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 16 December 2022, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through Liberum Capital Limited.

Date of Purchase	22 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	320,271
Weighted average price paid (p)	116.63
Highest price paid (p)	118.50
Lowest price paid (p)	115.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 43,891,068 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 706,757,250. 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 22 May 2023 is 706,757,250. 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 / William Hall  Tel: [phone]	Contacts at RBC Europe Limited: James Agnew / Jonathan Hardy / 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	116.61	153,731
BATE	116.68	82,879
CHIX	116.61	58,880
TRQX	116.58	24,781

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:09:42	2,666	118.50	BATE
08:09:42	831	117.70	CHIX
08:09:42	1,709	117.70	CHIX
08:09:42	1,142	117.70	XLON
08:09:42	808	117.70	XLON
08:09:42	330	117.70	XLON
08:09:42	1,333	117.70	XLON
08:09:42	3,119	117.60	XLON
08:16:05	300	116.30	BATE
08:16:30	338	116.60	XLON
08:16:30	3,311	116.60	XLON
08:16:46	991	116.60	BATE
08:16:46	2,084	116.60	BATE
08:18:24	298	115.80	TRQX
08:18:24	2,211	115.80	TRQX
08:22:05	2,855	115.70	BATE
08:22:05	3,374	115.70	XLON
08:25:57	150	115.40	CHIX
08:26:36	298	115.40	CHIX
08:28:49	298	115.40	CHIX
08:29:33	298	115.40	CHIX
08:30:15	301	115.40	CHIX
08:30:55	297	115.40	CHIX
08:31:36	297	115.40	CHIX
08:32:17	297	115.40	CHIX
08:32:59	297	115.40	CHIX
08:33:39	338	115.40	CHIX
08:34:14	80	115.40	CHIX
08:37:44	2,717	116.10	BATE
08:38:44	2,850	116.10	BATE
08:57:14	1,100	116.00	CHIX
08:57:14	1,551	116.00	CHIX
08:59:46	1,100	116.10	XLON
08:59:46	2,186	116.10	XLON
09:00:44	268	116.10	BATE
09:00:44	189	116.10	BATE
09:00:44	2,200	116.10	BATE
09:22:39	200	116.30	CHIX
09:22:39	172	116.30	CHIX
09:22:39	3	116.30	CHIX
09:22:39	2,378	116.30	CHIX
09:22:39	3,564	116.30	XLON
09:23:30	285	116.20	TRQX
09:23:36	299	116.20	TRQX
09:24:26	296	116.20	TRQX
09:24:44	297	116.20	TRQX
09:27:36	296	116.20	TRQX
09:28:44	297	116.20	TRQX
09:34:03	298	116.20	TRQX
09:35:36	296	116.20	TRQX
09:37:25	297	116.20	TRQX
09:39:16	294	116.20	TRQX
09:57:53	2,789	116.80	CHIX
09:57:53	3,649	116.80	XLON
09:57:53	3,493	116.80	XLON
10:04:48	200	116.50	BATE
10:04:48	424	116.50	BATE
10:12:48	954	116.80	BATE
10:12:48	1,850	116.80	BATE
10:18:08	297	116.60	CHIX
10:18:56	298	116.60	CHIX
10:22:26	298	116.60	CHIX
10:24:00	145	116.70	XLON
10:26:24	38	116.70	CHIX
10:29:31	300	116.90	XLON
10:29:31	2,200	116.90	XLON
10:29:31	694	116.90	XLON
10:29:38	2,997	116.70	XLON
10:31:30	295	116.80	CHIX
10:31:58	45	116.80	CHIX
10:33:38	368	116.80	CHIX
10:34:49	1,989	116.80	CHIX
10:35:37	651	116.70	XLON
10:39:48	607	117.30	BATE
10:39:48	35	117.30	BATE
