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	1 August 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	242,890
Weighted average price paid (p)	176.40
Highest price paid (p)	178.30
Lowest price paid (p)	172.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 135,223,293 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 615,471,722. 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 1 August 2024 is 615,471,722. 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 Panmure Liberum: 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	176.41	72,620
BATE	176.37	4,907
CHIX	176.34	147,167
TRQX	176.28	3,639
Aquis	176.56	14,557

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:01:18	808	175.50	CHIX
08:04:02	547	176.20	CHIX
08:04:02	841	176.20	CHIX
08:08:17	199	175.70	CHIX
08:08:17	1189	175.70	CHIX
08:08:18	1388	175.50	CHIX
08:08:18	906	175.50	Aquis
08:08:18	470	175.50	CHIX
08:08:18	453	175.50	TRQX
08:08:18	3171	175.50	XLON
08:08:19	131	175.60	CHIX
08:08:19	1257	175.60	CHIX
08:16:25	1388	175.80	CHIX
08:23:52	7	176.40	CHIX
08:27:19	22	177.00	CHIX
08:28:02	547	177.00	CHIX
08:29:02	547	177.00	CHIX
08:29:02	272	177.00	CHIX
08:29:56	1388	176.40	CHIX
08:29:56	1829	176.40	CHIX
08:29:56	2705	176.40	XLON
08:29:56	466	176.40	XLON
08:29:56	800	176.40	Aquis
08:29:56	274	176.40	Aquis
08:29:56	755	176.40	CHIX
08:29:56	3171	176.40	XLON
08:33:38	1032	176.60	CHIX
08:36:40	1388	177.00	CHIX
08:37:24	681	176.90	CHIX
08:37:24	707	176.90	CHIX
08:40:13	428	176.80	CHIX
08:40:13	480	176.80	CHIX
08:40:13	480	176.80	CHIX
08:50:02	1388	176.60	CHIX
08:54:08	13	176.50	CHIX
08:54:08	1017	176.50	CHIX
08:54:08	358	176.50	CHIX
08:54:08	775	176.40	Aquis
08:54:08	152	176.40	Aquis
08:54:08	23	176.40	Aquis
08:54:08	11	176.40	Aquis
08:54:08	26	176.40	Aquis
08:54:08	4	176.40	Aquis
08:54:08	3	176.40	Aquis
08:54:08	3157	176.40	XLON
08:54:08	165	176.40	XLON
08:58:07	31	176.50	CHIX
09:08:57	800	176.70	XLON
09:08:57	800	176.70	XLON
09:08:57	400	176.70	XLON
09:08:57	364	176.70	XLON
09:08:57	271	176.70	XLON
09:09:28	491	176.70	XLON
09:09:28	45	176.70	XLON
09:13:21	1388	176.70	CHIX
09:13:21	1829	176.70	XLON
09:13:21	653	176.70	Aquis
09:17:39	71	176.80	CHIX
09:17:39	1317	176.80	CHIX
09:17:39	446	176.70	XLON
09:18:52	1388	176.80	CHIX
09:19:58	138	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	1250	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	445	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	253	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	214	176.70	BATE
09:19:58	214	176.70	BATE
09:19:58	25	176.70	BATE
09:19:58	25	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	2725	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	302	176.70	TRQX
09:19:58	400	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	400	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	106	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	319	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	302	176.70	BATE
09:19:58	3171	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	90	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	515	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	96	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	180	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	109	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	102	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	800	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	453	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	22	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	1453	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	510	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	400	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	44	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	772	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	3171	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	613	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	772	176.70	CHIX
