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	30 January 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	303,967
Weighted average price paid (p)	171.54
Highest price paid (p)	173.20
Lowest price paid (p)	169.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 102,048,274 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 648,646,741. 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 30 January 2024 is 648,646,741. 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	171.45	187,533
BATE	171.71	52,978
CHIX	171.67	44,218
TRQX	171.72	19,238

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:04:16	194	172.40	BATE
08:04:16	1031	172.20	BATE
08:04:16	1,290	173.20	CHIX
08:05:29	1,101	170.90	TRQX
08:06:59	1268	172.10	BATE
08:06:59	1,137	171.80	CHIX
08:09:14	500	170.50	XLON
08:09:14	1,441	170.40	XLON
08:09:14	222	170.40	XLON
08:09:14	3,059	170.50	XLON
08:09:14	1,699	170.40	XLON
08:09:16	899	169.90	XLON
08:09:17	1102	169.60	XLON
08:09:18	965	169.60	XLON
08:09:18	595	169.60	XLON
08:09:18	459	169.60	XLON
08:09:18	402	169.60	XLON
08:09:20	999	169.60	XLON
08:10:00	1,071	169.90	CHIX
08:10:30	671	170.10	XLON
08:10:30	883	170.10	XLON
08:10:30	1,750	169.90	XLON
08:10:34	267	169.20	XLON
08:11:34	247	170.00	XLON
08:11:34	1,310	170.00	XLON
08:13:34	492	169.80	XLON
08:13:34	984	169.80	XLON
08:14:02	210	170.10	BATE
08:14:02	1,002	170.10	BATE
08:14:02	1,096	170.10	BATE
08:14:57	1,582	170.10	XLON
08:16:30	923	170.10	XLON
08:16:30	730	170.10	XLON
08:20:06	1133	170.90	BATE
08:20:07	313	170.50	XLON
08:20:07	1,279	170.50	XLON
08:21:53	1,651	170.70	XLON
08:21:53	1129	170.70	TRQX
08:22:47	1,283	170.60	CHIX
08:25:02	1644	171.00	XLON
08:28:05	620	170.80	XLON
08:28:05	945	170.80	XLON
08:31:57	1,659	171.10	XLON
08:35:57	187	171.80	BATE
08:35:57	1,170	172.20	BATE
08:35:57	958	171.60	BATE
08:35:57	302	171.60	BATE
08:35:58	1,170	171.00	XLON
08:39:09	1,624	171.80	XLON
08:39:09	500	171.60	CHIX
08:39:09	583	171.60	CHIX
08:50:05	1,587	171.60	XLON
08:50:05	2	171.60	XLON
08:51:31	975	171.80	BATE
08:51:31	85	171.80	BATE
08:51:31	1,243	171.80	BATE
08:51:50	765	171.60	CHIX
08:51:50	305	171.60	CHIX
08:54:08	459	171.80	TRQX
08:54:08	459	171.80	TRQX
08:54:08	270	171.80	TRQX
08:56:05	104	171.80	XLON
08:56:05	208	171.80	XLON
08:56:05	940	171.80	XLON
08:56:05	197	171.80	XLON
09:01:05	1,082	171.50	XLON
09:01:06	364	171.50	XLON
09:07:32	1606	171.80	XLON
09:08:51	1000	171.80	XLON
09:08:51	565	171.80	XLON
09:12:55	500	171.80	CHIX
09:13:33	1,175	172.20	BATE
09:13:33	375	171.80	XLON
09:13:33	922	172.10	BATE
09:13:33	340	172.10	BATE
09:13:33	104	172.00	XLON
09:13:33	1,298	172.00	XLON
09:13:33	500	171.90	CHIX
09:13:33	84	171.90	CHIX
09:13:33	550	171.90	CHIX
09:16:34	1,000	171.70	XLON
09:16:34	488	171.70	XLON
09:29:34	500	171.40	XLON
09:29:34	1,163	171.40	XLON
09:36:01	500	171.30	CHIX
09:36:01	500	171.30	CHIX
09:36:01	49	171.30	CHIX
09:36:01	1,113	171.30	TRQX
09:46:34	1674	171.40	XLON
09:54:34	1,633	171.10	XLON
10:00:49	1,033	171.50	CHIX
10:01:02	243	170.80	XLON
10:01:02	1216	170.80	XLON