10:39:48	1,850	117.30	BATE
10:39:48	1,250	117.20	BATE
10:39:48	1,455	117.20	BATE
10:51:16	223	117.20	TRQX
10:51:16	4	117.20	TRQX
10:53:16	1,041	117.30	TRQX
10:53:16	1	117.30	TRQX
10:53:16	1,724	117.30	TRQX
10:57:16	296	116.90	XLON
10:59:50	298	117.00	CHIX
11:00:36	109	117.00	CHIX
11:01:32	2,261	117.00	CHIX
11:01:32	3,102	117.00	XLON
11:22:37	298	116.90	XLON
11:22:37	2,997	116.90	XLON
11:27:10	2,556	117.30	BATE
11:27:37	727	117.20	XLON
11:27:37	262	117.20	XLON
11:27:37	1,310	117.20	XLON
11:27:37	1,278	117.20	XLON
11:33:58	297	117.10	CHIX
11:36:07	298	117.10	CHIX
11:37:54	298	117.10	CHIX
11:39:40	296	117.10	CHIX
11:40:57	298	117.10	CHIX
11:40:57	1,100	117.10	CHIX
11:40:57	198	117.10	CHIX
12:01:42	341	116.60	XLON
12:02:35	215	116.60	XLON
12:03:03	31	116.80	BATE
12:03:03	784	116.80	BATE
12:03:03	5	116.80	BATE
12:03:03	3,300	116.90	XLON
12:03:03	308	116.90	XLON
12:03:16	550	116.90	BATE
12:03:16	2,200	116.90	BATE
12:03:16	874	116.90	BATE
12:03:16	295	116.90	BATE
12:03:16	1,100	116.90	BATE
12:03:16	1,100	116.90	BATE
12:03:16	1,100	116.90	BATE
12:05:22	3,000	117.00	XLON
12:09:52	121	117.00	XLON
12:10:48	2,650	117.10	CHIX
12:11:30	484	117.20	TRQX
12:11:30	2,233	117.20	TRQX
12:21:00	1,100	117.00	XLON
12:21:00	1,100	117.00	XLON
12:21:00	500	117.00	XLON
12:21:11	390	117.00	XLON
12:38:31	3,167	117.10	BATE
12:42:56	299	117.00	BATE
12:43:11	362	117.00	BATE
12:48:48	2,694	117.10	CHIX
12:50:44	298	117.00	BATE
12:52:03	1,984	117.00	BATE
12:52:03	295	117.00	XLON
12:52:03	666	117.00	XLON
12:52:03	2,089	117.00	XLON
12:52:03	2,200	117.00	XLON
12:52:04	500	117.00	XLON
12:52:04	641	117.00	XLON
12:55:54	3,184	117.00	XLON
13:04:03	2,800	117.00	BATE
13:10:54	398	116.90	XLON
13:11:37	274	116.90	XLON
13:13:04	300	116.90	XLON
13:13:48	301	116.90	XLON
13:14:32	300	116.90	XLON
13:15:16	298	116.90	XLON
13:16:01	300	116.90	XLON
13:16:46	301	116.90	XLON
13:18:16	61	116.90	XLON
13:18:46	302	116.90	XLON
13:19:31	230	116.90	XLON
13:20:31	296	116.80	CHIX
13:21:07	301	116.80	TRQX
13:21:43	301	116.80	CHIX
13:22:19	301	116.80	CHIX
13:22:55	302	116.80	CHIX
13:23:31	301	116.80	TRQX
13:24:07	301	116.80	CHIX
13:25:26	299	116.80	TRQX
13:26:14	299	116.80	CHIX
13:29:26	79	116.80	CHIX
13:30:38	297	116.80	TRQX
13:31:11	298	116.80	TRQX
13:31:44	297	116.80	TRQX
13:32:17	111	116.80	CHIX
13:32:39	115	116.80	CHIX
13:33:12	110	116.80	CHIX
13:33:45	116	116.80	CHIX
13:33:49	319	116.80	CHIX
13:34:18	96	116.80	CHIX
13:34:18	202	116.80	TRQX
13:35:32	405	116.90	BATE
13:35:32	1,126	116.90	BATE
13:35:32	1,100	116.90	BATE
13:36:00	302	116.80	TRQX
13:36:43	297	116.80	TRQX
13:37:15	284	116.80	TRQX
13:37:16	3	116.80	TRQX
13:38:27	87	116.80	TRQX
13:43:06	297	116.80	CHIX
13:44:19	298	116.80	CHIX
13:44:19	200	116.80	CHIX
13:45:12	296	116.80	CHIX
13:45:48	298	116.80	CHIX
13:46:28	297	116.80	CHIX