09:19:58	170	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	887	176.70	Aquis
09:19:58	3171	176.70	XLON
09:19:58	227	176.60	Aquis
09:19:58	245	176.60	XLON
09:19:58	103	176.60	XLON
09:19:58	95	176.60	XLON
09:19:59	151	176.70	Aquis
09:19:59	22	176.70	CHIX
09:19:59	382	176.70	XLON
09:19:59	129	176.70	CHIX
09:19:59	1388	176.50	CHIX
09:20:04	360	176.30	CHIX
09:20:04	988	176.30	CHIX
09:20:04	40	176.30	CHIX
09:20:18	400	176.30	CHIX
09:20:18	988	176.30	CHIX
09:21:37	612	176.00	CHIX
09:21:37	388	176.00	CHIX
09:21:37	388	176.00	CHIX
09:23:43	1388	175.60	CHIX
09:25:07	143	175.90	BATE
09:41:14	134	176.50	CHIX
09:41:14	627	176.50	CHIX
09:41:14	627	176.50	CHIX
09:50:58	1388	176.40	CHIX
09:51:29	1388	176.10	CHIX
09:56:57	1388	175.90	CHIX
09:58:54	109	175.90	CHIX
09:58:54	800	175.90	CHIX
09:58:54	479	175.90	CHIX
10:07:43	1388	176.00	CHIX
10:11:55	1	175.80	CHIX
10:11:56	1	175.80	CHIX
10:11:58	1	175.80	CHIX
10:11:59	1	175.80	CHIX
10:19:16	1384	175.80	CHIX
10:49:45	1388	175.80	CHIX
11:00:26	1388	175.60	CHIX
11:04:48	1388	175.50	CHIX
11:04:48	386	175.50	TRQX
11:04:48	400	175.50	CHIX
11:04:48	204	175.50	CHIX
11:04:48	400	175.50	XLON
11:04:48	770	175.50	XLON
11:04:48	340	175.50	XLON
11:04:48	815	175.50	BATE
11:04:48	201	175.50	BATE
11:04:48	93	175.50	XLON
11:04:48	1300	175.50	XLON
11:04:48	91	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	1388	175.50	CHIX
11:04:52	235	175.50	CHIX
11:04:52	453	175.50	Aquis
11:04:52	400	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	973	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	137	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	151	175.50	TRQX
11:04:52	151	175.50	BATE
11:04:52	688	175.50	Aquis
11:04:52	151	175.50	CHIX
11:04:52	14	175.50	BATE
11:04:52	3	175.50	BATE
11:04:52	134	175.50	BATE
11:04:52	1300	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	210	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	175	175.50	TRQX
11:04:52	183	175.50	Aquis
11:04:52	101	175.50	CHIX
11:04:52	35	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	96	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	772	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	60	175.50	XLON
11:04:52	145	175.50	Aquis
11:04:52	3	175.50	TRQX
11:04:52	41	175.50	TRQX
11:04:53	98	175.50	CHIX
11:04:53	249	175.50	CHIX
11:04:53	249	175.50	CHIX
11:04:53	249	175.50	CHIX
11:04:53	249	175.50	CHIX
11:04:53	107	175.50	TRQX
11:04:53	151	175.50	CHIX
11:04:53	216	175.50	XLON
11:04:53	237	175.50	XLON
11:04:54	147	175.50	BATE
11:04:54	27	175.50	Aquis
11:04:54	294	175.50	CHIX
11:04:54	4	175.50	BATE
11:04:55	1388	175.50	CHIX
11:04:55	151	175.50	TRQX
11:04:55	235	175.50	CHIX
11:04:55	453	175.50	Aquis
11:04:55	151	175.50	BATE
11:04:55	1510	175.50	XLON
11:04:56	105	175.50	CHIX
11:04:56	108	175.50	XLON
11:04:56	1300	175.50	XLON
11:04:56	105	175.50	XLON
11:04:56	252	175.50	Aquis
11:04:56	14	175.50	TRQX
11:04:56	121	175.50	XLON
11:04:56	30	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	383	175.50	CHIX
11:05:00	237	175.50	CHIX
11:05:00	151	175.50	CHIX
11:05:00	768	175.50	CHIX
11:05:00	44	175.50	TRQX
11:05:00	26	175.50	Aquis
11:05:00	151	175.50	BATE
11:05:00	93	175.50	TRQX
11:05:00	453	175.50	Aquis
11:05:00	235	175.50	CHIX
11:05:00	1510	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	151	175.50	TRQX
11:05:00	151	175.50	BATE
11:05:00	2300	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	105	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	95	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	59	175.50	Aquis
11:05:00	100	175.50	CHIX
11:05:00	117	175.50	CHIX
11:05:00	355	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	92	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	97	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	151	175.50	TRQX
11:05:00	151	175.50	CHIX
11:05:00	151	175.50	BATE
11:05:00	1076	175.50	XLON
11:05:00	151	175.50	XLON
11:05:15	1388	175.10	CHIX
11:33:57	1388	175.00	CHIX
12:09:34	421	175.60	CHIX
