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 16 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased 408,498
Weighted average price paid (p) 108.98
Highest price paid (p) 110.40
Lowest price paid (p) 104.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 7,003,274 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 743,528,323. 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 16 January 2023 is 743,528,323. 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 108.98 316,311
CHIX 108.96 47,255
BATE 109.15 34,886
TRQX 108.53 10,046

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time Volume Price (GBp) Venue
08:04:36 1150 104.9 TRQX
08:08:05 2406 108.8 XLON
08:08:05 1701 108.8 XLON
08:08:05 600 108.7 XLON
08:08:05 1443 108.7 XLON
08:08:05 276 108.7 XLON
08:08:05 1200 108.7 XLON
08:08:05 2098 108.7 XLON
08:08:25 1804 108.8 XLON
08:09:35 1347 108.5 XLON
08:09:35 527 108.5 XLON
08:09:35 699 108.3 CHIX
08:09:35 1245 108.3 CHIX
08:10:45 1433 108.7 XLON
08:10:45 2252 108.7 XLON
08:11:05 5466 108.8 XLON
08:11:26 600 109.2 XLON
08:11:26 401 109.2 XLON
08:11:26 860 109.2 XLON
08:11:26 27 109.2 XLON
08:12:20 465 109.0 BATE
08:12:20 1179 109.0 BATE
08:13:02 365 109.2 XLON
08:13:02 1330 109.2 XLON
08:13:02 132 109.2 XLON
08:15:02 602 108.6 CHIX
08:15:02 723 108.6 CHIX
08:16:02 1987 108.7 XLON
08:19:02 1707 108.7 XLON
08:21:56 1555 108.4 XLON
08:21:56 201 108.4 XLON
08:23:56 1776 108.7 XLON
08:25:56 1727 108.4 XLON
08:25:56 89 108.4 XLON
08:26:56 1149 108.4 CHIX
08:30:36 1766 108.2 XLON
08:32:36 130 108.4 XLON
08:32:36 1695 108.4 XLON
08:34:36 408 108.6 XLON
08:34:36 1458 108.6 XLON
08:37:37 1765 108.1 XLON
08:39:36 436 108.2 TRQX
08:39:36 760 108.2 TRQX
08:43:50 975 108.2 XLON
08:43:50 505 108.2 XLON
08:43:50 216 108.2 XLON
08:43:50 482 108.2 XLON
08:43:50 1692 108.4 XLON
08:43:50 1354 108.4 CHIX
08:46:50 1789 108.6 XLON
08:49:50 1282 108.6 XLON
08:49:50 554 108.6 XLON
08:52:50 1965 108.4 XLON
08:52:50 1225 108.6 CHIX
08:55:50 1865 108.2 XLON
09:03:43 1200 108.6 XLON
09:03:43 1800 108.6 XLON
09:03:43 237 108.6 XLON
09:05:45 891 108.7 XLON
09:05:45 947 108.7 XLON
09:07:00 1395 108.8 CHIX
09:11:02 1200 109.1 XLON
09:11:02 1167 109.1 XLON
09:11:20 85 109.0 BATE
09:11:20 419 109.1 BATE
09:11:20 1338 109.4 BATE
09:11:20 669 109.1 BATE
09:11:24 152 108.8 XLON
09:11:24 1200 108.8 XLON
09:11:24 405 108.8 XLON
09:17:24 700 109.1 XLON
09:17:24 962 109.1 XLON
09:20:01 1307 109.2 TRQX
09:21:12 1878 109.2 XLON
09:24:36 1200 109.2 XLON
09:24:36 859 109.2 XLON
09:24:36 800 109.1 CHIX
09:24:36 342 109.1 CHIX
09:40:36 1786 108.7 XLON
09:40:36 290 108.7 XLON
09:40:36 1200 108.7 XLON
09:40:36 1669 108.7 XLON
09:40:36 485 108.7 XLON
09:40:36 1713 108.7 XLON
09:40:36 2434 108.7 XLON
09:40:36 2917 108.7 XLON
09:40:36 71 108.8 XLON
09:40:36 613 108.8 XLON
09:40:36 1379 108.8 CHIX
09:40:36 1309 109.1 BATE
09:49:11 58 108.4 BATE
09:49:11 5 108.4 BATE
09:49:12 1223 108.4 BATE
10:00:39 1732 108.4 XLON
10:03:01 865 108.4 CHIX
10:03:01 442 108.4 CHIX
10:09:39 1000 108.4 XLON
10:09:39 1033 108.4 XLON
10:09:39 1674 108.4 XLON
10:09:39 1660 108.2 XLON
10:09:39 1294 108.4 TRQX
10:15:41 380 108.2 XLON
10:15:41 1556 108.2 XLON
10:22:41 559 108.3 XLON
10:22:41 287 108.3 XLON
10:22:41 497 108.4 XLON
10:22:41 672 108.4 XLON
10:22:42 1154 108.3 CHIX
10:25:36 1893 108.2 XLON
10:28:50 25 108.1 XLON
10:28:50 1671 108.1 XLON
10:33:38 1743 108.0 XLON
