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 8 February 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 579,596
Weighted average price paid (p) 113.36
Highest price paid (p) 115.20
Lowest price paid (p) 109.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 14,795,213 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 735,736,384. 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 February 2023 is 735,736,384. 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 113.37 355,330
CHIX 113.39 57,461
BATE 113.32 149,143
TRQX 113.43 17,662

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:00:40 2500 110.8 XLON
08:00:40 577 110.8 XLON
08:00:40 28 110.8 XLON
08:00:54 2898 109.9 XLON
08:02:50 1826 110.8 XLON
08:02:50 962 110.8 XLON
08:02:51 1330 110.5 CHIX
08:02:51 1242 110.5 BATE
08:02:51 1188 111.2 TRQX
08:05:43 1000 110.7 BATE
08:05:43 276 110.7 BATE
08:05:50 3097 111.3 XLON
08:06:51 989 110.8 CHIX
08:06:51 243 110.8 CHIX
08:07:50 2441 111.5 XLON
08:07:50 485 111.5 XLON
08:08:24 2864 111.1 XLON
08:10:53 1373 111.9 BATE
08:10:53 1000 111.8 BATE
08:10:53 823 111.8 BATE
08:12:46 1632 112.4 XLON
08:12:46 1372 112.4 XLON
08:15:26 1816 112.9 XLON
08:15:26 1362 112.8 CHIX
08:15:26 1073 112.9 XLON
08:16:05 728 112.6 BATE
08:16:05 144 112.6 BATE
08:16:05 107 112.6 BATE
08:16:05 65 112.6 BATE
08:16:05 52 112.6 BATE
08:16:05 38 112.6 BATE
08:16:05 23 112.6 BATE
08:19:02 2057 113.3 XLON
08:19:02 976 113.3 XLON
08:19:52 990 113.5 BATE
08:19:52 315 113.5 BATE
08:19:52 61 113.5 BATE
08:19:52 20 113.5 BATE
08:23:52 2500 113.9 XLON
08:23:52 1132 114.0 BATE
08:23:52 509 113.9 XLON
08:24:26 1289 113.6 CHIX
08:24:26 92 113.6 CHIX
08:26:04 2843 114.0 XLON
08:27:52 1164 114.0 BATE
08:28:36 1237 113.8 TRQX
08:31:06 2589 114.6 XLON
08:31:06 372 114.6 XLON
08:31:29 1239 114.5 BATE
08:32:42 1171 114.2 CHIX
08:34:29 1266 114.5 BATE
08:35:12 2699 114.7 XLON
08:37:01 3048 114.5 XLON
08:39:29 1397 114.7 BATE
08:42:02 2500 114.6 XLON
08:42:02 401 114.6 XLON
08:42:02 374 114.6 XLON
08:43:00 1242 114.5 BATE
08:43:00 1174 114.4 CHIX
08:45:02 2500 114.4 XLON
08:45:02 197 114.4 XLON
08:46:00 1164 114.0 TRQX
08:47:00 1398 114.3 BATE
08:50:32 3266 114.6 XLON
08:52:00 1296 114.5 BATE
08:53:07 1353 114.4 CHIX
08:53:07 943 114.3 BATE
08:53:07 420 114.3 BATE
08:55:32 2746 114.5 XLON
09:01:18 2000 114.7 XLON
09:01:18 1162 114.7 XLON
09:01:18 1143 114.9 BATE
09:01:18 752 114.7 BATE
09:01:18 632 114.7 BATE
09:04:18 2250 114.7 XLON
09:04:18 582 114.7 XLON
09:04:18 250 114.7 XLON
09:04:18 48 114.7 XLON
09:09:18 2478 114.9 XLON
09:09:18 780 114.8 BATE
09:09:18 387 114.8 BATE