12:09:34	967	175.60	CHIX
12:15:42	1388	176.10	CHIX
12:21:49	1388	176.40	CHIX
12:21:57	400	176.40	CHIX
12:21:57	400	176.40	CHIX
12:21:57	494	176.40	CHIX
12:21:57	94	176.40	CHIX
12:22:41	400	176.50	CHIX
12:22:41	494	176.50	CHIX
12:22:41	494	176.50	CHIX
12:22:55	28	176.80	Aquis
12:22:55	18	176.80	BATE
12:23:45	1044	177.20	CHIX
12:23:45	344	177.20	CHIX
12:24:13	46	177.30	Aquis
12:24:41	1388	177.40	CHIX
12:27:09	1036	177.80	CHIX
12:27:09	176	177.80	CHIX
12:27:09	176	177.80	CHIX
12:27:58	1388	178.10	CHIX
12:28:25	146	178.30	CHIX
12:29:04	149	178.30	CHIX
12:29:04	1093	178.30	CHIX
12:29:06	1388	178.10	CHIX
12:29:06	1074	178.10	CHIX
12:29:06	467	178.10	TRQX
12:29:06	288	178.10	TRQX
12:29:06	3171	178.10	XLON
12:29:06	470	178.10	BATE
12:29:06	453	178.10	CHIX
12:29:06	3171	178.10	XLON
12:29:06	847	178.10	Aquis
12:29:06	59	178.10	Aquis
12:29:06	906	178.10	Aquis
12:29:06	453	178.10	BATE
12:29:06	470	178.10	CHIX
12:29:06	3171	178.10	XLON
12:29:06	302	178.10	TRQX
12:29:06	302	178.10	BATE
12:29:06	319	178.10	CHIX
12:29:06	3171	178.10	XLON
12:29:07	1388	178.10	CHIX
12:29:09	1388	178.10	CHIX
12:29:09	906	178.10	XLON
12:29:09	486	178.10	Aquis
12:29:09	2200	178.10	XLON
12:29:09	458	178.10	XLON
12:29:09	926	178.10	XLON
12:29:09	161	178.10	Aquis
12:29:16	39	178.10	Aquis
12:29:16	1388	178.10	CHIX
12:29:16	126	178.10	Aquis
12:29:16	151	178.10	CHIX
12:29:16	453	178.10	XLON
12:30:37	1388	177.80	CHIX
12:31:22	1388	177.50	CHIX
12:33:51	1388	177.30	CHIX
12:40:28	1000	177.00	CHIX
12:40:28	388	177.00	CHIX
12:42:59	694	176.90	CHIX
12:42:59	694	176.90	CHIX
12:44:42	100	176.80	CHIX
12:44:42	800	176.80	CHIX
12:44:42	400	176.80	CHIX
12:44:42	88	176.80	CHIX
13:00:01	46	177.00	CHIX
13:00:01	931	177.00	CHIX
13:00:01	411	177.00	CHIX
13:00:35	134	177.10	CHIX
13:00:36	1254	177.10	CHIX
13:00:42	800	177.00	CHIX
13:00:42	588	177.00	CHIX
13:00:48	400	176.90	CHIX
13:00:48	400	176.90	CHIX
13:01:21	122	177.10	Aquis
13:01:24	1266	177.10	CHIX
13:01:35	1388	177.10	CHIX
13:02:12	800	176.90	CHIX
13:02:12	294	176.90	CHIX
13:02:12	294	176.90	CHIX
13:18:05	1388	176.70	CHIX
13:22:58	1388	176.50	CHIX
13:55:31	1388	176.70	CHIX
13:55:59	1388	176.90	CHIX
13:56:12	37	177.00	Aquis
13:57:02	293	177.00	CHIX
13:57:02	293	177.00	CHIX
13:57:02	529	177.00	CHIX
13:57:02	236	177.00	CHIX
13:58:17	1388	176.70	CHIX
13:59:40	1388	176.50	CHIX
14:13:15	59	176.50	TRQX
14:13:15	542	176.50	BATE
14:13:16	787	176.50	CHIX
14:18:02	400	176.40	CHIX
14:18:02	988	176.40	CHIX
14:31:13	703	176.30	CHIX
14:31:13	685	176.30	CHIX
14:31:18	1388	176.20	CHIX
14:35:36	1388	175.90	CHIX
14:38:47	1114	176.00	CHIX
14:38:47	137	176.00	CHIX
14:38:47	137	176.00	CHIX
14:38:48	400	176.00	CHIX
14:38:48	900	176.00	CHIX
14:38:48	88	176.00	CHIX
14:39:32	60	176.10	CHIX
14:39:32	105	176.10	Aquis
14:39:46	208	176.30	CHIX
14:39:46	428	176.30	CHIX
14:40:05	150	176.50	TRQX
14:40:05	354	176.50	CHIX
14:40:05	884	176.50	CHIX
14:40:18	1388	176.50	CHIX
14:43:34	215	176.50	CHIX
14:43:34	1173	176.50	CHIX
14:45:26	341	176.60	CHIX
14:45:26	741	176.60	CHIX
14:45:26	306	176.60	CHIX
14:46:16	1064	176.70	CHIX
14:46:37	324	176.70	CHIX
14:48:36	1388	176.60	CHIX
14:50:06	1388	176.50	CHIX
14:52:04	843	176.10	CHIX
14:52:04	545	176.10	CHIX
14:55:00	539	176.00	CHIX
14:55:00	800	176.00	CHIX
14:55:00	49	176.00	CHIX
14:56:39	1388	175.70	CHIX
15:00:14	1388	175.60	CHIX
15:01:29	411	175.40	CHIX
15:01:29	977	175.40	CHIX
15:04:25	1388	175.10	CHIX
15:04:56	260	174.80	CHIX
15:04:56	1022	174.80	CHIX
15:04:56	106	174.80	CHIX
15:06:40	303	174.70	CHIX
15:06:40	1085	174.70	CHIX
15:09:09	1388	174.60	CHIX
15:11:27	1388	174.50	CHIX
15:11:38	814	174.30	CHIX
15:31:29	1829	173.00	CHIX
15:31:29	3171	173.00	XLON
15:41:41	245	172.40	CHIX
15:41:41	151	172.40	TRQX
15:41:41	604	172.40	XLON
15:46:54	302	172.40	CHIX
15:46:54	698	172.40	XLON
15:46:54	27	172.40	BATE
15:46:54	62	172.40	BATE
15:46:54	62	172.40	BATE
15:46:54	151	172.40	Aquis
15:46:54	151	172.40	CHIX
15:46:54	437	172.40	XLON

 

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