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	25 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	307,708
Weighted average price paid (p)	114.75
Highest price paid (p)	115.50
Lowest price paid (p)	113.70

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 45,011,493 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 705,636,825. 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 25 May 2023 is 705,636,825. 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	114.72	143,249
BATE	114.79	80,517
CHIX	114.77	58,743
TRQX	114.75	25,199

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:05:16	1,795	114.30	XLON
08:05:36	4,057	114.60	XLON
08:05:36	1,653	114.50	XLON
08:05:36	4,057	114.50	XLON
08:05:38	2,936	114.50	BATE
08:06:40	2,721	114.90	CHIX
08:06:54	3,612	114.60	XLON
08:10:23	161	114.70	XLON
08:10:23	1,200	114.70	XLON
08:10:23	1,751	114.70	XLON
08:10:39	363	114.70	BATE
08:19:57	314	115.00	CHIX
08:19:57	1,200	115.00	CHIX
08:19:57	1,270	115.00	CHIX
08:22:23	203	115.00	XLON
08:22:23	3,025	115.00	XLON
08:24:41	2,531	114.90	BATE
08:24:41	604	114.90	TRQX
08:24:41	2,167	114.90	TRQX
08:25:14	3,394	115.10	XLON
08:25:41	3,035	115.00	BATE
08:32:14	3,466	115.20	XLON
08:35:30	3,042	115.00	CHIX
08:36:55	140	114.70	XLON
08:36:55	3,153	114.70	XLON
08:38:41	1,200	115.00	BATE
08:38:41	1,200	115.00	BATE
08:38:41	372	115.00	BATE
08:44:52	118	114.00	BATE
08:46:02	120	114.20	BATE
08:46:02	2,926	114.20	BATE
08:46:47	1,052	114.00	XLON
08:46:47	2,571	114.00	XLON
08:57:46	229	113.70	XLON
08:58:36	295	113.70	XLON
08:59:36	1,654	114.00	XLON
08:59:36	534	114.00	XLON
09:05:44	297	114.10	CHIX
09:07:00	295	114.10	CHIX
09:07:00	580	114.10	CHIX
09:08:19	297	114.10	CHIX
09:08:53	608	114.10	CHIX
09:09:35	296	114.10	CHIX
09:09:35	40	114.10	CHIX
09:10:59	298	114.10	CHIX
09:10:59	30	114.10	CHIX
09:15:19	295	114.00	XLON
09:16:49	295	114.00	XLON
09:19:47	2,084	114.50	BATE
09:19:47	806	114.50	BATE
09:19:49	352	114.50	XLON
09:19:49	735	114.50	XLON
09:19:49	1,882	114.50	XLON
09:19:49	962	114.40	XLON
09:19:49	17	114.40	XLON
09:19:49	2,010	114.40	XLON
09:29:56	78	114.40	TRQX
09:31:18	2,427	114.40	TRQX
09:32:49	295	114.40	TRQX
09:36:21	17	114.40	TRQX
09:41:16	295	114.30	CHIX
09:48:33	2,691	114.70	BATE
09:48:33	1,910	114.70	CHIX
09:48:33	580	114.70	CHIX
09:48:33	1,000	114.50	XLON
09:48:33	295	114.40	XLON
09:48:33	10	114.40	XLON
09:49:33	41	114.70	BATE
09:49:33	16	114.70	BATE
09:49:40	2,271	114.70	BATE
09:50:33	3,120	114.90	XLON
09:53:03	389	114.70	BATE
10:00:33	525	114.70	XLON
10:00:33	2,892	114.70	XLON
10:08:07	999	114.60	CHIX
10:08:13	113	114.60	CHIX
10:11:21	605	114.60	CHIX
10:12:33	1,200	114.70	XLON
10:12:33	1,200	114.70	XLON
10:12:33	654	114.70	XLON
10:12:33	392	114.70	XLON
10:13:20	366	115.10	BATE
10:13:20	155	115.10	BATE
10:13:20	864	115.10	BATE
10:13:20	1,552	115.10	BATE
10:20:32	478	115.10	XLON
10:20:58	282	115.10	XLON
10:22:57	295	115.10	XLON
10:24:53	295	115.10	XLON
10:29:09	72	115.30	CHIX
10:29:09	2,468	115.30	CHIX
10:29:09	530	115.30	XLON
10:29:09	1,200	115.30	XLON
10:29:09	184	115.30	XLON
10:29:09	2,626	115.30	XLON
10:29:09	318	115.30	XLON
