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	23 May 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	265,583
Weighted average price paid (p)	170.96
Highest price paid (p)	172.70
Lowest price paid (p)	169.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 119,333,973 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 631,361,042. 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 23 May 2024 is 631,361,042. 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 Liberum Capital 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	170.95	158,719
BATE	171.03	26,376
CHIX	170.90	61,519
TRQX	171.12	18,969

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:10:12	1826	172.60	XLON
08:10:12	1159	172.70	XLON
08:10:12	1400	172.70	XLON
08:10:12	391	172.60	XLON
08:10:12	1400	172.60	XLON
08:10:12	700	172.60	XLON
08:12:34	600	172.00	CHIX
08:12:37	1549	172.00	CHIX
08:12:39	69	172.00	CHIX
08:30:22	369	172.00	CHIX
08:49:26	151	171.70	BATE
08:51:13	1668	172.20	BATE
08:51:13	974	172.20	BATE
08:51:18	1881	172.60	XLON
08:51:18	364	172.30	TRQX
08:51:18	1961	172.30	TRQX
08:57:13	1737	172.10	XLON
08:57:13	141	172.10	XLON
09:18:23	2078	172.00	XLON
09:18:23	2147	172.00	XLON
09:18:23	2120	172.00	XLON
09:18:23	834	172.00	XLON
09:18:23	3199	172.00	XLON
09:18:23	1794	172.00	XLON
09:18:26	2357	171.60	TRQX
09:19:22	700	171.50	CHIX
09:19:22	92	171.70	CHIX
09:19:22	300	171.70	CHIX
09:19:23	2502	172.00	CHIX
09:19:23	2384	172.00	CHIX
09:25:43	237	171.70	BATE
09:31:40	1135	171.70	BATE
09:31:40	800	171.70	BATE
09:31:40	316	171.70	BATE
09:43:03	1759	171.40	XLON
09:43:03	447	171.40	XLON
10:27:05	12	171.40	CHIX
10:27:05	2466	171.50	CHIX
10:27:05	2198	171.30	CHIX
10:27:05	641	171.30	CHIX
10:27:05	16	171.30	CHIX
10:27:05	487	171.30	CHIX
10:27:05	700	171.30	CHIX
10:27:05	1400	171.30	CHIX
10:27:05	1268	171.30	XLON
10:27:05	1401	171.30	XLON
10:27:40	4883	171.50	XLON
10:27:40	1400	171.50	XLON
10:27:40	11200	171.50	XLON
10:40:40	1978	171.80	XLON
10:42:35	2497	171.50	BATE
10:42:35	151	171.50	TRQX
10:42:35	690	171.50	TRQX
10:42:35	690	171.50	TRQX
10:42:35	700	171.50	TRQX
11:32:02	46	171.20	XLON
11:32:02	48	171.20	XLON
11:32:05	8	171.50	XLON
11:32:05	96	171.50	XLON
11:32:05	3109	171.70	XLON
11:32:05	4008	171.70	XLON
11:32:05	287	171.70	XLON
11:32:05	1981	171.70	XLON
11:32:25	467	171.40	CHIX
11:32:25	1400	171.40	CHIX
11:32:25	700	171.40	CHIX
11:32:25	396	171.50	CHIX
11:32:25	2131	171.50	CHIX
12:17:02	623	170.90	TRQX
12:20:18	149	170.90	TRQX
12:20:18	1530	170.90	TRQX
12:29:38	289	170.50	BATE
12:35:15	1343	171.10	XLON
12:35:15	1331	171.10	XLON
12:36:00	2060	171.20	XLON
12:36:00	1892	171.20	XLON
13:17:25	2372	171.10	CHIX
13:17:34	2048	171.40	XLON
13:30:58	1	170.90	BATE
13:31:00	2312	171.40	CHIX
13:31:00	2579	171.40	CHIX
13:31:00	426	171.20	XLON
13:31:00	714	171.20	XLON
13:31:00	4	171.20	XLON
13:31:00	491	171.20	XLON
13:31:00	1898	171.20	XLON
13:32:39	666	171.20	XLON
13:32:39	1458	171.40	BATE
13:32:39	1856	171.40	BATE
13:32:39	500	171.40	XLON
13:32:39	1711	171.40	XLON
13:32:39	2211	171.40	XLON
13:43:47	827	171.20	TRQX
13:43:47	700	171.20	TRQX
13:43:47	700	171.20	TRQX
13:55:00	617	171.10	BATE
13:55:00	700	171.10	BATE
13:55:00	700	171.10	BATE
13:55:00	641	171.10	BATE
14:09:50	977	170.90	XLON
14:09:50	700	170.90	XLON
14:09:50	700	170.90	XLON
14:09:50	1400	170.90	XLON
