,000	169.00	XLON
09:22:02	1,168	169.20	CHIX
09:24:44	1,000	169.20	TRQX
09:24:44	266	169.20	TRQX
09:43:02	1,256	168.50	XLON
09:43:02	415	168.50	XLON
09:43:02	897	168.60	CHIX
09:43:02	357	168.60	CHIX
10:03:14	643	168.80	BATE
10:03:14	755	168.80	BATE
10:03:14	1252	168.80	BATE
10:03:14	1243	168.40	CHIX
10:25:27	272	168.20	CHIX
10:25:27	500	168.20	CHIX
10:25:27	276	168.20	CHIX
10:26:22	1153	168.10	XLON
10:26:22	500	168.10	XLON
10:26:22	1123	168.10	TRQX
10:51:14	500	168.20	CHIX
10:51:14	394	168.20	CHIX
10:51:14	280	168.20	CHIX
10:53:02	1,034	168.10	XLON
10:53:02	783	168.10	XLON
10:53:02	296	168.10	XLON
10:53:02	1,258	168.10	XLON
10:53:02	2000	168.10	XLON
10:53:02	101	168.10	XLON
10:53:02	500	168.10	XLON
10:53:02	549	168.10	XLON
10:54:15	1,118	168.00	XLON
10:54:15	315	168.00	XLON
11:16:52	310	167.80	CHIX
11:16:52	902	167.80	CHIX
11:18:40	1,396	167.80	XLON
11:18:40	242	167.80	XLON
11:27:12	1,456	167.50	XLON
11:27:12	886	167.60	XLON
11:27:12	702	167.60	XLON
11:27:12	651	167.60	TRQX
11:27:12	71	167.60	TRQX
11:27:12	359	167.60	TRQX
11:37:52	522	167.30	CHIX
11:37:52	656	167.30	CHIX
11:52:38	759	167.10	XLON
11:52:38	363	167.10	XLON
11:52:38	363	167.10	XLON
12:04:57	605	166.90	CHIX
12:04:57	612	166.90	CHIX
12:07:02	939	167.20	XLON
12:07:02	869	167.20	XLON
12:07:02	1997	167.20	XLON
12:07:02	1178	167.50	BATE
12:07:02	265	167.20	BATE
12:12:08	364	167.20	TRQX
12:12:11	730	167.20	TRQX
12:13:21	2263	166.90	XLON
12:13:21	1862	167.10	XLON
12:14:51	571	166.70	XLON
12:16:32	364	166.70	XLON
12:17:42	364	166.70	XLON
12:19:58	181	166.70	XLON
12:33:53	436	166.70	XLON
12:33:53	260	166.70	BATE
12:33:53	1284	166.60	XLON
12:33:53	78	166.60	XLON
12:33:53	40	166.60	XLON
12:33:54	1,327	166.70	BATE
12:33:54	1,291	166.70	XLON
12:33:54	875	166.70	BATE
12:34:06	2,745	166.60	XLON
12:34:06	155	166.60	XLON
12:34:06	155	166.60	XLON
12:34:06	1,574	166.60	XLON
12:34:06	1,018	166.80	BATE
12:34:06	160	166.80	BATE
12:34:06	1,231	166.80	BATE
12:34:06	2,192	166.20	XLON
12:34:06	313	166.30	BATE
12:34:06	1,177	166.50	CHIX
12:34:29	1,671	166.20	XLON
12:34:29	1,586	166.20	XLON
12:34:29	451	166.20	XLON
12:36:29	2,117	166.30	XLON
12:36:29	1,964	166.30	XLON
12:36:29	229	166.20	XLON
12:37:51	1994	166.40	XLON
12:38:23	943	166.20	XLON
12:38:23	415	166.10	XLON
12:38:23	299	166.10	XLON
12:38:23	4,345	166.20	XLON
12:38:23	3,933	166.20	XLON
12:38:23	93	166.00	BATE
12:38:23	321	166.20	BATE
12:38:23	991	166.50	BATE
12:38:23	643	166.50	BATE
12:38:23	321	166.10	BATE
12:38:23	903	166.10	BATE
12:38:23	361	166.10	BATE
12:38:23	605	166.10	XLON
12:38:23	155	166.10	XLON
12:38:23	763	166.00	XLON
12:38:23	1,015	166.00	XLON
12:38:23	438	166.00	BATE
12:38:23	155	166.10	BATE
12:38:23	239	166.20	BATE
12:38:23	155	166.20	BATE
12:38:23	155	166.30	BATE
12:38:23	410	166.30	BATE
12:38:35	1,540	165.70	XLON
12:38:39	1,450	165.80	XLON
12:41:17	1,077	165.80	XLON