10:30:02	789	115.30	XLON
10:30:02	362	115.30	XLON
10:30:02	1,947	115.30	XLON
10:40:20	665	114.90	BATE
10:40:20	1	114.90	BATE
10:40:22	2,056	114.90	BATE
10:40:28	104	114.90	BATE
10:44:02	1,200	114.90	XLON
10:44:02	1,200	114.90	XLON
10:44:02	880	114.90	XLON
10:47:28	15	115.00	BATE
10:48:06	296	115.00	BATE
10:49:21	295	115.00	BATE
10:50:47	296	115.00	BATE
10:52:35	297	115.00	BATE
10:53:15	1,784	115.00	BATE
10:53:15	1,035	115.00	TRQX
10:53:15	1,200	115.00	TRQX
10:53:15	497	115.00	TRQX
10:53:15	140	115.00	TRQX
10:56:52	296	114.60	CHIX
10:56:52	7	114.60	CHIX
10:57:20	681	114.60	CHIX
10:58:12	114	114.60	CHIX
11:09:44	69	114.60	CHIX
11:16:40	295	114.80	CHIX
11:18:02	106	114.80	CHIX
11:19:37	195	114.80	CHIX
11:20:35	298	114.90	BATE
11:21:38	297	114.90	BATE
11:22:38	10	115.10	BATE
11:23:46	342	115.10	BATE
11:30:02	296	115.10	BATE
11:32:17	296	115.10	BATE
11:32:17	1,236	115.10	BATE
11:34:09	296	115.10	BATE
11:34:19	144	115.10	BATE
11:34:19	335	115.10	BATE
11:34:30	2,660	115.10	CHIX
11:45:02	1,200	115.00	XLON
11:45:02	1,628	115.00	XLON
11:45:02	691	115.00	XLON
11:47:05	5	115.00	XLON
11:47:35	93	115.00	XLON
11:49:19	2,400	115.00	BATE
11:49:19	648	115.00	BATE
11:53:55	295	115.00	CHIX
11:55:15	297	115.00	CHIX
11:57:11	297	115.00	CHIX
11:59:31	296	115.00	CHIX
11:59:36	720	115.00	CHIX
11:59:52	1,025	115.00	CHIX
12:15:00	888	114.50	TRQX
12:16:30	182	114.90	BATE
12:16:30	1,124	114.90	BATE
12:16:30	1,338	114.90	BATE
12:24:35	3,146	115.00	XLON
12:24:35	49	115.00	XLON
12:40:41	297	115.00	CHIX
12:44:45	298	115.10	CHIX
12:45:45	391	115.10	CHIX
12:46:00	1,200	115.10	CHIX
12:46:48	3,582	115.10	XLON
12:47:17	1,078	115.30	TRQX
12:47:17	1,090	115.30	TRQX
12:47:30	3,053	115.50	BATE
12:52:11	552	115.30	TRQX
13:08:54	296	115.20	CHIX
13:10:11	879	115.20	CHIX
13:10:11	1,702	115.20	CHIX
13:10:48	602	115.20	XLON
13:10:48	2,000	115.20	XLON
13:10:48	490	115.20	XLON
13:11:31	1,808	115.20	BATE
13:11:31	671	115.20	BATE
13:28:01	295	115.10	BATE
13:28:58	299	115.10	BATE
13:30:03	302	115.10	BATE
13:30:42	295	115.10	BATE
13:31:48	3,679	115.40	XLON
13:33:11	2,315	115.30	CHIX
13:33:11	305	115.30	CHIX
13:33:35	1,166	115.10	BATE
13:33:55	299	115.10	BATE
13:34:34	153	115.10	BATE
13:47:39	299	115.00	TRQX
13:52:20	2,171	115.00	TRQX
13:53:34	2,200	115.10	BATE
13:53:34	538	115.10	BATE
13:57:12	40	115.00	CHIX
13:58:07	299	115.00	CHIX
13:59:01	295	115.00	CHIX
13:59:55	295	115.00	CHIX
14:00:01	500	115.00	CHIX
14:00:01	622	115.00	CHIX
14:00:12	231	115.00	CHIX
14:01:14	3,670	115.10	XLON
14:03:00	189	115.00	CHIX
14:04:14	430	114.70	XLON
14:05:22	299	114.90	XLON
14:05:31	913	114.90	XLON
14:06:20	296	114.90	BATE
14:07:18	296	114.90	BATE
14:08:16	296	114.90	BATE
14:09:15	298	114.90	BATE
14:10:08	301	114.90	BATE
14:10:46	300	114.90	BATE
14:11:24	301	114.90	BATE
14:12:02	301	114.90	BATE
14:12:26	507	114.90	BATE
14:12:26	74	114.90	BATE
14:12:26	6	114.90	XLON
14:12:35	770	114.90	XLON
14:13:03	301	114.90	XLON
14:13:03	1,312	114.90	XLON
14:21:36	1,770	114.60	CHIX
14:21:36	736	114.60	CHIX
14:23:03	942	114.70	XLON
14:26:05	296	114.70	XLON
14:27:16	32	114.70	XLON
14:27:16	2,120	114.70	XLON
14:27:44	65	114.50	BATE
