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 14 November 2024, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	18 December 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	328,476
Weighted average price paid (p)	166.47
Highest price paid (p)	167.40
Lowest price paid (p)	164.70

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 141,954,948 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 608,740,067. FirstGroup initially intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury shares but may cancel them in due course.

The total number of voting rights in FirstGroup, excluding treasury shares as at 18 December 2024 is 608,740,067. 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]

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	166.57	10,487
BATE	166.38	43,558
CHIX	166.49	274,431

Individual Transactions

Transaction Time	Volume	Price	Platform	Transaction Ref
08:14:47	399	164.70	CHIX	00278017828TRLO0
08:15:03	1531	165.50	CHIX	00278017919TRLO0
08:15:36	809	165.30	CHIX	00278018121TRLO0
08:15:36	1606	165.30	CHIX	00278018122TRLO0
08:30:23	2598	165.30	CHIX	00278020092TRLO0
08:30:23	1187	165.30	CHIX	00278020093TRLO0
08:30:23	793	165.30	CHIX	00278020094TRLO0
08:30:23	122	165.30	BATE	00278020095TRLO0
08:30:23	280	165.30	BATE	00278020096TRLO0
08:30:23	412	165.30	BATE	00278020097TRLO0
08:30:41	1023	164.80	CHIX	00278020120TRLO0
08:35:03	393	165.00	CHIX	00278020631TRLO0
08:45:44	600	165.00	BATE	00278021945TRLO0
08:45:44	77	165.00	BATE	00278021946TRLO0
08:45:44	407	165.00	CHIX	00278021947TRLO0
08:45:44	8	165.00	CHIX	00278021948TRLO0
08:45:44	782	165.00	CHIX	00278021949TRLO0
08:45:44	717	165.00	CHIX	00278021950TRLO0
08:45:44	81	165.00	CHIX	00278021951TRLO0
08:45:44	1648	165.00	CHIX	00278021952TRLO0
09:07:56	117	165.30	CHIX	00278023897TRLO0
09:07:56	272	165.30	CHIX	00278023898TRLO0
09:07:56	328	165.30	CHIX	00278023899TRLO0
09:07:56	1200	165.30	CHIX	00278023900TRLO0
09:58:48	1141	166.70	CHIX	00278028859TRLO0
09:58:48	1800	166.70	CHIX	00278028860TRLO0
09:58:48	600	166.70	CHIX	00278028861TRLO0
09:58:48	810	166.70	CHIX	00278028862TRLO0
09:58:48	5902	166.70	CHIX	00278028863TRLO0
10:08:24	4598	166.70	CHIX	00278029775TRLO0
10:08:24	1110	166.70	CHIX	00278029776TRLO0
10:19:29	3441	166.60	CHIX	00278030941TRLO0
10:19:29	1800	166.60	BATE	00278030942TRLO0
10:19:29	5559	166.60	CHIX	00278030943TRLO0
10:19:29	10448	166.60	CHIX	00278030944TRLO0
10:19:29	6180	166.60	CHIX	00278030945TRLO0
10:19:29	1859	166.60	BATE	00278030946TRLO0
10:19:29	412	166.60	BATE	00278030947TRLO0
11:09:39	7085	167.00	CHIX	00278036296TRLO0
11:09:39	2064	167.00	BATE	00278036297TRLO0
11:09:39	4846	167.00	BATE	00278036298TRLO0
11:09:39	10448	167.00	CHIX	00278036299TRLO0
11:09:39	10448	167.00	CHIX	00278036300TRLO0
11:09:59	1700	166.70	CHIX	00278036337TRLO0
11:09:59	293	166.70	CHIX	00278036338TRLO0
11:10:34	2166	166.60	CHIX	00278036439TRLO0
11:10:34	538	166.50	CHIX	00278036440TRLO0
11:27:28	406	166.20	CHIX	00278038503TRLO0
11:27:28	823	166.20	CHIX	00278038504TRLO0
11:27:28	768	166.20	CHIX	00278038505TRLO0
11:27:28	812	166.20	CHIX	00278038506TRLO0
11:27:28	842	166.20	CHIX	00278038507TRLO0
12:06:42	174	166.00	CHIX	00278043032TRLO0
12:07:58	648	166.00	CHIX	00278043170TRLO0
12:07:58	6466	166.00	BATE	00278043171TRLO0
12:07:58	754	166.00	CHIX	00278043172TRLO0
12:07:58	446	166.00	CHIX	00278043173TRLO0
12:07:58	754	166.00	CHIX	00278043174TRLO0