12:41:17	515	165.80	XLON
12:47:17	1,553	166.40	XLON
12:49:17	460	166.10	XLON
12:49:17	1,000	166.10	XLON
12:51:17	1492	166.00	XLON
13:00:38	1,390	166.60	XLON
13:00:38	1,000	166.60	XLON
13:00:38	500	166.40	CHIX
13:00:38	770	166.40	CHIX
13:04:14	1,071	166.90	XLON
13:04:14	500	166.90	XLON
13:10:14	1,459	166.90	XLON
13:10:14	893	167.20	TRQX
13:10:14	316	167.20	TRQX
13:12:45	462	166.90	XLON
13:12:45	943	166.90	XLON
13:16:45	1219	167.20	XLON
13:16:45	500	167.20	XLON
13:23:15	1,457	167.10	XLON
13:25:34	1,189	167.20	CHIX
13:27:08	1721	166.70	XLON
13:30:08	1,725	166.70	XLON
13:35:08	930	166.70	XLON
13:35:08	609	166.70	XLON
13:41:08	520	166.60	XLON
13:41:08	1,000	166.60	XLON
13:43:10	500	166.40	CHIX
13:43:10	500	166.40	CHIX
13:43:10	57	166.40	CHIX
13:44:09	1,506	166.40	XLON
13:50:15	417	166.60	XLON
13:50:15	1,000	166.60	XLON
13:50:57	500	166.50	BATE
13:50:57	649	166.50	BATE
13:51:53	1,282	166.00	XLON
13:51:53	1,065	166.40	BATE
13:51:53	1,058	166.30	TRQX
13:55:53	320	166.30	XLON
13:55:53	162	166.30	XLON
13:55:53	1000	166.30	XLON
13:58:59	1,421	166.50	XLON
14:01:15	1,163	166.40	CHIX
14:10:24	959	166.20	XLON
14:10:24	771	166.20	XLON
14:10:24	1467	166.20	XLON
14:10:24	559	166.20	CHIX
14:10:24	567	166.20	CHIX
14:11:24	1,676	166.20	XLON
14:14:53	476	165.90	TRQX
14:16:52	13	166.00	XLON
14:16:52	631	166.00	XLON
14:16:52	484	166.00	XLON
14:16:52	352	166.00	XLON
14:24:48	747	166.20	XLON
14:24:48	1,000	166.20	XLON
14:24:48	2,829	166.20	XLON
14:24:48	79	166.20	XLON
14:24:48	1,049	166.40	BATE
14:24:48	1,169	166.40	BATE
14:26:27	384	166.20	CHIX
14:26:27	500	166.20	CHIX
14:26:27	286	166.20	CHIX
14:28:24	166	166.20	XLON
14:28:24	1,500	166.20	XLON
14:28:24	130	166.20	XLON
14:28:35	500	166.20	TRQX
14:28:35	500	166.20	TRQX
14:28:35	94	166.20	TRQX
14:32:07	1539	166.20	XLON
14:35:30	1,551	166.20	XLON
14:35:30	1289	166.20	CHIX
14:36:22	1483	166.10	XLON
14:39:22	1,259	166.00	XLON
14:39:22	139	166.00	XLON
14:40:54	1,454	166.00	XLON
14:42:19	609	166.00	CHIX
14:42:19	475	166.00	CHIX
14:42:19	42	166.00	CHIX
14:42:19	1,077	166.00	TRQX
14:43:54	1,571	166.00	XLON
14:48:54	989	166.20	XLON
14:48:54	1,256	166.20	XLON
14:49:04	1,104	166.10	CHIX
14:50:54	1,629	166.00	XLON
14:54:54	1640	166.70	XLON
14:54:54	1,728	166.60	XLON
14:55:07	1,267	166.70	BATE
14:58:54	1,107	166.70	CHIX
15:01:07	332	166.30	XLON
15:01:07	1,204	166.30	XLON
15:03:43	929	166.30	TRQX
15:03:54	200	166.30	TRQX
15:05:07	902	166.40	XLON
15:05:07	500	166.40	XLON
15:06:06	121	166.30	TRQX
15:08:07	1,659	166.30	XLON
15:08:07	124	166.20	CHIX
15:08:07	1,127	166.20	CHIX
15:11:07	1,298	166.10	XLON
15:11:07	132	166.10	XLON
15:13:14	157	166.10	XLON
15:13:14	500	166.10	XLON
15:13:14	58	166.10	XLON
15:13:14	500	166.10	XLON
15:13:14	58	166.10	XLON
15:13:14	280	166.10	XLON
15:15:14	1,437	166.00	XLON
15:22:14	1,508	165.80	XLON
15:22:23	500	165.80	CHIX