09:09:18 329 114.9 XLON
09:09:18 54 114.8 XLON
09:11:06 1162 115.0 CHIX
09:13:46 1500 115.0 XLON
09:13:46 1385 115.1 BATE
09:13:46 1000 115.0 XLON
09:13:46 764 115.0 XLON
09:18:56 3340 114.7 XLON
09:21:33 357 115.1 BATE
09:21:33 357 115.1 BATE
09:21:33 270 115.1 BATE
09:21:33 181 115.1 BATE
09:24:51 1000 115.1 TRQX
09:24:51 992 115.2 CHIX
09:24:51 189 115.2 CHIX
09:24:51 143 115.1 TRQX
09:25:06 3318 115.2 XLON
09:34:33 3181 115.2 XLON
09:34:33 1391 115.2 CHIX
09:34:35 1221 114.9 BATE
09:37:35 2000 114.8 XLON
09:37:35 681 114.8 XLON
09:37:35 500 114.8 XLON
09:37:35 163 114.8 XLON
09:43:35 1785 114.8 XLON
09:43:35 1000 114.8 XLON
09:46:35 1000 114.4 BATE
09:46:35 151 114.4 BATE
09:52:35 1520 114.9 BATE
09:52:35 1459 114.9 BATE
09:52:46 2665 114.8 XLON
09:52:46 269 114.8 XLON
09:54:35 1336 114.7 CHIX
09:58:46 1500 114.6 XLON
09:58:46 1000 114.6 XLON
09:58:46 760 114.6 XLON
10:06:31 2819 114.5 XLON
10:06:31 1196 114.5 TRQX
10:06:31 40 114.5 TRQX
10:08:31 1500 114.5 XLON
10:08:31 921 114.5 XLON
10:08:31 494 114.5 XLON
10:08:31 77 114.5 XLON
10:13:31 1150 114.6 CHIX
10:14:31 2000 114.5 XLON
10:14:31 1000 114.5 XLON
10:14:31 243 114.5 XLON
10:20:37 1379 114.7 BATE
10:27:02 1352 114.7 CHIX
10:28:25 1548 114.5 XLON
10:28:25 1359 114.5 XLON
10:28:25 1250 114.5 XLON
10:28:25 641 114.5 XLON
10:28:25 620 114.5 XLON
10:28:25 357 114.5 XLON
10:28:25 250 114.5 XLON
10:33:47 2590 114.4 XLON
10:33:47 392 114.3 XLON
10:33:47 124 114.4 XLON
10:43:02 2693 114.3 XLON
10:43:02 1270 114.4 CHIX
10:43:02 497 114.3 XLON
10:53:02 2500 114.4 BATE
10:53:02 2442 114.5 BATE
10:53:02 1048 114.3 XLON
10:53:02 433 114.2 XLON
10:53:03 2833 114.4 XLON
11:02:14 2000 114.6 XLON
11:02:14 1800 114.6 XLON
11:02:14 1199 114.7 CHIX
11:02:14 397 114.6 XLON
11:02:40 1803 114.4 XLON
11:02:40 1202 114.4 XLON
11:12:18 2633 114.4 XLON
11:12:18 875 114.3 TRQX
11:12:18 283 114.4 XLON
11:12:18 250 114.3 TRQX
11:12:18 140 114.3 TRQX
11:14:14 1178 114.4 CHIX
11:16:18 750 114.4 XLON
11:16:18 750 114.4 XLON
11:16:18 500 114.4 XLON
11:16:18 425 114.4 XLON
11:16:18 250 114.4 XLON
11:16:18 250 114.4 XLON
11:22:18 2108 114.4 XLON
11:22:18 977 114.4 XLON
11:26:14 1339 114.5 CHIX
11:26:24 496 114.5 BATE
11:26:24 439 114.5 BATE
11:26:24 404 114.5 BATE
11:27:45 2793 114.4 XLON
11:27:45 165 114.4 XLON
11:27:45 34 114.4 XLON
11:37:51 2831 114.0 XLON
11:40:51 1326 113.8 XLON
11:40:51 839 113.8 XLON
11:40:51 565 113.8 XLON
11:40:51 450 113.8 XLON
11:46:14 1000 113.8 CHIX
11:46:14 276 113.8 CHIX
11:47:51 1000 113.8 XLON
11:47:51 574 113.8 XLON
11:47:51 500 113.8 XLON
11:47:51 500 113.8 XLON
