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 RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	21 March 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	606,297
Weighted average price paid (p)	104.81
Highest price paid (p)	105.30
Lowest price paid (p)	103.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 28,964,021 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 721,632,741. 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 21 March 2023 is 721,632,741. 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: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

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 RBC Europe 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	493,500	104.86
BATE	45,520	104.56
CHIX	42,177	104.58
TRQX	25,100	104.59

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
10:23:12	75	103.90	XLON
10:23:12	226	103.90	CHIX
10:23:12	76	103.90	BATE
10:23:12	75	103.90	TRQX
10:23:12	6	104.10	BATE
10:23:12	104	104.10	BATE
10:23:14	620	104.40	XLON
10:23:14	309	104.40	XLON
10:23:14	314	104.40	XLON
10:23:56	944	104.40	BATE
10:23:56	1,243	104.40	CHIX
10:23:56	300	104.40	BATE
10:23:56	1,096	104.40	CHIX
10:23:56	2,953	104.50	XLON
10:23:56	1,863	104.50	XLON
10:23:56	933	104.30	BATE
10:23:56	932	104.50	XLON
11:01:38	932	104.20	XLON
11:01:38	65	104.20	CHIX
11:01:38	933	104.20	BATE
11:01:38	1,929	104.20	XLON
11:01:39	954	104.40	XLON
11:01:59	954	104.50	BATE
11:01:59	911	104.50	CHIX
11:01:59	954	104.50	TRQX
11:01:59	911	104.50	XLON
11:21:11	53	104.40	CHIX
11:57:45	932	104.50	XLON
11:57:45	1,633	104.65	BATE
12:01:02	9	104.50	CHIX
12:03:30	933	104.50	BATE
12:03:30	871	104.50	CHIX
12:03:30	102	104.50	TRQX
12:03:30	1,633	104.50	XLON
12:03:30	830	104.50	TRQX
12:36:58	283	104.30	XLON
12:36:58	1,541	104.30	XLON
12:56:13	171	104.30	CHIX
12:56:13	514	104.30	TRQX
12:56:13	1,268	104.30	XLON
12:56:13	464	104.30	CHIX
12:56:13	113	104.30	TRQX
12:56:13	273	104.30	XLON
12:56:13	636	104.30	BATE
12:56:13	8	104.30	TRQX
12:56:13	759	104.30	CHIX
12:56:13	753	104.30	BATE
13:04:00	742	104.40	CHIX
13:27:35	932	104.30	XLON
13:27:35	933	104.30	BATE
13:30:44	811	104.30	CHIX
13:30:44	933	104.30	BATE
13:30:44	122	104.30	CHIX
13:30:44	932	104.30	TRQX
13:30:44	932	104.30	XLON
13:30:44	2,378	104.30	BATE
13:33:46	927	104.20	BATE
13:33:46	6	104.20	BATE
13:33:46	530	104.20	XLON
13:33:46	369	104.20	TRQX
13:33:46	933	104.20	CHIX
13:33:46	402	104.20	XLON
13:33:46	563	104.20	TRQX
13:45:49	6	104.30	BATE
13:48:49	6	104.30	CHIX
13:49:51	197	104.30	XLON
13:49:51	924	104.30	BATE
13:49:51	924	104.30	CHIX
13:49:51	204	104.30	XLON
13:49:51	437	104.30	TRQX
13:49:51	534	104.30	XLON
13:49:51	498	104.30	TRQX
13:49:51	2,299	104.30	CHIX
13:57:51	7	104.30	BATE
14:10:35	500	104.30	CHIX
14:10:37	488	104.30	TRQX
14:10:37	404	104.30	CHIX
14:12:32	144	104.30	TRQX
14:12:32	932	104.30	XLON
14:12:32	300	104.30	TRQX
14:12:32	29	104.30	CHIX
14:12:32	926	104.30	BATE
14:12:32	3,496	104.35	CHIX
14:12:32	82	104.30	CHIX
14:12:32	498	104.30	CHIX
14:12:37	632	104.30	TRQX
14:12:37	933	104.30	BATE
14:12:37	353	104.30	CHIX
14:12:37	932	104.30	XLON
14:12:37	300	104.30	TRQX
14:12:37	12	104.30	XLON
14:12:37	300	104.30	XLON
14:12:37	900	104.30	XLON
14:12:37	600	104.30	XLON
14:16:11	933	104.30	CHIX
14:16:11	933	104.30	BATE
14:16:11	365	104.30	XLON
14:16:11	567	104.30	XLON
14:16:12	933	104.30	BATE
14:16:12	150	104.30	TRQX
14:16:12	356	104.30	TRQX
14:20:42	932	104.30	XLON
14:20:42	1,186	104.30	BATE
14:20:42	1,186	104.30	CHIX
14:20:42	426	104.30	TRQX
14:23:21	806	104.30	CHIX
14:23:21	671	104.30	BATE
14:23:21	388	104.30	BATE
14:23:21	1,059	104.30	XLON
14:24:03	258	104.30	TRQX
14:24:03	1,059	104.30	XLON
14:24:03	276	104.30	BATE
14:24:03	783	104.30	BATE
14:24:03	548	104.30	TRQX
15:01:02	933	104.50	CHIX
15:01:02	932	104.50	XLON
15:01:02	932	104.50	TRQX
15:01:02	933	104.50	BATE
15:01:03	933	104.40	BATE
15:01:03	932	104.40	TRQX
15:24:38	716	104.70	CHIX
15:24:38	1,049	104.70	BATE
15:24:38	418	104.80	XLON
15:24:38	6,801	104.80	XLON
15:24:39	933	104.60	BATE
15:24:39	933	104.60	CHIX
15:24:39	932	104.60	XLON
15:24:39	932	104.60	TRQX
15:24:39	2,527	104.70	XLON
15:24:50	933	104.50	CHIX
15:24:50	1,904	104.50	BATE