10:33:45 1477 108.1 BATE
10:39:50 36 108.1 CHIX
10:40:01 627 108.1 CHIX
10:40:01 604 108.1 CHIX
10:41:38 2390 108.2 XLON
10:53:27 1976 108.4 XLON
10:53:27 1896 108.4 XLON
10:53:27 2037 108.4 XLON
11:01:39 312 108.4 TRQX
11:01:39 1072 108.4 TRQX
11:02:01 1200 108.5 CHIX
11:13:01 1470 108.4 BATE
11:13:01 525 108.6 BATE
11:13:01 1107 108.6 BATE
11:13:03 3970 108.7 XLON
11:13:03 1200 108.7 XLON
11:13:03 1200 108.7 XLON
11:13:03 772 108.7 XLON
11:16:25 1784 108.7 XLON
11:20:30 1691 109.2 XLON
11:20:30 1236 109.1 CHIX
11:23:57 1985 109.2 XLON
11:28:57 1911 109.2 XLON
11:28:57 81 109.2 XLON
11:34:34 1758 109.7 XLON
11:34:34 82 109.7 XLON
11:35:22 1293 109.4 CHIX
11:35:22 1347 109.5 CHIX
11:38:41 1757 109.8 XLON
11:44:02 1843 109.8 XLON
11:46:01 1351 110.4 BATE
11:48:01 1766 110.1 XLON
11:48:46 569 109.8 XLON
11:48:46 1363 109.8 XLON
11:49:01 444 110.2 BATE
11:49:01 748 110.2 BATE
11:53:46 21 110.1 XLON
11:53:46 1848 110.1 XLON
12:00:10 600 110.4 XLON
12:00:10 1385 110.4 XLON
12:02:10 958 110.4 XLON
12:02:10 859 110.4 XLON
12:02:28 1211 110.1 TRQX
12:03:01 700 110.2 BATE
12:03:01 465 110.2 BATE
12:03:01 223 110.2 BATE
12:04:55 2004 110.0 XLON
12:10:01 1322 110.2 BATE
12:22:40 1 109.9 CHIX
12:24:46 43 109.9 CHIX
12:30:17 399 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 1200 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 308 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 600 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 600 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 600 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 2255 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 84 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 2122 110.0 XLON
12:30:17 1452 110.1 CHIX
12:31:17 1943 110.0 XLON
12:37:32 2009 110.0 XLON
12:40:40 1194 110.0 CHIX
12:41:32 1924 110.0 XLON
12:54:40 1200 109.9 XLON
12:54:40 71 109.9 XLON
12:54:40 727 109.9 XLON
12:54:40 600 109.9 XLON
12:54:40 1084 109.9 XLON
12:54:40 245 109.9 XLON
13:00:35 159 109.9 XLON
13:00:35 700 109.9 XLON
13:00:35 729 109.9 XLON
13:00:35 1134 109.9 CHIX
13:01:02 436 109.9 XLON
13:01:02 615 109.9 XLON
13:01:03 1368 109.9 XLON
13:07:38 1139 109.8 TRQX
13:07:38 110 109.8 TRQX
13:08:32 1892 109.8 XLON
13:09:01 700 109.9 BATE
13:09:01 551 109.9 BATE
13:10:32 600 109.8 XLON
13:10:32 1345 109.8 XLON
13:24:52 1656 109.5 XLON
13:24:52 2016 109.5 XLON
13:24:52 89 109.5 XLON
13:24:52 115 109.5 XLON
13:24:52 1837 109.5 XLON
13:24:52 1216 109.5 CHIX
13:28:00 1236 109.1 BATE
13:28:00 1 109.1 BATE
13:28:00 103 109.1 BATE
13:32:52 1389 109.4 CHIX
13:43:52 6000 109.5 XLON
13:43:52 1527 109.5 XLON
13:43:52 1292 109.5 XLON
13:43:52 140 109.5 XLON
13:43:52 206 109.5 XLON
13:44:52 1864 109.5 XLON
13:46:00 1165 109.5 CHIX
13:46:00 194 109.5 CHIX
13:47:38 1942 109.2 XLON
13:50:34 703 109.1 BATE
13:50:34 385 109.1 BATE
13:50:34 172 109.1 BATE
13:57:25 600 109.0 XLON
13:57:25 613 109.0 XLON
13:57:25 638 109.0 XLON
13:57:25 737 109.0 XLON
13:57:25 346 109.0 XLON
13:57:25 841 109.0 XLON
14:00:25 1999 109.0 XLON
14:05:14 1250 109.0 XLON
14:05:14 401 109.0 XLON
14:08:22 217 109.0 XLON
14:08:22 93 109.0 XLON
14:09:22 1178 109.2 CHIX
14:12:22 1792 109.0 XLON
14:12:22 1548 109.0 XLON
14:12:22 909 109.0 XLON
14:12:22 184 109.0 XLON
14:12:22 600 109.0 XLON
14:12:22 476 109.0 XLON
14:13:22 2027 109.0 XLON
14:15:00 127 108.9 CHIX
14:15:00 76 108.9 CHIX
14:15:00 940 108.9 CHIX
