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	08 March 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	524,164
Weighted average price paid (p)	105.14
Highest price paid (p)	106.50
Lowest price paid (p)	105.14

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 24,187,879 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 726,370,825. 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 8 March 2023 is 726,370,825. 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	360,733	105.44
BATE	74,166	104.46
CHIX	48,374	104.52
TRQX	40,891	104.46

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:19:04	612	104.40	XLON
08:19:05	322	104.80	XLON
08:19:05	130	104.50	XLON
08:19:15	468	106.10	CHIX
08:19:15	467	106.00	TRQX
08:19:16	164	106.10	TRQX
08:19:29	64	106.20	CHIX
08:19:29	100	106.20	CHIX
08:19:29	795	106.00	XLON
08:19:31	264	106.40	XLON
08:19:31	265	106.20	CHIX
08:19:32	711	106.50	XLON
08:19:43	13	106.30	CHIX
08:19:43	109	106.30	CHIX
08:19:43	578	106.30	CHIX
08:20:12	343	105.80	XLON
08:20:12	224	105.80	XLON
08:20:12	297	105.80	BATE
08:20:12	222	105.80	BATE
08:20:12	22	105.20	TRQX
08:20:12	700	105.20	BATE
08:20:12	127	105.20	XLON
08:20:12	100	105.20	TRQX
08:20:12	573	105.20	XLON
08:20:13	1,788	106.00	XLON
08:20:13	123	105.90	CHIX
08:20:13	68	105.80	CHIX
08:20:13	177	105.80	CHIX
08:20:15	318	105.80	XLON
08:22:03	319	105.40	BATE
08:22:03	949	105.40	TRQX
08:22:03	949	105.40	XLON
08:22:03	319	105.40	CHIX
08:22:03	1,001	104.95	BATE
08:22:11	521	105.10	TRQX
08:22:11	522	105.10	XLON
08:22:11	522	105.10	BATE
08:22:11	522	105.10	CHIX
08:22:11	404	104.90	TRQX
08:22:11	79	104.90	TRQX
08:37:14	133	105.10	XLON
08:37:15	14	105.10	BATE
08:37:15	120	105.10	BATE
08:37:18	777	105.20	XLON
08:37:21	272	105.20	XLON
08:37:25	525	105.30	XLON
08:37:27	113	105.30	XLON
08:37:29	828	105.30	XLON
08:37:31	15	105.30	XLON
08:37:31	24	105.30	XLON
08:38:03	252	105.10	XLON
08:38:03	253	105.10	BATE
08:38:03	5	105.10	TRQX
08:38:03	253	105.10	CHIX
08:38:03	247	105.10	TRQX
08:38:03	88	105.10	XLON
08:44:54	85	104.90	TRQX
08:44:54	85	104.90	XLON
08:44:54	85	104.90	BATE
08:44:54	85	104.90	CHIX
08:44:54	30	104.90	XLON
08:45:18	140	104.80	BATE
08:45:18	262	104.80	BATE
08:45:18	163	104.60	XLON
08:45:18	239	104.60	XLON
08:45:18	132	104.60	XLON
08:45:18	402	104.60	CHIX
08:45:18	402	104.60	TRQX
08:55:22	138	104.80	XLON
08:55:24	17	104.80	CHIX
08:55:24	80	104.80	CHIX
08:55:24	41	104.80	CHIX
08:55:27	138	104.80	BATE
08:55:29	63	104.80	TRQX
08:55:29	75	104.80	TRQX
09:06:11	1,285	105.00	TRQX
09:06:11	62	104.90	CHIX
09:06:21	63	104.70	BATE
09:06:21	62	104.70	TRQX
09:06:21	1,992	104.70	CHIX
09:06:21	62	104.70	XLON
09:06:21	168	104.70	TRQX
09:09:11	300	104.60	TRQX
09:09:11	301	104.60	XLON
09:09:11	301	104.60	BATE
09:09:11	301	104.60	CHIX
09:09:11	105	104.60	TRQX
09:22:51	132	104.50	XLON
09:22:51	132	104.50	BATE
09:37:34	363	104.80	BATE
09:37:34	87	104.70	TRQX
10:28:45	220	104.50	TRQX
10:28:45	440	104.50	XLON
10:28:45	190	104.50	TRQX
10:28:45	29	104.50	TRQX
10:28:45	440	104.50	BATE
10:28:45	341	104.50	CHIX
10:28:45	99	104.50	CHIX
10:28:45	77	104.50	BATE
10:37:57	391	104.30	XLON
10:39:15	2,268	104.30	XLON
10:39:15	419	104.30	XLON
10:39:16	390	104.40	CHIX
10:39:16	18	104.40	CHIX
10:39:16	1,400	104.40	CHIX
10:39:16	2,355	104.40	CHIX
10:39:16	1,188	104.30	XLON
10:39:16	109	104.30	XLON
10:45:07	1,314	104.30	XLON
10:46:47	1,314	104.30	TRQX
10:46:47	1,315	104.30	CHIX
10:49:41	876	104.30	TRQX
10:49:41	876	104.30	XLON
10:49:41	876	104.30	BATE
10:49:42	13	104.40	BATE
10:49:42	24	104.40	BATE
