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 RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	14 February 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	110,924
Weighted average price paid (p)	158.20
Highest price paid (p)	158.80
Lowest price paid (p)	156.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 104,383,016 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 646,311,999. 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 14 February 2024 is 646,311,999. 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: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

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	158.17	40,434
BATE	158.36	11,771
CHIX	158.26	49,464
TRQX	158.06	1,840
Aquis	158.18	7,415

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:05	197	156.50	CHIX
08:17:47	623	158.60	CHIX
08:17:47	500	158.60	CHIX
08:30:38	320	158.50	BATE
08:30:38	803	158.50	BATE
08:34:44	867	158.20	CHIX
08:34:44	256	158.20	CHIX
08:43:00	1123	158.10	CHIX
08:45:56	1123	158.20	CHIX
08:50:15	146	158.20	CHIX
08:50:15	977	158.20	CHIX
08:50:15	3220	158.00	XLON
09:58:03	425	158.60	CHIX
09:58:03	592	158.60	CHIX
09:58:03	106	158.60	CHIX
10:00:59	500	158.60	CHIX
10:00:59	500	158.60	CHIX
10:00:59	123	158.60	CHIX
10:01:05	344	158.60	CHIX
10:01:05	419	158.60	CHIX
10:01:05	197	158.60	CHIX
10:02:42	163	158.60	CHIX
10:24:33	527	158.50	CHIX
10:24:43	596	158.50	CHIX
10:36:14	407	158.50	CHIX
10:36:15	438	158.50	CHIX
10:36:15	169	158.50	CHIX
10:36:15	109	158.50	CHIX
11:36:20	1123	158.40	CHIX
11:44:00	472	158.20	CHIX
11:44:00	500	158.20	CHIX
11:44:00	151	158.20	CHIX
12:00:33	57	158.10	CHIX
12:15:23	819	158.80	BATE
12:15:23	304	158.80	BATE
12:42:50	674	158.70	BATE
12:42:50	449	158.70	BATE
13:15:13	82	158.60	CHIX
13:15:13	427	158.60	CHIX
13:15:13	50	158.60	CHIX
13:15:13	564	158.60	CHIX
13:25:05	1123	158.50	BATE
13:25:07	500	158.40	CHIX
13:25:07	304	158.40	CHIX
13:25:07	256	158.40	CHIX
13:25:07	63	158.40	CHIX
13:25:13	1123	158.30	CHIX
13:26:03	500	158.20	CHIX
13:26:03	623	158.20	CHIX
13:53:08	1123	158.20	CHIX
13:58:30	1123	158.20	CHIX
13:58:30	250	158.20	BATE
13:58:30	325	158.20	BATE
13:58:30	575	158.20	CHIX
13:58:30	630	158.20	Aquis
13:58:30	10	158.20	XLON
13:58:30	934	158.20	XLON
13:58:30	2276	158.20	XLON
13:58:30	216	158.20	Aquis
13:58:30	414	158.20	Aquis
13:58:30	575	158.20	BATE
13:58:30	575	158.20	CHIX
13:58:30	98	158.20	XLON
13:58:30	3122	158.20	XLON
13:58:30	3220	158.20	XLON
13:58:30	110	158.20	Aquis
13:58:34	1123	158.20	CHIX
13:58:34	520	158.20	Aquis
13:58:34	575	158.20	BATE
13:58:34	575	158.20	CHIX
13:58:34	345	158.20	TRQX
13:58:34	3220	158.20	XLON
13:58:34	207	158.20	Aquis
13:58:35	155	158.20	CHIX
13:58:35	500	158.20	CHIX
13:58:35	468	158.20	CHIX
13:58:35	483	158.20	Aquis
13:58:35	400	158.20	BATE
13:58:35	345	158.20	CHIX
13:58:35	185	158.20	Aquis
13:58:35	98	158.20	BATE
13:58:35	98	158.20	CHIX
13:58:35	98	158.20	XLON
13:58:35	185	158.20	Aquis
13:58:35	56	158.20	XLON
13:58:35	115	158.20	BATE
13:58:36	1123	158.20	CHIX
13:58:36	140	158.20	CHIX
13:58:36	15	158.20	XLON
13:58:36	487	158.20	XLON
13:58:37	977	158.20	CHIX
13:58:37	146	158.20	CHIX
13:58:37	73	158.20	XLON
13:58:37	230	158.20	Aquis
13:58:44	1123	158.00	CHIX
14:27:21	800	158.00	BATE
14:59:55	109	158.20	CHIX
14:59:55	967	158.20	CHIX
14:59:55	47	158.20	CHIX
