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 8 June 2023, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through Liberum Capital Limited.

Date of Purchase	09 August 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	403,326
Weighted average price paid (p)	153.20
Highest price paid (p)	154.90
Lowest price paid (p)	150.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 65,669,843 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 685,014,305. 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 09 August 2023 is 685,014,305. 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 Tel: [phone]	Contacts at RBC Europe Limited: James Agnew / 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	153.16	269,558
BATE	153.41	56,668
CHIX	153.16	48,953
TRQX	153.25	28,147

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:02:28	4,122	151.10	XLON
08:03:32	1,316	151.30	XLON
08:04:03	1,286	150.80	CHIX
08:04:32	1,280	151.10	XLON
08:05:06	1282	151.20	BATE
08:05:29	1,246	150.50	XLON
08:05:32	268	150.50	XLON
08:05:32	1084	150.50	XLON
08:08:39	1,057	150.80	XLON
08:08:39	437	150.80	XLON
08:09:39	747	150.80	XLON
08:09:39	470	150.80	XLON
08:09:39	208	150.80	XLON
08:11:10	1325	150.80	CHIX
08:11:41	1347	150.70	XLON
08:12:13	1,244	150.20	XLON
08:13:24	136	150.70	TRQX
08:13:24	1,290	150.70	TRQX
08:15:54	127	150.70	XLON
08:15:54	1269	150.70	XLON
08:17:54	1423	150.70	XLON
08:20:50	1269	151.10	CHIX
08:20:50	1,406	151.10	XLON
08:21:46	1,208	151.90	BATE
08:22:16	1,330	151.70	XLON
08:24:50	1,383	152.20	XLON
08:26:13	1,382	152.00	XLON
08:26:13	1,277	152.00	CHIX
08:29:13	1,389	152.20	XLON
08:31:13	1,277	152.20	XLON
08:32:13	1,154	151.90	XLON
08:34:13	1412	152.30	XLON
08:35:24	1,223	152.70	TRQX
08:36:43	1,044	152.30	XLON
08:36:43	19	152.30	XLON
08:36:43	182	152.30	XLON
08:36:46	1,300	152.50	BATE
08:39:17	1,411	152.80	XLON
08:41:17	1,157	152.80	XLON
08:43:13	1,148	152.30	XLON
08:43:16	931	152.00	CHIX
08:43:16	285	152.00	CHIX
08:46:13	1,368	152.60	XLON
08:48:14	1,322	152.50	XLON
08:48:19	1,199	152.10	TRQX
08:51:14	1,248	152.20	XLON
08:52:24	1,202	151.90	XLON
08:54:50	403	151.90	XLON
08:57:48	1,253	152.10	CHIX
08:58:37	1,400	152.00	XLON
08:58:37	19	152.00	XLON
08:58:37	1,363	151.90	XLON
09:01:43	1,351	151.90	XLON
09:04:43	1,937	152.30	BATE
09:04:43	1,188	152.20	XLON
09:06:53	1321	152.00	XLON
09:08:48	1219	152.10	CHIX
09:09:03	1261	151.90	XLON
09:11:03	1,364	151.80	XLON
09:14:00	1221	151.60	XLON
09:16:38	1,041	151.70	XLON
09:20:20	1,862	152.20	BATE
09:20:20	1314	152.20	TRQX
