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 29 December 2022
Number of ordinary shares purchased 400,927
Weighted average price paid (p) 102.70
Highest price paid (p) 104.30
Lowest price paid (p) 101.00

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 2,751,990 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 747,736,130. 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 29 December 2022 is 747,736,130. 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 102.76 279,022
CHIX 102.57 36,519
BATE 102.54 71,752
TRQX 102.76 13,634

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:00:35.208 2 102.3 XLON
08:00:47.252 1384 102.4 XLON
08:02:11.041 776 101.4 CHIX
08:02:21.049 65 101.4 CHIX
08:02:30.317 360 101.4 CHIX
08:04:00.081 400 101.9 BATE
08:04:00.081 760 101.9 BATE
08:04:47.259 800 101.6 XLON
08:04:47.259 598 101.6 XLON
08:10:42.187 1717 101.3 XLON
08:11:30.336 1797 101.7 XLON
08:11:30.338 1928 101.7 XLON
08:18:02.786 1224 101.5 XLON
08:27:07.875 1210 101.6 XLON
08:27:07.875 1246 101.6 CHIX
08:27:20.674 696 101.2 XLON
08:27:20.674 6222 101.2 XLON
08:27:20.677 3957 101.2 XLON
08:27:20.746 1385 101 TRQX
08:27:20.749 1790 101.1 XLON
08:27:20.751 1496 101.1 XLON
08:30:40.129 171 101.4 BATE
08:30:40.129 1129 101.4 BATE
08:30:40.170 1492 101.5 XLON
08:31:07.880 1204 101.5 CHIX
08:35:40.186 320 101.7 XLON
08:35:40.186 2139 101.7 XLON
08:36:40.193 1430 101.7 XLON
08:36:40.194 64 101.7 XLON
08:41:40.200 1239 101.7 XLON
08:44:40.204 400 101.6 XLON
08:44:40.204 535 101.6 XLON
08:44:40.204 500 101.6 XLON
08:45:31.611 1446 101.4 XLON
08:49:16.607 277 101.3 XLON
08:51:49.257 2098 101.6 XLON
08:53:19.268 259 101.4 XLON
08:53:19.268 1102 101.4 XLON
09:04:00.651 400 101.5 XLON
09:04:00.651 800 101.5 XLON
09:04:00.651 143 101.5 XLON
09:04:00.695 2951 101.9 XLON
09:04:00.701 400 101.9 XLON
09:04:00.701 800 101.9 XLON
09:04:00.701 25 101.9 XLON
09:04:00.744 1624 101.9 CHIX
09:04:00.744 78 101.9 CHIX
09:04:00.744 209 101.9 CHIX
09:04:20.879 400 101.9 BATE
09:04:20.879 400 101.9 BATE
09:04:20.879 400 101.9 BATE
09:04:20.879 172 101.9 BATE
09:05:01.462 403 102 XLON
09:05:03.115 404 102 XLON
09:06:00.748 1320 102.2 CHIX
09:07:12.275 2046 102.3 XLON
09:07:12.275 800 102.3 XLON
09:07:12.275 400 102.3 XLON
09:07:12.275 400 102.3 XLON
09:07:12.275 400 102.3 XLON
09:07:12.275 291 102.3 XLON
09:09:25.290 436 102.3 TRQX
09:09:25.290 759 102.3 TRQX
09:09:25.290 39 102.3 TRQX
09:09:25.291 83 102.3 TRQX
09:09:25.292 1474 102.4 XLON
09:19:03.537 888 102.3 XLON
09:19:03.537 350 102.3 XLON
09:19:03.537 1309 102.3 XLON
09:19:03.540 389 102.3 XLON
09:19:03.540 259 102.3 XLON
09:19:03.540 309 102.3 XLON
09:20:03.782 888 102.2 CHIX
09:20:03.782 183 102.2 CHIX
09:20:03.782 81 102.2 CHIX
09:23:02.909 841 102.1 XLON
09:23:02.914 448 102.1 XLON
09:23:03.003 55 102.1 XLON
09:31:03.010 492 102.1 XLON
09:31:03.010 155 102.1 XLON
09:31:03.069 332 102.1 XLON
09:31:03.107 499 102.1 XLON
09:34:22.391 388 102.3 CHIX
09:34:22.393 1223 102.5 CHIX
09:34:35.607 1502 102.4 XLON
09:34:35.607 156 102.4 XLON
09:34:39.006 436 102.4 XLON
09:35:30.348 137 102.4 XLON
09:35:30.348 536 102.4 XLON
09:35:30.348 1074 102.4 XLON
09:44:02.780 888 102.2 XLON
09:44:02.780 1 102.2 XLON
09:44:02.780 336 102.2 XLON
09:57:50.236 2400 102.2 XLON
09:57:50.236 440 102.2 XLON
09:58:50.239 156 102.2 XLON
09:58:50.239 800 102.2 XLON
09:58:50.239 334 102.2 XLON
10:02:48.961 800 102.2 XLON
10:02:48.961 608 102.2 XLON
10:02:48.962 1171 102.3 CHIX
10:04:48.965 800 102.3 XLON
10:04:48.965 605 102.3 XLON
10:04:48.965 72 102.3 XLON
10:11:50.011 888 102.2 XLON
10:11:50.011 322 102.2 XLON
10:18:43.670 1374 102.2 XLON
10:22:43.674 800 102.2 XLON
10:22:43.674 458 102.2 XLON
10:26:05.615 400 102.2 CHIX
