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 13 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 442,980
Weighted average price paid (p) 106.82
Highest price paid (p) 109.50
Lowest price paid (p) 103.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 6,594,776 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 743,936,821. 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 13 January 2023 is 743,936,821. 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 106.79 303,920
CHIX 106.75 44,769
BATE 106.95 81,455
TRQX 107.07 12,836

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:00:32 1314 103.9 BATE
08:03:08 4850 104.4 XLON
08:03:30 1221 104.4 CHIX
08:05:02 1917 104.9 XLON
08:05:02 242 104.9 XLON
08:05:02 1796 104.9 XLON
08:07:08 1688 105.3 XLON
08:09:01 1266 105.1 CHIX
08:09:08 1777 105.3 XLON
08:10:02 1989 105.2 XLON
08:10:02 911 105.0 BATE
08:10:02 241 105.0 BATE
08:13:48 1873 105.3 XLON
08:16:48 228 105.3 XLON
08:16:48 396 105.3 XLON
08:16:48 1034 105.3 XLON
08:18:44 1055 105.5 XLON
08:18:44 1001 105.5 XLON
08:20:18 1900 105.2 XLON
08:20:18 1401 105.3 CHIX
08:24:31 1785 105.5 XLON
08:24:31 82 105.5 XLON
08:25:36 1779 105.3 XLON
08:30:36 1691 105.3 XLON
08:32:37 1425 105.3 XLON
08:32:37 250 105.3 XLON
08:35:22 506 105.3 XLON
08:35:22 590 105.3 XLON
08:35:22 616 105.3 XLON
08:35:22 1384 105.3 CHIX
08:37:25 2051 105.3 XLON
08:37:25 1179 105.3 TRQX
08:37:25 105 105.3 TRQX
08:46:25 4678 105.6 XLON
08:48:03 582 105.7 BATE
08:48:03 841 105.7 BATE
08:48:03 1200 105.7 BATE
08:48:03 293 105.7 BATE
08:48:18 1922 105.5 XLON
08:48:26 1311 105.4 CHIX
08:51:20 245 105.4 XLON
08:51:20 1252 105.4 XLON
08:51:20 164 105.4 XLON
08:54:20 1745 105.4 XLON
08:57:15 959 105.3 XLON
08:57:15 993 105.3 XLON
09:02:07 2031 105.3 XLON
09:05:07 475 105.3 XLON
09:05:07 165 105.3 XLON
09:07:59 1215 105.4 CHIX
09:07:59 24 105.4 CHIX
09:11:07 1034 105.3 XLON
09:11:07 113 105.3 XLON
09:11:07 1895 105.3 XLON
09:11:07 1651 105.3 XLON
09:16:46 91 105.3 XLON
09:16:46 1 105.3 TRQX
09:16:46 663 105.3 TRQX
09:16:46 621 105.3 TRQX
09:19:01 1862 105.3 XLON
09:19:01 1846 105.3 XLON
09:19:01 20 105.3 TRQX
09:19:02 580 105.2 CHIX
09:19:56 762 105.2 CHIX
09:24:59 1674 105.3 XLON
09:28:59 1994 105.3 XLON
09:34:52 1958 105.3 XLON
09:38:35 1876 105.3 XLON
09:39:42 1718 105.2 XLON
09:41:04 333 105.2 XLON
09:43:46 1243 105.2 CHIX
09:46:04 1312 105.3 XLON
09:46:04 372 105.3 XLON
09:54:08 1994 105.3 XLON
09:54:08 25 105.3 XLON
09:54:08 951 105.3 XLON
09:54:08 351 105.3 XLON
09:54:08 351 105.3 XLON
