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	11 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	383,428
Weighted average price paid (p)	105.58
Highest price paid (p)	106.70
Lowest price paid (p)	104.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 5,765,324 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  

Additionally, on 11 January 2023 FirstGroup plc allotted 43,477 shares to satisfy obligations under the Share Incentive Plan (which is an all-employee share plan). 

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 744,766,273. 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 11 January 2023 is 744,766,273. 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: 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	105.60	288,469
CHIX	105.51	44,235
BATE	105.52	42,307
TRQX	105.71	8,417

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:00:13	1343	106.7	CHIX
08:00:13	222	106.2	XLON
08:00:13	1692	106.2	XLON
08:00:13	1636	106.0	XLON
08:00:17	470	106.0	BATE
08:00:17	903	106.0	BATE
08:00:18	1925	106.0	XLON
08:02:18	1755	105.8	XLON
08:02:48	602	105.2	XLON
08:02:48	1153	105.2	XLON
08:21:13	1146	105.9	CHIX
08:21:21	1959	105.5	XLON
08:22:40	908	105.1	XLON
08:22:40	300	105.1	XLON
08:22:40	784	105.1	XLON
08:28:02	908	105.0	CHIX
08:28:02	218	105.0	CHIX
08:42:40	738	105.5	XLON
08:42:40	1364	105.5	XLON
08:42:40	1909	105.5	XLON
08:44:10	969	105.9	CHIX
08:44:10	258	105.9	CHIX
08:44:17	1364	105.9	BATE
08:44:18	1208	106.0	XLON
08:44:18	750	106.0	XLON
08:44:18	1710	106.0	XLON
08:47:20	2039	106.1	XLON
08:47:20	2013	106.1	XLON
08:47:20	1221	106.0	TRQX
08:48:10	165	106.0	CHIX
08:48:10	1052	106.0	CHIX
09:00:15	2795	106.0	XLON
09:00:25	1953	106.1	XLON
09:00:25	1732	105.8	XLON
09:01:25	314	105.8	XLON
09:01:25	1593	105.8	XLON
09:02:17	1240	106.0	BATE
09:02:17	481	105.8	XLON
09:02:17	2795	105.8	XLON
09:02:21	821	105.8	XLON
09:02:25	542	105.8	XLON
09:03:10	1165	105.9	CHIX
09:03:10	115	105.9	CHIX
09:06:56	2973	106.0	XLON
09:09:25	852	105.8	XLON
09:09:25	1090	105.8	XLON
09:09:25	1947	105.8	XLON
09:16:11	598	105.7	CHIX
09:16:11	756	105.7	CHIX
09:18:20	173	105.7	TRQX
09:18:20	1019	105.7	TRQX
09:21:25	794	105.9	XLON
09:21:25	1185	105.9	XLON
09:21:26	1426	106.0	BATE
09:26:18	594	106.0	XLON
09:26:18	5512	106.0	XLON
09:26:18	1756	106.0	XLON
09:26:26	1125	106.4	BATE
09:30:26	894	105.8	XLON
09:30:26	1146	105.8	XLON
09:31:29	1085	105.8	XLON
09:31:29	600	105.8	XLON
09:31:29	159	105.8	XLON
09:36:18	1226	105.6	CHIX
09:38:34	1886	105.8	XLON
09:39:26	1316	105.9	BATE
09:48:41	1800	105.8	XLON
09:48:41	235	105.8	XLON
09:48:41	1938	105.7	XLON
09:56:26	232	105.8	BATE
09:56:26	1050	105.8	BATE
09:56:41	848	105.7	XLON
09:56:41	1036	105.7	XLON
10:00:14	2007	105.6	XLON
10:00:14	647	105.6	CHIX
10:00:14	508	105.6	CHIX
10:13:14	453	105.7	XLON
10:15:24	1421	105.7	XLON
10:17:27	1063	105.4	XLON
10:18:42	806	105.4	CHIX
10:20:31	864	105.6	XLON
10:21:26	1168	105.9	BATE
10:21:26	1286	105.7	XLON
10:21:26	876	105.7	XLON
10:21:26	1500	105.7	XLON
10:21:26	406	105.7	XLON
10:25:57	4214	106.0	XLON
10:25:57	2002	106.0	XLON
10:35:29	1800	106.1	XLON
10:35:29	814	106.1	XLON
10:35:29	25	106.0	CHIX
10:35:29	111	106.0	CHIX
10:35:29	766	106.0	CHIX
10:35:29	273	106.0	CHIX
10:35:30	1320	106.1	XLON
10:35:30	496	106.1	XLON
10:35:31	2236	106.1	XLON
10:35:31	1867	106.0	XLON
10:35:33	1658	106.1	XLON
10:35:34	1524	106.1	XLON
10:35:34	362	106.1	XLON
10:35:35	1661	106.0	XLON
10:35:36	1963	106.1	XLON
10:37:22	1890	106.1	XLON
10:37:24	1400	106.1	XLON
10:37:24	569	106.1	XLON
10:37:26	1295	106.0	BATE
10:37:26	533	106.0	XLON
10:37:26	1833	106.0	XLON
10:37:26	1824	106.0	XLON
10:37:26	502	105.9	TRQX