14:17:05 1886 108.8 XLON
14:18:50 779 108.7 BATE
14:30:05 1261 108.8 XLON
14:30:05 1409 108.8 CHIX
14:30:05 279 108.8 CHIX
14:30:06 2297 108.8 XLON
14:30:06 3657 108.8 XLON
14:33:02 366 109.0 XLON
14:33:02 488 109.0 XLON
14:33:02 600 109.0 XLON
14:33:02 600 109.0 XLON
14:33:02 63 109.0 XLON
14:34:02 2045 109.0 XLON
14:35:02 2060 109.0 XLON
14:35:05 1262 108.9 CHIX
14:45:13 246 108.9 CHIX
14:45:13 1 108.9 CHIX
14:49:34 2400 109.0 XLON
14:49:34 1200 109.0 XLON
14:49:34 600 109.0 XLON
14:49:34 987 109.0 XLON
14:49:34 700 109.0 XLON
14:49:34 700 109.0 XLON
14:49:34 4607 109.0 XLON
14:49:34 71 109.1 CHIX
14:49:34 1263 109.1 CHIX
14:50:40 1165 109.0 XLON
14:50:40 503 109.0 XLON
14:50:40 188 109.0 TRQX
14:50:40 1067 109.0 TRQX
15:00:14 1142 108.9 CHIX
15:00:50 990 109.1 BATE
15:00:50 363 109.1 BATE
15:06:18 1215 108.9 CHIX
15:18:33 479 109.0 XLON
15:18:33 263 109.0 XLON
15:18:33 3340 109.0 XLON
15:18:33 244 109.0 XLON
15:18:33 913 109.0 XLON
15:18:33 667 109.0 XLON
15:18:33 639 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 3000 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 600 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 863 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 2100 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 700 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 700 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 6996 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 1785 108.9 XLON
15:18:33 62 108.9 CHIX
15:18:33 838 108.9 CHIX
15:18:33 378 108.9 CHIX
15:23:40 1992 108.7 XLON
15:23:40 2043 108.7 XLON
15:23:40 1962 108.7 XLON
15:23:40 1211 108.8 CHIX
15:23:40 42 108.8 CHIX
15:23:40 398 108.7 BATE
15:26:20 1757 108.9 XLON
15:28:20 1790 108.9 XLON
15:29:23 1255 109.0 XLON
15:33:20 2665 109.2 XLON
15:33:20 1970 109.2 XLON
15:34:20 1214 109.2 CHIX
15:35:20 1878 109.2 XLON
15:35:40 1566 109.1 BATE
15:43:33 1320 109.1 CHIX
15:43:33 700 109.0 BATE
15:43:33 700 109.0 BATE
15:43:33 558 109.0 BATE
15:43:33 346 109.0 BATE
15:43:33 912 109.0 BATE
15:52:34 1 109.1 CHIX
15:53:01 1210 109.1 CHIX
15:55:50 1200 109.0 XLON
15:55:50 203 109.0 XLON
15:55:50 1608 109.0 XLON
15:55:50 3831 109.0 XLON
15:55:50 2041 109.0 XLON
15:55:50 1844 109.0 XLON
15:55:50 1941 109.0 XLON
15:55:50 1977 109.0 XLON
15:55:50 1731 109.0 XLON
15:55:52 1265 108.8 BATE
16:02:11 659 108.7 XLON
16:02:11 600 108.7 XLON
16:02:11 496 108.7 XLON
16:02:11 581 108.7 XLON
16:02:11 13 108.7 XLON
16:02:11 1329 108.7 XLON
16:02:11 1803 108.7 XLON
16:02:11 1377 108.7 CHIX
16:06:06 3004 108.9 XLON
16:06:08 1688 109.0 BATE
16:06:08 2798 109.1 BATE
16:06:08 32 109.1 BATE
16:06:08 1358 109.1 BATE
16:10:20 600 108.9 XLON
16:10:20 1116 108.9 XLON
16:10:20 1118 108.9 XLON
16:10:20 682 108.9 XLON
16:12:08 325 108.9 XLON
16:12:08 1460 108.9 XLON
16:12:11 1157 108.9 CHIX
16:14:14 1272 108.6 XLON
16:16:31 448 108.6 XLON
16:16:31 1652 108.6 XLON
16:20:28 151 108.6 XLON
16:20:30 837 108.7 CHIX
16:22:30 3412 108.8 XLON
16:22:30 600 108.8 XLON
16:22:30 3228 108.8 XLON
16:23:30 1989 108.7 XLON
16:23:30 80 108.7 XLON
16:25:17 328 108.7 XLON
16:25:26 1487 108.7 XLON
16:25:30 219 108.7 CHIX
16:27:32 835 108.8 XLON
16:27:32 360 108.8 XLON
16:27:32 1801 108.8 XLON
16:27:32 185 108.8 XLON
16:28:04 476 108.6 CHIX
16:28:17 1844 108.8 XLON
16:28:54 8 108.6 CHIX
16:29:45 191 108.8 CHIX

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