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	17 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	407,178
Weighted average price paid (p)	108.17
Highest price paid (p)	109.00
Lowest price paid (p)	107.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 7,410,452 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 743,121,145. 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 17 January 2023 is 743,121,145. 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	108.16	260,256
CHIX	108.17	48,432
BATE	108.19	84,941
TRQX	108.24	13,549

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:01:50	1230	107.8	BATE
08:03:55	4866	108.4	XLON
08:03:55	748	108.4	XLON
08:03:55	1486	108.3	XLON
08:03:55	484	108.3	XLON
08:05:55	2038	108.2	XLON
08:07:50	1324	108.3	BATE
08:07:55	1880	108.4	XLON
08:08:20	187	108.4	CHIX
08:08:20	700	108.4	CHIX
08:08:20	837	108.4	CHIX
08:09:50	1170	108.1	BATE
08:10:20	1256	108.2	CHIX
08:13:45	728	107.9	TRQX
08:13:45	655	107.9	TRQX
08:29:20	1336	107.8	CHIX
08:29:21	2007	107.6	XLON
08:31:23	1223	107.7	XLON
08:31:23	4844	107.7	XLON
08:31:23	2100	107.7	XLON
08:31:23	700	107.7	XLON
08:31:23	687	107.7	XLON
08:33:21	186	108.3	XLON
08:33:21	632	108.3	XLON
08:33:21	1400	108.3	XLON
08:33:21	700	108.3	XLON
08:33:21	2363	108.3	XLON
08:33:21	2049	108.1	XLON
08:35:30	1245	108.1	CHIX
08:35:30	1240	108	BATE
08:35:30	1375	108	BATE
08:40:54	1752	108.1	XLON
08:45:30	700	108	CHIX
08:45:30	688	108	CHIX
08:45:38	2755	107.9	XLON
08:45:38	3207	107.9	XLON
08:45:39	28	107.7	TRQX
08:51:05	873	107.9	TRQX
08:51:09	2628	108.3	XLON
08:53:05	141	108.3	XLON
08:53:05	985	108.3	XLON
08:53:05	566	108.3	XLON
08:53:05	86	108.2	BATE
08:53:05	700	108.2	BATE
08:53:05	572	108.2	BATE
08:53:05	332	108.2	BATE
08:53:05	700	108.2	BATE
08:53:05	168	108.2	BATE
08:56:05	1400	108.2	XLON
08:56:05	391	108.2	XLON
09:04:30	1590	108.4	XLON
09:04:30	568	108.4	XLON
09:04:30	2158	108.4	XLON
09:04:30	140	108.4	XLON
09:04:30	80	108.4	XLON
09:04:30	1274	108.7	BATE
09:06:15	15	108.5	CHIX
09:06:15	1127	108.5	CHIX
09:07:12	1842	108.5	XLON
09:09:22	1259	108.3	XLON
09:09:22	808	108.3	XLON
09:10:05	283	108.2	TRQX
09:10:05	979	108.2	TRQX
09:17:29	201	108.4	CHIX
09:19:26	1167	108.4	CHIX
09:23:33	48	108.3	XLON
09:23:33	654	108.3	XLON
09:23:33	214	108.3	XLON
09:23:33	700	108.3	XLON
09:23:33	81	108.3	XLON
09:23:33	2014	108.3	XLON
09:23:33	1916	108.3	XLON
09:25:30	1572	108.7	BATE
09:26:30	1972	108.7	XLON
09:31:30	1943	109	XLON
09:34:17	1003	108.7	XLON
09:34:17	853	108.7	XLON
09:34:17	501	108.8	XLON
09:34:17	259	108.8	XLON
09:34:17	897	108.8	XLON
09:34:17	353	108.8	XLON
09:34:17	1957	108.7	BATE
09:34:17	1890	108.8	BATE
09:39:14	898	108.7	CHIX
09:39:14	328	108.7	CHIX
09:43:17	1400	108.6	XLON
09:43:17	460	108.6	XLON
09:46:48	1699	108.3	XLON
09:52:34	1238	108.3	XLON