10:26:05.615 918 102.2 CHIX
10:30:43.681 1356 102.2 XLON
10:36:43.688 600 102.2 XLON
10:36:43.688 686 102.2 XLON
10:37:20.926 1393 102.1 BATE
10:41:50.945 259 102.1 XLON
10:41:50.945 863 102.1 XLON
10:43:20.945 98 102.1 XLON
10:52:48.256 1215 102 XLON
10:52:48.257 501 102 XLON
10:52:48.402 634 102 XLON
10:52:49.932 58 102 XLON
10:53:05.082 272 101.9 XLON
10:54:35.084 274 101.9 XLON
10:56:27.188 961 101.9 XLON
11:02:34.975 111 102.2 BATE
11:02:34.975 1773 102.2 BATE
11:02:34.976 192 102.3 BATE
11:02:34.976 3347 102.3 BATE
11:02:34.978 65 102.3 CHIX
11:02:34.978 1171 102.3 CHIX
11:02:34.980 285 102 XLON
11:02:35.009 4392 102.1 XLON
11:02:36.064 431 102.1 XLON
11:06:33.472 1364 102.2 CHIX
11:06:47.633 217 102.1 XLON
11:06:47.634 568 102.1 XLON
11:06:47.634 232 102.1 XLON
11:06:47.634 400 102.1 XLON
11:13:48.543 95 102.1 XLON
11:14:04.883 400 102.1 XLON
11:14:04.883 133 102.1 XLON
11:14:04.883 1531 102.1 XLON
11:14:04.883 336 102.1 XLON
11:14:04.883 1160 102.1 XLON
11:18:04.888 1259 102.1 XLON
11:30:27.190 275 101.9 XLON
11:37:29.390 934 101.9 XLON
11:37:29.390 1485 101.9 XLON
11:37:29.390 1227 101.9 XLON
11:41:30.852 585 101.8 XLON
11:48:00.618 256 101.9 CHIX
11:48:17.832 1198 102.1 CHIX
11:48:17.836 127 101.9 XLON
11:48:17.839 1217 102.1 XLON
11:48:22.118 151 101.9 XLON
11:48:22.135 265 101.9 XLON
12:00:19.321 265 101.9 XLON
12:29:02.995 436 101.9 XLON
12:29:02.995 180 101.9 XLON
12:29:02.996 1200 101.9 XLON
12:29:02.996 115 101.9 XLON
12:29:02.999 1200 101.9 XLON
12:29:02.999 791 101.9 XLON
12:50:37.656 1256 101.6 CHIX
12:55:04.069 578 101.8 TRQX
12:55:04.069 1568 101.8 TRQX
12:55:04.071 1631 101.8 TRQX
12:56:03.006 1289 101.5 XLON
13:01:17.948 124 101.6 XLON
13:01:25.771 400 101.6 XLON
13:01:25.771 800 101.6 XLON
13:01:25.771 365 101.6 XLON
13:04:00.441 1179 101.8 BATE
13:04:00.444 360 101.7 XLON
13:04:00.444 313 101.7 XLON
13:04:00.444 746 101.7 XLON
13:44:37.669 1358 101.9 CHIX
13:50:06.101 404 101.9 XLON
13:50:07.198 703 101.9 XLON
13:50:44.750 1200 102 XLON
13:50:44.750 800 102 XLON
13:50:44.750 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.750 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.750 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.750 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.750 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.751 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.751 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.751 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.751 400 102 XLON
13:50:44.751 2980 102 XLON
13:50:45.375 558 101.9 CHIX
13:50:53.466 688 101.9 CHIX
13:52:02.771 888 101.9 XLON
13:52:53.727 159 101.9 XLON
13:54:02.857 342 101.9 XLON
14:04:08.917 565 101.9 BATE
14:04:08.919 760 101.9 BATE
14:04:26.106 436 102 XLON
14:05:10.519 1152 102.1 CHIX
14:05:10.523 1335 102.2 XLON
14:05:10.523 493 102.2 XLON
14:05:11.220 400 102.3 XLON
14:05:11.220 400 102.3 XLON
14:05:11.220 400 102.3 XLON
14:05:11.552 816 102.4 XLON
14:05:11.552 461 102.4 XLON
14:05:11.553 400 102.4 XLON
14:05:11.553 400 102.4 XLON
14:05:11.553 400 102.4 XLON
14:05:11.553 510 102.4 XLON
14:05:11.560 11 102.4 XLON
14:13:54.070 1440 102.2 XLON
14:14:10.525 1145 102.3 CHIX
14:32:28.411 38 102.2 BATE
14:32:28.411 400 102.2 BATE
14:32:28.411 400 102.2 BATE
14:32:28.412 800 102.2 BATE
14:32:28.412 404 102.2 BATE
