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 23 December 2022
Number of ordinary shares purchased 304,271
Weighted average price paid (p) 101.35
Highest price paid (p) 101.90
Lowest price paid (p) 99.55

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 1,969,706 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 748,518,414. 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 23 December 2022 is 748,518,414. 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
corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354
Contacts at Brunswick PR:

Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959
Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited:

Nicholas How / John Fishley / William Hall 
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 
Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:

James Agnew / Jonathan Hardy / Jack Wood
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

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 101.37 217,782
CHIX 101.45 18,821
BATE 101.26 65,061
TRQX 101.28 2,607

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:02:56 1402 99.55 XLON
08:04:59 1248 99.65 BATE
08:08:50 2124 100.5 XLON
08:09:50 1484 100.6 XLON
08:09:50 1941 100.7 XLON
08:09:50 789 100.8 XLON
08:10:16 1365 101.2 XLON
08:10:16 575 101.1 XLON
08:10:16 1365 101.1 XLON
08:10:16 1210 101.1 XLON
08:10:16 500 101.1 XLON
08:10:16 1747 101.1 XLON
08:10:30 1340 101 CHIX
08:15:23 1437 100.9 XLON
08:15:23 1349 100.9 CHIX
08:16:13 1922 100.8 XLON
08:16:13 1494 101.1 XLON
08:19:38 862 101.1 BATE
08:19:38 687 101.1 BATE
08:24:16 1772 100.9 XLON
08:28:16 1380 101.1 XLON
08:34:16 428 101.1 XLON
08:34:16 1393 101.2 XLON
08:42:12 487 101.3 TRQX
08:42:12 901 101.3 TRQX
08:43:08 1472 101.1 XLON
08:51:08 1389 101.2 XLON
08:51:13 396 101.1 CHIX
08:51:13 748 101.1 CHIX
08:52:08 1267 101.2 XLON
08:52:11 1719 101.1 XLON
08:54:11 826 101.2 XLON
08:54:11 439 101.2 XLON
08:54:16 1451 101.1 XLON
09:05:46 759 100.8 BATE
09:05:46 519 100.8 BATE
09:06:01 1066 100.9 XLON
09:06:01 1000 101.1 XLON
09:06:01 610 101.1 XLON
09:07:30 419 101.2 XLON
09:07:30 1173 101.2 XLON
09:07:30 178 101.2 XLON
09:07:31 400 101.2 XLON
09:07:31 791 101.2 XLON
09:07:31 1331 101.2 XLON
09:17:06 1305 101.1 CHIX
09:18:39 12264 101 BATE
09:18:39 1000 101 BATE
09:18:39 1024 101 BATE
09:18:39 81 101.1 XLON
09:18:39 1368 101.1 XLON
09:18:40 433 101.2 XLON
09:18:40 500 101.2 XLON
09:18:40 773 101.2 XLON
09:18:40 400 101.2 XLON
09:21:31 1572 101.5 XLON
09:21:43 700 101.4 CHIX
09:21:43 385 101.4 CHIX
09:21:43 264 101.4 CHIX
09:22:33 2131 101.4 XLON
09:22:39 222 101.4 BATE
09:22:39 500 101.4 BATE
09:22:39 500 101.4 BATE
09:22:39 131 101.4 BATE
09:30:39 548 101.2 BATE
09:30:39 846 101.2 BATE
09:39:39 485 101.2 BATE
09:39:39 846 101.2 BATE
09:39:39 26 101.2 BATE
09:39:39 2853 101.2 XLON
09:48:39 234 101.6 BATE
09:48:39 1000 101.6 BATE
09:48:39 76 101.6 BATE
09:49:05 1948 101.4 XLON
09:52:45 1129 101.1 BATE
10:02:00 4 101.4 XLON
10:02:00 1503 101.4 XLON
10:03:45 51 101.4 BATE
10:03:45 453 101.4 BATE
10:03:45 479 101.4 BATE
10:03:45 334 101.4 BATE
10:11:48 997 101.5 BATE
10:11:48 350 101.5 BATE
10:11:48 1238 101.7 CHIX
10:11:48 1301 101.8 CHIX
10:11:48 33 101.8 CHIX
10:12:00 413 101.6 XLON
10:12:00 551 101.6 XLON
10:12:00 294 101.6 XLON
10:12:00 116 101.6 XLON
10:12:12 384 101.6 XLON
10:12:12 1511 101.6 XLON
10:20:21 220 101.5 BATE
10:27:35 910 101.8 BATE
10:27:35 751 101.8 BATE
10:27:35 349 101.9 BATE
10:27:35 1247 101.9 BATE
10:27:35 5073 101.9 XLON
10:27:41 375 101.8 CHIX
10:27:41 800 101.8 CHIX
10:37:02 1100 101.8 XLON
10:37:02 233 101.8 XLON
10:37:02 928 101.8 XLON
10:37:02 571 101.8 XLON
10:38:41 1361 101.9 CHIX
10:39:02 207 101.8 XLON
10:41:41 1134 101.8 XLON
10:42:35 1202 101.7 BATE
10:43:38 256 101.6 XLON
10:44:43 319 101.6 XLON
10:44:43 768 101.6 XLON
10:44:47 329 101.5 XLON
10:44:57 400 101.7 XLON
10:44:57 400 101.7 XLON
10:44:57 611 101.7 XLON
10:48:26 1354 101.8 XLON
10:49:53 600 101.8 BATE
10:49:53 400 101.8 BATE
10:49:53 261 101.8 BATE
10:49:53 741 101.8 CHIX
10:49:53 592 101.8 CHIX
10:51:37 1596 101.7 XLON
10:51:37 11896 101.6 XLON