09:21:18	1,198	152.20	XLON
09:22:40	1,400	151.90	XLON
09:22:40	24	151.90	XLON
09:23:20	1,198	152.20	BATE
09:23:20	237	152.20	BATE
09:24:31	1,298	152.20	CHIX
09:26:16	1,214	152.70	XLON
09:29:16	1,252	152.70	XLON
09:32:16	1272	152.70	XLON
09:32:17	1184	152.50	XLON
09:37:52	1060	152.50	XLON
09:37:52	256	152.50	XLON
09:41:13	1,270	152.50	CHIX
09:41:22	76	152.40	XLON
09:41:22	1,323	152.40	XLON
09:43:20	1,192	152.30	TRQX
09:47:22	1321	152.50	XLON
09:50:27	6	152.40	XLON
09:50:27	700	152.40	XLON
09:50:27	440	152.40	XLON
09:55:27	700	152.40	XLON
09:55:27	553	152.40	XLON
09:58:27	507	152.40	XLON
09:58:27	791	152.40	XLON
09:58:27	1,197	152.20	CHIX
10:00:58	2,100	152.30	BATE
10:00:58	700	152.30	BATE
10:00:58	488	152.30	BATE
10:00:58	3,168	152.60	BATE
10:01:58	101	152.30	XLON
10:01:58	317	152.30	XLON
10:01:58	781	152.30	XLON
10:03:59	1,305	152.30	XLON
10:11:18	493	152.60	XLON
10:11:23	1,192	152.60	XLON
10:11:23	700	152.60	XLON
10:11:23	384	152.60	XLON
10:14:23	1,158	153.00	XLON
10:17:23	1182	153.00	XLON
10:17:23	918	153.00	TRQX
10:17:23	416	153.00	TRQX
10:19:27	69	152.90	CHIX
10:19:27	1,003	152.90	CHIX
10:19:27	288	152.90	CHIX
10:21:08	1,189	152.90	XLON
10:23:23	291	152.80	XLON
10:23:23	950	152.80	XLON
10:27:23	1,280	152.90	XLON
10:31:23	1,275	152.80	XLON
10:35:23	1190	152.80	XLON
10:35:23	213	152.80	XLON
10:36:14	1,169	152.60	CHIX
10:38:23	1,212	152.70	XLON
10:38:29	1,285	152.50	XLON
10:44:30	1,265	152.70	XLON
10:48:37	1,085	152.70	XLON
10:48:37	219	152.70	XLON
10:48:38	29	152.70	XLON
10:51:29	853	152.80	XLON
10:52:19	1,296	153.10	BATE
10:52:19	1,310	153.40	BATE
10:53:49	1275	153.30	XLON
10:54:16	1,185	153.20	TRQX
10:56:16	700	153.20	CHIX
10:56:16	555	153.20	CHIX
10:56:49	1,359	153.30	XLON
10:59:51	1359	153.30	XLON
11:05:06	1311	153.00	XLON
11:09:06	1,184	153.00	XLON
11:13:06	261	153.00	XLON
11:13:06	700	153.00	XLON
11:13:06	250	153.00	XLON
11:15:45	1337	153.30	BATE
11:16:49	1,422	153.30	XLON
11:18:11	1,413	153.60	CHIX
11:18:19	1,216	153.30	XLON
11:22:19	1,391	153.70	XLON
11:23:53	981	153.40	TRQX
11:23:53	300	153.40	TRQX
11:25:51	1,263	153.50	XLON
11:27:26	995	153.00	XLON
11:27:26	292	153.00	XLON
11:35:11	1,308	153.00	XLON
11:36:11	773	152.80	XLON
11:36:11	603	152.80	XLON
11:36:11	71	152.70	CHIX
11:36:11	1,172	152.70	CHIX
11:41:11	1,326	152.80	XLON
11:44:35	1,255	152.40	XLON
11:49:35	700	152.50	XLON
11:49:35	529	152.50	XLON
11:51:48	1,173	152.40	XLON
11:56:49	1,889	152.60	BATE
11:56:49	2,039	152.60	BATE
11:56:49	700	152.50	XLON
11:56:49	700	152.50	XLON
11:56:49	149	152.50	XLON