11:47:51 250 113.8 XLON
11:52:51 3348 113.8 XLON
11:54:36 2808 114.2 BATE
11:54:36 1516 114.2 BATE
11:54:36 1455 114.2 BATE
11:57:17 774 114.0 CHIX
11:57:17 466 114.0 CHIX
11:58:31 1119 114.0 XLON
11:58:31 1000 114.0 XLON
11:58:31 740 114.0 XLON
11:58:31 250 114.0 XLON
11:58:31 77 114.0 XLON
12:03:00 2765 114.0 XLON
12:03:00 572 114.0 XLON
12:10:00 2126 113.9 XLON
12:10:00 405 113.9 XLON
12:10:00 349 113.9 XLON
12:12:18 7 113.8 CHIX
12:16:10 2999 113.8 XLON
12:16:10 1000 113.8 CHIX
12:16:10 27 113.8 CHIX
12:23:11 3160 113.8 XLON
12:23:11 68 113.8 CHIX
12:23:11 64 113.8 CHIX
12:25:22 2049 113.5 BATE
12:25:22 1969 113.4 BATE
12:30:22 2519 113.5 XLON
12:30:22 551 113.5 XLON
12:32:11 250 113.5 CHIX
12:32:11 250 113.5 CHIX
12:32:11 250 113.5 CHIX
12:32:11 91 113.5 CHIX
12:32:54 413 113.5 CHIX
12:36:22 126 113.5 XLON
12:40:23 287 113.7 XLON
12:40:26 1089 113.7 XLON
12:40:26 1000 113.7 XLON
12:40:26 918 113.7 XLON
12:51:26 3133 113.7 XLON
12:51:26 1281 113.9 CHIX
12:51:26 1066 113.9 XLON
12:51:26 750 113.9 XLON
12:51:26 500 113.9 XLON
12:51:26 500 113.9 XLON
12:51:26 375 113.9 XLON
12:51:26 250 113.9 XLON
12:51:26 130 113.9 XLON
12:58:26 284 113.7 XLON
12:58:26 250 113.7 XLON
12:58:26 250 113.7 XLON
12:58:26 199 113.7 XLON
13:03:42 2746 113.7 XLON
13:03:42 1345 113.7 CHIX
13:03:42 1250 113.7 XLON
13:03:42 528 113.7 XLON
13:03:42 365 113.7 XLON
13:03:42 250 113.7 XLON
13:07:22 1543 113.3 BATE
13:10:47 2254 113.3 XLON
13:10:47 500 113.3 XLON
13:10:47 277 113.3 XLON
13:21:40 1925 113.1 XLON
13:21:40 1169 113.1 CHIX
13:21:40 833 113.1 XLON
13:21:40 121 113.1 CHIX
13:21:43 129 112.9 XLON
13:31:35 2420 113.2 XLON
13:31:35 1207 113.1 CHIX
13:31:35 750 113.2 XLON
13:31:35 750 113.2 XLON
13:31:35 500 113.2 XLON
13:31:35 500 113.2 XLON
13:31:35 500 113.2 XLON
13:31:37 1888 113.0 XLON
13:31:37 1171 113.0 XLON
13:31:37 250 113.0 XLON
13:36:29 2595 113.0 XLON
13:36:29 210 113.0 XLON
13:36:29 57 112.9 XLON
13:40:30 1187 112.9 XLON
13:42:30 2000 113.0 XLON
13:42:30 500 113.0 XLON
13:42:30 372 113.0 XLON
13:42:30 83 113.0 XLON
13:42:30 7 113.0 XLON
13:42:35 1000 113.0 CHIX
13:42:35 143 113.0 CHIX
13:46:58 1247 113.1 BATE
13:46:58 448 113.1 BATE
13:46:58 273 113.1 BATE
13:46:58 273 113.1 BATE
13:46:58 211 113.1 BATE
13:46:58 136 113.0 BATE
13:46:58 97 113.0 BATE
13:46:58 94 113.0 BATE
13:47:02 2857 112.8 XLON
13:53:02 2885 113.0 XLON
13:57:04 1260 113.1 CHIX
13:57:04 769 113.0 XLON
14:00:19 1052 113.1 XLON
14:00:19 750 113.1 XLON
14:00:19 400 113.1 XLON
14:00:19 366 113.1 XLON
14:00:19 250 113.1 XLON
14:04:28 8624 113.3 BATE
14:04:28 7088 113.3 BATE
14:04:28 1734 113.2 XLON