12:07:58	600	166.00	CHIX	00278043175TRLO0
12:07:58	600	166.00	CHIX	00278043176TRLO0
12:07:58	600	166.00	CHIX	00278043177TRLO0
12:07:58	600	166.00	CHIX	00278043178TRLO0
12:07:58	3072	166.00	CHIX	00278043179TRLO0
12:07:58	2400	166.00	CHIX	00278043180TRLO0
12:07:58	741	166.00	CHIX	00278043181TRLO0
12:07:58	10448	166.00	CHIX	00278043182TRLO0
12:23:58	386	166.20	CHIX	00278044693TRLO0
12:37:19	279	166.40	CHIX	00278045772TRLO0
12:37:19	1319	166.40	CHIX	00278045773TRLO0
12:37:21	70	166.40	CHIX	00278045783TRLO0
12:37:21	507	166.40	CHIX	00278045784TRLO0
12:37:21	93	166.40	CHIX	00278045785TRLO0
12:37:21	264	166.40	CHIX	00278045786TRLO0
12:37:21	264	166.40	CHIX	00278045787TRLO0
12:37:21	10448	166.30	CHIX	00278045788TRLO0
12:37:21	4615	166.30	BATE	00278045789TRLO0
12:37:21	2073	166.30	XLON	00278045790TRLO0
12:37:24	433	166.00	CHIX	00278045811TRLO0
12:37:35	440	165.90	CHIX	00278045818TRLO0
12:57:32	836	165.90	BATE	00278047241TRLO0
12:57:32	637	165.90	BATE	00278047242TRLO0
12:57:32	396	165.90	CHIX	00278047243TRLO0
12:58:34	432	166.00	CHIX	00278047378TRLO0
13:00:50	842	165.90	CHIX	00278047680TRLO0
13:00:50	770	165.90	CHIX	00278047681TRLO0
13:00:50	761	165.90	CHIX	00278047682TRLO0
13:00:50	188	165.90	BATE	00278047683TRLO0
13:00:50	395	165.90	BATE	00278047684TRLO0
13:00:50	2175	165.90	CHIX	00278047685TRLO0
13:00:50	6587	165.90	CHIX	00278047686TRLO0
13:21:11	5242	165.80	CHIX	00278049552TRLO0
13:21:11	552	165.80	CHIX	00278049553TRLO0
13:21:11	731	165.80	CHIX	00278049554TRLO0
13:21:11	2249	165.80	CHIX	00278049555TRLO0
13:21:11	752	165.80	BATE	00278049556TRLO0
13:21:11	450	165.80	BATE	00278049557TRLO0
13:21:11	778	165.80	CHIX	00278049558TRLO0
13:21:11	1203	165.80	XLON	00278049559TRLO0
13:21:11	1198	165.80	XLON	00278049560TRLO0
13:35:22	1232	165.70	CHIX	00278051146TRLO0
13:35:22	276	165.70	CHIX	00278051147TRLO0
13:47:40	1208	166.00	CHIX	00278052786TRLO0
13:47:40	2750	166.00	BATE	00278052787TRLO0
13:47:40	1607	166.00	CHIX	00278052788TRLO0
13:47:40	3009	166.00	CHIX	00278052789TRLO0
13:47:40	5587	166.00	CHIX	00278052790TRLO0
14:00:07	1630	165.90	CHIX	00278054206TRLO0
14:00:07	1452	165.90	CHIX	00278054207TRLO0
14:00:08	140	165.90	CHIX	00278054211TRLO0
14:15:51	816	166.20	BATE	00278056574TRLO0
14:15:51	335	166.20	CHIX	00278056575TRLO0
14:15:51	896	166.20	CHIX	00278056576TRLO0
14:15:51	1675	166.20	CHIX	00278056577TRLO0
14:15:51	904	166.20	CHIX	00278056578TRLO0
14:15:51	2208	166.20	CHIX	00278056579TRLO0
14:15:51	815	166.20	XLON	00278056580TRLO0
14:18:57	599	166.30	CHIX	00278056973TRLO0
14:18:57	141	166.30	CHIX	00278056974TRLO0
14:18:57	141	166.30	CHIX	00278056975TRLO0
14:24:44	7412	166.20	CHIX	00278057704TRLO0
14:24:44	262	166.20	CHIX	00278057705TRLO0
14:24:44	467	166.20	CHIX	00278057706TRLO0
14:24:44	376	166.20	BATE	00278057707TRLO0
14:24:44	387	166.20	BATE	00278057708TRLO0
14:24:44	43	166.20	BATE	00278057709TRLO0
14:24:44	390	166.20	BATE	00278057710TRLO0
14:24:44	416	166.20	BATE	00278057711TRLO0
14:35:12	225	166.00	CHIX	00278060665TRLO0
14:35:12	382	166.00	BATE	00278060666TRLO0
14:35:12	448	166.00	BATE	00278060667TRLO0
14:35:12	600	166.00	CHIX	00278060668TRLO0
14:35:12	432	166.00	XLON	00278060669TRLO0
14:35:12	2914	166.00	CHIX	00278060672TRLO0
14:35:12	417	166.00	CHIX	00278060673TRLO0
14:57:02	573	166.40	BATE	00278069982TRLO0
14:57:02	1062	166.40	BATE	00278069983TRLO0
14:57:02	1338	166.40	BATE	00278069984TRLO0
