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	05 March 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	180,895
Weighted average price paid (p)	157.50
Highest price paid (p)	158.20
Lowest price paid (p)	156.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 107,750,370 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 642,944,645. 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 March 2024 is 642,944,645. 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	157.47	70,556
BATE	157.45	9,100
CHIX	157.48	85,163
TRQX	157.41	9,021
Aquis	157.45	7,055

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:43:37	1,360	158.00	CHIX
08:50:13	1,360	158.00	CHIX
08:51:05	1360	157.90	CHIX
08:59:07	1360	158.00	CHIX
08:59:12	310	157.80	CHIX
08:59:12	985	157.80	CHIX
08:59:12	65	157.80	CHIX
09:19:21	1,163	157.70	CHIX
09:19:21	197	157.70	CHIX
09:19:36	1360	157.60	CHIX
09:19:38	1155	157.60	CHIX
09:19:38	205	157.60	CHIX
09:19:39	1295	157.60	CHIX
09:19:39	65	157.60	CHIX
10:06:01	866	158.20	CHIX
10:06:01	494	158.20	CHIX
10:06:03	1295	157.90	CHIX
10:06:03	65	157.90	CHIX
10:06:05	529	157.80	CHIX
10:06:05	831	157.80	CHIX
10:07:02	529	157.90	CHIX
10:07:02	328	157.90	CHIX
10:07:02	328	157.90	CHIX
10:07:02	175	157.90	CHIX
10:07:08	235	157.70	CHIX
10:08:02	208	157.70	CHIX
10:08:02	176	157.70	CHIX
10:10:02	399	157.70	CHIX
10:10:02	342	157.70	CHIX
10:13:02	134	157.70	CHIX
10:13:02	262	157.70	CHIX
10:16:02	487	157.70	CHIX
10:16:02	477	157.70	CHIX
10:18:04	335	157.60	CHIX
10:18:04	400	157.60	CHIX
10:18:04	625	157.60	CHIX
10:34:31	784	157.50	CHIX
10:59:15	576	157.50	CHIX
10:59:45	1360	157.40	CHIX
11:15:15	707	157.30	CHIX
11:15:15	653	157.30	CHIX
11:41:29	257	157.30	CHIX
11:41:29	351	157.30	CHIX
11:41:29	199	157.30	CHIX
11:41:29	199	157.30	CHIX
11:41:29	354	157.30	CHIX
12:03:40	722	157.30	CHIX
12:03:40	316	157.30	CHIX
12:03:40	167	157.30	CHIX
12:03:40	114	157.30	CHIX
12:03:40	41	157.30	CHIX
12:30:10	1360	157.20	CHIX
12:30:10	206	157.20	TRQX
12:30:10	324	157.20	TRQX
12:30:10	335	157.20	BATE
12:30:10	348	157.20	BATE
12:30:10	343	157.20	CHIX
12:30:10	59	157.20	BATE
12:30:10	205	157.20	CHIX
12:30:10	1600	157.20	XLON
12:30:10	400	157.20	XLON
12:30:10	836	157.20	XLON
12:30:10	119	157.20	XLON
12:30:10	225	157.20	XLON
12:30:10	51	157.20	TRQX
12:30:10	65	157.20	TRQX
12:30:10	102	157.20	TRQX
13:23:48	450	157.90	CHIX
13:23:48	910	157.90	CHIX
13:33:10	330	157.80	CHIX
13:33:10	1030	157.80	CHIX
13:34:33	1360	157.60	CHIX
14:22:13	1360	157.70	CHIX
14:22:13	424	157.70	TRQX
14:22:13	530	157.70	Aquis
14:22:13	424	157.70	BATE
14:22:13	216	157.70	CHIX
14:22:13	226	157.70	CHIX
14:22:13	3180	157.70	XLON
14:22:13	150	157.70	TRQX
14:22:13	100	157.70	TRQX
14:22:13	65	157.70	TRQX