13:47:40	298	116.80	CHIX
13:48:16	299	116.80	CHIX
13:48:16	208	116.80	CHIX
14:04:17	436	116.60	CHIX
14:04:19	778	116.60	CHIX
14:04:24	155	116.60	CHIX
14:05:01	298	116.60	CHIX
14:05:51	299	116.60	CHIX
14:06:51	297	116.60	CHIX
14:08:02	452	116.60	CHIX
14:21:31	336	116.60	XLON
14:21:34	1,089	116.60	XLON
14:22:13	297	116.60	XLON
14:22:56	297	116.60	XLON
14:23:02	1,112	116.60	XLON
14:23:03	198	116.60	XLON
14:23:04	1,100	116.70	XLON
14:23:04	1,100	116.70	XLON
14:23:04	1,031	116.70	XLON
14:24:05	800	116.60	CHIX
14:24:06	1,484	116.60	CHIX
14:24:22	296	116.60	CHIX
14:25:09	299	116.60	CHIX
14:25:40	528	116.60	TRQX
14:25:52	46	116.60	CHIX
14:25:52	2,005	116.60	TRQX
14:26:13	261	116.60	TRQX
14:34:19	296	116.50	BATE
14:34:48	299	116.50	BATE
14:35:25	297	116.50	BATE
14:36:07	303	116.50	BATE
14:36:48	296	116.50	BATE
14:37:28	297	116.50	XLON
14:38:09	297	116.50	BATE
14:38:50	296	116.50	BATE
14:39:20	500	116.60	CHIX
14:39:20	1,972	116.60	CHIX
14:39:20	326	116.60	CHIX
14:39:31	80	116.50	BATE
14:39:31	216	116.60	CHIX
14:40:11	302	116.50	BATE
14:40:22	886	116.50	XLON
14:40:48	302	116.50	BATE
14:40:48	600	116.50	XLON
14:41:25	302	116.50	BATE
14:41:45	492	116.50	XLON
14:42:02	168	116.50	BATE
14:45:24	296	116.60	BATE
14:45:59	300	116.60	BATE
14:46:34	68	116.60	BATE
14:46:34	986	116.60	BATE
14:46:34	300	116.60	BATE
14:47:28	999	116.60	XLON
14:47:44	301	116.60	BATE
14:48:02	124	116.60	BATE
14:48:02	560	116.60	BATE
14:48:02	684	116.60	XLON
14:48:09	1	116.60	BATE
14:48:09	1,022	116.60	XLON
14:48:19	300	116.60	XLON
14:48:39	55	116.60	XLON
14:48:54	201	116.60	XLON
14:49:40	301	116.50	XLON
14:51:04	593	116.50	XLON
14:57:16	564	116.50	XLON
14:57:16	1,100	116.50	XLON
14:57:29	374	116.50	XLON
14:57:49	209	116.50	CHIX
14:58:22	300	116.50	CHIX
14:58:55	299	116.50	XLON
14:59:28	299	116.50	CHIX
15:00:01	300	116.50	CHIX
15:01:07	333	116.50	XLON
15:01:40	302	116.50	XLON
15:02:03	1,112	116.50	CHIX
15:02:03	1,170	116.50	XLON
15:02:20	230	116.50	XLON
15:02:46	303	116.50	CHIX
15:03:02	485	116.50	CHIX
15:03:02	627	116.50	XLON
15:03:02	65	116.50	XLON
15:03:03	2,200	116.50	XLON
15:03:03	1,309	116.50	XLON
15:03:03	1,188	116.50	XLON
15:03:03	111	116.50	XLON
15:03:10	686	116.50	XLON
15:03:49	303	116.50	XLON
15:03:56	328	116.50	XLON
15:03:56	37	116.50	XLON
15:06:56	2,200	116.40	XLON
15:06:56	881	116.40	XLON
15:12:03	297	116.30	CHIX
15:12:48	298	116.30	CHIX
15:13:18	4,014	116.60	BATE
15:14:28	886	116.60	BATE
15:14:28	1,679	116.60	BATE
15:14:29	521	116.50	TRQX
15:14:29	700	116.50	XLON
15:14:30	301	116.50	TRQX
15:15:26	847	116.50	TRQX
15:15:26	1,098	116.50	TRQX
15:15:26	1,100	116.50	XLON
15:15:26	3,940	116.50	XLON
15:15:26	3,504	116.50	XLON
15:15:26	2,200	116.50	XLON
15:15:26	1,100	116.50	XLON
15:15:26	179	116.50	XLON
15:15:26	1,063	116.50	XLON
15:15:31	2,791	116.40	CHIX
15:31:50	2,519	116.20	XLON
