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	05 February 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	209,369
Weighted average price paid (p)	169.18
Highest price paid (p)	170.50
Lowest price paid (p)	167.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 103,041,780 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 647,653,235. 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 05 February 2024 is 647,653,235. 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	169.19	115,584
BATE	169.15	35,913
CHIX	169.15	44,784
TRQX	169.27	13,088

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:53	744	169.60	CHIX
08:00:53	20	169.60	CHIX
08:00:53	20	169.60	CHIX
08:00:53	400	169.60	CHIX
08:00:53	1206	169.90	BATE
08:00:59	1,261	169.70	TRQX
08:01:53	1,279	169.10	BATE
08:03:07	1,550	169.40	XLON
08:03:07	666	169.50	XLON
08:03:07	800	169.50	XLON
08:03:10	456	169.30	CHIX
08:03:10	800	169.30	CHIX
08:06:18	1396	169.70	XLON
08:08:16	580	170.10	XLON
08:08:16	800	170.10	XLON
08:09:16	1,089	169.80	XLON
08:09:16	800	169.80	XLON
08:12:50	539	169.50	XLON
08:12:50	292	169.50	XLON
08:12:50	1,249	169.50	XLON
08:13:50	1,339	169.70	XLON
08:13:53	28	169.60	CHIX
08:13:53	1,017	169.60	CHIX
08:21:50	1,385	169.40	XLON
08:35:10	271	169.90	TRQX
08:35:10	919	169.90	TRQX
08:35:10	50	169.90	TRQX
08:35:53	994	170.20	CHIX
08:35:53	158	170.20	CHIX
08:35:53	946	170.00	CHIX
08:35:53	197	170.00	CHIX
08:36:51	1,533	170.00	XLON
08:37:51	1,482	169.70	XLON
09:23:27	1142	169.50	XLON
09:23:27	511	169.50	XLON
09:23:27	1,755	169.50	XLON
09:33:19	1,193	169.60	TRQX
09:43:23	1377	169.30	XLON
09:46:46	166	169.80	BATE
09:46:46	400	169.80	BATE
09:46:46	400	169.80	BATE
09:46:46	158	169.80	BATE
09:46:59	1,156	170.00	CHIX
09:47:00	353	169.80	BATE
09:47:00	620	169.80	BATE
09:47:00	333	169.80	BATE
09:47:00	1,103	169.80	BATE
09:47:09	1,513	169.70	XLON
10:01:48	287	170.20	CHIX
10:01:48	862	170.20	CHIX
10:01:48	173	170.20	CHIX
10:01:48	1,014	170.20	CHIX
10:02:30	30	170.00	XLON
10:02:30	154	170.00	XLON
10:02:30	370	170.00	XLON
10:02:30	1,019	170.00	XLON
10:02:30	41	170.00	XLON
11:45:24	1130	170.20	XLON
11:45:24	208	170.20	XLON
11:45:24	158	170.20	BATE
11:45:24	841	170.30	BATE
11:45:24	135	170.30	BATE
11:50:26	11	170.40	XLON
11:50:26	12	170.40	XLON
11:50:26	400	170.40	XLON
11:50:26	400	170.40	XLON
11:50:49	546	170.40	XLON
12:10:24	1145	170.30	BATE
12:10:25	1600	170.40	XLON
12:10:25	1135	170.50	TRQX
12:10:25	58	170.50	TRQX
12:10:25	43	170.40	XLON
12:10:25	3	170.40	CHIX
12:10:25	1,200	170.40	CHIX
12:10:25	1,196	170.50	TRQX
12:10:31	678	170.30	BATE
12:10:31	400	170.30	BATE
12:12:11	21	170.20	XLON
12:13:08	582	170.20	XLON
12:13:08	400	170.20	XLON