09:54:28	485	108.3	XLON
09:54:28	172	108.3	XLON
09:55:43	1662	108.3	XLON
09:56:19	1189	108.4	CHIX
10:05:36	700	108.5	XLON
10:05:36	1904	108.5	XLON
10:05:36	1552	108.5	XLON
10:05:36	386	108.8	TRQX
10:05:36	995	108.8	TRQX
10:07:36	1795	108.5	XLON
10:08:36	1270	108.5	BATE
10:16:00	1770	108.5	XLON
10:16:00	1865	108.5	XLON
10:33:12	413	108.6	CHIX
10:33:49	5511	108.6	XLON
10:33:49	844	108.6	XLON
10:33:49	123	108.6	XLON
10:33:49	984	108.6	CHIX
10:33:49	501	108.6	CHIX
10:33:49	700	108.6	BATE
10:33:49	582	108.6	BATE
10:34:49	1343	108.6	XLON
10:34:49	57	108.6	XLON
10:35:02	561	108.6	XLON
10:41:33	571	108.7	CHIX
10:41:33	641	108.7	CHIX
10:59:50	348	108.7	CHIX
10:59:50	795	108.7	CHIX
11:00:36	1294	108.8	TRQX
11:00:56	39	108.6	XLON
11:00:56	1215	108.7	XLON
11:00:56	657	108.7	XLON
11:00:56	1181	108.6	BATE
11:11:52	1341	108.6	CHIX
11:19:56	1847	108.6	XLON
11:36:01	2203	108.4	XLON
11:36:01	3161	108.4	XLON
11:36:01	941	108.4	CHIX
11:36:01	189	108.4	CHIX
11:36:01	146	108.4	BATE
11:36:01	258	108.4	BATE
11:36:01	736	108.4	BATE
11:37:04	463	108	XLON
11:38:19	307	108	XLON
11:38:19	351	108	XLON
11:47:08	765	108	XLON
11:53:53	457	107.9	CHIX
12:01:09	1234	108	XLON
12:01:09	305	108	XLON
12:01:09	205	108	XLON
12:01:09	1224	108.2	TRQX
12:01:09	700	108.1	CHIX
12:01:09	226	108.1	CHIX
12:01:09	215	108.1	CHIX
12:01:09	482	108.2	BATE
12:01:09	1095	108.2	BATE
12:02:39	222	108	XLON
12:02:39	2271	108	XLON
12:02:39	4718	108	XLON
12:13:38	289	108	XLON
12:13:39	117	108	XLON
12:13:39	1582	108	XLON
12:13:39	1159	108	CHIX
12:20:09	998	108	BATE
12:20:09	197	108	BATE
12:27:39	1401	108	XLON
12:27:39	2143	108.1	XLON
12:27:39	552	108.1	XLON
12:27:39	2800	108.1	BATE
12:27:39	229	108.1	BATE
12:27:40	1906	108.1	XLON
12:37:00	2488	108.1	XLON
12:37:00	308	108.1	XLON
12:37:00	1605	108.1	XLON
12:37:00	1291	108.1	CHIX
12:46:15	1307	108	XLON
12:46:15	1223	108	XLON
12:49:57	447	107.8	BATE
13:00:00	565	107.8	BATE
13:00:01	2557	107.8	XLON
13:00:01	289	107.7	TRQX
13:00:01	339	107.8	CHIX
13:00:01	371	107.8	CHIX
13:00:01	622	107.8	CHIX
13:00:01	700	107.8	BATE
13:00:01	329	107.8	BATE
13:00:03	550	107.7	TRQX
13:05:48	332	107.7	TRQX
13:13:01	838	107.7	CHIX
13:13:01	367	107.7	CHIX
13:24:00	80	107.6	XLON
13:24:00	50	107.6	XLON
13:24:00	213	107.6	XLON
13:24:00	184	107.6	XLON
13:24:00	355	107.6	XLON
13:30:16	100	107.6	XLON
13:35:52	219	107.6	XLON
13:35:54	718	107.6	XLON
13:35:54	1136	107.6	CHIX
13:35:54	74	107.6	CHIX
13:42:00	591	107.5	BATE
13:42:20	490	107.5	BATE
13:45:10	5412	107.8	XLON
13:45:10	292	107.8	XLON
13:45:10	2943	107.9	XLON
13:45:10	1376	107.8	TRQX
13:45:10	32	107.8	CHIX
13:45:10	166	107.5	BATE
13:45:10	1271	107.6	BATE
13:56:13	1097	107.8	CHIX
13:56:13	1291	107.8	CHIX
13:56:13	1121	107.8	BATE
14:00:25	1886	107.9	XLON
14:00:25	787	107.9	XLON
14:09:02	1351	108	BATE