10:37:31	1934	106.0	XLON
10:37:31	1809	106.0	XLON
10:37:40	1716	106.0	XLON
10:37:40	1781	106.0	XLON
10:38:04	1868	106.0	XLON
10:38:09	1704	106.1	XLON
10:45:32	313	105.9	TRQX
10:45:32	346	105.9	TRQX
10:45:32	450	105.9	XLON
10:45:32	2996	105.9	XLON
10:45:32	5	105.9	XLON
10:46:31	2023	106.2	XLON
10:47:32	1909	106.2	XLON
10:50:59	1952	106.0	XLON
10:50:59	1352	106.0	CHIX
11:10:47	1400	105.9	CHIX
11:19:45	2036	105.8	XLON
11:19:45	345	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	1324	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	225	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	1112	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	365	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	272	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	928	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	614	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	465	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	135	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	362	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	1038	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	1682	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	450	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	50	105.8	XLON
11:29:17	1965	105.8	XLON
11:48:50	1237	105.9	CHIX
11:48:50	1248	105.9	CHIX
12:03:26	470	106.1	BATE
12:03:26	901	106.1	BATE
12:03:26	2360	106.1	XLON
12:03:26	303	106.1	XLON
12:03:26	300	106.1	XLON
12:03:26	8842	106.1	XLON
12:03:26	539	106.0	XLON
12:03:26	282	106.0	XLON
12:03:26	6998	106.0	XLON
12:03:26	376	106.0	XLON
12:03:26	1950	106.0	XLON
12:03:26	103	106.0	XLON
12:03:26	1200	106.0	XLON
12:03:26	292	106.0	XLON
12:03:26	103	106.0	XLON
12:08:30	252	105.8	CHIX
12:08:30	1049	105.8	CHIX
12:34:43	1300	105.6	BATE
12:34:43	642	105.6	BATE
12:34:43	600	105.6	BATE
12:34:43	1416	105.6	BATE
12:38:31	445	105.6	CHIX
12:38:31	264	105.6	CHIX
12:38:31	662	105.6	CHIX
13:08:00	1097	105.4	XLON
13:08:00	328	105.4	XLON
13:08:00	383	105.4	CHIX
13:10:44	315	105.4	XLON
13:10:44	297	105.4	CHIX
13:10:44	589	105.4	CHIX
13:10:44	11	105.4	CHIX
13:12:45	893	105.3	XLON
13:20:45	1941	105.4	XLON
13:30:39	1790	105.4	XLON
13:30:39	1388	105.4	CHIX
13:30:39	687	105.4	XLON
13:30:39	944	105.4	XLON
13:30:39	114	105.4	XLON
13:35:45	1649	105.2	XLON
13:35:53	410	105.2	XLON
13:39:39	1257	105.4	CHIX
13:45:53	300	105.4	XLON
13:45:53	493	105.4	XLON
13:45:53	950	105.4	XLON
13:45:53	226	105.4	XLON
13:48:56	664	105.2	XLON
13:50:40	1036	105.2	XLON
13:52:43	1316	105.7	BATE
13:52:43	1015	105.5	XLON
13:52:43	1650	105.5	XLON
13:52:43	71	105.5	XLON
13:54:43	1959	105.7	XLON
13:54:47	2	105.6	CHIX
13:55:18	29	105.6	CHIX
14:01:43	528	105.9	XLON
14:01:43	620	105.9	XLON
14:01:43	389	105.9	XLON
14:01:43	1800	105.9	XLON
14:01:43	208	105.9	XLON
14:01:43	1050	105.8	CHIX
14:01:43	546	105.8	CHIX
14:01:43	89	105.8	XLON
14:02:10	779	105.7	XLON
14:02:10	1250	105.7	XLON
14:02:43	1200	105.7	BATE
14:02:43	17	105.7	BATE
14:05:10	571	105.5	XLON
14:07:11	797	105.5	XLON
14:10:11	274	105.7	XLON
14:10:11	1406	105.7	XLON
14:10:50	68	105.6	CHIX
14:10:50	1091	105.6	CHIX
14:13:31	846	105.5	XLON
14:13:31	980	105.5	XLON
14:16:31	1703	105.5	XLON
14:16:31	7	105.5	XLON
14:19:05	1133	105.7	TRQX
14:21:34	2018	105.5	XLON
14:22:50	1295	105.5	CHIX
14:24:26	766	105.4	XLON
14:24:26	993	105.4	XLON
14:25:51	1491	105.3	XLON
14:26:00	166	105.3	XLON
14:29:00	908	105.3	XLON
14:29:00	200	105.3	XLON
14:29:20	143	105.3	XLON
14:30:10	463	105.3	XLON
14:30:10	148	105.3	XLON
14:31:10	750	105.2	XLON
14:31:10	1024	105.2	XLON
14:31:17	1326	105.0	CHIX
14:35:10	677	105.0	XLON
14:35:10	1372	105.0	XLON
14:36:10	856	104.8	XLON