14:04:28 1241 113.4 TRQX
14:04:28 1168 113.1 CHIX
14:04:28 1161 113.2 XLON
14:04:28 1134 113.4 TRQX
14:04:28 973 113.3 BATE
14:04:28 571 113.4 TRQX
14:05:13 2135 112.9 XLON
14:05:13 979 112.9 XLON
14:07:54 1859 113.1 BATE
14:09:58 2462 113.4 BATE
14:09:58 1907 113.3 BATE
14:09:58 1771 113.4 BATE
14:09:58 338 113.4 BATE
14:10:28 2846 113.3 XLON
14:10:28 280 113.3 XLON
14:13:27 963 113.2 CHIX
14:13:27 183 113.2 CHIX
14:13:28 1750 113.2 XLON
14:13:28 767 113.2 XLON
14:13:28 684 113.2 XLON
14:18:32 2692 113.2 XLON
14:30:36 3128 113.2 XLON
14:30:36 750 113.2 XLON
14:30:36 750 113.2 XLON
14:30:36 720 113.2 CHIX
14:30:36 291 113.2 XLON
14:30:36 151 113.2 CHIX
14:30:36 135 113.2 XLON
14:30:36 27 113.2 XLON
14:33:36 9276 113.5 BATE
14:33:36 7000 113.5 BATE
14:33:36 2723 113.5 TRQX
14:33:36 1372 113.5 BATE
14:33:36 1166 113.5 TRQX
14:33:36 1126 113.5 BATE
14:33:36 770 113.5 BATE
14:33:36 661 113.3 CHIX
14:33:36 220 113.3 CHIX
14:33:36 58 113.3 CHIX
14:33:36 32 113.3 CHIX
14:33:50 5245 113.4 XLON
14:34:48 798 113.4 CHIX
14:34:48 278 113.4 CHIX
14:34:48 208 113.4 CHIX
14:34:50 2714 113.4 XLON
14:36:50 980 113.4 XLON
14:36:50 500 113.4 XLON
14:36:50 500 113.4 XLON
14:36:50 250 113.4 XLON
14:36:50 250 113.4 XLON
14:36:50 250 113.4 XLON
14:39:50 750 113.4 XLON
14:39:50 541 113.4 XLON
14:39:50 500 113.4 XLON
14:39:50 500 113.4 XLON
14:39:50 500 113.4 XLON
14:39:50 250 113.4 XLON
14:42:50 2930 113.3 XLON
14:42:50 1270 113.4 CHIX
14:42:50 158 113.3 XLON
14:46:54 1466 113.3 XLON
14:48:07 1494 113.3 XLON
14:48:07 1204 113.3 TRQX
14:48:07 250 113.3 XLON
14:50:50 1327 113.3 CHIX
15:00:35 3335 113.2 XLON
15:00:35 2590 113.2 XLON
15:00:35 2000 113.2 BATE
15:00:35 1618 113.2 XLON
15:00:35 1584 113.2 XLON
15:00:35 1566 113.2 XLON
15:00:35 1225 113.2 XLON
15:00:35 760 113.2 CHIX
15:00:35 758 113.2 BATE
15:00:35 585 113.2 XLON
15:00:35 550 113.2 BATE
15:00:35 404 113.2 CHIX
15:00:35 3 113.2 BATE
15:01:35 585 113.1 BATE
15:01:35 81 113.1 BATE
15:02:13 1736 113.1 BATE
15:02:13 1278 113.1 BATE
15:02:13 608 113.1 BATE
15:05:17 1926 112.9 XLON
15:05:17 1032 112.9 XLON
15:05:17 373 112.9 XLON
15:06:35 1398 112.9 CHIX
15:07:37 2500 112.9 XLON
15:07:37 525 112.9 XLON
15:08:34 284 112.9 XLON
15:13:35 1380 112.9 CHIX
15:13:35 1266 112.9 XLON
15:16:41 5068 113.2 XLON
15:16:41 2731 113.1 XLON
15:16:41 1755 113.2 BATE
15:16:41 1740 113.2 BATE
15:16:41 1130 113.1 BATE
15:17:11 382 112.8 BATE
15:17:28 1336 113.0 BATE
15:19:57 3000 112.9 XLON
15:20:10 11 112.9 XLON
15:22:58 273 112.8 XLON
15:23:04 4520 112.9 BATE
15:23:04 3268 112.9 XLON
15:23:04 2073 113.2 BATE
15:23:04 913 112.9 BATE