11:56:54	941	152.60	TRQX
11:56:54	489	152.60	TRQX
11:58:49	1,034	153.00	CHIX
11:58:49	388	153.00	CHIX
11:59:38	1,400	153.10	XLON
11:59:38	19	153.10	XLON
12:02:38	1,160	153.10	XLON
12:04:38	1,174	153.10	XLON
12:09:01	1,384	153.10	XLON
12:13:25	1,222	152.90	XLON
12:14:43	143	152.80	XLON
12:21:25	700	153.00	XLON
12:21:25	700	153.00	XLON
12:21:25	73	153.00	XLON
12:21:25	627	153.00	XLON
12:21:25	652	153.00	XLON
12:21:25	700	153.00	CHIX
12:21:25	611	153.00	CHIX
12:26:19	700	152.90	XLON
12:26:19	616	152.90	XLON
12:28:49	138	152.80	XLON
12:28:49	95	152.80	XLON
12:29:28	1,334	152.90	XLON
12:34:00	1307	153.10	XLON
12:37:00	700	153.20	TRQX
12:37:00	510	153.20	TRQX
12:37:00	129	153.20	TRQX
12:37:01	1,388	153.10	XLON
12:40:30	1,183	153.00	CHIX
12:43:01	1,419	153.10	XLON
12:45:01	353	153.10	XLON
12:45:01	135	153.10	XLON
12:45:01	700	153.10	XLON
12:45:01	87	153.10	XLON
12:48:16	1,087	153.10	BATE
12:48:17	98	153.10	BATE
12:49:01	511	153.00	XLON
12:49:01	700	153.00	XLON
12:49:01	77	153.00	XLON
12:56:17	1,228	153.10	BATE
12:59:51	6	152.90	CHIX
12:59:51	17	152.90	CHIX
12:59:51	36	152.90	CHIX
12:59:51	16	152.90	CHIX
13:00:02	541	153.00	CHIX
13:00:02	802	153.00	CHIX
13:07:02	20	153.10	XLON
13:07:02	6	153.10	XLON
13:07:34	1,999	153.40	XLON
13:07:34	3500	153.40	XLON
13:07:34	158	153.40	XLON
13:07:39	885	152.90	XLON
13:10:17	1,448	153.10	BATE
13:10:23	474	152.90	XLON
13:10:23	1,309	153.00	BATE
13:11:00	1,196	153.00	TRQX
13:17:04	607	152.90	CHIX
13:17:46	1,366	152.90	XLON
13:17:46	1,405	152.90	XLON
13:17:46	1,424	152.90	XLON
13:17:46	569	152.90	CHIX
13:24:06	1121	152.80	XLON
13:24:06	146	152.80	XLON
13:24:06	554	152.80	XLON
13:24:06	659	152.80	XLON
13:28:06	1,173	152.80	XLON
13:30:05	1,163	152.80	TRQX
13:31:06	1,391	152.80	XLON
13:31:06	700	152.70	CHIX
13:31:06	685	152.70	CHIX
13:34:30	601	152.60	XLON
13:34:30	120	152.60	XLON
13:34:30	564	152.60	XLON
13:34:30	700	152.60	XLON
13:34:30	481	152.60	XLON
13:35:18	177	152.00	XLON
13:37:18	1,383	152.40	XLON
13:40:23	1,337	153.00	BATE
13:41:00	1,337	152.80	XLON
13:43:00	1,391	152.70	XLON
13:48:42	5	152.80	XLON
13:48:42	712	152.80	XLON
13:48:42	600	152.80	XLON
13:54:50	108	152.80	XLON
13:54:51	1,282	153.20	CHIX
13:54:51	6	152.90	XLON
13:54:51	555	152.90	XLON
13:54:51	1,400	152.90	XLON
13:54:51	928	152.90	XLON
13:56:57	7	152.90	XLON
13:57:38	1,145	153.20	XLON
13:57:58	1229	153.20	TRQX
13:57:58	123	153.20	TRQX
13:59:38	1,276	153.20	XLON
14:01:54	1,158	153.40	XLON
14:02:23	1334	153.60	BATE
14:02:48	1,419	153.40	CHIX
14:03:48	700	153.60	XLON
14:03:48	648	153.60	XLON