10:51:37 5943 101.6 XLON
10:51:37 7539 101.6 XLON
10:51:37 4353 101.6 XLON
11:04:16 992 101.4 XLON
11:06:02 928 101.4 XLON
11:06:02 830 101.4 XLON
11:06:02 7250 101.4 XLON
11:06:02 6810 101.4 XLON
11:06:02 2267 101.4 XLON
11:21:01 3583 101.1 XLON
11:21:01 909 101.1 XLON
11:21:01 359 101.1 XLON
11:21:01 1110 101.1 XLON
11:21:01 517 101.1 XLON
11:21:01 273 101.1 CHIX
11:21:01 338 101.1 CHIX
11:21:01 337 101.1 XLON
11:21:01 1209 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 900 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 30 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 433 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 1997 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 341 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 2474 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 1167 101.3 CHIX
11:21:01 1144 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 400 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 206 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 800 101.3 XLON
11:21:01 336 101.1 XLON
11:21:02 644 101.1 XLON
11:21:02 2205 101.1 XLON
11:21:03 513 101.1 XLON
11:21:03 1198 101.4 XLON
11:21:03 107 101.4 XLON
11:22:33 281 101.1 BATE
11:22:33 400 101.1 BATE
11:22:40 383 101.1 BATE
11:23:14 1128 101.3 XLON
11:23:14 758 101.3 XLON
11:23:14 1851 101.4 XLON
11:23:14 240 101.3 XLON
11:23:14 46 101.3 XLON
11:25:50 1356 101.4 CHIX
11:35:33 188 101.1 BATE
11:35:33 282 101.1 XLON
11:35:33 1388 101.1 XLON
11:35:33 953 101.1 XLON
11:35:36 1402 101.1 XLON
11:35:37 438 101.1 XLON
11:35:37 1000 101.3 XLON
11:35:37 14234 101.3 XLON
11:35:38 419 101 TRQX
11:46:47 1168 101.1 BATE
11:46:48 136 101.1 BATE
11:46:52 492 101.1 XLON
11:47:21 10755 101.4 XLON
11:47:21 1048 101.4 XLON
11:47:21 1000 101.4 XLON
11:47:21 765 101.4 XLON
11:47:21 1371 101.4 XLON
11:48:22 1299 101.4 XLON
11:50:15 221 101.3 BATE
11:50:15 400 101.3 BATE
11:52:40 746 101.4 CHIX
11:52:40 639 101.4 CHIX
11:53:31 400 101.4 TRQX
11:53:31 400 101.4 TRQX
11:53:31 462 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 122 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 200 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 400 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 400 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 400 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 400 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 58 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 1820 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 521 101.3 BATE
11:55:22 700 101.3 BATE
11:59:41 607 101.3 BATE
12:00:53 1200 101.5 BATE
12:00:53 71 101.5 BATE
12:00:53 41 101.5 BATE
12:03:53 408 101.5 BATE
12:03:53 94 101.5 BATE
12:03:53 412 101.5 BATE
12:03:56 408 101.5 BATE
12:05:04 928 101.4 BATE
12:06:03 233 101.4 XLON
12:06:03 606 101.4 XLON
12:06:03 928 101.4 BATE
12:06:03 3122 101.4 BATE
12:06:03 1382 101.4 XLON
12:06:03 1329 101.4 XLON
12:06:03 8976 101.4 BATE
12:06:03 455 101.4 BATE
12:06:03 3880 101.4 BATE
12:07:35 300 101.4 XLON
12:07:35 600 101.4 XLON
12:07:35 534 101.4 XLON
12:11:15 363 101.1 XLON
12:11:16 483 101.1 XLON
12:13:03 543 101.1 XLON
12:16:03 1341 101.1 XLON
12:16:12 524 101 BATE
12:17:39 655 101 BATE
12:17:49 7 101 BATE
12:22:50 26 101.4 XLON
12:22:50 719 101.5 XLON
12:22:55 649 101.5 XLON
12:22:55 1300 101.5 XLON
12:22:55 1200 101.5 XLON
12:22:55 400 101.5 XLON
12:22:55 400 101.5 XLON
12:23:36 259 101.5 XLON
12:24:49 1100 101.8 XLON
12:24:49 900 101.8 XLON
12:24:49 730 101.8 XLON
12:24:49 797 101.8 CHIX
12:24:49 577 101.8 CHIX
12:25:03 2455 101.8 XLON
12:25:03 3711 101.8 XLON
12:25:03 332 101.8 XLON
12:25:03 1537 101.8 XLON
12:25:21 800 101.8 XLON
12:25:21 400 101.8 XLON
12:25:21 4 101.8 XLON
12:25:21 92 101.8 XLON
12:26:31 40 101.7 XLON
12:26:32 2846 101.7 XLON
12:26:32 2324 101.8 XLON
12:26:32 992 101.8 XLON
12:26:34 662 101.7 XLON
12:26:51 308 101.7 XLON
12:28:24 928 101.8 XLON
12:28:24 500 101.8 XLON
12:28:24 12 101.8 XLON
12:28:24 1200 101.8 XLON
12:28:24 259 101.8 XLON
12:29:40 80 101.7 BATE
12:29:47 95 101.7 BATE

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