12:13:08	400	170.20	XLON
12:26:50	559	170.30	BATE
12:26:50	437	170.30	BATE
12:26:50	219	170.30	BATE
12:32:16	15	170.10	XLON
12:32:18	452	170.10	XLON
12:32:18	539	170.10	XLON
12:32:18	477	170.10	XLON
12:32:18	46	170.10	XLON
12:45:22	13	170.00	XLON
12:45:22	13	170.00	XLON
12:47:02	6	170.00	XLON
12:47:02	238	170.00	XLON
12:47:02	1216	170.00	XLON
12:47:02	332	169.90	CHIX
12:47:12	8	169.90	CHIX
12:50:58	365	170.00	XLON
12:50:58	400	170.00	XLON
12:50:58	800	170.00	XLON
12:55:35	856	169.90	CHIX
12:55:35	1,200	169.90	BATE
12:55:35	295	169.90	CHIX
13:11:00	1	169.40	XLON
13:11:00	9	169.40	XLON
13:11:00	107	169.40	XLON
13:13:35	1512	169.40	XLON
13:15:25	328	169.40	BATE
13:15:25	400	169.40	BATE
13:15:25	400	169.40	BATE
13:30:27	2,068	169.30	XLON
13:41:26	601	169.10	CHIX
13:46:14	223	169.40	XLON
13:46:14	400	169.40	XLON
13:46:14	400	169.40	XLON
13:46:14	800	169.40	XLON
13:46:14	46	169.50	CHIX
13:46:14	1,200	169.50	CHIX
13:51:07	1,637	169.40	XLON
14:00:21	4	169.30	BATE
14:05:08	255	169.30	BATE
14:05:08	400	169.30	BATE
14:05:08	418	169.30	BATE
14:22:57	1,105	169.70	BATE
14:22:57	153	169.70	BATE
14:22:57	1,281	169.90	BATE
14:22:57	1,111	169.70	CHIX
14:22:57	1,926	169.70	CHIX
14:22:57	158	169.70	CHIX
14:22:57	400	169.60	XLON
14:22:57	400	169.60	XLON
14:22:57	800	169.60	XLON
14:22:57	2,400	169.60	XLON
14:22:57	159	169.60	XLON
14:22:57	397	169.60	XLON
14:22:57	148	169.60	XLON
14:22:58	1559	169.60	XLON
14:22:58	715	169.60	XLON
14:22:58	575	169.60	XLON
14:22:58	439	169.60	XLON
14:22:58	718	169.60	XLON
14:22:58	800	169.60	XLON
14:32:16	25	168.90	XLON
14:32:36	1355	168.90	XLON
14:47:44	88	169.30	BATE
14:47:44	134	169.30	BATE
14:47:44	585	169.30	BATE
14:47:44	3268	169.50	CHIX
14:47:44	3,281	169.50	CHIX
14:47:51	11	169.30	XLON
14:47:51	1	169.30	XLON
14:48:38	1,196	169.30	XLON
14:48:38	2,439	169.30	XLON
14:48:38	1,264	169.30	XLON
14:48:38	400	169.30	XLON
14:48:38	800	169.30	XLON
14:48:38	800	169.30	XLON
14:49:38	1,594	169.30	XLON
14:56:58	773	169.50	XLON
14:56:58	3,936	169.50	XLON
14:56:58	400	169.50	XLON
14:56:58	400	169.50	XLON
14:56:58	400	169.50	XLON
14:56:58	3,200	169.50	XLON
14:56:58	11	169.50	XLON
14:59:58	1,733	169.50	XLON
14:59:58	1,758	169.50	XLON
15:00:38	1241	169.40	TRQX
15:01:35	1,089	169.30	BATE
15:01:35	1109	169.30	BATE
15:02:47	1583	169.00	XLON
15:03:27	1,258	168.80	CHIX
15:12:47	1,479	168.60	XLON
15:25:18	1,233	168.40	BATE
15:25:18	1423	168.40	BATE
15:25:18	619	168.40	BATE
15:25:18	158	168.40	BATE
15:25:18	1,218	168.60	TRQX
15:25:18	863	168.40	BATE
15:25:18	400	168.40	BATE
15:25:18	1478	168.30	XLON
15:25:18	2,783	168.40	CHIX
15:25:18	800	168.40	CHIX
15:25:18	800	168.40	CHIX
15:25:18	400	168.40	CHIX