15:24:50	1,865	104.50	XLON
15:24:50	932	104.50	TRQX
15:24:50	1,941	104.50	BATE
15:24:51	1,821	104.55	BATE
15:28:08	6	104.50	BATE
15:28:23	149	104.50	BATE
15:28:23	243	104.50	BATE
15:28:23	933	104.50	CHIX
15:28:23	535	104.50	BATE
15:28:23	932	104.50	TRQX
15:28:23	932	104.50	XLON
15:43:11	661	104.40	CHIX
15:43:11	930	104.40	BATE
15:43:11	935	104.40	TRQX
15:43:11	935	104.40	XLON
15:43:11	269	104.40	CHIX
15:43:11	1,681	104.40	BATE
15:52:40	933	104.40	BATE
15:57:44	4,512	104.55	TRQX
16:05:58	1,013	104.70	XLON
16:14:05	933	104.60	CHIX
16:14:05	185	104.70	TRQX
16:14:07	72	104.70	CHIX
16:14:07	1,794	104.80	CHIX
16:14:08	705	104.80	XLON
16:14:08	8,000	104.80	XLON
16:14:08	6,477	104.80	CHIX
16:14:08	1,867	104.80	BATE
16:14:09	3,408	104.80	XLON
16:14:09	8,000	104.80	XLON
16:14:11	14,544	104.80	XLON
16:14:11	5,844	104.80	XLON
16:14:13	5,266	104.80	XLON
16:14:13	8,000	104.80	XLON
16:14:14	3,718	104.80	XLON
16:14:14	8,000	104.80	XLON
16:14:16	2,299	104.80	XLON
16:14:16	8,000	104.80	XLON
16:14:17	5,142	104.80	XLON
16:14:17	935	104.80	XLON
16:14:19	2,198	104.80	XLON
16:14:21	6,640	104.80	XLON
16:14:22	2,992	104.80	XLON
16:14:23	7,721	104.80	XLON
16:14:23	935	104.80	XLON
16:14:25	3,030	104.80	XLON
16:14:29	6,480	104.80	XLON
16:14:31	3,257	104.80	XLON
16:14:32	3,222	104.80	XLON
16:14:34	3,141	104.80	XLON
16:14:36	3,146	104.80	XLON
16:14:37	3,190	104.80	XLON
16:14:40	1,117	104.80	XLON
16:14:42	205	104.80	XLON
16:14:42	1,419	104.80	XLON
16:14:56	4,017	104.80	XLON
16:14:58	6,530	104.80	XLON
16:15:00	4,379	104.80	XLON
16:15:01	3,377	104.80	XLON
16:15:05	1,182	104.80	XLON
16:15:07	684	104.80	XLON
16:15:13	3,097	104.80	XLON
16:15:14	2,174	104.80	XLON
16:15:14	8,985	104.80	XLON
16:15:16	3,905	104.80	XLON
16:15:18	6,718	104.80	XLON
16:15:19	404	104.80	XLON
16:15:19	1,947	104.80	CHIX
16:15:23	1,102	104.80	XLON
16:15:23	192	104.80	XLON
16:15:26	3,331	104.80	XLON
16:15:28	3,470	104.80	XLON
16:15:28	3,876	104.80	XLON
16:15:29	4,281	104.80	XLON
16:15:32	1,863	104.80	XLON
16:15:33	939	104.80	XLON
16:16:01	929	104.80	XLON
16:16:03	3,490	104.80	XLON
16:16:04	6,845	104.80	XLON
16:16:04	2,776	104.80	XLON
16:16:06	5,319	104.80	XLON
16:16:11	3,782	104.80	XLON
16:16:12	121	104.80	XLON
16:16:12	1,203	104.80	XLON
16:16:15	1,107	104.80	XLON
16:16:41	1,217	104.80	XLON
16:16:42	861	105.20	XLON
16:19:04	1,244	105.10	BATE
16:19:04	1,243	105.10	XLON
16:19:04	1,243	105.10	TRQX
16:19:04	737	105.15	BATE
16:19:04	348	105.30	TRQX
16:19:04	294	105.30	TRQX
16:20:33	1,813	105.10	CHIX
16:20:33	1,905	105.10	CHIX
16:20:33	1,244	105.10	BATE
16:20:33	254	105.10	TRQX
16:20:33	989	105.10	TRQX
16:20:33	1,243	105.10	XLON
16:20:33	819	105.15	TRQX
16:21:00	91	105.10	BATE
16:21:00	842	105.10	BATE
16:24:19	348	105.10	CHIX
16:24:19	585	105.10	CHIX
16:24:19	932	105.10	TRQX
16:24:19	932	105.10	XLON
16:24:22	1,939	105.20	BATE
16:24:22	371	105.20	BATE
16:24:22	627	105.30	BATE
16:24:22	306	105.30	BATE
16:24:22	600	105.20	BATE
16:24:22	300	105.20	BATE
16:25:21	51	105.20	CHIX
16:25:21	300	105.20	CHIX
16:25:21	582	105.20	CHIX
16:25:21	13	105.20	BATE
16:25:21	565	105.20	TRQX
16:25:21	367	105.20	TRQX
16:25:21	932	105.20	XLON
16:35:02	28,344	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	1,321	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	2,093	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	12,461	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	4,932	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	8,488	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	6	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	3,895	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	3,398	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	2,338	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	4,193	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	5,184	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	4,173	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	383	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	14,617	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	90,206	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	26,494	105.00	XLON
16:35:02	8,448	105.00	XLON