14:04:51	1270	153.40	XLON
14:07:51	1,395	153.20	XLON
14:09:51	700	153.20	XLON
14:09:51	511	153.20	XLON
14:12:51	700	153.20	XLON
14:12:51	587	153.20	XLON
14:15:51	1,372	153.40	XLON
14:16:48	204	153.50	CHIX
14:16:48	971	153.50	CHIX
14:18:24	700	153.60	XLON
14:18:24	683	153.60	XLON
14:20:04	700	153.60	TRQX
14:20:04	510	153.60	TRQX
14:21:27	1,175	153.60	XLON
14:23:27	1,240	153.60	XLON
14:24:50	1,420	153.60	CHIX
14:26:10	1,167	153.60	XLON
14:28:10	1,150	153.90	XLON
14:30:00	1,297	154.10	XLON
14:30:00	1,434	154.10	BATE
14:31:01	1,217	153.90	XLON
14:33:42	700	153.90	XLON
14:33:42	677	153.90	XLON
14:34:42	1,371	153.90	XLON
14:37:44	423	154.10	TRQX
14:37:44	700	154.10	TRQX
14:37:44	121	154.10	TRQX
14:37:44	1,550	154.10	XLON
14:38:43	1,339	154.10	CHIX
14:38:44	700	154.20	XLON
14:38:44	489	154.20	XLON
14:40:14	1,371	154.10	XLON
14:42:14	1,372	154.10	XLON
14:45:14	52	154.40	XLON
14:45:14	1,360	154.40	XLON
14:47:56	1,605	154.70	XLON
14:48:00	744	154.90	BATE
14:48:00	653	154.90	BATE
14:49:02	158	154.50	CHIX
14:49:02	1,159	154.50	CHIX
14:49:02	700	154.60	XLON
14:49:02	626	154.60	XLON
14:49:02	54	154.60	XLON
14:49:03	1,056	154.20	TRQX
14:49:03	236	154.20	TRQX
14:49:03	1,385	154.10	XLON
14:49:46	1,280	154.40	BATE
14:52:33	1,827	154.30	BATE
14:53:33	700	154.20	XLON
14:53:33	652	154.20	XLON
14:54:54	1,154	154.20	XLON
14:56:18	1,141	154.20	XLON
15:01:46	1,254	154.50	CHIX
15:01:46	1,400	154.60	XLON
15:01:46	1,944	154.60	XLON
15:02:46	88	154.50	XLON
15:02:46	1,252	154.50	XLON
15:04:13	1,363	154.20	XLON
15:04:13	1,264	154.40	BATE
15:04:13	2,797	154.40	BATE
15:04:13	1,726	154.40	BATE
15:08:08	765	154.20	XLON
15:08:08	737	154.20	XLON
15:08:08	9	154.20	XLON
15:08:08	1,291	154.20	XLON
15:08:30	1,405	154.10	CHIX
15:10:03	5	154.20	TRQX
15:10:08	1,241	154.50	XLON
15:10:08	1047	154.20	TRQX
15:12:08	700	154.40	XLON
15:12:08	463	154.40	XLON
15:13:08	757	154.40	XLON
15:13:08	582	154.40	XLON
15:13:53	154	154.20	TRQX
15:16:08	1279	154.20	XLON
15:17:08	9	154.20	XLON
15:17:40	1056	154.30	XLON
15:17:40	286	154.30	XLON
15:18:03	1312	154.20	CHIX
15:19:40	1362	154.20	XLON
15:21:40	800	154.20	XLON
15:21:40	600	154.20	XLON
15:23:40	1400	154.30	XLON
15:23:40	38	154.30	XLON
15:23:40	1344	154.20	TRQX
15:24:28	350	154.20	CHIX
15:24:40	1262	154.30	XLON
15:24:40	1026	154.20	CHIX
15:26:40	700	154.30	XLON
15:26:40	601	154.30	XLON
15:27:40	1400	154.30	XLON
15:27:40	20	154.30	XLON
15:29:12	1162	154.20	XLON
15:32:02	1351	154.20	XLON
15:32:26	707	154.30	XLON
15:32:26	623	154.30	XLON
15:34:30	8	154.60	XLON
15:34:31	700	154.60	XLON