10:49:42	990	104.40	BATE
10:49:42	2,362	104.40	BATE
11:25:53	354	104.40	XLON
11:25:53	522	104.40	XLON
11:25:53	542	104.40	TRQX
11:25:53	553	104.40	TRQX
11:25:53	876	104.40	BATE
11:25:53	1,096	104.40	CHIX
11:25:53	853	104.40	BATE
11:31:10	1,315	104.30	BATE
11:31:10	1,169	104.30	TRQX
11:31:10	1,314	104.30	CHIX
11:31:10	1,314	104.30	XLON
11:37:48	985	104.10	TRQX
11:37:48	986	104.10	BATE
11:37:48	214	104.10	CHIX
11:37:48	986	104.10	XLON
11:37:48	380	104.10	CHIX
11:37:48	392	104.10	CHIX
11:58:27	985	104.00	TRQX
11:58:27	986	104.00	XLON
11:58:27	986	104.00	BATE
11:58:27	986	104.00	CHIX
11:58:27	986	103.90	XLON
12:07:32	13	104.30	BATE
12:07:32	64	104.30	BATE
12:07:32	991	104.30	BATE
12:07:32	655	104.30	BATE
12:28:32	985	104.10	TRQX
12:28:32	986	104.10	BATE
12:28:32	986	104.10	CHIX
12:46:45	218	104.30	TRQX
12:46:45	798	104.30	TRQX
12:46:45	205	104.30	TRQX
12:46:45	366	104.30	BATE
12:46:45	147	104.30	CHIX
12:46:45	93	104.30	TRQX
12:46:45	949	104.30	BATE
12:46:45	1,167	104.30	CHIX
12:46:46	343	104.40	XLON
12:46:46	882	104.40	XLON
12:46:46	362	104.40	XLON
12:46:49	403	104.40	CHIX
12:46:49	382	104.40	CHIX
12:49:49	933	104.30	XLON
12:49:49	785	104.30	TRQX
12:49:49	654	104.30	XLON
12:49:49	786	104.30	BATE
12:49:51	1,718	104.30	CHIX
12:49:55	742	104.30	XLON
13:03:51	631	104.10	TRQX
13:03:51	1,718	104.10	CHIX
13:03:51	742	104.10	BATE
13:03:51	110	104.10	TRQX
13:14:16	55	104.00	XLON
13:14:16	1,400	104.00	CHIX
13:14:16	1,545	104.00	XLON
13:14:16	146	104.00	CHIX
13:22:36	373	104.40	XLON
13:22:36	613	104.40	XLON
13:22:36	40	104.30	TRQX
13:22:36	2,993	104.30	TRQX
13:22:36	163	104.30	BATE
13:22:36	1,832	104.30	BATE
13:22:36	2,991	104.30	BATE
13:22:36	2,032	104.25	BATE
13:37:00	854	104.30	BATE
13:37:00	854	104.30	BATE
13:37:00	274	104.30	BATE
13:47:43	580	104.30	BATE
13:47:43	330	104.30	BATE
13:55:32	3,568	104.25	BATE
13:55:32	986	104.20	BATE
13:55:32	985	104.20	TRQX
13:55:32	986	104.20	CHIX
13:58:10	986	104.10	XLON
13:58:10	986	104.10	BATE
13:58:10	414	104.10	CHIX
13:58:10	985	104.10	TRQX
13:58:10	572	104.10	CHIX
13:58:10	3,058	104.10	BATE
13:58:11	1	104.30	XLON
13:58:11	985	104.30	XLON
14:05:42	985	104.10	TRQX
14:05:42	986	104.10	BATE
14:05:42	986	104.10	CHIX
14:05:42	1,428	104.10	XLON
14:09:29	1,315	104.10	BATE
14:33:14	1,041	104.10	CHIX
14:33:14	1,314	104.10	TRQX
14:33:14	1,314	104.10	XLON
14:33:14	274	104.10	CHIX
14:33:14	242	104.10	BATE
14:47:03	625	104.10	TRQX
14:47:03	529	104.10	XLON
14:47:03	93	104.10	TRQX
14:47:03	321	104.10	CHIX
14:47:03	322	104.10	BATE
14:47:03	1,637	104.10	TRQX
14:47:03	208	104.10	CHIX
14:47:03	208	104.10	BATE
14:50:39	42	104.30	CHIX
14:50:39	81	104.30	CHIX
14:50:39	2,892	104.20	BATE
14:50:39	93	104.20	CHIX
14:50:39	175	104.20	BATE
14:50:39	372	104.20	CHIX
14:50:39	855	104.15	BATE
14:50:39	855	104.15	BATE
14:50:51	700	104.40	XLON
14:50:51	286	104.40	XLON
14:50:51	203	104.40	BATE
14:50:51	68	104.40	BATE
14:50:51	343	104.40	BATE
14:50:51	401	104.40	XLON
14:50:51	343	104.40	XLON
14:50:51	77	104.40	XLON
14:50:51	985	104.30	TRQX
14:50:51	986	104.30	BATE
14:50:51	121	104.30	CHIX
14:50:51	986	104.30	CHIX
14:50:51	1,083	104.30	XLON
14:51:04	239	104.30	TRQX
14:51:04	629	104.30	TRQX
14:51:04	1,315	104.30	BATE
14:51:04	587	104.30	CHIX
14:51:04	446	104.30	TRQX
14:51:04	727	104.30	CHIX
15:00:01	986	104.20	CHIX
15:00:01	986	104.20	BATE
15:00:01	938	104.20	TRQX
15:00:01	828	104.20	XLON
15:00:01	47	104.20	TRQX
15:00:01	158	104.20	XLON
15:00:01	986	104.20	CHIX
15:00:01	986	104.20	BATE
15:19:02	986	104.20	XLON
15:19:02	985	104.20	TRQX