15:30:09	90	158.50	CHIX
15:30:09	633	158.50	CHIX
15:30:09	400	158.50	CHIX
15:30:16	176	158.30	CHIX
15:30:16	460	158.30	CHIX
15:30:16	345	158.30	Aquis
15:30:16	115	158.30	BATE
15:30:16	160	158.30	CHIX
15:30:16	58	158.30	TRQX
15:30:16	57	158.30	TRQX
15:30:16	1265	158.30	XLON
15:30:16	487	158.30	CHIX
15:30:18	1123	158.30	CHIX
15:30:18	735	158.30	CHIX
15:30:18	1265	158.30	XLON
15:30:27	1123	158.30	CHIX
15:30:27	345	158.30	Aquis
15:30:27	115	158.30	BATE
15:30:27	115	158.30	TRQX
15:30:27	115	158.30	CHIX
15:30:27	1310	158.30	XLON
15:30:28	300	158.30	XLON
15:30:38	1123	158.30	CHIX
15:30:38	735	158.30	CHIX
15:30:38	965	158.30	XLON
15:30:38	390	158.30	BATE
15:30:38	250	158.30	CHIX
15:30:38	95	158.30	CHIX
15:40:17	1123	158.30	BATE
15:40:17	350	158.30	XLON
15:40:17	415	158.30	BATE
15:40:17	390	158.30	CHIX
15:40:17	110	158.30	XLON
15:40:17	767	158.30	XLON
15:40:19	510	158.30	Aquis
15:43:34	18	158.30	CHIX
15:43:34	498	158.30	XLON
15:45:03	217	158.30	CHIX
15:45:03	888	158.30	CHIX
15:45:03	225	158.30	XLON
15:45:03	230	158.30	BATE
15:45:04	200	158.30	XLON
15:45:04	23	158.30	XLON
15:54:20	440	158.30	XLON
15:57:12	1123	158.30	CHIX
15:57:12	115	158.30	CHIX
15:57:12	24	158.30	Aquis
15:57:12	230	158.30	BATE
15:57:12	647	158.30	XLON
15:57:12	91	158.30	Aquis
15:57:12	225	158.30	BATE
15:57:12	50	158.30	BATE
15:57:12	230	158.30	Aquis
15:57:12	230	158.30	CHIX
15:57:12	702	158.30	XLON
15:57:12	563	158.30	XLON
15:57:12	289	158.30	Aquis
15:57:12	160	158.30	CHIX
15:57:12	115	158.30	BATE
15:57:12	115	158.30	TRQX
15:57:12	1000	158.30	XLON
15:57:12	265	158.30	XLON
15:57:12	56	158.30	Aquis
15:57:12	275	158.30	Aquis
15:57:12	230	158.30	BATE
15:57:12	230	158.30	CHIX
15:57:12	428	158.30	XLON
15:57:12	500	158.30	XLON
15:57:12	337	158.30	XLON
15:57:13	133	158.30	XLON
15:57:25	109	158.30	CHIX
15:57:25	1014	158.30	CHIX
15:57:25	115	158.30	TRQX
15:57:25	115	158.30	BATE
15:57:25	115	158.30	CHIX
15:57:25	1132	158.30	XLON
15:57:25	390	158.30	Aquis
15:57:25	185	158.30	Aquis
15:57:25	98	158.30	BATE
15:57:25	98	158.30	CHIX
15:57:25	98	158.30	XLON
15:57:25	504	158.30	XLON
15:57:25	2	158.30	XLON
15:57:25	504	158.30	XLON
15:57:25	98	158.30	XLON
15:57:25	298	158.30	XLON
15:57:25	66	158.30	Aquis
15:57:25	49	158.30	Aquis
15:57:25	655	158.30	XLON
15:57:29	98	158.30	XLON
15:57:29	65	158.20	XLON
15:57:32	182	158.30	XLON
15:58:02	464	158.20	CHIX
15:58:02	659	158.20	CHIX
15:58:13	3	158.10	CHIX
15:58:13	454	158.10	CHIX
15:58:13	454	158.10	CHIX
15:58:13	212	158.10	CHIX
16:01:30	404	158.00	CHIX
16:01:48	621	158.00	CHIX
16:01:48	98	158.00	CHIX
16:11:28	750	158.00	CHIX
16:11:28	373	158.00	CHIX
16:18:20	177	157.90	TRQX
16:21:29	1123	157.90	CHIX
16:21:29	167	157.90	TRQX
16:21:29	345	157.90	BATE
16:21:29	400	157.90	CHIX
16:21:29	500	157.90	Aquis
16:21:29	190	157.90	Aquis
16:21:29	1	157.90	TRQX
16:21:29	2101	157.90	XLON
16:21:29	500	157.90	XLON
16:21:29	320	157.90	XLON
16:21:29	294	157.90	XLON
16:21:29	5	157.90	XLON
16:21:29	345	157.90	TRQX
16:21:29	345	157.90	BATE
16:21:29	690	157.90	Aquis
16:21:29	363	157.90	CHIX
16:21:29	37	157.90	CHIX
16:21:30	1454	157.90	XLON
16:21:31	927	157.90	CHIX
16:21:34	196	157.90	CHIX
16:21:34	541	157.90	XLON
16:21:34	1225	157.90	XLON
16:21:34	969	157.90	XLON
16:29:30	345	157.90	TRQX
16:29:30	267	157.90	XLON

 

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