09:54:08 137 105.3 XLON
09:59:13 1405 105.3 XLON
10:09:14 274 105.3 XLON
10:09:14 1810 105.3 XLON
10:09:14 1989 105.3 XLON
10:09:14 2040 105.3 XLON
10:09:14 482 105.3 CHIX
10:09:14 249 105.3 CHIX
10:09:14 520 105.3 CHIX
10:19:01 1211 105.3 TRQX
10:19:01 57 105.3 TRQX
10:21:01 417 105.4 XLON
10:22:27 1041 105.5 XLON
10:22:27 2726 105.5 XLON
10:23:32 2341 105.6 BATE
10:23:32 1506 105.7 BATE
10:23:32 508 105.7 BATE
10:23:32 852 105.6 BATE
10:23:32 1885 105.6 BATE
10:23:32 2120 105.7 BATE
10:23:32 561 105.7 BATE
10:26:05 300 105.9 XLON
10:26:05 1200 105.9 XLON
10:26:05 463 105.9 XLON
10:26:51 600 105.7 CHIX
10:26:51 627 105.7 CHIX
10:31:05 1733 105.8 XLON
10:35:05 300 105.8 XLON
10:35:05 1390 105.8 XLON
10:40:05 1282 105.8 XLON
10:40:05 410 105.8 XLON
10:44:05 1837 105.8 XLON
10:44:05 552 105.7 CHIX
10:44:05 679 105.7 CHIX
10:45:32 600 105.5 BATE
10:45:32 702 105.5 BATE
10:47:06 1865 105.5 XLON
10:50:32 1269 105.9 BATE
10:52:06 300 105.6 XLON
10:52:06 135 105.6 XLON
10:52:06 750 105.6 XLON
10:52:06 450 105.6 XLON
10:52:06 136 105.6 XLON
10:57:06 992 105.8 XLON
10:57:06 1057 105.8 XLON
11:04:30 1330 105.6 CHIX
11:04:31 300 105.5 XLON
11:04:31 1152 105.5 XLON
11:04:48 239 105.5 XLON
11:10:00 978 105.5 XLON
11:14:00 241 105.5 XLON
11:14:00 2033 105.5 XLON
11:14:00 978 105.6 XLON
11:14:00 507 105.6 XLON
11:14:00 217 105.6 XLON
11:14:00 926 105.6 XLON
11:14:00 472 105.6 XLON
11:14:00 1004 105.6 XLON
11:23:00 450 105.6 XLON
11:23:00 1050 105.6 XLON
11:23:00 239 105.6 XLON
11:26:00 990 105.6 XLON
11:26:00 681 105.6 XLON
11:30:13 1635 105.6 XLON
11:30:13 264 105.6 XLON
11:30:14 1265 105.5 CHIX
11:33:32 1324 105.6 BATE
11:33:32 582 105.7 BATE
11:33:32 818 105.7 BATE
11:36:00 433 105.5 XLON
11:40:00 401 105.5 XLON
11:40:00 846 105.5 XLON
11:40:00 401 105.5 XLON
11:40:00 1247 105.5 XLON
11:40:00 4 105.5 XLON
11:40:00 217 105.5 XLON
11:43:00 1139 105.5 CHIX
11:44:31 300 105.5 XLON
11:44:31 1200 105.5 XLON
11:44:31 569 105.5 XLON
11:50:24 2056 105.5 XLON
11:51:02 287 105.7 TRQX
11:51:02 1049 105.7 TRQX
11:51:02 2554 105.7 BATE
11:51:06 240 106.0 BATE
11:51:06 502 106.0 BATE
11:51:06 508 106.0 BATE
11:51:06 205 106.0 BATE
11:51:10 1172 106.0 BATE
11:54:30 1895 106.0 XLON
11:58:31 641 106.1 XLON
11:58:31 1264 106.2 XLON
12:01:26 1714 106.2 XLON
12:01:31 1321 106.2 CHIX
12:02:56 1068 106.1 TRQX
12:02:56 162 106.1 TRQX
12:02:56 478 106.2 BATE
12:02:56 1761 106.2 BATE
12:03:56 1735 105.9 XLON
12:03:56 847 106.0 BATE
12:03:56 597 106.0 BATE
12:03:56 2851 106.2 BATE
12:03:56 947 106.2 BATE
12:03:56 1182 106.3 BATE
