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	20 April 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	426,370
Weighted average price paid (p)	108.73
Highest price paid (p)	109.50
Lowest price paid (p)	107.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 35,837,857 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 714,792,222. 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 20 April 2023 is 714,792,222. 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	108.76	293,813
BATE	108.59	63,521
CHIX	108.77	43,644
TRQX	108.57	25,392

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:01:02	2,745	108.10	BATE
08:03:17	2,047	108.50	XLON
08:03:37	2,140	108.50	XLON
08:05:02	122	108.10	BATE
08:07:27	2,594	108.50	CHIX
08:07:54	1,816	108.10	BATE
08:07:54	1,107	108.10	BATE
08:23:37	1,331	108.20	XLON
08:23:37	691	108.20	XLON
08:23:37	250	108.20	XLON
08:27:53	8,251	108.90	XLON
08:27:53	6,014	108.90	XLON
08:27:53	4,000	108.80	XLON
08:27:53	2,497	108.50	XLON
08:27:53	800	108.80	XLON
08:27:53	800	108.80	XLON
08:27:53	800	108.90	XLON
08:27:53	800	108.90	XLON
08:27:53	800	108.90	XLON
08:27:53	800	108.90	XLON
08:27:53	207	108.90	XLON
08:28:27	1,915	109.30	XLON
08:28:27	944	109.30	XLON
08:28:30	2,941	109.40	BATE
08:28:57	2,821	109.20	CHIX
08:29:27	2,075	109.30	XLON
08:31:27	2,504	109.10	XLON
08:31:27	2,374	109.00	XLON
08:32:27	2,113	109.00	XLON
08:32:40	2,321	109.10	BATE
08:32:40	440	109.10	BATE
08:36:00	1,837	109.10	XLON
08:36:00	193	109.10	XLON
08:38:00	1,062	109.10	XLON
08:38:00	750	109.10	XLON
08:38:00	250	109.10	XLON
08:38:00	250	109.10	XLON
08:42:03	833	109.10	XLON
08:44:29	833	109.10	XLON
08:44:29	586	109.10	XLON
08:48:29	1,739	109.10	XLON
08:48:29	575	109.10	XLON
08:58:29	4,142	109.50	XLON
08:58:30	5,159	109.50	XLON
08:58:30	4,250	109.50	XLON
08:58:30	2,392	109.50	XLON
08:58:30	326	109.50	XLON
08:58:40	2,522	109.40	BATE
09:00:03	1,880	109.20	CHIX
09:00:03	968	109.20	CHIX
09:02:30	2,081	109.20	XLON
09:06:42	2,000	109.50	XLON
09:06:42	454	109.50	XLON
09:14:48	2,332	109.30	XLON
09:14:48	2,252	109.30	XLON
09:20:02	706	109.50	XLON
09:23:21	2,355	109.50	XLON
09:23:21	1,664	109.50	XLON
09:36:06	784	109.50	CHIX
09:37:31	2,184	109.50	XLON
09:37:31	2,032	109.50	CHIX
09:37:31	317	109.50	XLON
09:48:27	2,486	109.40	XLON
09:52:46	1,292	109.40	XLON
09:55:36	1,750	109.50	XLON
09:55:36	832	109.50	XLON
09:55:36	219	109.50	XLON
09:58:06	2,126	109.40	XLON
10:03:06	1,456	109.40	XLON
10:03:06	500	109.40	XLON
10:03:06	250	109.40	XLON
10:03:06	250	109.40	XLON
10:10:56	2,465	109.50	XLON
10:10:57	1,490	109.40	XLON
10:10:57	481	109.40	XLON
10:10:58	119	109.40	XLON
10:23:22	1,631	109.30	CHIX
10:30:03	2,089	109.30	XLON
10:30:03	1,337	109.30	XLON
10:30:03	1,111	109.30	XLON
10:30:03	891	109.30	CHIX
10:30:03	182	109.30	CHIX
10:34:03	1,973	109.20	XLON
10:34:03	464	109.20	XLON
10:34:05	205	109.10	TRQX
10:56:16	1,220	109.30	XLON
10:56:16	882	109.30	XLON
10:56:16	85	109.30	XLON
11:10:37	987	109.30	XLON
11:10:37	762	109.30	TRQX
11:10:37	1	109.30	TRQX
11:21:41	2,636	109.30	BATE
11:21:41	2,451	109.30	XLON
11:21:41	2,426	109.30	XLON
11:21:41	2,096	109.30	XLON
11:21:41	1,750	109.30	TRQX
11:21:41	1,401	109.30	XLON
11:21:41	503	109.30	TRQX
11:21:43	2,883	109.20	CHIX
11:25:41	2,186	109.20	XLON
11:38:42	2,175	109.20	XLON
11:41:03	2,440	109.20	XLON
11:54:18	1,215	109.00	CHIX
11:54:18	887	109.00	XLON
11:54:18	800	109.00	CHIX
11:54:18	535	109.00	XLON
11:54:18	500	109.00	XLON
11:54:18	416	109.00	CHIX