15:34:31	1045	154.60	XLON
15:35:40	1328	154.80	CHIX
15:35:40	13	154.60	XLON
15:35:40	1000	154.60	XLON
15:36:52	1222	154.60	XLON
15:37:31	699	154.50	XLON
15:37:31	221	154.50	XLON
15:37:31	350	154.50	XLON
15:39:12	1141	154.50	XLON
15:39:12	524	154.50	TRQX
15:39:12	192	154.50	TRQX
15:39:12	723	154.50	TRQX
15:41:28	505	154.50	XLON
15:41:28	846	154.50	XLON
15:42:06	275	154.50	XLON
15:42:06	890	154.50	XLON
15:43:13	1237	154.90	BATE
15:43:52	626	154.50	XLON
15:44:48	700	154.60	XLON
15:44:48	724	154.60	XLON
15:45:40	290	154.60	CHIX
15:45:41	888	154.60	CHIX
15:45:55	1089	154.60	XLON
15:45:55	201	154.60	XLON
15:47:55	700	154.60	XLON
15:47:55	700	154.60	XLON
15:47:55	16	154.60	XLON
15:48:59	700	154.40	BATE
15:48:59	647	154.40	BATE
15:48:59	53	154.40	BATE
15:48:59	1381	154.40	BATE
15:49:54	99	154.20	XLON
15:50:06	1073	154.20	XLON
15:52:06	1148	154.20	XLON
15:53:41	700	154.20	CHIX
15:53:41	618	154.20	CHIX
15:54:06	1384	154.20	XLON
15:55:20	580	154.00	XLON
15:55:20	633	154.00	XLON
15:56:44	375	154.10	TRQX
15:56:44	666	154.10	TRQX
15:56:45	375	154.10	TRQX
15:58:20	1209	154.20	XLON
15:59:20	1400	154.20	XLON
15:59:20	20	154.20	XLON
16:01:41	1305	154.20	XLON
16:02:01	700	154.10	CHIX
16:02:01	512	154.10	CHIX
16:03:41	1310	154.10	XLON
16:05:41	990	154.10	XLON
16:06:40	1411	154.20	XLON
16:08:33	603	154.40	BATE
16:08:33	700	154.40	BATE
16:08:33	1655	154.40	BATE
16:08:33	1201	154.40	XLON
16:09:20	700	154.40	CHIX
16:09:20	584	154.40	CHIX
16:09:32	599	154.20	XLON
16:09:32	571	154.20	XLON
16:09:41	1352	154.40	BATE
16:11:42	1400	154.10	XLON
16:11:42	31	154.10	XLON
16:11:45	60	154.20	TRQX
16:11:45	1274	154.20	TRQX
16:12:45	700	154.10	XLON
16:12:45	593	154.10	XLON
16:13:41	1292	154.10	BATE
16:13:41	130	154.10	BATE
16:14:45	895	154.10	XLON
16:14:45	681	154.10	XLON
16:15:45	322	154.20	XLON
16:15:45	972	154.20	XLON
16:16:38	1368	154.10	CHIX
16:16:41	1279	154.40	BATE
16:16:55	700	154.10	XLON
16:16:55	678	154.10	XLON
16:18:14	967	154.10	XLON
16:18:14	434	154.10	XLON
16:19:14	700	154.10	XLON
16:19:14	628	154.10	XLON
16:21:24	1976	154.10	XLON
16:21:45	1028	154.10	TRQX
16:24:38	74	154.00	CHIX
16:24:38	947	154.00	CHIX
16:24:48	93	154.00	BATE
16:24:48	1189	154.00	BATE
16:26:08	3097	154.00	XLON
16:26:08	1292	154.00	XLON
16:26:08	1337	154.00	XLON
16:27:17	700	153.70	BATE
16:27:17	700	153.70	BATE
16:27:17	40	153.70	BATE
16:29:01	700	153.70	XLON
16:29:01	700	153.70	XLON
16:29:01	640	153.70	XLON
16:29:01	760	153.70	XLON
16:29:01	452	153.70	XLON

 

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