14:57:02	544	166.40	BATE	00278069985TRLO0
14:57:03	1739	166.40	BATE	00278070010TRLO0
14:57:03	5274	166.40	CHIX	00278070011TRLO0
14:57:03	1595	166.40	CHIX	00278070012TRLO0
14:57:03	8746	166.40	CHIX	00278070013TRLO0
14:57:16	1682	166.40	CHIX	00278070092TRLO0
15:10:22	421	166.90	CHIX	00278076940TRLO0
15:10:22	838	166.90	BATE	00278076941TRLO0
15:10:22	824	166.90	BATE	00278076942TRLO0
15:10:22	814	166.90	CHIX	00278076943TRLO0
15:10:22	5968	166.90	CHIX	00278076944TRLO0
15:10:27	266	166.90	CHIX	00278076988TRLO0
15:10:27	139	166.90	CHIX	00278076989TRLO0
15:10:38	357	166.60	CHIX	00278077063TRLO0
15:10:38	53	166.60	CHIX	00278077064TRLO0
15:20:54	4605	166.50	CHIX	00278082732TRLO0
15:20:54	823	166.50	BATE	00278082733TRLO0
15:20:54	16	166.50	BATE	00278082734TRLO0
15:20:54	22	166.40	BATE	00278082735TRLO0
15:20:54	441	166.40	CHIX	00278082736TRLO0
15:20:54	383	166.40	CHIX	00278082737TRLO0
15:20:54	205	166.40	BATE	00278082738TRLO0
15:20:54	205	166.40	BATE	00278082739TRLO0
15:26:15	450	166.60	CHIX	00278085026TRLO0
15:26:15	1210	166.60	CHIX	00278085027TRLO0
15:26:15	38	166.60	CHIX	00278085028TRLO0
15:26:15	1235	166.60	CHIX	00278085029TRLO0
15:52:16	1103	166.50	CHIX	00278093116TRLO0
15:52:16	414	166.50	BATE	00278093117TRLO0
15:52:16	402	166.50	CHIX	00278093118TRLO0
15:52:16	389	166.50	CHIX	00278093119TRLO0
15:52:16	812	166.50	CHIX	00278093120TRLO0
15:59:24	3435	167.40	CHIX	00278096348TRLO0
15:59:28	900	167.40	CHIX	00278096358TRLO0
15:59:28	600	167.40	CHIX	00278096359TRLO0
15:59:28	1892	167.40	CHIX	00278096360TRLO0
15:59:29	1068	167.40	CHIX	00278096362TRLO0
15:59:29	600	167.40	CHIX	00278096363TRLO0
15:59:56	5388	167.40	CHIX	00278096638TRLO0
15:59:56	416	167.40	BATE	00278096639TRLO0
15:59:56	349	167.30	CHIX	00278096640TRLO0
15:59:56	3016	167.30	CHIX	00278096641TRLO0
16:00:42	417	167.30	CHIX	00278097000TRLO0
16:00:42	183	167.30	CHIX	00278097001TRLO0
16:00:42	122	167.30	CHIX	00278097002TRLO0
16:00:42	113	167.30	CHIX	00278097003TRLO0
16:02:52	416	167.30	CHIX	00278097781TRLO0
16:02:52	400	167.30	CHIX	00278097782TRLO0
16:02:52	119	167.30	CHIX	00278097783TRLO0
16:02:52	435	167.30	CHIX	00278097784TRLO0
16:02:52	914	167.30	CHIX	00278097785TRLO0
16:02:52	105	167.30	CHIX	00278097786TRLO0
16:02:52	10343	167.30	CHIX	00278097787TRLO0
16:02:52	398	167.20	CHIX	00278097788TRLO0
16:02:53	105	167.10	CHIX	00278097798TRLO0
16:02:53	342	167.10	CHIX	00278097799TRLO0
16:03:14	432	167.00	CHIX	00278097965TRLO0
16:03:29	96	166.90	CHIX	00278098020TRLO0
16:04:00	292	166.90	CHIX	00278098184TRLO0
16:04:00	11	166.90	CHIX	00278098185TRLO0
16:04:00	415	166.90	CHIX	00278098186TRLO0
16:13:41	383	166.90	CHIX	00278102229TRLO0
16:13:41	443	166.90	CHIX	00278102230TRLO0
16:13:41	434	166.90	CHIX	00278102231TRLO0
16:13:41	800	166.90	CHIX	00278102232TRLO0
16:13:41	847	166.90	CHIX	00278102233TRLO0
16:20:28	1068	167.20	CHIX	00278105143TRLO0
16:20:28	2438	167.20	CHIX	00278105144TRLO0
16:20:28	462	167.20	CHIX	00278105145TRLO0
16:20:33	229	167.20	CHIX	00278105157TRLO0
16:20:42	190	167.20	CHIX	00278105196TRLO0
16:20:42	369	167.20	CHIX	00278105197TRLO0
16:28:34	22	167.20	CHIX	00278108810TRLO0
16:28:34	744	167.20	CHIX	00278108811TRLO0
16:28:34	594	167.20	CHIX	00278108812TRLO0
16:28:34	9110	167.20	CHIX	00278108813TRLO0
16:28:34	1720	167.20	BATE	00278108814TRLO0
16:28:34	1747	167.20	XLON	00278108815TRLO0
16:28:34	3019	167.20	XLON	00278108816TRLO0

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