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 28 December 2022
Number of ordinary shares purchased 381,357
Weighted average price paid (p) 102.86
Highest price paid (p) 103.60
Lowest price paid (p) 101.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 2,351,063 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 748,137,057. 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 28 December 2022 is 748,137,057. 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 102.87 277,200
CHIX 102.85 43,015
BATE 102.81 50,173
TRQX 102.92 10,969

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:00:28.436 3 102.6 XLON
08:00:28.809 776 102.6 XLON
08:01:00.396 612 102.6 XLON
08:01:00.400 1493 102.9 XLON
08:01:06.168 1405 103.6 BATE
08:03:58.489 407 103.3 XLON
08:03:58.490 1534 103.3 XLON
08:03:58.492 163 103.3 XLON
08:03:58.492 152 103.3 XLON
08:03:58.492 950 103.3 XLON
08:03:58.492 338 103.3 XLON
08:05:31.319 773 103.3 CHIX
08:09:24.932 918 103.2 BATE
08:09:24.932 345 103.2 BATE
08:09:24.935 409 103.2 XLON
08:09:24.935 1090 103.2 XLON
08:15:02.660 257 103 XLON
08:15:02.660 400 103 XLON
08:15:02.660 1008 103 XLON
08:15:02.663 848 102.9 XLON
08:15:02.663 375 102.9 XLON
08:16:12.645 1266 103.1 XLON
08:19:52.582 1583 103 XLON
08:19:52.584 154 102.8 XLON
08:19:52.584 1572 102.8 XLON
08:24:31.355 1182 103 CHIX
08:24:43.821 407 102.8 XLON
08:24:43.821 900 102.8 XLON
08:24:43.821 1100 102.8 XLON
08:24:43.828 3761 102.8 XLON
08:24:43.831 1325 102.8 XLON
08:26:45.515 1253 102.9 XLON
08:30:03.011 225 102.8 XLON
08:30:03.011 800 102.8 XLON
08:30:03.011 400 102.8 XLON
08:32:03.015 1424 102.8 XLON
08:34:03.019 1470 102.8 XLON
08:36:03.022 1460 102.8 XLON
08:37:20.385 441 102.6 XLON
08:37:20.385 546 102.6 XLON
08:37:20.385 400 102.6 XLON
08:37:20.386 17 102.6 XLON
08:45:29.250 1147 102.8 TRQX
08:45:29.251 149 102.8 TRQX
09:00:58.010 2295 102.6 XLON
09:01:03.589 2315 102.4 XLON
09:01:31.367 1343 102.5 CHIX
09:08:42.791 506 102.5 BATE
09:08:43.161 1810 102.7 BATE
09:08:43.162 679 102.7 BATE
09:08:43.162 1262 102.7 BATE
09:08:44.220 402 102.6 XLON
09:08:49.004 1283 102.8 CHIX
09:08:49.731 429 102.6 XLON
09:08:51.801 1881 102.6 XLON
09:08:51.801 1068 102.6 XLON
09:08:51.801 738 102.6 XLON
09:08:51.801 900 102.6 XLON
09:12:55.181 1007 102.6 XLON
09:12:55.181 156 102.6 XLON
09:13:44.221 175 102.6 XLON
09:17:44.184 296 102.8 TRQX
09:17:44.184 400 102.8 TRQX
09:17:44.185 400 102.8 TRQX
09:17:44.185 224 102.8 TRQX
09:21:50.907 1444 103.1 BATE
09:22:02.189 280 102.9 XLON
09:22:02.189 400 102.9 XLON
09:22:02.189 414 102.9 XLON
09:22:02.189 679 102.9 XLON
09:22:02.189 121 102.9 XLON
09:22:02.189 1500 102.9 XLON
09:22:02.189 400 102.9 XLON
09:22:02.193 2997 102.9 XLON
09:24:40.398 1638 103.3 CHIX
09:24:40.398 304 103.3 CHIX
09:24:40.399 146 103.2 XLON
09:24:40.399 700 103.2 XLON
09:24:40.399 600 103.2 XLON
09:24:40.400 1313 103.3 CHIX
09:24:40.402 94 103.2 XLON
09:24:40.403 708 103.2 XLON
09:25:04.825 149 103.2 BATE
09:25:20.021 1876 103.2 BATE
09:25:40.406 97 103.2 XLON
09:25:40.406 1310 103.2 XLON
09:33:47.622 2222 103.3 XLON
09:33:47.623 1499 103.3 XLON
09:33:48.239 2732 103.6 XLON
09:34:20.025 1248 103.4 BATE
09:45:16.714 634 103.2 XLON
09:45:44.336 443 103.2 XLON
09:45:44.336 816 103.2 XLON