14:22:13	100	157.70	Aquis
14:22:13	250	157.70	CHIX
14:22:19	90	157.70	CHIX
14:22:19	1,270	157.70	CHIX
14:22:19	424	157.70	TRQX
14:22:19	636	157.70	BATE
14:22:19	519	157.70	CHIX
14:22:19	2,756	157.70	XLON
14:22:19	548	157.70	Aquis
14:22:19	424	157.70	TRQX
14:22:19	400	157.70	BATE
14:22:19	24	157.70	BATE
14:22:19	297	157.70	CHIX
14:22:19	127	157.70	CHIX
14:22:19	633	157.70	XLON
14:22:19	1272	157.70	XLON
14:22:19	1,275	157.70	XLON
14:22:19	243	157.70	TRQX
14:22:19	287	157.70	TRQX
14:22:19	742	157.70	BATE
14:22:21	1360	157.70	CHIX
14:22:21	400	157.70	CHIX
14:22:21	148	157.70	CHIX
14:22:21	3180	157.70	XLON
14:22:22	2255	157.70	XLON
14:23:17	609	157.70	CHIX
14:23:17	400	157.70	CHIX
14:23:17	351	157.70	CHIX
14:23:17	1820	157.70	CHIX
14:23:17	925	157.70	XLON
14:23:18	742	157.70	Aquis
14:23:18	530	157.70	TRQX
14:23:18	548	157.70	CHIX
14:23:18	400	157.70	XLON
14:23:18	2068	157.70	XLON
14:23:20	213	157.70	CHIX
14:23:20	400	157.70	CHIX
14:23:20	712	157.70	XLON
14:56:54	1	157.80	CHIX
15:02:15	1359	157.80	CHIX
15:08:30	144	157.70	XLON
15:18:14	1360	157.70	XLON
15:18:14	1319	157.70	CHIX
15:18:14	501	157.70	CHIX
15:18:14	3,036	157.70	XLON
15:18:14	530	157.70	Aquis
15:18:14	424	157.70	TRQX
15:18:14	424	157.70	BATE
15:18:14	424	157.70	CHIX
15:18:14	1754	157.70	XLON
15:18:14	1444	157.70	XLON
15:18:14	506	157.70	XLON
15:18:15	1360	157.70	BATE
15:18:15	260	157.70	CHIX
15:18:32	1360	157.70	CHIX
15:18:32	1560	157.70	CHIX
15:18:32	2674	157.70	XLON
15:18:33	530	157.70	Aquis
15:18:33	424	157.70	TRQX
15:18:33	424	157.70	BATE
15:18:33	424	157.70	CHIX
15:18:33	3198	157.70	XLON
15:18:33	530	157.70	Aquis
15:18:33	424	157.70	TRQX
15:18:33	424	157.70	BATE
15:18:33	424	157.70	CHIX
15:18:33	338	157.70	XLON
15:18:33	37	157.70	XLON
15:18:35	1360	157.70	CHIX
15:18:35	831	157.70	XLON
15:18:35	859	157.70	XLON
15:18:36	1133	157.70	XLON
15:18:36	561	157.70	CHIX
15:18:36	530	157.70	Aquis
15:18:36	318	157.70	TRQX
15:18:36	186	157.70	BATE
15:18:36	112	157.70	CHIX
15:18:36	206	157.70	CHIX
15:18:36	132	157.70	BATE
15:18:37	486	157.70	XLON
15:18:37	500	157.70	XLON
15:18:37	998	157.70	XLON
15:18:55	149	157.70	XLON
15:18:55	411	157.70	XLON
15:18:58	1360	157.70	CHIX
15:18:58	411	157.70	TRQX
15:18:58	47	157.70	Aquis
15:18:58	483	157.70	Aquis
15:18:58	424	157.70	TRQX
15:18:58	400	157.70	BATE
15:18:58	424	157.70	CHIX
15:18:58	24	157.70	BATE
15:18:58	400	157.70	XLON
15:18:58	1076	157.70	XLON
15:18:58	1722	157.70	XLON
15:18:58	3000	157.70	XLON
15:18:58	1599	157.70	XLON
15:18:58	183	157.70	XLON
15:19:00	1292	157.40	CHIX
15:19:01	68	157.40	CHIX
15:24:03	1360	157.30	CHIX
15:24:04	1360	157.30	CHIX
15:24:15	1360	157.30	CHIX
15:25:47	1360	157.20	CHIX
15:25:48	1360	157.10	CHIX
15:26:47	663	156.90	CHIX