14:09:07	118	108	BATE
14:09:11	483	108	BATE
14:09:12	207	108	BATE
14:09:12	630	108	BATE
14:10:02	1296	108.1	CHIX
14:10:12	1332	108.4	BATE
14:19:03	1129	108.2	CHIX
14:22:00	1886	108.1	XLON
14:24:23	3733	108	BATE
14:24:23	343	108	BATE
14:24:23	283	108	BATE
14:24:23	1288	108	BATE
14:25:00	311	107.9	BATE
14:26:25	1870	107.9	XLON
14:26:25	430	108	TRQX
14:26:25	700	108	TRQX
14:26:25	40	108	TRQX
14:26:25	446	107.9	BATE
14:26:25	667	107.9	BATE
14:31:30	1315	107.8	CHIX
14:36:11	69	107.8	CHIX
14:36:16	465	108.2	BATE
14:36:16	991	108.2	BATE
14:36:16	119	108.2	BATE
14:36:16	64	108.2	BATE
14:36:16	809	108.2	BATE
14:36:16	106	108.2	BATE
14:36:16	1764	108.3	BATE
14:36:57	145	108.1	XLON
14:36:57	262	108.1	XLON
14:36:57	458	108.1	XLON
14:36:57	1175	108.1	XLON
14:37:16	1383	108.2	BATE
14:39:30	1227	108.2	CHIX
14:41:52	318	108.1	XLON
14:52:49	569	108.1	XLON
14:52:49	518	108.1	XLON
14:52:49	381	108.1	XLON
14:52:49	1990	108.1	XLON
14:52:49	1387	108.1	CHIX
14:57:49	1302	108	CHIX
15:00:49	431	108.2	XLON
15:00:49	1839	108.2	XLON
15:02:01	1255	108.4	BATE
15:03:20	1898	108.6	XLON
15:03:20	709	108.7	BATE
15:03:20	839	108.7	BATE
15:03:20	1374	108.7	BATE
15:06:06	69	108.6	XLON
15:06:06	494	108.6	XLON
15:06:06	2105	108.6	XLON
15:06:06	700	108.6	XLON
15:06:06	97	108.6	XLON
15:06:06	3396	108.6	XLON
15:07:46	343	108.4	CHIX
15:07:46	899	108.4	CHIX
15:09:20	115	108.4	XLON
15:09:20	3936	108.5	XLON
15:16:55	1022	108.2	CHIX
15:17:40	347	108.2	CHIX
15:19:20	2055	108.1	XLON
15:21:35	1363	108	BATE
15:21:40	39	108	BATE
15:21:40	1151	108	BATE
15:22:23	259	108	XLON
15:27:38	2042	108.3	XLON
15:30:16	294	108.6	TRQX
15:30:16	851	108.6	TRQX
15:30:16	1242	108.6	TRQX
15:32:00	1369	108.4	CHIX
15:32:00	487	108.4	BATE
15:32:00	39	108.4	BATE
15:32:00	2100	108.4	BATE
15:32:00	3201	108.4	BATE
15:32:00	1	108.4	BATE
15:36:23	212	108.4	XLON
15:36:23	209	108.4	XLON
15:36:23	2439	108.4	XLON
15:36:23	1169	108.4	CHIX
15:36:23	18	108.4	BATE
15:36:23	1404	108.4	BATE
15:36:23	345	108.4	BATE
15:36:23	354	108.4	BATE
15:36:23	700	108.4	BATE
15:36:23	350	108.4	BATE
15:37:02	199	108.4	XLON
15:37:02	3931	108.4	XLON
15:42:15	1636	108.3	XLON
15:42:15	228	108.3	XLON
15:42:15	645	108.3	XLON
15:43:38	1335	108.1	CHIX
15:43:38	1402	108.1	BATE
15:43:45	280	108.1	XLON
15:43:45	995	108.1	XLON
15:43:45	456	108.1	XLON
15:43:45	2322	108.1	XLON
15:43:46	209	108.1	XLON
15:46:20	2446	108	XLON
15:48:46	2623	107.9	XLON
15:54:20	100	108	CHIX
15:54:20	30	108	BATE
15:55:04	1090	108	CHIX
15:55:04	1155	108	BATE
15:55:04	1237	108	BATE
15:55:40	117	108	BATE
16:03:29	1352	108	CHIX
16:03:36	223	107.9	BATE
16:03:46	1810	108	XLON
16:04:15	1375	107.9	BATE
16:04:16	663	107.9	BATE
16:05:37	3024	107.8	XLON
16:06:19	1230	107.7	XLON
16:06:44	64	108	XLON
16:06:44	220	108	XLON
16:06:44	680	108	XLON
16:06:44	382	108	XLON
