Purchase of Own Securities

FirstGroup PLC 18 December 2001 18 December 2001 FirstGroup plc Buyback of 121,694 ordinary shares for cancellation FirstGroup announces that on 18 December 2001 it purchased for cancellation 100,000 ordinary shares of 5p each at a price of 265p per share and a further 21,694 ordinary shares of 5p each at a price of 264p per share. Since FirstGroup started to buyback its ordinary shares on 16 November 2001 it has repurchased for cancellation a total of 1,121,694 ordinary shares leaving 420,009,253 ordinary shares in issue.

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