15:26:47	697	156.90	CHIX
15:52:42	1340	156.90	CHIX
15:52:42	20	156.90	CHIX
16:14:05	1360	157.00	CHIX
16:14:05	742	157.00	BATE
16:14:05	548	157.00	CHIX
16:14:05	530	157.00	TRQX
16:14:05	788	157.00	XLON
16:14:05	400	157.00	XLON
16:14:05	1992	157.00	XLON
16:14:05	51	157.00	TRQX
16:14:05	51	157.00	TRQX
16:14:05	115	157.00	TRQX
16:14:05	65	157.00	TRQX
16:14:05	51	157.00	Aquis
16:14:05	102	157.00	Aquis
16:14:05	65	157.00	BATE
16:14:05	51	157.00	BATE
16:14:05	204	157.00	BATE
16:14:05	65	157.00	CHIX
16:14:05	174	157.00	CHIX
16:14:05	459	157.00	CHIX
16:14:05	217	157.00	CHIX
16:14:05	468	157.00	XLON
16:14:05	65	157.00	XLON
16:14:05	502	157.00	XLON
16:14:05	366	157.00	XLON
16:14:05	287	157.00	XLON
16:14:05	2	157.00	CHIX
16:14:05	312	157.00	XLON
16:14:12	748	157.00	XLON
16:14:48	4	157.00	CHIX
16:16:15	65	157.00	XLON
16:16:15	46	157.00	CHIX
16:17:42	346	157.00	CHIX
16:17:42	378	157.00	CHIX
16:17:42	636	157.00	CHIX
16:17:42	54	157.00	CHIX
16:17:42	400	157.00	XLON
16:17:42	11	157.00	XLON
16:17:42	51	157.00	TRQX
16:17:42	65	157.00	TRQX
16:17:42	153	157.00	TRQX
16:17:42	119	157.00	CHIX
16:17:42	581	157.00	CHIX
16:17:42	183	157.00	BATE
16:17:42	726	157.00	XLON
16:17:42	530	157.00	Aquis
16:17:42	98	157.00	BATE
16:17:43	303	157.00	CHIX
16:17:43	37	157.00	BATE
16:21:20	67	157.00	XLON
16:23:01	433	157.00	CHIX
16:23:01	927	157.00	CHIX
16:23:01	18	157.00	CHIX
16:23:01	106	157.00	BATE
16:23:01	212	157.00	Aquis
16:23:01	1751	157.00	XLON
16:23:01	530	157.00	Aquis
16:23:01	424	157.00	TRQX
16:23:01	400	157.00	BATE
16:23:01	24	157.00	BATE
16:23:01	442	157.00	CHIX
16:23:01	400	157.00	XLON
16:23:02	279	157.00	XLON
16:23:15	232	157.00	XLON
16:23:17	1360	157.00	CHIX
16:23:17	424	157.00	TRQX
16:23:17	762	157.00	XLON
16:23:17	1083	157.00	XLON
16:23:17	530	157.00	Aquis
16:23:17	424	157.00	TRQX
16:23:17	264	157.00	BATE
16:23:17	339	157.00	CHIX
16:23:17	160	157.00	BATE
16:23:17	103	157.00	CHIX
16:23:18	359	157.00	CHIX
16:25:13	62	157.00	XLON
16:25:46	726	157.00	CHIX
16:25:46	424	157.00	TRQX
16:25:46	2694	157.00	XLON
16:25:46	275	157.00	CHIX
16:25:47	530	157.00	Aquis
16:25:47	424	157.00	TRQX
16:25:47	286	157.00	BATE
16:25:47	253	157.00	CHIX
16:25:47	138	157.00	BATE
16:25:48	123	157.00	CHIX
16:25:48	111	157.00	XLON
16:25:48	3069	157.00	XLON
16:25:48	341	157.00	CHIX
16:25:48	66	157.00	CHIX
16:26:11	1019	157.00	CHIX
16:26:11	1053	157.00	CHIX
16:26:11	400	157.00	CHIX
16:26:11	2673	157.00	XLON
16:26:11	507	157.00	XLON
16:26:12	76	157.00	CHIX
16:26:12	367	157.00	CHIX
16:26:13	520	157.00	CHIX
16:27:15	62	157.00	XLON
16:28:43	764	157.00	CHIX
16:28:44	1360	157.00	CHIX
16:29:35	2	156.90	CHIX
16:29:42	352	156.90	CHIX
16:29:42	506	156.90	CHIX

 

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