16:06:44	2229	108.1	BATE
16:06:44	553	108.1	BATE
16:06:44	621	108.1	BATE
16:07:32	725	108	XLON
16:07:32	3647	108	XLON
16:07:44	1319	108	BATE
16:08:08	347	108	XLON
16:08:08	470	108	XLON
16:08:08	1038	108	XLON
16:08:08	49	108	XLON
16:08:10	1837	108	XLON
16:08:56	1969	108	XLON
16:11:31	3970	107.9	XLON
16:14:15	495	108	BATE
16:14:21	457	108.1	BATE
16:14:21	535	108.1	BATE
16:14:21	1888	108.1	BATE
16:14:21	239	108.1	BATE
16:14:21	700	108.1	BATE
16:14:21	950	108.1	BATE
16:16:49	488	108	XLON
16:16:50	2314	108	XLON
16:16:50	443	108	XLON
16:16:50	257	108	XLON
16:17:27	81	108.1	CHIX
16:17:27	1400	108.1	CHIX
16:17:27	349	108.1	CHIX
16:17:30	2434	108	XLON
16:17:30	614	108	XLON
16:17:30	391	108	XLON
16:17:30	220	108	XLON
16:17:30	595	108	XLON
16:17:30	869	108	XLON
16:17:30	426	108	XLON
16:17:30	595	108	XLON
16:17:30	409	108	XLON
16:17:30	275	108	XLON
16:17:30	2255	108	XLON
16:17:30	2314	108	XLON
16:17:30	407	108	XLON
16:17:30	55	108	XLON
16:20:11	4660	108.1	XLON
16:20:11	2100	108.1	XLON
16:20:11	830	108.1	XLON
16:20:11	337	108.1	XLON
16:20:11	1111	108.1	XLON
16:20:11	3322	108.1	XLON
16:21:18	210	107.9	XLON
16:21:27	2316	107.9	XLON
16:21:32	1188	107.9	XLON
16:21:32	2316	107.9	XLON
16:22:48	23	107.9	XLON
16:24:21	2012	107.9	XLON
16:24:21	304	107.9	XLON
16:25:16	164	108	XLON
16:25:16	182	108	XLON
16:25:16	130	108	XLON
16:25:16	32	108	XLON
16:25:16	712	108	XLON
16:25:16	1038	108	CHIX
16:25:16	285	108	BATE
16:25:16	1277	108	BATE
16:25:16	1250	108	BATE
16:25:16	145	108	BATE
16:25:29	700	108	XLON
16:25:29	456	108	XLON
16:25:29	944	108	XLON
16:25:29	700	108	XLON
16:25:29	261	108	XLON
16:25:29	148	108	XLON
16:25:29	371	108	XLON
16:25:31	194	108	XLON
16:26:47	1166	108.1	XLON
16:26:47	594	108.1	XLON
16:26:47	254	108.1	XLON
16:26:47	212	108.1	XLON
16:26:47	4963	108.1	XLON
16:28:00	700	108.1	BATE
16:28:00	263	108.1	BATE
16:28:00	267	108.1	BATE
16:29:50	573	108.1	XLON
16:29:56	218	108.1	XLON
16:20:11	1111	108.1	XLON
16:20:11	3322	108.1	XLON
16:21:18	210	107.9	XLON
16:21:27	2316	107.9	XLON
16:21:32	1188	107.9	XLON
16:21:32	2316	107.9	XLON
16:22:48	23	107.9	XLON
16:24:21	2012	107.9	XLON
16:24:21	304	107.9	XLON
16:25:16	164	108	XLON
16:25:16	182	108	XLON
16:25:16	130	108	XLON
16:25:16	32	108	XLON
16:25:16	712	108	XLON
16:25:16	1038	108	CHIX
16:25:16	285	108	BATE
16:25:16	1277	108	BATE
16:25:16	1250	108	BATE
16:25:16	145	108	BATE
16:25:29	700	108	XLON
16:25:29	456	108	XLON
16:25:29	944	108	XLON
16:25:29	700	108	XLON
16:25:29	261	108	XLON
16:25:29	148	108	XLON
16:25:29	371	108	XLON
16:25:31	194	108	XLON
16:26:47	1166	108.1	XLON
16:26:47	594	108.1	XLON
16:26:47	254	108.1	XLON
16:26:47	212	108.1	XLON
16:26:47	4963	108.1	XLON
16:28:00	700	108.1	BATE
16:28:00	263	108.1	BATE
16:28:00	267	108.1	BATE
16:29:50	573	108.1	XLON
16:29:56	218	108.1	XLON