10:05:58	1190	170.90	CHIX
10:08:02	500	171.00	XLON
10:08:02	1,147	171.00	XLON
10:15:02	1,000	171.00	XLON
10:15:02	475	171.00	XLON
10:18:58	1152	170.90	TRQX
10:23:00	1,632	170.70	XLON
10:26:58	19	170.60	CHIX
10:27:10	1,194	170.60	CHIX
10:30:51	1,470	170.50	XLON
10:43:44	1,615	171.30	XLON
10:48:47	22	170.90	XLON
10:48:47	378	170.90	XLON
10:48:47	1086	170.90	XLON
10:50:05	298	171.00	CHIX
10:50:05	156	171.00	CHIX
10:50:22	11	171.00	CHIX
10:52:47	1,448	170.90	XLON
10:52:47	627	171.00	CHIX
11:03:56	1,481	170.80	XLON
11:09:29	490	171.00	CHIX
11:10:06	192	171.30	TRQX
11:10:06	902	171.30	TRQX
11:10:49	1,000	171.30	XLON
11:10:49	596	171.30	XLON
11:10:53	592	171.00	CHIX
11:11:45	1,169	171.10	BATE
11:17:16	137	171.10	XLON
11:17:16	1,336	171.10	XLON
11:25:16	1,000	171.10	XLON
11:25:16	363	171.10	XLON
11:25:16	185	171.10	XLON
11:29:03	11	171.00	CHIX
11:30:26	1,112	171.30	CHIX
11:33:47	1135	171.30	XLON
11:33:47	544	171.30	XLON
11:42:15	511	171.10	XLON
11:42:15	851	171.10	XLON
11:48:50	1,082	171.10	TRQX
11:49:26	90	171.20	CHIX
11:49:26	1,159	171.20	CHIX
11:56:51	587	171.10	XLON
11:58:51	1548	171.40	XLON
11:59:45	1146	171.50	BATE
12:03:59	1533	171.40	XLON
12:10:01	1,396	171.10	XLON
12:16:19	1,238	171.50	CHIX
12:18:19	500	171.40	XLON
12:18:19	500	171.40	XLON
12:18:19	500	171.40	XLON
12:18:19	61	171.40	XLON
12:19:45	1,278	172.10	BATE
12:25:19	826	171.30	XLON
12:25:22	737	171.30	XLON
12:32:09	500	171.50	XLON
12:32:09	500	171.50	XLON
12:32:09	667	171.50	XLON
12:38:19	148	171.40	CHIX
12:38:19	1,019	171.40	CHIX
12:44:17	1,032	171.50	TRQX
12:45:59	1,760	171.80	XLON
12:48:59	1,596	171.80	XLON
12:55:12	1459	171.80	XLON
12:58:29	1,554	171.90	XLON
12:59:19	1000	171.90	CHIX
12:59:19	87	171.90	CHIX
13:03:19	1,614	172.10	XLON
13:04:20	1,112	172.20	BATE
13:04:20	1,080	172.20	BATE
13:06:56	1,387	172.10	XLON
13:15:13	1,514	172.10	XLON
13:15:20	944	172.10	CHIX
13:15:20	316	172.10	CHIX
13:18:38	1006	172.00	XLON
13:18:38	623	172.00	XLON
13:26:59	1049	172.30	TRQX
13:33:25	1000	172.10	CHIX
13:33:25	218	172.10	CHIX
13:34:54	301	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	1,090	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	325	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	500	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	500	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	126	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	2	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	875	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	722	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	617	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	827	172.00	XLON
13:34:54	449	172.00	XLON
13:38:14	1,516	172.20	XLON
13:43:14	1,641	172.10	XLON
13:43:14	9	172.10	XLON
13:45:03	1,202	171.90	BATE
13:50:29	500	172.00	XLON
13:50:29	885	172.00	XLON
13:50:29	717	172.00	XLON
13:52:25	1,000	172.10	CHIX
13:52:25	89	172.10	CHIX
13:52:47	1000	172.30	TRQX
13:52:47	52	172.30	TRQX
13:53:29	500	172.40	XLON
13:53:29	500	172.40	XLON
13:53:29	455	172.40	XLON