15:25:18	880	168.40	CHIX
15:25:18	400	168.40	CHIX
15:25:18	1,604	168.30	XLON
15:25:19	67	168.30	XLON
15:25:19	67	168.30	XLON
15:25:19	1,484	168.30	XLON
15:25:19	1,940	168.30	XLON
15:25:22	1147	168.50	CHIX
15:25:22	158	168.60	TRQX
15:25:22	884	168.60	TRQX
15:25:37	2,429	168.50	XLON
15:25:37	946	168.50	XLON
15:25:38	758	168.50	XLON
15:25:38	2006	168.50	XLON
15:25:38	1626	168.50	XLON
15:25:38	382	168.50	XLON
15:25:38	312	168.50	XLON
15:28:21	1,099	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	635	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	196	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	817	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	505	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	482	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	125	168.60	XLON
15:29:09	400	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	164	168.60	XLON
15:29:09	400	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	2,220	168.60	XLON
15:29:09	164	168.60	CHIX
15:29:09	204	168.60	XLON
15:30:09	1,454	168.50	XLON
15:33:46	800	168.80	CHIX
15:33:46	400	168.90	XLON
15:33:46	400	168.90	XLON
15:33:46	1319	168.90	XLON
15:33:46	800	168.90	XLON
15:33:46	1,166	169.10	BATE
15:33:46	949	169.00	XLON
15:33:46	1,922	169.00	XLON
15:33:46	159	169.00	XLON
15:33:47	387	168.80	CHIX
15:39:47	1,138	168.90	CHIX
15:43:46	158	168.60	TRQX
15:43:46	561	168.60	TRQX
15:43:46	400	168.60	TRQX
15:44:14	128	168.60	TRQX
15:44:14	965	168.60	XLON
15:44:14	515	168.60	XLON
15:44:46	424	168.90	BATE
15:44:46	424	168.90	BATE
15:44:46	286	168.90	BATE
15:51:06	25	168.40	CHIX
15:51:06	49	168.40	CHIX
15:59:30	212	168.40	CHIX
15:59:31	36	168.40	CHIX
16:02:27	54	168.40	CHIX
16:06:55	5	168.40	CHIX
16:06:55	973	168.40	CHIX
16:06:55	706	168.40	CHIX
16:06:56	67	168.40	CHIX
16:06:58	143	168.40	CHIX
16:07:56	51	168.40	CHIX
16:09:40	1,113	168.30	XLON
16:09:41	323	168.30	XLON
16:09:42	38	168.20	CHIX
16:09:52	1,183	168.30	BATE
16:09:56	260	168.20	CHIX
16:12:43	265	168.20	CHIX
16:13:17	493	168.20	CHIX
16:14:42	599	168.60	BATE
16:14:42	617	168.60	BATE
16:14:42	1,146	168.60	BATE
16:14:42	1,152	168.60	CHIX
16:14:42	1,090	168.60	BATE
16:14:43	442	168.30	XLON
16:15:10	2,462	168.30	XLON
16:15:10	2,028	168.30	XLON
16:15:10	283	168.30	XLON
16:15:10	344	168.30	XLON
16:15:10	170	168.30	XLON
16:15:10	1373	168.30	XLON
16:15:10	800	168.30	XLON
16:23:10	1,207	167.90	CHIX
16:23:20	862	167.90	XLON
16:23:26	665	167.90	XLON
16:28:20	1,109	168.10	BATE
16:28:20	2,257	168.20	TRQX
16:28:20	760	168.00	BATE
16:28:20	1,600	168.00	BATE
16:28:20	596	168.10	BATE
16:28:20	678	168.40	BATE
16:28:21	2054	168.00	XLON

 

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