15:19:02	986	104.20	BATE
15:19:02	630	104.20	CHIX
15:19:02	356	104.20	CHIX
15:43:53	423	104.50	XLON
15:43:53	563	104.50	XLON
15:43:53	127	104.40	TRQX
15:43:53	2,043	104.40	TRQX
15:43:53	1,324	104.40	BATE
15:43:53	2,041	104.40	BATE
15:43:55	4,134	104.80	XLON
15:43:55	529	104.70	XLON
15:43:55	361	104.70	XLON
15:44:13	1,759	104.70	XLON
15:44:13	163	104.70	TRQX
15:44:13	986	104.70	CHIX
15:44:13	851	104.70	BATE
15:44:13	822	104.70	TRQX
15:44:13	135	104.70	BATE
15:44:13	884	104.60	BATE
15:49:42	1,314	104.60	TRQX
15:49:42	1,211	104.60	XLON
15:49:42	1,315	104.60	CHIX
15:49:42	103	104.60	XLON
15:55:05	607	104.50	TRQX
15:55:05	1,548	104.50	BATE
15:55:05	655	104.50	TRQX
15:55:05	612	104.50	BATE
15:55:05	1,263	104.50	BATE
15:55:06	2,211	104.60	CHIX
15:55:06	1,220	104.60	CHIX
16:10:34	640	104.40	BATE
16:10:35	3,499	105.10	BATE
16:10:35	1,437	105.10	BATE
16:10:35	1,078	105.10	XLON
16:10:35	639	105.10	CHIX
16:10:35	129	105.00	XLON
16:10:35	947	104.90	XLON
16:10:35	522	104.80	XLON
16:10:35	231	104.80	TRQX
16:10:35	967	104.80	XLON
16:10:35	128	104.80	CHIX
16:10:36	858	105.30	XLON
16:10:36	506	105.20	XLON
16:10:36	3,141	105.20	XLON
16:10:36	1,082	105.20	BATE
16:10:36	505	105.20	BATE
16:10:36	209	105.20	CHIX
16:10:36	650	105.20	CHIX
16:10:37	126	105.30	CHIX
16:10:37	638	105.30	BATE
16:10:37	464	105.30	BATE
16:10:37	951	105.00	XLON
16:10:38	150	105.20	XLON
16:10:39	986	105.20	XLON
16:10:48	985	104.90	TRQX
16:10:48	986	104.90	BATE
16:10:48	986	104.90	CHIX
16:14:34	590	104.80	XLON
16:14:34	601	104.80	TRQX
16:14:34	396	104.80	XLON
16:14:34	112	104.80	TRQX
16:14:34	986	104.80	BATE
16:14:34	986	104.80	CHIX
16:14:34	123	104.80	TRQX
16:14:34	149	104.80	TRQX
16:16:14	785	104.90	TRQX
16:16:14	1,587	104.90	XLON
16:16:14	785	104.90	CHIX
16:16:14	786	104.90	BATE
16:24:53	985	104.90	TRQX
16:24:53	986	104.90	BATE
16:24:53	986	104.90	CHIX
16:24:53	986	104.90	XLON
16:27:55	986	105.00	XLON
16:27:55	985	105.00	TRQX
16:27:55	986	105.00	CHIX
16:27:55	986	105.00	BATE
16:29:56	986	104.90	CHIX
16:29:56	341	104.90	XLON
16:35:08	23,880	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	10,844	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	870	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	6,155	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	7,327	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	19,007	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	11,923	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	4,982	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	69	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	1,292	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	11,640	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	46793	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	554	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	46	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	9512	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	488	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	3737	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	10505	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	1017	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	3,977	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	24,725	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	11,970	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	10,529	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	9,571	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	3,053	105.60	XLON
16:35:08	61,316	105.60	XLON