13:57:29	500	172.50	XLON
13:57:29	1000	172.50	XLON
13:57:29	136	172.50	XLON
13:57:34	1,272	172.80	BATE
14:01:30	500	172.40	XLON
14:01:30	1,143	172.40	XLON
14:16:12	1,000	172.50	CHIX
14:16:12	97	172.50	CHIX
14:16:12	1,044	172.50	CHIX
14:16:12	1,172	172.80	BATE
14:16:12	586	172.60	BATE
14:16:12	620	172.80	BATE
14:18:02	176	172.40	XLON
14:18:02	665	172.40	XLON
14:18:03	626	172.40	XLON
14:18:03	824	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	1,190	172.60	TRQX
14:30:03	1,011	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	489	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	500	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	549	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	1138	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	214	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	286	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	500	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	500	172.40	XLON
14:30:03	21	172.50	XLON
14:30:03	213	172.50	XLON
14:30:03	351	172.50	XLON
14:31:03	1,157	172.80	BATE
14:31:27	329	172.60	CHIX
14:31:27	500	172.60	CHIX
14:31:27	442	172.60	CHIX
14:45:48	1000	172.70	XLON
14:45:48	791	172.70	XLON
14:45:48	1,472	172.70	XLON
14:45:48	500	172.70	XLON
14:45:48	1,261	172.70	XLON
14:45:48	1,530	172.70	XLON
14:45:48	338	172.60	CHIX
14:45:48	606	172.60	CHIX
14:45:48	277	172.60	CHIX
14:45:49	500	172.60	BATE
14:45:54	483	172.60	BATE
14:46:48	43	172.60	BATE
14:46:48	359	172.60	CHIX
14:46:48	450	172.60	CHIX
14:46:48	1,064	172.60	CHIX
14:46:48	7	172.60	BATE
14:56:09	1,000	172.70	XLON
14:56:09	3,000	172.70	XLON
14:56:09	571	172.70	XLON
14:56:09	558	172.70	XLON
14:56:09	326	172.70	XLON
14:56:09	507	172.70	TRQX
14:56:09	651	172.70	TRQX
14:56:09	492	172.70	TRQX
14:57:09	500	172.80	BATE
14:57:09	500	172.80	BATE
14:57:09	199	172.80	BATE
14:57:40	1,483	172.80	XLON
14:57:40	133	172.80	XLON
14:58:09	1,072	173.00	TRQX
15:01:00	1,452	172.90	XLON
15:02:00	1,000	172.60	CHIX
15:02:00	207	172.60	CHIX
15:02:09	500	172.60	BATE
15:02:09	500	172.60	BATE
15:02:09	633	172.70	BATE
15:02:09	645	172.80	BATE
15:06:09	500	172.40	XLON
15:06:09	37	172.40	XLON
15:06:09	56	172.40	XLON
15:06:09	763	172.40	XLON
15:06:09	446	172.40	XLON
15:06:09	1,098	172.40	XLON
15:08:26	194	172.40	CHIX
15:08:26	885	172.40	CHIX
15:08:26	1119	172.70	BATE
15:10:04	619	172.40	XLON
15:10:04	1,197	172.40	CHIX
15:10:04	803	172.40	XLON
15:11:04	500	172.40	XLON
15:11:04	500	172.40	XLON
15:11:04	564	172.40	XLON
15:15:00	1,589	172.20	XLON
15:18:06	1,000	172.10	XLON
15:18:06	960	172.10	CHIX
15:18:06	295	172.10	CHIX
15:18:06	461	172.10	XLON
15:18:26	265	172.10	BATE
15:18:26	794	172.10	BATE
15:19:07	1,466	172.10	XLON
15:19:09	1,247	172.00	TRQX
15:25:54	754	171.70	XLON
15:25:54	1,622	171.70	XLON
15:25:54	914	171.70	XLON
15:26:01	1,191	171.60	CHIX
15:30:07	2126	171.70	XLON
15:30:27	1369	171.50	XLON
15:30:27	1,132	171.50	BATE
15:30:27	58	171.50	BATE
15:30:34	56	171.50	BATE
15:30:34	1,172	171.50	BATE
15:32:51	799	171.10	XLON
15:32:51	500	171.10	XLON
