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	26 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	333,731
Weighted average price paid (p)	114.36
Highest price paid (p)	115.10
Lowest price paid (p)	113.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 45,345,224 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 705,303,094. 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 26 May 2023 is 705,303,094. 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	114.31	183,646
BATE	114.53	69,231
CHIX	114.35	59,312
TRQX	114.25	21,542

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:07:30	1,069	115.10	XLON
08:08:03	1,884	114.90	CHIX
08:08:03	1,069	114.90	CHIX
08:08:46	2,362	114.70	XLON
08:08:46	1,611	114.70	XLON
08:08:47	4,624	114.70	XLON
08:10:05	2,644	114.90	BATE
08:10:05	3,438	114.80	BATE
08:10:05	1,044	114.80	BATE
08:26:32	995	114.70	XLON
08:26:32	2,734	115.10	TRQX
08:26:37	819	114.70	XLON
08:26:39	410	114.70	XLON
08:36:32	1,154	114.70	XLON
08:45:02	3,577	114.40	XLON
08:58:08	3,678	114.90	XLON
08:58:08	3,692	114.80	CHIX
08:58:08	2,016	114.60	XLON
08:58:08	1,200	114.60	XLON
08:58:12	3,155	114.60	XLON
09:00:56	1,189	114.30	CHIX
09:00:56	3,005	114.30	XLON
09:00:56	254	114.30	XLON
09:00:56	1,037	114.30	CHIX
09:00:56	300	114.30	CHIX
09:03:38	2,759	114.70	BATE
09:25:51	301	114.10	CHIX
09:26:56	2,715	114.20	XLON
09:26:56	454	114.20	XLON
09:29:06	1,587	114.10	CHIX
09:29:06	299	114.10	CHIX
09:30:02	461	114.10	CHIX
09:30:16	299	114.00	TRQX
09:31:50	299	114.00	TRQX
09:33:11	302	114.00	TRQX
09:34:31	299	114.00	TRQX
09:35:27	238	114.00	TRQX
09:37:12	300	114.00	TRQX
09:38:54	238	114.00	TRQX
09:40:34	301	114.00	TRQX
09:42:10	238	114.00	TRQX
09:43:46	96	114.00	TRQX
10:00:56	327	113.90	XLON
10:01:38	301	113.90	XLON
10:02:20	239	113.90	XLON
10:03:02	301	113.90	XLON
10:03:44	301	113.90	XLON
10:04:26	271	113.90	XLON
10:05:17	239	113.90	XLON
10:06:37	300	113.90	XLON
10:07:59	302	113.90	XLON
10:09:21	240	113.90	XLON
10:10:51	271	113.90	XLON
10:12:28	240	113.90	XLON
10:12:32	153	113.90	XLON
10:14:04	186	113.90	XLON
10:21:04	221	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	315	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	2	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	48	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	2	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	1,200	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	35	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	1	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	1,200	114.40	XLON
10:21:04	90	114.40	XLON
10:28:57	107	114.30	XLON
10:29:47	299	114.30	XLON
10:32:50	103	114.30	XLON
10:33:52	303	114.30	XLON
10:34:53	299	114.30	XLON
10:35:53	239	114.30	XLON
10:37:53	302	114.30	XLON
10:38:54	240	114.30	XLON
10:39:54	303	114.30	XLON
10:40:26	46	114.30	XLON
10:41:13	237	114.30	XLON
10:42:04	299	114.30	XLON