12:07:48 367 105.9 XLON
12:07:48 1678 105.9 XLON
12:16:40 1869 106.5 XLON
12:22:20 352 106.4 CHIX
12:22:20 883 106.4 CHIX
12:22:20 27 106.4 CHIX
12:25:33 1224 106.3 XLON
12:25:33 698 106.3 XLON
12:25:33 1661 106.3 XLON
12:27:27 1699 106.0 XLON
12:34:10 1882 106.3 XLON
12:40:00 2036 106.8 XLON
12:40:15 1264 106.5 BATE
12:44:15 1918 106.6 XLON
12:44:15 1395 106.4 CHIX
12:47:43 582 106.5 BATE
12:47:43 1806 106.5 BATE
12:47:43 1900 106.6 BATE
12:49:43 1873 106.5 XLON
12:53:43 1560 106.5 XLON
12:53:43 308 106.5 XLON
12:53:43 725 106.5 BATE
12:53:43 421 106.5 BATE
12:53:43 1207 106.6 BATE
12:56:04 1747 106.3 XLON
13:11:14 1785 106.5 XLON
13:11:14 1700 106.5 XLON
13:11:14 1663 106.5 XLON
13:11:14 4466 106.6 XLON
13:11:14 188 106.5 CHIX
13:11:14 281 106.5 CHIX
13:11:14 748 106.5 CHIX
13:11:14 1666 106.6 BATE
13:15:28 1153 106.3 TRQX
13:28:47 434 106.4 CHIX
13:28:47 783 106.4 CHIX
13:37:08 567 106.5 XLON
13:37:08 3000 106.6 XLON
13:37:08 4133 106.6 XLON
13:37:21 1579 106.5 BATE
13:44:10 2037 106.5 XLON
13:44:10 1339 106.5 XLON
13:44:10 205 106.5 CHIX
13:44:10 1120 106.5 CHIX
13:44:10 1356 106.6 BATE
13:44:11 978 106.6 BATE
13:44:16 370 106.5 XLON
13:46:15 215 106.5 XLON
13:46:15 1487 106.5 XLON
13:48:40 497 106.5 XLON
13:50:40 1976 106.5 XLON
13:53:50 470 106.4 XLON
13:53:50 1287 106.4 XLON
13:58:36 1227 106.4 CHIX
14:00:20 1354 106.6 BATE
14:02:48 131 106.4 CHIX
14:06:05 2578 106.6 XLON
14:06:05 3636 106.6 XLON
14:10:06 2936 106.6 XLON
14:12:06 597 106.8 XLON
14:12:06 1304 106.8 XLON
14:12:31 1181 106.8 CHIX
14:15:08 1702 107.0 XLON
14:16:29 1938 106.9 XLON
14:20:34 1904 106.9 XLON
14:20:34 1362 107.1 BATE
14:24:32 504 106.9 XLON
14:24:32 1157 106.9 XLON
14:24:32 1188 107.0 CHIX
14:25:33 1380 106.9 XLON
14:25:33 213 106.9 XLON
14:28:21 417 106.9 XLON
14:28:21 272 106.9 XLON
14:28:21 403 106.9 XLON
14:31:15 1450 107.0 XLON
14:31:15 1165 107.0 XLON
14:31:32 600 107.0 CHIX
14:31:32 704 107.0 CHIX
14:32:39 1190 106.9 XLON
14:32:39 875 106.9 XLON
14:35:10 1537 107.0 XLON
14:35:10 121 107.0 XLON
14:36:10 1891 106.9 XLON
14:38:24 227 107.1 BATE
14:38:24 1094 107.1 BATE
14:38:24 1006 107.2 BATE
14:38:24 382 107.2 BATE
14:38:53 1971 107.0 XLON
14:40:53 1876 107.0 XLON
14:46:24 3374 107.3 XLON
14:46:24 648 107.3 CHIX
14:46:24 600 107.3 CHIX
14:46:24 1374 107.3 BATE
14:50:24 1650 107.3 XLON
14:50:24 450 107.3 XLON
14:50:24 300 107.3 XLON
14:50:24 300 107.3 XLON
14:50:24 266 107.3 XLON
14:51:24 237 107.5 BATE
14:51:24 1650 107.5 BATE
14:51:24 1002 107.6 BATE
14:51:24 527 107.6 BATE
14:51:24 254 107.7 BATE