09:45:44.336 1481 103.2 XLON
09:45:44.336 7 103.2 XLON
09:45:44.336 442 103.2 XLON
09:45:44.336 500 103.2 XLON
09:45:44.336 420 103.2 XLON
09:45:44.336 678 103.2 XLON
09:49:45.277 619 103.1 XLON
09:49:45.277 800 103.1 XLON
09:49:45.277 83 103.1 XLON
09:54:02.737 1013 102.9 XLON
09:54:02.737 457 102.9 XLON
09:56:57.288 300 102.8 CHIX
09:56:57.288 800 102.8 CHIX
09:56:57.288 69 102.8 CHIX
09:57:28.573 154 102.8 XLON
10:11:08.600 653 103 XLON
10:11:08.600 270 103 XLON
10:11:08.600 1000 103 XLON
10:11:08.601 88 103 XLON
10:11:08.601 725 103 XLON
10:11:08.601 2166 103 XLON
10:11:08.601 2298 103 XLON
10:18:31.643 139 103.2 XLON
10:18:31.648 106 103.2 XLON
10:20:11.541 246 103.3 XLON
10:20:11.541 2000 103.3 XLON
10:20:11.541 300 103.3 XLON
10:20:11.541 1291 103.3 XLON
10:20:11.541 1984 103.5 CHIX
10:20:11.541 213 103.5 CHIX
10:23:40.397 169 103.5 XLON
10:23:40.397 500 103.5 XLON
10:23:40.397 800 103.5 XLON
10:24:35.067 400 103.4 BATE
10:24:35.067 863 103.4 BATE
10:25:40.401 8 103.4 XLON
10:25:40.401 600 103.4 XLON
10:25:40.401 400 103.4 XLON
10:25:40.402 28 103.4 XLON
10:25:40.402 400 103.4 XLON
10:29:51.622 1499 103.4 XLON
10:30:30.021 1212 103.4 CHIX
10:33:51.626 1220 103.4 XLON
10:53:58.651 164 103.3 CHIX
10:53:58.664 1120 103.3 CHIX
11:00:15.243 1414 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 1344 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 1290 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 1375 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 1225 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 1318 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 430 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 400 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 400 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.243 81 103.2 XLON
11:00:15.316 684 103.1 XLON
11:00:15.814 442 103.1 XLON
11:02:15.821 918 103.2 XLON
11:12:48.905 1080 103.2 XLON
11:12:48.905 224 103.2 XLON
11:12:48.905 1470 103.2 XLON
11:12:48.905 559 103.2 XLON
11:12:48.905 1419 103.2 XLON
11:14:02.754 800 103.1 BATE
11:14:02.754 414 103.1 BATE
11:14:02.754 100 103.1 BATE
11:40:42.846 718 103 CHIX
11:52:09.249 922 103 XLON
11:57:53.049 289 103 CHIX
11:57:53.049 262 103 CHIX
11:58:03.403 517 103 XLON
11:58:03.403 705 103 XLON
11:58:03.403 120 103 XLON
11:58:03.403 948 103 XLON
11:58:03.403 1367 103 XLON
11:58:03.403 1468 103 XLON
11:58:03.404 7378 103 XLON
11:58:03.404 101 103 XLON
11:58:03.404 1692 103 XLON
11:58:03.404 1000 103 XLON
11:58:03.407 775 103 BATE
11:58:03.408 1180 103 BATE
11:58:03.423 308 103 XLON
11:58:03.432 316 103 BATE
11:58:03.432 49 103 BATE
11:58:04.210 918 103 XLON
11:58:04.310 1153 103 XLON
12:00:18.482 1317 103 CHIX
12:00:18.482 67 103 CHIX
12:01:12.640 1139 102.9 TRQX
12:02:02.121 751 102.8 XLON
12:02:02.121 717 102.8 XLON
12:02:02.121 483 102.8 XLON
12:02:02.121 537 102.8 XLON
12:02:02.121 73 102.8 XLON
12:06:08.193 1207 102.7 XLON
12:09:16.316 447 102.5 BATE
12:11:09.386 209 102.5 BATE
12:11:09.386 416 102.5 BATE
12:11:09.386 502 102.5 CHIX
12:19:49.440 458 102.5 XLON
12:23:49.446 400 102.7 BATE
12:23:49.447 400 102.7 BATE
12:23:49.447 400 102.7 BATE
12:23:49.447 300 102.7 BATE
12:23:49.447 755 102.7 BATE
12:23:49.447 156 102.7 BATE
12:25:48.414 3390 102.6 XLON