10:43:24	299	114.30	XLON
10:44:44	239	114.30	XLON
10:45:48	267	114.30	XLON
10:54:23	77	114.00	XLON
10:55:31	300	114.00	XLON
10:57:36	299	114.00	XLON
10:58:38	299	114.00	XLON
10:59:40	209	114.00	XLON
11:01:54	302	114.30	CHIX
11:02:05	305	114.30	CHIX
11:03:40	1,381	114.70	XLON
11:03:40	1,284	114.70	XLON
11:03:40	338	114.70	XLON
11:06:05	22	114.40	TRQX
11:06:05	2,576	114.40	TRQX
11:07:34	18	114.40	TRQX
11:07:34	9	114.40	TRQX
11:07:38	923	114.50	BATE
11:07:38	2,084	114.50	BATE
11:08:47	299	114.40	CHIX
11:10:12	110	114.40	XLON
11:11:41	46	114.40	XLON
11:13:10	300	114.40	XLON
11:14:39	48	114.40	XLON
11:15:59	302	114.40	XLON
11:17:16	40	114.40	XLON
11:17:28	2,630	114.40	XLON
11:24:47	378	114.40	CHIX
11:25:58	1,273	114.40	CHIX
11:25:58	1,138	114.40	CHIX
11:28:38	2,596	114.70	CHIX
11:28:38	2,578	114.90	CHIX
11:28:38	1,385	114.90	CHIX
11:29:20	93	114.80	BATE
11:29:20	1,200	114.80	BATE
11:29:28	3,528	114.80	XLON
11:29:30	1,196	114.80	BATE
11:29:30	218	114.80	BATE
11:30:46	224	114.70	BATE
11:30:50	271	114.70	BATE
11:30:50	322	114.70	BATE
11:42:01	1,111	114.70	BATE
11:42:01	1,069	114.70	BATE
11:42:28	3,048	114.60	XLON
12:00:04	158	114.40	XLON
12:01:01	91	114.40	XLON
12:01:58	183	114.40	XLON
12:02:55	301	114.40	XLON
12:04:49	239	114.40	XLON
12:06:01	301	114.40	XLON
12:09:04	1,200	114.80	BATE
12:09:04	7,590	115.00	BATE
12:09:04	1,217	115.00	BATE
12:09:04	3,246	115.00	BATE
12:09:04	1,850	114.80	BATE
12:09:05	3,099	114.60	XLON
12:09:05	2,162	114.40	XLON
12:29:32	449	114.30	XLON
12:30:23	383	114.30	XLON
12:35:06	1,483	114.30	XLON
12:35:06	1,200	114.30	XLON
12:35:06	345	114.30	TRQX
12:35:07	995	114.30	TRQX
12:44:10	667	114.30	CHIX
12:44:10	1,010	114.30	CHIX
12:44:10	1,220	114.30	TRQX
12:44:10	2,560	114.30	CHIX
12:44:10	256	114.30	CHIX
12:45:06	309	114.30	XLON
12:45:08	644	114.30	XLON
12:45:08	3,900	114.30	XLON
12:45:08	1,377	114.30	XLON
13:03:03	781	114.30	CHIX
13:03:43	631	114.30	CHIX
13:10:27	691	114.30	CHIX
13:10:27	388	114.30	CHIX
13:10:27	240	114.30	BATE
13:10:27	2,644	114.30	BATE
13:10:27	3,443	114.30	XLON
13:29:02	2,143	114.50	CHIX
13:29:02	497	114.50	CHIX
13:31:36	160	114.40	XLON
13:32:10	330	114.70	BATE
13:33:50	302	114.70	XLON
13:34:23	2,080	114.70	BATE
13:34:23	1,184	114.70	BATE
13:34:23	243	114.70	XLON
13:34:23	2,080	114.70	XLON
13:34:23	3,357	114.70	XLON
13:34:23	858	114.70	XLON
13:34:23	342	114.70	XLON
13:34:23	2,457	114.70	XLON
13:34:27	398	114.70	BATE
13:34:27	1,241	114.70	BATE
13:34:27	1,209	114.70	BATE
13:34:27	26	114.70	BATE
13:36:49	767	114.70	XLON
13:36:49	1,200	114.70	XLON
13:36:49	1,200	114.70	XLON
13:36:49	177	114.70	XLON
13:41:22	300	114.70	CHIX
13:41:43	658	114.70	CHIX
13:41:43	706	114.70	CHIX
13:41:43	746	114.70	CHIX
13:43:06	78	114.70	CHIX
13:52:49	3,006	114.50	XLON
13:59:58	1,200	114.60	XLON
13:59:58	1,200	114.60	XLON
14:00:00	131	114.60	XLON
14:00:00	1,069	114.60	XLON
14:00:00	1,200	114.60	XLON