11:54:18	250	109.00	XLON
11:54:18	229	109.00	XLON
11:54:18	92	109.00	CHIX
11:57:15	2,268	109.00	XLON
12:09:15	1,681	108.80	XLON
12:09:15	748	108.80	XLON
12:17:56	599	108.60	XLON
12:21:50	1,616	108.60	XLON
12:22:02	701	108.50	XLON
12:22:30	1,580	108.50	XLON
12:32:48	1,272	108.40	TRQX
12:32:48	1,173	108.40	TRQX
12:33:30	2,153	108.50	XLON
12:33:30	203	108.40	TRQX
12:43:08	1,416	108.60	XLON
12:43:54	2,295	108.80	XLON
12:44:18	2,835	108.70	CHIX
12:44:18	2,172	108.50	XLON
12:44:18	1,600	108.60	BATE
12:44:18	1,596	108.60	BATE
12:44:18	1,305	108.60	BATE
12:44:18	1,254	108.60	BATE
12:44:18	798	108.60	BATE
12:44:18	368	108.60	BATE
12:48:18	2,053	108.50	XLON
12:48:18	1,806	108.50	TRQX
12:48:18	751	108.50	TRQX
12:52:21	1,975	108.30	XLON
12:52:21	52	108.30	XLON
12:58:25	1,546	108.20	XLON
12:58:25	917	108.20	XLON
13:03:37	1,235	108.20	XLON
13:03:39	5	108.20	BATE
13:04:05	5	108.20	BATE
13:04:36	5	108.20	BATE
13:05:02	21	108.20	BATE
13:05:50	4	108.20	BATE
13:06:51	5	108.20	BATE
13:07:36	5	108.20	BATE
13:07:37	1,811	108.30	BATE
13:07:37	1,770	108.30	BATE
13:07:37	1,077	108.30	XLON
13:07:37	1,000	108.30	XLON
13:07:43	810	108.20	XLON
13:11:43	318	108.20	XLON
13:12:50	304	108.20	XLON
13:14:38	927	108.20	XLON
13:15:03	748	108.20	XLON
13:20:03	2,115	108.20	XLON
13:28:18	2,774	108.10	CHIX
13:28:18	1,686	108.20	XLON
13:28:18	874	108.20	XLON
13:28:18	387	108.20	XLON
13:28:18	374	108.20	XLON
13:28:37	913	108.10	BATE
13:28:37	15	108.10	BATE
13:28:45	888	108.10	BATE
13:28:45	388	108.10	BATE
13:28:46	1,501	108.10	BATE
13:29:39	2,476	108.50	TRQX
13:30:16	365	108.10	BATE
13:30:34	2,687	108.10	XLON
13:36:31	1,670	108.00	BATE
13:36:59	800	108.00	BATE
13:36:59	397	108.00	BATE
13:38:40	240	107.90	XLON
13:46:04	3,142	108.10	XLON
13:46:04	2,090	108.10	XLON
13:46:04	1,250	108.10	XLON
13:46:04	1,000	108.10	XLON
13:46:04	500	108.10	XLON
13:46:04	400	108.10	XLON
13:46:04	250	108.10	XLON
13:47:59	1,600	108.10	BATE
13:47:59	933	108.10	BATE
13:48:01	1,167	108.20	XLON
13:48:01	1,061	108.20	XLON
13:48:01	178	108.10	BATE
14:03:01	2,894	108.70	BATE
14:03:16	5,613	108.60	XLON
14:05:02	2,552	108.50	CHIX
14:05:03	1,060	108.40	XLON
14:07:04	1,600	108.50	BATE
14:07:04	800	108.50	BATE
14:07:04	637	108.50	BATE
14:12:19	2,888	108.60	XLON
14:12:34	3,000	109.00	XLON
14:12:34	933	109.00	XLON
14:14:34	1,302	108.90	XLON
14:14:34	750	108.90	XLON
14:20:00	3,429	109.40	BATE
14:20:00	2,921	109.40	BATE
14:20:00	619	109.40	BATE
14:20:24	2,247	109.00	XLON
14:22:39	3,050	109.30	TRQX
14:24:02	2,135	109.10	XLON
14:24:02	253	109.10	XLON
14:28:28	2,398	109.10	XLON
14:29:02	994	109.00	CHIX
14:29:02	309	109.00	CHIX
14:29:42	1,084	109.00	CHIX
14:29:55	295	109.00	CHIX
14:32:28	2,214	109.00	XLON
14:35:48	93	108.80	XLON
14:36:15	1,667	108.90	XLON
14:37:02	757	108.90	XLON
14:40:02	384	108.80	XLON
14:40:07	800	108.80	XLON
14:40:07	693	108.80	XLON
14:40:07	250	108.80	XLON
14:44:07	2,250	108.80	XLON
14:44:07	105	108.80	XLON
14:46:55	779	108.70	CHIX
14:47:02	1,008	108.70	CHIX
14:47:02	718	108.70	CHIX
14:47:02	66	108.70	CHIX
14:47:33	2,337	108.60	XLON
14:52:00	1,224	108.70	BATE
14:54:03	911	108.70	BATE
14:54:03	643	108.70	BATE
14:54:03	144	108.70	BATE
14:57:25	42	108.60	XLON
14:58:06	1,111	108.60	XLON
14:58:07	923	108.60	XLON
14:58:42	381	108.60	XLON
14:58:42	225	108.60	XLON
14:59:58	2,048	108.60	XLON
14:59:58	1,600	108.60	XLON
14:59:58	322	108.60	XLON
14:59:58	305	108.60	XLON
14:59:58	8	108.60	XLON
15:05:31	2,688	108.60	CHIX
15:05:31	1,561	108.60	XLON
15:05:31	701	108.60	XLON