14:28:02	326	114.50	BATE
14:28:16	348	114.60	XLON
14:29:20	3,469	114.60	XLON
14:30:03	4	114.60	XLON
14:31:03	3,055	114.70	XLON
14:34:20	1,200	114.80	TRQX
14:34:20	86	114.80	TRQX
14:34:20	148	114.80	TRQX
14:34:20	1,700	114.70	CHIX
14:34:21	1,334	114.80	TRQX
14:34:28	845	114.70	CHIX
14:42:21	162	114.50	BATE
14:46:15	297	114.50	BATE
14:46:52	155	114.60	CHIX
14:47:29	300	114.60	CHIX
14:48:06	301	114.60	CHIX
14:48:43	300	114.60	CHIX
14:49:20	300	114.60	CHIX
14:50:01	298	114.60	CHIX
14:50:40	297	114.60	CHIX
14:51:21	298	114.60	CHIX
14:52:02	234	114.60	CHIX
14:53:19	301	114.50	BATE
14:54:00	298	114.50	BATE
14:56:00	2,881	114.70	BATE
14:58:03	3,494	114.70	XLON
14:58:03	1,200	114.70	XLON
15:00:24	295	114.60	CHIX
15:00:59	298	114.60	CHIX
15:01:38	338	114.60	CHIX
15:01:47	1,400	114.60	CHIX
15:02:00	187	114.60	CHIX
15:02:00	259	114.60	CHIX
15:07:03	2,400	114.50	XLON
15:07:03	563	114.50	XLON
15:08:52	296	114.40	TRQX
15:08:57	495	114.40	TRQX
15:09:03	2,021	114.40	TRQX
15:12:59	3,640	114.30	XLON
15:16:03	1,200	114.50	XLON
15:16:03	2,048	114.50	XLON
15:16:03	348	114.50	XLON
15:16:03	3,243	114.50	XLON
15:16:03	1,200	114.40	XLON
15:16:03	1,200	114.40	XLON
15:18:39	295	114.40	CHIX
15:19:16	3	114.40	CHIX
15:20:52	626	114.40	CHIX
15:20:52	2,053	114.40	CHIX
15:21:02	295	114.30	BATE
15:21:34	299	114.30	BATE
15:22:06	300	114.30	BATE
15:22:35	303	114.30	BATE
15:23:07	300	114.30	BATE
15:23:39	300	114.30	BATE
15:24:11	300	114.30	BATE
15:24:44	300	114.30	BATE
15:25:12	298	114.30	BATE
15:25:47	130	114.30	BATE
15:39:15	296	114.20	CHIX
15:39:54	296	114.20	CHIX
15:40:35	163	114.20	CHIX
15:41:03	295	114.40	BATE
15:41:03	1,200	114.40	BATE
15:41:03	997	114.40	BATE
15:41:10	3,746	114.50	XLON
15:41:48	2,200	114.50	XLON
15:42:15	297	114.50	XLON
15:42:56	151	114.50	CHIX
15:43:38	302	114.50	CHIX
15:44:20	301	114.50	CHIX
15:45:01	295	114.50	CHIX
15:45:43	300	114.50	CHIX
15:46:25	299	114.50	CHIX
15:46:25	899	114.50	CHIX
15:46:25	565	114.50	XLON
15:47:50	205	114.50	TRQX
15:48:32	300	114.50	TRQX
15:49:14	300	114.50	TRQX
15:49:56	300	114.50	TRQX
15:50:38	301	114.50	TRQX
15:51:19	295	114.50	TRQX
15:52:01	302	114.50	TRQX
15:52:01	504	114.50	TRQX
15:52:25	1200	114.60	XLON
15:52:25	409	114.60	XLON
15:52:25	120	114.60	XLON
15:52:25	1845	114.60	XLON
15:57:21	3590	114.70	BATE
15:57:21	2084	114.70	BATE
15:57:21	2084	114.70	BATE
15:57:21	1642	114.70	BATE
15:58:26	1400	114.60	CHIX
15:58:26	1606	114.60	CHIX
15:58:26	2976	114.50	XLON
16:02:17	298	114.40	BATE
16:03:05	300	114.40	BATE
16:03:51	299	114.40	BATE
16:04:51	1912	114.60	BATE
16:04:51	876	114.60	BATE
16:05:57	303	114.60	XLON
16:06:30	297	114.60	XLON
16:09:30	1200	114.70	XLON
16:09:30	2303	114.70	XLON
16:13:23	2182	114.50	TRQX
16:13:23	392	114.50	TRQX
16:14:26	1583	114.50	CHIX
16:18:40	53	114.10	CHIX
16:18:56	996	114.20	BATE
16:19:20	297	114.20	BATE
16:19:20	1356	114.20	BATE
16:20:39	46	114.10	CHIX
16:20:47	1215	114.20	CHIX
16:20:47	413	114.20	CHIX
16:24:47	246	114.00	XLON
16:25:09	299	114.00	XLON
16:25:30	299	114.00	XLON
16:27:56	510	114.00	XLON
16:28:24	342	114.00	XLON

 

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