12:25:48.414 72 102.6 XLON
12:25:48.414 1846 102.6 XLON
12:25:48.414 425 102.6 XLON
12:25:48.414 531 102.6 XLON
12:25:49.159 229 102.5 BATE
12:25:49.161 1158 102.6 BATE
12:28:09.593 522 102.6 XLON
12:28:09.611 258 102.6 XLON
12:56:02.844 721 102.6 XLON
12:57:02.784 912 102.6 XLON
12:57:02.784 6 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 245 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 400 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 400 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 400 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 40 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 360 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 400 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 400 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 182 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 218 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 300 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 800 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 46 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.181 324 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.184 35 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.184 48 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.184 1022 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.184 389 102.6 XLON
13:03:03.509 674 102.5 CHIX
13:03:03.509 503 102.5 CHIX
13:03:03.514 688 102.5 CHIX
13:03:08.256 488 102.5 XLON
13:14:49.172 1721 102.6 BATE
13:14:49.175 393 102.6 BATE
13:15:28.572 952 102.5 XLON
13:15:28.576 1487 102.4 XLON
13:15:28.640 404 102.4 XLON
13:15:50.466 605 102.5 XLON
13:16:09.063 340 102.7 TRQX
13:16:09.063 924 102.7 TRQX
13:16:10.696 1107 103 XLON
13:16:10.696 961 103 XLON
13:16:10.696 106 103 XLON
13:16:10.696 1300 103 XLON
13:16:10.696 2653 103 XLON
13:16:10.696 308 103 XLON
13:16:10.698 2502 103 CHIX
13:19:10.702 1138 103 CHIX
13:19:10.704 686 103 XLON
13:19:10.704 918 103 XLON
13:19:10.704 86 103 XLON
13:49:02.599 1257 102.8 XLON
13:49:02.599 144 102.8 XLON
13:49:02.599 97 102.8 XLON
13:49:02.599 1022 102.8 XLON
13:49:02.732 1184 102.7 CHIX
13:49:49.182 1373 102.7 BATE
13:50:13.620 1253 102.8 BATE
13:50:17.423 59 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 400 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 400 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 400 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 400 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 400 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 1200 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 800 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 700 103 XLON
13:50:17.423 300 103 XLON
13:50:17.429 5026 103.1 XLON
13:50:17.429 601 103.1 XLON
13:50:17.437 18 103 XLON
13:50:18.021 496 103 XLON
13:50:18.037 187 103 XLON
13:50:18.227 1765 103.2 XLON
13:50:37.767 997 102.9 CHIX
13:50:37.767 344 102.9 CHIX
13:51:42.674 199 103.2 XLON
13:51:42.675 1100 103.2 XLON
13:51:42.676 1713 103.3 BATE
13:51:42.680 6 103.2 XLON
13:53:13.622 804 103.1 XLON
13:54:13.631 453 103.2 XLON
13:54:13.631 818 103.2 XLON
13:54:13.631 157 103.2 XLON
13:56:13.639 918 103.2 XLON
14:04:49.511 35 103.2 XLON
14:04:49.511 1398 103.2 XLON