15:31:50	1,100	116.20	XLON
15:31:50	1,100	116.20	XLON
15:31:56	1,625	116.20	XLON
15:31:56	1,100	116.20	XLON
15:31:56	4,346	116.20	XLON
15:31:56	4,994	116.20	XLON
15:31:56	404	116.20	XLON
15:31:56	3,049	116.20	XLON
15:31:56	1,100	116.10	XLON
15:31:56	1,100	116.10	XLON
15:32:48	301	116.00	BATE
15:33:16	367	116.10	BATE
15:33:16	36	116.10	BATE
15:33:16	13	116.10	BATE
15:33:16	1,462	116.20	TRQX
15:33:16	1,100	116.20	TRQX
15:33:16	6	116.20	TRQX
15:33:41	1,100	116.10	BATE
15:33:41	1,100	116.10	BATE
15:35:09	298	116.10	BATE
15:35:52	300	116.10	BATE
15:38:01	48	116.10	BATE
15:38:44	109	116.10	BATE
15:38:44	190	116.10	BATE
15:39:27	299	116.10	BATE
15:40:00	298	116.10	BATE
15:40:50	178	116.10	BATE
15:41:36	301	116.10	BATE
15:42:24	301	116.10	BATE
15:43:12	301	116.10	BATE
15:44:48	301	116.10	BATE
15:45:31	297	116.10	BATE
15:46:13	297	116.10	BATE
15:47:11	67	116.10	BATE
15:47:53	297	116.10	CHIX
15:49:17	297	116.10	CHIX
15:49:58	296	116.10	CHIX
15:50:48	299	116.10	CHIX
15:52:32	1	116.10	CHIX
15:57:04	333	116.20	CHIX
15:57:09	174	116.20	CHIX
15:58:44	871	116.20	CHIX
15:59:56	9	116.20	CHIX
15:59:56	11	116.20	CHIX
15:59:56	7	116.20	CHIX
15:59:56	13	116.20	CHIX
16:01:49	297	116.20	XLON
16:02:17	1,100	116.40	XLON
16:02:17	2,200	116.40	XLON
16:02:17	991	116.40	XLON
16:02:17	3,497	116.50	XLON
16:03:16	388	116.50	BATE
16:03:16	1,545	116.50	BATE
16:03:16	1,328	116.50	BATE
16:03:16	1,100	116.50	BATE
16:03:16	195	116.50	BATE
16:03:16	1,100	116.50	BATE
16:04:17	298	116.50	TRQX
16:05:03	1,082	116.50	TRQX
16:05:03	1,100	116.50	TRQX
16:05:08	21	116.50	TRQX
16:05:38	9	116.50	TRQX
16:09:16	1,297	116.40	CHIX
16:17:42	155	116.40	CHIX
16:17:47	356	116.40	CHIX
16:18:20	298	116.40	CHIX
16:18:29	1,100	116.40	CHIX
16:18:29	170	116.40	CHIX
16:18:29	1,616	116.40	CHIX
16:18:30	1,090	116.40	CHIX
16:19:18	2,843	116.50	XLON
16:19:18	1,000	116.50	XLON
16:19:18	340	116.50	XLON
16:20:20	316	116.60	BATE
16:20:20	1,100	116.60	BATE
16:20:20	1,100	116.60	BATE
16:20:20	91	116.60	BATE
16:20:20	68	116.60	BATE
16:20:20	176	116.60	BATE
16:20:20	225	116.60	BATE
16:20:20	192	116.60	BATE
16:21:32	245	116.50	XLON
16:21:32	1,000	116.50	XLON
16:21:54	303	116.50	XLON
16:21:54	4,097	116.50	XLON
16:21:54	211	116.50	XLON
16:22:16	302	116.50	XLON
16:22:38	302	116.50	XLON
16:24:06	21	116.50	XLON
16:24:29	309	116.50	XLON
16:24:51	302	116.50	XLON
16:25:30	311	116.60	BATE
16:25:30	192	116.60	BATE
16:25:30	908	116.60	BATE
16:25:30	1,100	116.60	BATE
16:25:30	2,200	116.60	BATE
16:25:30	1,645	116.60	XLON
16:25:30	187	116.60	XLON
16:25:30	1,000	116.60	XLON
16:26:08	11	116.60	BATE
16:26:27	309	116.60	BATE
16:26:46	309	116.60	BATE
16:27:05	76	116.60	BATE
16:27:24	309	116.60	BATE
16:29:07	1,094	116.60	BATE
16:29:07	287	116.60	CHIX
16:29:07	1,509	116.60	CHIX

 

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