14:36:10	1098	104.8	XLON
14:40:43	696	104.9	BATE
14:41:07	552	105.1	XLON
14:41:07	187	105.1	XLON
14:41:07	599	105.1	XLON
14:41:08	477	105.1	XLON
14:44:20	1800	105.1	XLON
14:44:20	1279	105.1	CHIX
14:48:24	145	105.1	XLON
14:50:08	246	105.1	XLON
14:53:26	2418	105.4	XLON
14:53:26	1157	105.4	XLON
14:54:58	1824	106.2	BATE
14:54:58	969	106.2	BATE
14:54:58	992	106.2	BATE
14:54:58	969	106.1	BATE
14:54:58	917	106.1	BATE
14:54:58	392	105.7	TRQX
14:54:58	1965	105.7	TRQX
14:54:58	514	105.6	XLON
14:54:58	1485	105.6	XLON
14:55:08	1246	105.4	CHIX
14:55:08	2011	105.4	XLON
14:57:56	1353	105.3	TRQX
15:03:21	1250	105.2	XLON
15:03:21	503	105.2	XLON
15:03:21	1838	105.2	XLON
15:03:28	802	105.1	CHIX
15:03:28	531	105.1	CHIX
15:04:21	2042	105.1	XLON
15:08:21	1976	105.1	XLON
15:08:21	40	105.1	XLON
15:11:38	726	105.0	XLON
15:11:38	600	105.0	XLON
15:11:38	300	105.0	XLON
15:11:38	127	105.0	XLON
15:15:53	207	105.1	XLON
15:15:53	654	105.1	XLON
15:16:01	600	105.1	XLON
15:16:01	584	105.1	XLON
15:16:28	1313	105.1	CHIX
15:20:44	2035	105.0	XLON
15:20:48	1157	104.7	XLON
15:24:00	600	105.0	XLON
15:24:00	1185	105.0	XLON
15:28:56	1718	105.1	XLON
15:28:56	1930	105.1	XLON
15:28:56	149	105.1	CHIX
15:28:56	1254	105.1	CHIX
15:33:00	1019	105.0	XLON
15:33:28	204	105.0	CHIX
15:33:28	1058	105.0	CHIX
15:33:28	869	105.0	XLON
15:33:28	1752	105.0	XLON
15:34:28	971	105.1	BATE
15:34:28	215	105.1	BATE
15:34:28	598	105.0	XLON
15:37:29	1127	105.0	XLON
15:40:18	142	105.0	XLON
15:40:18	917	105.0	XLON
15:43:42	533	105.4	XLON
15:43:42	367	105.4	XLON
15:43:42	2937	105.4	XLON
15:44:42	1821	105.4	XLON
15:54:20	600	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	1164	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	25	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	358	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	1330	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	1138	105.3	CHIX
15:54:20	223	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	508	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	1066	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	122	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	1188	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	349	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	588	105.3	XLON
15:54:20	372	105.3	CHIX
15:54:20	780	105.3	CHIX
15:54:20	1448	105.3	XLON
15:55:29	2764	105.2	BATE
15:55:29	1650	105.2	BATE
15:55:29	82	105.2	BATE
15:55:29	1054	105.2	BATE
15:59:17	1336	105.1	XLON
15:59:54	147	105.1	XLON
15:59:54	1950	105.1	XLON
15:59:54	456	105.1	XLON
16:00:32	2057	105.0	XLON
16:03:32	300	105.0	XLON
16:03:32	1395	105.0	XLON
16:05:01	1134	104.9	CHIX
16:06:23	300	104.9	XLON
16:06:23	675	104.9	XLON
16:06:23	600	104.9	XLON
16:06:23	300	104.9	XLON
16:06:23	43	104.9	XLON
16:07:29	635	104.7	XLON
16:07:29	1411	104.7	XLON
16:10:03	1061	104.7	BATE
16:10:16	110	104.7	BATE
16:10:16	490	104.6	XLON
16:11:01	99	104.6	XLON
16:12:44	136	104.7	BATE
16:12:46	832	104.7	XLON
16:12:46	3109	104.7	BATE
16:12:46	300	104.7	XLON
16:12:46	600	104.7	XLON
16:12:46	1305	104.7	CHIX
16:12:46	398	104.7	XLON
16:13:46	300	104.7	XLON
16:13:46	144	104.7	XLON
16:13:46	1200	104.7	XLON
16:13:46	186	104.7	XLON
16:13:46	222	104.7	XLON
16:19:46	2542	104.7	XLON
16:19:53	2893	104.7	XLON
16:20:46	1388	104.7	BATE
16:21:01	151	104.7	BATE
16:21:01	1227	104.7	BATE
16:21:01	10	104.7	CHIX
16:21:37	1834	104.7	XLON
16:21:37	1364	104.7	CHIX
16:22:01	151	104.7	BATE
16:22:01	1176	104.7	BATE
16:22:01	1244	104.7	BATE
16:22:37	1841	104.7	XLON
16:24:37	750	104.7	XLON
16:24:37	123	104.7	XLON
16:24:37	300	104.7	XLON
16:24:37	611	104.7	XLON
16:24:37	127	104.7	XLON
16:26:38	1478	104.6	XLON