14:04:49.511 382 103.2 XLON
14:04:49.511 384 103.2 CHIX
14:04:49.511 892 103.2 CHIX
14:04:49.512 1366 103.2 XLON
14:04:49.512 1263 103.2 XLON
14:05:42.685 1308 103.3 BATE
14:05:42.723 567 103.2 XLON
14:07:20.647 1345 103.4 BATE
14:11:21.652 750 103.3 XLON
14:11:21.652 1357 103.3 XLON
14:11:21.653 1396 103.3 XLON
14:11:21.653 577 103.3 XLON
14:11:21.655 206 103.3 XLON
14:11:21.655 363 103.3 XLON
14:11:21.655 865 103.3 XLON
14:12:37.061 949 103.3 BATE
14:12:37.061 242 103.3 BATE
14:13:10.189 294 103.2 TRQX
14:13:10.189 400 103.2 TRQX
14:13:10.189 300 103.2 TRQX
14:13:10.189 136 103.2 TRQX
14:15:38.115 131 103.2 XLON
14:16:51.889 1203 103.2 XLON
14:16:52.022 24 103.2 XLON
14:16:53.004 918 103.2 XLON
14:23:45.967 138 103.2 XLON
14:27:45.971 400 103.3 CHIX
14:27:45.971 1100 103.3 CHIX
14:27:45.971 314 103.3 CHIX
14:28:53.269 570 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 745 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 112 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 1389 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 120 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 1107 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 801 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 530 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 370 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 992 103.2 XLON
14:28:53.269 394 103.2 XLON
14:29:37.066 1309 103.3 BATE
14:29:53.274 1457 103.2 XLON
14:31:53.277 672 103.2 XLON
14:31:53.277 800 103.2 XLON
14:31:53.321 421 103.1 CHIX
14:31:53.407 711 103.1 CHIX
14:31:53.407 14 103.1 CHIX
14:31:53.471 146 103.1 CHIX
14:34:33.756 727 103.1 XLON
14:34:33.756 300 103.1 XLON
14:34:33.756 400 103.1 XLON
14:34:33.759 238 103.1 XLON
14:34:34.255 992 103.1 XLON
14:38:20.004 1482 103 XLON
14:38:20.004 1221 103 XLON
14:43:53.477 1314 102.9 CHIX
14:52:18.862 156 102.8 XLON
14:52:18.862 892 102.8 XLON
14:57:09.247 261 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1349 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1304 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1448 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1375 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1255 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1446 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1372 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1305 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 128 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1121 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1253 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 243 102.8 XLON
14:58:51.913 1373 102.8 BATE
14:58:51.916 1451 102.8 XLON
14:58:52.939 1301 102.7 CHIX
14:59:44.022 1600 102.8 BATE
14:59:44.022 400 102.8 BATE
14:59:44.022 66 102.8 BATE
14:59:46.194 287 102.8 BATE
15:03:05.742 416 102.8 XLON
15:03:05.742 77 102.8 XLON
15:03:05.742 746 102.8 XLON
15:03:05.742 700 102.8 XLON
15:03:05.743 503 102.8 XLON
15:03:05.743 463 102.8 XLON
15:03:05.743 1045 102.8 BATE
15:03:05.746 1344 102.8 XLON
15:04:39.591 915 102.7 XLON
15:05:39.599 1403 102.7 XLON
15:05:39.599 486 102.7 XLON
15:15:45.202 33 102.9 TRQX
15:15:45.202 1100 102.9 TRQX
15:15:45.202 238 102.9 TRQX
15:15:45.204 168 103 TRQX