14:00:15	480	114.60	XLON
14:00:15	1,413	114.60	XLON
14:12:02	2,399	114.50	BATE
14:12:53	912	114.50	TRQX
14:12:53	886	114.50	CHIX
14:12:53	452	114.50	BATE
14:12:53	758	114.50	CHIX
14:37:33	3,037	114.60	XLON
14:37:33	5,569	114.60	XLON
14:37:33	1,880	114.70	CHIX
14:37:33	1,502	114.70	CHIX
14:37:33	2,614	114.70	BATE
14:37:33	26	114.50	CHIX
14:37:33	57	114.70	BATE
14:37:33	214	114.50	CHIX
14:37:33	608	114.50	CHIX
14:37:33	720	114.50	CHIX
14:37:33	1,200	114.50	CHIX
14:37:33	487	114.50	CHIX
14:37:53	3,024	114.50	TRQX
14:44:33	1,152	114.30	XLON
14:44:33	1,200	114.30	XLON
14:44:33	792	114.30	XLON
14:44:33	47	114.30	XLON
14:44:33	862	114.30	XLON
14:44:33	2,874	114.30	XLON
14:44:54	1,121	114.20	XLON
14:45:03	632	114.20	XLON
14:45:13	1,212	114.20	XLON
14:45:22	2,571	114.20	XLON
14:51:26	396	114.10	XLON
14:51:33	2,850	114.10	XLON
15:07:45	1,169	114.00	XLON
15:07:45	506	114.00	XLON
15:07:45	1,200	114.00	XLON
15:07:45	2,400	114.00	XLON
15:07:45	1,200	114.00	XLON
15:08:45	2,801	114.00	BATE
15:17:03	3,994	114.00	XLON
15:17:03	3,931	114.00	XLON
15:29:03	3,076	113.90	XLON
15:30:15	1,610	113.70	CHIX
15:30:15	1,328	113.70	CHIX
15:31:13	1,364	113.70	TRQX
15:31:43	632	113.70	TRQX
15:32:15	574	113.70	XLON
15:33:05	1,200	113.90	XLON
15:33:05	1,200	113.90	XLON
15:33:05	2,400	113.90	XLON
15:33:05	1,583	114.00	TRQX
15:33:05	914	114.00	TRQX
15:33:45	3,306	114.10	XLON
15:33:45	1,200	114.10	XLON
15:33:45	2,984	114.00	CHIX
15:33:45	2,019	114.10	BATE
15:33:45	1,605	114.10	XLON
15:33:45	2,400	114.10	XLON
15:33:45	2,577	114.10	BATE
15:42:07	814	114.00	XLON
15:42:07	2,400	114.00	XLON
15:42:07	2,588	114.00	CHIX
15:44:07	616	113.90	XLON
15:44:07	1,330	113.90	XLON
15:44:07	1,200	113.90	XLON
15:49:03	181	113.70	TRQX
15:49:03	1,200	113.70	TRQX
15:49:03	131	113.70	TRQX
15:49:03	171	113.70	TRQX
15:49:03	150	113.70	TRQX
15:49:03	371	113.70	TRQX
15:49:03	380	113.70	TRQX
15:52:29	180	114.00	CHIX
15:52:29	2,400	114.00	CHIX
15:53:07	1,200	113.80	XLON
15:53:45	484	114.10	BATE
15:53:45	2,084	114.10	BATE
15:54:07	2,139	114.10	XLON
15:54:07	938	114.10	XLON
16:01:31	575	113.90	CHIX
16:01:47	622	113.90	CHIX
16:02:11	660	113.90	CHIX
16:03:03	75	113.90	CHIX
16:03:03	968	113.90	CHIX
16:05:07	2,196	113.80	XLON
16:05:07	1,200	113.80	XLON
16:06:02	56	113.80	XLON
16:18:12	707	113.60	CHIX
16:18:22	574	113.60	CHIX
16:18:35	300	113.60	XLON
16:18:51	723	113.60	XLON
16:19:23	655	113.60	XLON
16:19:41	660	113.60	XLON
16:19:53	577	113.60	XLON
16:20:13	492	113.60	XLON
16:21:23	574	113.50	CHIX
16:22:53	610	113.50	CHIX
16:23:58	391	113.50	CHIX
16:24:57	947	113.90	XLON
16:24:57	5,740	113.90	XLON
16:24:57	631	113.90	BATE
16:24:57	1,200	113.90	BATE
16:24:57	163	113.90	BATE
16:24:57	2,098	113.90	BATE
16:24:57	2,117	113.90	BATE
16:24:57	3,519	113.90	XLON
16:24:57	2,084	113.90	BATE
16:24:57	1,200	113.90	BATE
16:24:57	1,200	113.90	BATE

 

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