15:32:51	294	171.10	XLON
15:34:51	500	171.00	XLON
15:34:51	500	171.00	XLON
15:34:51	662	171.00	XLON
15:35:48	1,162	170.70	CHIX
15:37:19	2,484	171.20	BATE
15:37:19	637	171.20	BATE
15:37:19	187	171.20	BATE
15:37:19	296	171.20	BATE
15:37:21	568	171.30	BATE
15:37:21	500	171.30	BATE
15:37:21	638	171.70	BATE
15:37:21	569	171.70	BATE
15:39:22	1,619	172.10	XLON
15:40:22	1,000	171.80	XLON
15:40:22	450	171.80	XLON
15:40:22	1,008	172.00	TRQX
15:40:22	271	172.00	TRQX
15:41:31	1,600	171.70	XLON
15:41:31	1205	171.90	BATE
15:43:59	1,000	171.70	XLON
15:43:59	500	171.70	XLON
15:43:59	117	171.70	XLON
15:45:06	365	171.70	XLON
15:45:06	500	171.70	XLON
15:45:06	474	171.70	XLON
15:45:06	294	171.70	XLON
15:46:01	1,239	171.60	CHIX
15:46:59	500	171.30	BATE
15:46:59	500	171.30	BATE
15:46:59	168	171.30	BATE
15:46:59	500	171.30	BATE
15:46:59	743	171.30	BATE
15:53:08	500	171.10	XLON
15:53:08	500	171.10	XLON
15:53:08	500	171.10	XLON
15:53:08	181	171.10	XLON
15:53:08	1,660	171.10	XLON
15:55:08	1058	171.10	CHIX
15:57:36	1,512	171.00	XLON
15:58:48	1,546	171.00	XLON
15:58:48	63	171.00	XLON
16:01:01	1,037	171.00	TRQX
16:03:03	776	171.10	XLON
16:03:03	755	171.10	XLON
16:03:03	98	171.10	XLON
16:05:03	500	171.10	XLON
16:05:03	500	171.10	XLON
16:05:03	411	171.10	XLON
16:05:03	578	171.10	CHIX
16:07:03	500	171.00	XLON
16:07:03	926	171.00	XLON
16:07:10	1227	171.00	CHIX
16:10:03	148	171.00	XLON
16:10:03	233	171.00	XLON
16:10:16	500	171.00	XLON
16:10:16	130	171.00	XLON
16:10:16	393	171.00	XLON
16:11:40	27	170.90	XLON
16:11:40	799	170.90	XLON
16:11:40	500	170.90	XLON
16:11:53	78	170.90	XLON
16:12:48	70	170.90	XLON
16:14:21	528	170.90	XLON
16:15:06	341	170.90	XLON
16:15:06	532	170.90	XLON
16:15:55	230	171.10	XLON
16:15:55	264	171.10	XLON
16:15:55	1044	171.10	XLON
16:15:55	438	171.10	CHIX
16:15:55	846	171.10	CHIX
16:15:55	771	171.10	TRQX
16:16:05	407	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	500	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	253	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	1939	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	153	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	1,000	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	500	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	1,518	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	500	171.00	BATE
16:16:05	639	171.10	BATE
16:16:05	627	171.20	BATE
16:19:47	500	171.10	XLON
16:19:47	744	171.10	XLON
16:19:47	730	171.10	XLON
16:19:47	303	171.10	XLON
16:22:06	280	171.00	XLON
16:22:06	500	171.00	XLON
16:22:06	761	171.00	XLON
16:22:06	1,553	171.00	XLON
16:24:39	344	171.00	XLON
16:24:39	1,030	171.00	XLON
16:25:05	500	171.00	CHIX
16:25:05	77	171.00	CHIX
16:27:02	643	170.80	XLON
16:27:02	979	170.80	XLON
16:27:58	49	170.80	XLON
16:29:09	372	170.80	XLON
16:29:09	297	170.80	XLON
16:29:09	380	170.80	XLON
16:29:09	771	170.80	XLON
16:29:50	149	170.80	BATE
16:29:50	289	170.80	BATE
16:29:51	174	170.80	BATE
16:29:51	644	170.80	BATE

 

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