15:15:45.204 662 103 TRQX
15:15:45.204 773 103 TRQX
15:15:45.204 456 103 TRQX
15:15:45.206 1390 103 TRQX
15:15:45.209 7133 103 XLON
15:15:45.383 580 102.9 XLON
15:15:45.383 907 102.9 XLON
15:17:46.707 371 102.9 XLON
15:17:47.255 994 102.9 XLON
15:19:47.258 638 102.9 XLON
15:19:47.258 500 102.9 XLON
15:19:47.258 300 102.9 XLON
15:20:47.261 323 102.9 XLON
15:20:47.261 400 102.9 XLON
15:20:47.261 300 102.9 XLON
15:20:47.261 300 102.9 XLON
15:22:47.265 223 102.9 XLON
15:22:47.265 400 102.9 XLON
15:22:47.265 800 102.9 XLON
15:23:14.095 1344 102.8 BATE
15:23:14.095 1930 102.8 CHIX
15:23:14.095 1137 102.8 CHIX
15:23:16.622 915 102.6 XLON
15:23:16.622 50 102.6 XLON
15:23:20.108 456 102.6 XLON
15:26:11.082 196 102.6 XLON
15:26:11.082 317 102.6 XLON
15:26:11.082 400 102.6 XLON
15:26:11.082 396 102.6 XLON
15:30:14.102 1361 102.6 BATE
15:30:14.119 286 102.4 XLON
15:38:01.142 817 102.4 XLON
15:38:01.143 175 102.4 CHIX
15:39:02.673 915 102.4 CHIX
15:39:02.673 85 102.4 CHIX
15:39:02.673 315 102.4 CHIX
15:39:02.674 1407 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 1318 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 1403 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 1464 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 1250 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 251 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 411 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 1352 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 1048 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 156 102.4 XLON
15:39:02.674 895 102.4 CHIX
15:39:28.301 283 102.3 XLON
15:40:30.116 460 102.3 XLON
15:40:30.116 645 102.3 XLON
15:40:30.116 306 102.3 XLON
15:40:30.134 266 102.3 XLON
15:40:30.250 622 102.3 XLON
15:47:02.677 604 102.3 CHIX
15:47:02.677 700 102.3 CHIX
15:47:02.677 3 102.3 CHIX
15:47:03.550 344 102.2 XLON
15:47:03.551 4552 102.3 XLON
15:48:04.356 681 102.2 XLON
15:48:04.543 619 102.2 XLON
15:55:01.894 15 102 XLON
15:55:01.894 232 102 XLON
15:57:21.225 2400 102.2 BATE
15:57:21.225 400 102.2 BATE
15:57:21.225 800 102.2 BATE
15:57:21.225 600 102.2 BATE
15:57:21.225 400 102.2 BATE
15:57:21.225 26 102.2 BATE
15:57:21.299 868 102.1 XLON
16:01:56.434 3187 102.1 XLON
16:01:56.434 43 102.1 XLON
16:01:56.435 826 102.1 CHIX
16:03:22.366 273 102.1 CHIX
16:06:20.116 124 102.1 CHIX
16:06:20.117 1604 102.1 XLON
16:06:20.120 700 102.1 XLON
16:06:20.121 832 102.1 XLON
16:06:20.121 2400 102.1 XLON
16:06:21.234 1412 102.1 BATE
16:10:20.889 15 102 CHIX
16:11:11.658 977 102.1 CHIX
16:11:12.560 348 102.1 CHIX
16:11:21.241 1275 102.1 BATE
16:17:20.876 258 101.9 XLON
16:19:26.254 1028 101.9 XLON
16:19:26.254 664 101.9 CHIX
16:19:26.254 400 101.9 CHIX
16:19:26.769 103 101.9 XLON
16:19:26.769 306 101.9 CHIX
16:21:10.358 207 101.9 XLON
16:25:30.914 257 102.1 XLON
16:27:34.080 400 102.1 XLON
16:27:34.080 2170 102.1 XLON
16:27:34.080 300 102.1 XLON
16:27:34.080 600 102.1 XLON
16:27:34.080 2369 102.1 BATE
16:27:34.080 395 102.1 CHIX
16:27:34.080 48 102.1 CHIX
16:27:34.081 274 102.1 XLON
16:27:34.181 1425 102.1 XLON
16:27:34.910 332 102.1 XLON
16:28:16.916 74 102.1 XLON
16:28:16.916 203 102.1 XLON
16:28:16.932 265 102.1 XLON

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