14:52:27 2008 107.7 XLON
14:54:27 1679 107.6 XLON
14:54:27 1144 107.7 CHIX
14:55:30 465 107.6 XLON
14:58:27 1377 107.7 XLON
14:59:27 1707 107.9 XLON
14:59:27 1345 107.9 BATE
15:01:12 1945 107.9 XLON
15:01:12 2067 108.0 XLON
15:01:12 1200 107.9 BATE
15:01:12 1200 107.9 BATE
15:01:12 348 107.9 BATE
15:01:12 600 107.9 BATE
15:05:50 1679 108.1 XLON
15:05:50 323 108.0 CHIX
15:05:50 956 108.0 CHIX
15:06:24 1242 108.2 TRQX
15:11:32 3781 108.4 XLON
15:11:32 1235 108.4 XLON
15:13:32 1800 108.6 XLON
15:13:32 28 108.6 XLON
15:14:00 1165 108.6 CHIX
15:14:32 2058 108.6 XLON
15:15:12 1190 108.8 BATE
15:16:50 244 108.5 XLON
15:16:50 911 108.5 XLON
15:16:50 834 108.5 XLON
15:19:57 875 108.7 XLON
15:20:10 1152 108.7 XLON
15:21:40 172 108.8 CHIX
15:21:40 994 108.8 CHIX
15:25:09 600 108.7 XLON
15:25:09 600 108.7 XLON
15:25:09 689 108.7 XLON
15:25:09 511 108.7 XLON
15:25:09 1374 108.7 XLON
15:25:09 1923 108.7 XLON
15:25:09 1890 108.8 BATE
15:25:09 470 108.8 BATE
15:25:09 600 108.8 BATE
15:25:10 43 108.8 BATE
15:28:09 1935 109.0 XLON
15:28:09 2038 109.3 BATE
15:28:09 1999 109.4 BATE
15:30:53 1671 109.1 XLON
15:30:53 1922 109.1 XLON
15:30:53 1487 109.5 TRQX
15:33:13 658 109.1 XLON
15:33:13 1345 109.1 XLON
15:33:13 1277 109.0 CHIX
15:33:13 988 109.1 CHIX
15:33:13 50 109.1 CHIX
15:33:13 192 109.2 CHIX
15:35:13 448 109.1 XLON
15:35:13 1287 109.1 XLON
15:36:41 458 109.1 XLON
15:36:51 691 109.1 XLON
15:36:51 300 109.1 XLON
15:36:51 291 109.1 XLON
15:38:20 459 108.9 XLON
15:38:30 459 108.9 XLON
15:38:30 400 108.9 XLON
15:38:33 612 108.9 XLON
15:38:33 84 108.9 XLON
15:41:33 300 109.1 XLON
15:41:33 1485 109.1 XLON
15:43:26 656 109.2 TRQX
15:43:26 539 109.2 TRQX
15:43:33 300 109.3 XLON
15:43:33 1599 109.3 XLON
15:45:17 459 108.9 XLON
15:45:30 459 108.9 XLON
15:45:40 459 108.9 XLON
15:45:50 495 108.9 XLON
15:45:50 1297 109.0 BATE
15:46:20 39 108.9 XLON
15:47:27 1321 108.9 XLON
15:49:31 300 109.4 XLON
15:49:31 1628 109.4 XLON
15:51:20 1200 109.5 CHIX
15:51:20 48 109.5 CHIX
15:51:26 906 109.4 TRQX
15:51:26 430 109.4 TRQX
15:51:31 600 109.4 XLON
15:51:31 300 109.4 XLON
15:51:31 925 109.4 XLON
15:53:37 458 109.3 XLON
15:53:37 1347 109.3 XLON
15:53:37 7 109.3 XLON
15:55:40 458 109.3 XLON
15:55:40 1514 109.3 XLON
15:58:40 1983 109.4 XLON
15:59:27 414 109.3 CHIX
15:59:27 824 109.3 CHIX
16:01:10 519 109.4 XLON
16:01:10 1155 109.4 XLON
16:03:10 300 109.4 XLON
16:03:10 1686 109.4 XLON
16:08:20 2325 109.4 BATE
16:08:20 1200 109.3 BATE
16:08:20 333 109.3 BATE
16:08:20 851 109.3 BATE
16:09:00 750 109.3 XLON
16:09:00 900 109.3 XLON