14:32:28.412 1200 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.204 75 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.204 1689 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.204 453 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.204 1150 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.204 2675 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.204 4083 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.207 454 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.207 889 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.207 900 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.207 474 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.208 195 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.208 104 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.388 113 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.388 319 102.2 BATE
14:45:54.995 435 102.2 BATE
14:45:55.006 2445 102.2 BATE
14:45:55.006 95 102.2 BATE
14:45:55.008 789 102.2 BATE
14:46:55.011 1211 102.2 BATE
14:50:55.017 1194 102.5 BATE
14:51:05.816 2000 102.5 XLON
14:51:05.816 400 102.5 XLON
14:51:05.816 800 102.5 XLON
14:51:05.816 598 102.5 XLON
14:51:05.816 1535 102.5 XLON
14:52:05.825 1248 102.5 XLON
14:54:32.054 544 102.4 BATE
14:54:32.054 368 102.4 BATE
14:54:32.055 489 102.4 BATE
14:54:32.056 1279 102.5 BATE
15:00:41.549 1158 102.4 BATE
15:00:41.549 7441 102.4 BATE
15:00:41.551 400 102.4 BATE
15:00:41.551 885 102.4 BATE
15:00:41.551 192 102.4 BATE
15:00:41.551 3026 102.6 XLON
15:00:42.115 472 102.4 XLON
15:00:42.335 1228 102.4 BATE
15:00:42.440 719 102.4 BATE
15:01:12.017 1200 102.7 BATE
15:01:12.017 4800 102.7 BATE
15:01:12.017 67 102.7 BATE
15:01:12.017 388 102.7 BATE
15:01:12.019 3660 102.6 XLON
15:01:12.020 3140 102.6 XLON
15:01:12.020 1366 102.6 XLON
15:01:12.020 1582 102.6 XLON
15:01:12.022 2718 102.6 XLON
15:01:12.027 2206 102.6 XLON
15:01:12.029 1200 102.6 XLON
15:01:12.029 1026 102.6 XLON
15:02:10.540 400 102.6 CHIX
15:02:10.540 97 102.6 CHIX
15:02:10.540 400 102.6 CHIX
15:02:10.540 291 102.6 CHIX
15:09:12.024 1324 102.9 BATE
15:09:50.416 1159 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.416 800 103.3 CHIX
15:09:50.416 1144 103.3 CHIX
15:09:50.417 1200 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 621 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 400 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 400 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 400 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 400 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 400 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 400 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 7412 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 239 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.417 400 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.418 690 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.418 327 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.418 85 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.418 2066 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.418 108 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.418 371 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.418 100 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.418 2246 103.3 XLON
15:09:50.419 1379 103.3 CHIX
15:10:50.426 1248 103.3 XLON
15:11:35.881 1375 103.7 XLON
15:11:35.881 717 103.7 XLON
15:28:25.699 800 103.6 TRQX
15:28:25.699 800 103.6 TRQX
15:28:25.699 398 103.6 TRQX
15:28:25.701 495 103.6 TRQX
15:28:25.701 782 103.6 TRQX
15:28:25.701 548 103.6 TRQX
15:45:03.413 934 103.3 CHIX
15:45:03.413 800 103.3 CHIX
15:45:03.413 800 103.4 XLON
15:45:03.413 364 103.4 XLON
15:45:03.413 706 103.4 XLON
15:45:12.036 624 103.4 BATE
15:45:12.036 171 103.4 BATE
15:45:12.036 680 103.4 BATE
15:45:12.038 1200 103.4 BATE
15:46:03.421 1459 103.4 XLON
15:47:12.226 1326 103.3 TRQX
15:47:42.363 71 103.3 XLON
15:47:42.419 763 103.3 XLON
15:51:11.048 740 103.6 BATE
15:51:11.052 1573 103.5 CHIX
15:51:11.053 256 103.5 XLON