14:09:50	2098	170.90	XLON
14:10:13	3158	171.10	CHIX
14:10:13	48	171.10	CHIX
14:10:13	3754	171.40	CHIX
14:12:40	1781	171.10	XLON
14:12:40	417	171.10	XLON
14:30:10	709	170.60	XLON
14:30:10	1156	170.60	XLON
14:41:00	2497	170.70	BATE
14:42:00	463	170.70	BATE
14:42:00	1970	170.70	BATE
14:52:54	269	170.10	XLON
14:52:54	1571	170.10	XLON
14:52:54	1400	170.10	XLON
14:52:54	1576	170.10	XLON
14:52:54	455	170.10	XLON
14:56:08	532	170.00	BATE
14:56:08	1881	170.00	BATE
14:56:13	1730	170.00	CHIX
14:56:13	900	170.00	CHIX
14:57:23	1949	170.20	XLON
15:07:46	1517	169.80	CHIX
15:07:55	7	169.80	CHIX
15:08:00	5	169.80	CHIX
15:08:01	294	170.10	XLON
15:08:01	2542	170.10	XLON
15:09:00	1	170.10	CHIX
15:09:30	646	170.10	CHIX
15:09:30	1872	170.10	CHIX
15:09:30	452	170.20	XLON
15:09:30	1332	170.20	XLON
15:12:16	2332	170.10	TRQX
15:12:16	25	170.10	TRQX
15:12:16	249	170.10	TRQX
15:22:22	13	170.00	BATE
15:23:30	2012	170.10	XLON
15:23:30	88	170.10	XLON
15:25:28	1971	170.00	BATE
15:25:28	254	170.00	BATE
15:26:18	127	169.80	CHIX
15:26:18	591	169.80	CHIX
15:27:08	11	169.80	XLON
15:27:58	54	169.80	XLON
15:27:58	2586	169.80	XLON
15:28:58	1920	169.80	XLON
15:34:18	82	169.20	CHIX
15:34:18	2155	169.20	CHIX
15:34:18	46	169.20	CHIX
15:36:47	281	169.50	XLON
15:36:47	1813	169.50	XLON
15:36:47	3848	169.50	XLON
15:36:47	2507	169.70	CHIX
15:36:49	1736	169.70	XLON
15:36:49	5072	169.70	XLON
15:36:49	626	169.70	XLON
15:36:49	700	169.70	XLON
15:57:47	359	169.40	XLON
15:57:47	2762	169.50	CHIX
15:57:47	76	169.40	XLON
15:57:47	23	169.40	XLON
15:57:47	322	169.40	XLON
15:57:47	2228	169.40	XLON
16:00:00	2349	169.70	XLON
16:00:00	674	169.70	XLON
16:02:52	186	169.70	XLON
16:02:52	46	169.70	XLON
16:02:52	515	169.70	XLON
16:02:53	368	169.80	XLON
16:02:53	352	169.80	XLON
16:02:53	2574	169.90	XLON
16:02:53	559	169.90	XLON
16:04:45	46	169.90	XLON
16:15:02	33	170.00	CHIX
16:15:33	52	170.20	CHIX
16:15:33	42	170.20	CHIX
16:15:35	1145	170.60	CHIX
16:15:35	1585	170.60	CHIX
16:15:36	1695	170.80	XLON
16:15:36	4539	170.80	XLON
16:15:36	917	170.80	TRQX
16:15:36	1544	170.80	TRQX
16:15:36	700	170.70	XLON
16:15:36	2324	170.70	XLON
16:15:36	999	170.80	XLON
16:15:36	266	170.80	XLON
16:15:36	1058	170.80	XLON
16:15:36	481	170.80	XLON
16:15:36	1897	170.80	XLON
16:15:49	2208	170.50	XLON
16:19:48	204	170.40	XLON
16:19:48	2897	170.40	XLON
16:20:55	11	170.40	CHIX
16:20:55	2615	170.40	CHIX
16:25:49	700	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	200	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	202	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	1857	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	2400	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	700	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	2100	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	83	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	149	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	700	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	700	170.90	XLON
16:25:49	637	170.80	XLON
16:25:49	1800	170.80	XLON
16:25:49	2916	170.80	CHIX
16:26:25	2370	170.70	CHIX
16:27:38	426	170.70	TRQX
16:28:13	51	170.70	BATE
16:28:25	712	170.70	TRQX
16:28:25	661	170.70	TRQX
16:28:25	661	170.70	TRQX
16:28:25	604	170.70	BATE
16:28:25	1400	170.70	BATE
16:28:25	700	170.70	BATE

 

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