15:22:23	500	165.80	CHIX
15:22:23	243	165.80	CHIX
15:27:14	600	165.50	XLON
15:27:14	1,000	165.50	XLON
15:29:05	1,411	165.20	XLON
15:30:52	1,542	165.20	XLON
15:30:52	242	165.20	XLON
15:30:52	1,218	165.20	TRQX
15:30:52	1,105	165.20	CHIX
15:33:52	722	165.10	XLON
15:33:52	500	165.10	XLON
15:33:52	500	165.10	XLON
15:34:52	560	165.10	XLON
15:34:52	1000	165.10	XLON
15:38:44	143	164.90	XLON
15:38:44	293	164.90	XLON
15:38:44	1,213	164.90	XLON
15:39:44	1,088	165.20	BATE
15:39:44	1,189	165.40	BATE
15:39:44	284	165.20	BATE
15:41:44	1,412	165.20	XLON
15:41:53	1,239	165.10	CHIX
15:44:45	1,506	165.20	XLON
15:48:45	607	165.30	XLON
15:50:09	1,062	165.30	XLON
15:52:53	424	165.20	CHIX
15:52:53	753	165.20	CHIX
15:54:58	153	165.20	TRQX
15:54:58	655	165.20	TRQX
15:54:58	210	165.20	TRQX
15:55:05	130	165.20	XLON
15:56:46	1,374	165.20	XLON
15:56:46	109	165.20	XLON
15:56:46	2423	165.20	XLON
15:56:46	85	165.20	TRQX
15:58:44	1,636	165.40	BATE
16:00:30	828	165.20	XLON
16:00:30	500	165.20	XLON
16:00:30	242	165.20	XLON
16:01:30	1,585	165.20	XLON
16:03:30	733	165.20	XLON
16:03:30	1,000	165.20	XLON
16:03:34	500	165.20	CHIX
16:03:34	500	165.20	CHIX
16:03:34	49	165.20	CHIX
16:05:48	638	165.10	XLON
16:05:48	840	165.10	XLON
16:05:48	256	165.10	XLON
16:07:48	1439	165.10	XLON
16:07:48	120	165.10	XLON
16:07:48	161	165.10	XLON
16:08:27	10,000	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	511	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	47	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	3,636	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	1,000	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	1,000	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	500	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	500	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	500	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	58	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	500	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	1,036	165.00	BATE
16:08:34	757	165.00	BATE
16:09:48	114	165.20	BATE
16:09:48	553	165.20	BATE
16:09:48	744	165.20	BATE
16:12:16	1,498	165.20	XLON
16:12:16	1,274	165.20	BATE
16:12:16	324	165.20	BATE
16:13:17	597	165.30	CHIX
16:13:17	108	165.30	CHIX
16:13:17	442	165.30	CHIX
16:13:46	355	165.40	TRQX
16:13:46	438	165.40	TRQX
16:13:55	1,216	165.30	XLON
16:13:59	29	165.30	XLON
16:14:01	30	165.30	XLON
16:14:40	312	165.30	XLON
16:15:40	1503	165.30	XLON
16:17:53	1,331	165.30	XLON
16:17:53	265	165.30	XLON
16:19:48	1,634	165.10	XLON
16:23:56	1,548	165.10	XLON
16:23:56	1,637	165.10	XLON
16:23:56	782	165.10	CHIX
16:24:16	55	165.20	BATE
16:24:16	764	165.10	BATE
16:24:16	218	165.20	BATE
16:25:51	1,516	165.00	XLON
16:25:51	35	165.00	XLON
16:26:57	418	165.10	XLON
16:26:57	1,000	165.10	XLON
16:28:12	1234	165.10	XLON

 

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