16:09:00 600 109.3 XLON
16:09:00 600 109.3 XLON
16:09:00 438 109.3 XLON
16:10:17 2064 109.4 XLON
16:10:30 1377 109.4 CHIX
16:11:25 1703 109.3 XLON
16:13:46 950 109.0 XLON
16:13:46 300 109.0 XLON
16:13:46 600 109.0 XLON
16:13:46 219 109.0 XLON
16:15:50 459 109.0 XLON
16:15:50 52 109.0 XLON
16:16:00 459 109.0 XLON
16:16:25 1045 109.0 XLON
16:17:25 14 109.0 XLON
16:17:26 66 109.0 XLON
16:17:39 631 109.0 XLON
16:17:49 1222 109.0 XLON
16:18:53 1675 109.0 XLON
16:18:55 1330 108.9 CHIX
16:20:55 300 108.8 XLON
16:20:55 1359 108.8 XLON
16:22:55 300 108.8 XLON
16:22:55 600 108.8 XLON
16:22:55 96 108.8 XLON
16:22:55 844 108.8 XLON
16:24:01 394 108.8 XLON
16:24:01 1361 108.8 XLON
16:25:16 1055 108.8 BATE
16:25:16 21 108.8 BATE
16:25:30 1332 109.0 BATE
16:25:30 1871 109.0 BATE
16:25:31 2008 108.9 XLON
16:27:16 449 108.9 CHIX
16:27:33 262 108.8 XLON
16:27:33 750 108.8 XLON
16:27:33 300 108.8 XLON
16:28:00 186 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 1066 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 57 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 737 108.9 XLON
16:29:51 193 109.0 XLON
16:29:51 564 109.0 XLON
16:13:46 300 109.0 XLON
16:13:46 600 109.0 XLON
16:13:46 219 109.0 XLON
16:15:50 459 109.0 XLON
16:15:50 52 109.0 XLON
16:16:00 459 109.0 XLON
16:16:25 1045 109.0 XLON
16:17:25 14 109.0 XLON
16:17:26 66 109.0 XLON
16:17:39 631 109.0 XLON
16:17:49 1222 109.0 XLON
16:18:53 1675 109.0 XLON
16:18:55 1330 108.9 CHIX
16:20:55 300 108.8 XLON
16:20:55 1359 108.8 XLON
16:22:55 300 108.8 XLON
16:22:55 600 108.8 XLON
16:22:55 96 108.8 XLON
16:22:55 844 108.8 XLON
16:24:01 394 108.8 XLON
16:24:01 1361 108.8 XLON
16:25:16 1055 108.8 BATE
16:25:16 21 108.8 BATE
16:25:30 1332 109.0 BATE
16:25:30 1871 109.0 BATE
16:25:31 2008 108.9 XLON
16:27:16 449 108.9 CHIX
16:27:33 262 108.8 XLON
16:27:33 750 108.8 XLON
16:27:33 300 108.8 XLON
16:28:00 186 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 1066 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 57 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 737 108.9 XLON
16:29:51 193 109.0 XLON
16:29:51 564 109.0 XLON
16:25:30 1871 109.0 BATE
16:25:31 2008 108.9 XLON
16:27:16 449 108.9 CHIX
16:27:33 262 108.8 XLON
16:27:33 750 108.8 XLON
16:27:33 300 108.8 XLON
16:28:00 186 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 1066 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 57 108.9 XLON
16:28:00 737 108.9 XLON
16:29:51 193 109.0 XLON
16:29:51 564 109.0 XLON

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