15:23:04 734 113.0 CHIX
15:23:04 600 113.2 BATE
15:23:04 537 113.0 CHIX
15:23:04 350 112.9 BATE
15:23:04 3 112.9 BATE
15:25:16 2000 112.6 XLON
15:25:16 419 112.6 XLON
15:25:16 250 112.6 XLON
15:25:16 250 112.6 XLON
15:27:14 1255 112.5 BATE
15:27:14 44 112.5 BATE
15:28:17 1529 112.5 XLON
15:28:17 537 112.5 XLON
15:28:17 250 112.5 XLON
15:28:17 250 112.5 XLON
15:28:17 250 112.5 XLON
15:28:17 250 112.5 XLON
15:29:24 1226 112.5 BATE
15:29:24 1131 112.6 TRQX
15:29:24 91 112.6 TRQX
15:31:03 2722 112.6 XLON
15:31:03 914 112.6 CHIX
15:31:03 332 112.6 CHIX
15:31:24 1000 112.5 BATE
15:31:24 157 112.5 BATE
15:33:14 787 112.3 XLON
15:33:14 750 112.3 XLON
15:33:14 500 112.3 XLON
15:33:14 500 112.3 XLON
15:33:14 250 112.3 XLON
15:33:14 250 112.3 XLON
15:34:29 1281 112.2 BATE
15:36:59 308 112.2 BATE
15:37:59 1497 112.5 XLON
15:37:59 1272 112.5 XLON
15:37:59 290 112.4 XLON
15:46:03 9149 112.5 XLON
15:46:03 3821 112.8 BATE
15:46:03 1635 112.5 CHIX
15:46:03 492 112.5 CHIX
15:48:07 1158 112.8 BATE
15:48:15 2943 112.7 XLON
15:50:07 1313 112.6 BATE
15:50:07 86 112.6 BATE
15:51:07 1616 112.5 XLON
15:51:07 972 112.5 CHIX
15:51:07 500 112.5 XLON
15:51:07 286 112.5 XLON
15:51:07 250 112.5 CHIX
15:51:07 250 112.5 XLON
15:51:07 250 112.5 XLON
15:53:37 2833 112.4 XLON
15:54:07 1240 112.4 BATE
15:56:47 2540 112.4 XLON
15:56:47 250 112.4 XLON
15:56:49 926 112.3 BATE
15:56:49 250 112.3 BATE
15:59:04 1304 112.2 CHIX
15:59:49 1167 112.2 BATE
16:02:57 2500 112.3 XLON
16:02:57 1772 112.3 XLON
16:02:57 1351 112.3 BATE
16:04:05 2796 112.1 XLON
16:04:58 232 112.0 BATE
16:05:03 1000 112.0 BATE
16:06:26 45 112.0 BATE
16:06:27 1344 112.0 CHIX
16:07:05 2007 112.0 XLON
16:07:05 690 112.0 XLON
16:08:30 1319 112.0 BATE
16:13:50 3346 112.0 XLON
16:13:50 2817 112.0 XLON
16:13:50 1126 112.0 CHIX
16:13:50 812 112.0 BATE
16:13:50 364 112.0 BATE
16:15:23 906 112.0 BATE
16:15:23 250 112.0 BATE
16:15:50 157 112.0 XLON
16:25:17 8387 112.0 XLON
16:25:17 2750 112.0 XLON
16:25:17 1384 112.0 BATE
16:25:17 1296 112.0 BATE
16:25:17 1203 112.0 BATE
16:25:17 1164 112.0 CHIX
16:25:17 896 112.0 XLON
16:25:17 788 112.0 BATE
16:25:17 651 112.0 XLON
16:25:17 374 112.0 BATE
16:25:17 250 112.0 XLON
16:27:40 1382 111.9 XLON
16:27:40 626 111.9 BATE
16:27:40 555 111.9 BATE
16:27:40 444 111.9 CHIX
16:27:40 211 111.9 CHIX
16:27:40 196 111.9 BATE
16:27:51 1205 111.9 XLON
16:27:51 1 111.9 XLON
16:28:14 30 111.9 BATE
16:28:55 526 111.9 BATE
16:29:02 2551 111.9 XLON
16:29:02 800 111.8 TRQX
16:29:02 559 111.9 BATE
16:29:02 368 111.8 TRQX
16:29:02 271 111.9 XLON

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