15:51:11.057 1540 103.6 XLON
15:51:11.059 1215 103.8 CHIX
15:51:11.060 12952 103.7 XLON
15:51:11.060 2400 103.7 XLON
15:51:11.060 122 103.7 XLON
15:51:11.060 400 103.7 XLON
15:51:11.060 80 103.7 XLON
15:51:11.064 1561 103.7 XLON
15:51:11.064 449 103.7 XLON
15:51:11.064 964 103.7 XLON
15:51:11.385 2161 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 2220 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 800 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 1200 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 400 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 400 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 800 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 400 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 400 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 400 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 800 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 381 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 2304 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 19 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 254 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 400 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 400 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.842 400 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.843 1057 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.844 2223 103.8 XLON
15:51:11.844 3728 103.8 XLON
15:52:11.079 1391 103.8 CHIX
15:53:35.797 342 103.8 XLON
15:53:35.990 2588 104 XLON
15:53:35.990 1600 104 XLON
15:53:35.990 400 104 XLON
15:53:35.990 5717 104 XLON
15:54:21.437 888 103.9 BATE
15:54:21.438 382 103.9 BATE
15:54:24.020 450 103.8 XLON
15:55:20.442 2403 104 XLON
15:55:20.443 1096 104 XLON
15:55:20.446 495 104.1 TRQX
15:55:20.447 400 104.1 TRQX
15:55:20.447 488 104.1 TRQX
15:55:20.447 623 104.1 TRQX
15:55:20.450 1441 104 XLON
15:56:11.085 1178 104 CHIX
16:00:39.046 800 103.8 XLON
16:00:39.046 590 103.8 XLON
16:00:39.137 888 103.8 XLON
16:00:39.289 579 103.8 XLON
16:01:21.441 1203 103.8 BATE
16:03:04.306 1845 103.7 XLON
16:04:07.472 800 103.7 XLON
16:04:07.472 708 103.7 XLON
16:04:07.475 586 103.7 XLON
16:04:07.475 743 103.7 XLON
16:04:07.475 1952 103.7 XLON
16:04:52.446 596 103.5 BATE
16:05:00.057 417 103.5 BATE
16:05:00.098 286 103.5 BATE
16:05:09.187 345 103.5 XLON
16:05:16.262 944 103.5 XLON
16:15:28.664 867 103.5 BATE
16:15:28.664 52 103.5 BATE
16:15:43.232 368 103.5 BATE
16:16:36.315 1529 103.5 XLON
16:17:11.093 1231 103.5 CHIX
16:17:36.322 1239 103.5 XLON
16:17:36.322 479 103.5 XLON
16:19:49.281 2399 103.5 XLON
16:19:49.284 386 103.5 XLON
16:19:49.350 363 103.5 XLON
16:19:49.350 596 103.5 XLON
16:20:30.391 179 103.4 XLON
16:20:30.419 835 103.4 XLON
16:22:11.418 490 103.4 XLON
16:22:11.420 1381 103.4 BATE
16:22:11.421 353 103.4 BATE
16:22:11.421 285 103.4 BATE
16:22:11.422 2192 103.4 XLON
16:22:11.423 560 103.4 XLON
16:22:11.431 683 103.5 XLON
16:22:11.432 800 103.5 XLON
16:22:11.432 800 103.5 XLON
16:22:11.432 400 103.5 XLON
16:22:11.432 400 103.5 XLON
16:22:11.432 44 103.5 XLON
16:22:11.475 472 103.5 XLON
16:22:11.477 880 103.5 XLON
16:22:11.688 1118 103.5 XLON
16:22:46.890 601 103.5 XLON
16:23:06.042 1142 103.5 XLON
16:23:06.042 1168 103.5 XLON
16:24:03.128 339 103.5 XLON
16:24:03.128 1341 103.5 CHIX
16:24:51.552 55 103.4 XLON
16:25:05.309 1223 103.4 XLON
16:25:16.525 765 103.5 XLON
16:26:10.349 625 103.8 XLON
16:29:11.485 871 104.2 BATE
16:29:11.485 270 104.3 BATE
16:29:11.485 308 104.3 BATE
16:29:11.487 827 104.2 BATE
16:29:11.487 365 104.2 BATE
16:29:11.501 3122 104.1 XLON
16:29:11.802 2364 104.1 XLON
16:29:11.802 2630 104.1 XLON

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