15:05:31	65	108.60	CHIX
15:06:19	2,068	108.80	TRQX
15:06:19	687	108.80	TRQX
15:08:02	1,216	108.60	XLON
15:08:02	989	108.60	XLON
15:08:02	899	108.60	XLON
15:08:43	683	108.60	XLON
15:09:03	628	108.60	XLON
15:15:07	246	108.60	XLON
15:15:41	57	108.60	XLON
15:17:33	1,999	108.60	XLON
15:17:33	1017	108.60	XLON
15:17:33	1,000	108.60	XLON
15:17:33	983	108.60	XLON
15:17:33	571	108.60	XLON
15:17:33	378	108.60	XLON
15:17:33	250	108.60	XLON
15:17:33	122	108.60	XLON
15:18:02	948	108.60	XLON
15:18:02	879	108.60	XLON
15:18:02	165	108.60	XLON
15:18:53	462	108.60	XLON
15:18:53	358	108.60	XLON
15:19:03	1,471	108.60	XLON
15:19:03	228	108.60	XLON
15:29:40	1,151	108.50	CHIX
15:31:02	991	108.50	CHIX
15:31:02	5	108.50	CHIX
15:31:07	646	108.50	CHIX
15:33:46	177	108.40	XLON
15:34:15	218	108.40	XLON
15:34:41	374	108.40	XLON
15:34:41	250	108.40	XLON
15:34:50	250	108.40	XLON
15:34:56	432	108.40	XLON
15:34:56	250	108.40	XLON
15:34:56	250	108.40	XLON
15:35:23	850	108.40	XLON
15:37:26	45	108.40	XLON
15:37:51	385	108.40	XLON
15:38:31	381	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	2,197	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	2,195	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	1,250	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	970	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	566	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	500	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	399	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	358	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	269	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	250	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	234	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	220	108.40	XLON
15:39:30	30	108.40	XLON
15:40:08	800	108.40	XLON
15:40:08	800	108.40	XLON
15:40:08	553	108.40	XLON
15:41:24	40	108.30	BATE
15:41:38	1,526	108.30	BATE
15:42:38	1,000	108.40	XLON
15:42:38	739	108.40	XLON
15:42:38	250	108.40	XLON
15:42:38	250	108.40	XLON
15:44:46	1,124	108.30	BATE
15:46:03	800	108.40	XLON
15:46:03	607	108.40	XLON
15:46:03	447	108.40	XLON
15:46:03	250	108.40	XLON
15:50:02	1,111	108.40	XLON
15:51:02	1,111	108.40	XLON
15:51:04	130	108.40	XLON
15:52:13	1,053	108.40	XLON
15:53:33	500	108.40	XLON
15:53:33	444	108.40	XLON
15:53:33	250	108.40	XLON
15:54:31	387	108.30	CHIX
15:55:25	788	108.30	CHIX
15:56:33	2,223	108.30	XLON
15:56:33	1,000	108.30	XLON
15:56:33	905	108.30	CHIX
15:56:33	750	108.30	XLON
15:56:33	725	108.30	CHIX
15:56:33	423	108.30	XLON
15:56:33	250	108.30	XLON
15:58:19	1,372	108.30	BATE
15:58:19	1,104	108.30	BATE
16:07:32	2,138	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	500	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	250	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	250	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	250	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	250	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	250	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	235	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	195	108.10	XLON
16:07:32	104	108.10	XLON
16:08:19	1,600	108.10	TRQX
16:08:19	1,436	108.20	TRQX
16:08:19	1,082	108.20	TRQX
16:08:19	800	108.10	TRQX
16:08:19	744	108.10	TRQX
16:08:19	210	108.10	TRQX
16:10:19	383	108.10	XLON
16:10:23	386	108.10	XLON
16:10:56	1,370	108.10	XLON
16:11:25	78	108.10	XLON
16:12:26	1,007	108.10	XLON
16:12:37	1	108.10	XLON
16:13:01	392	108.10	XLON
16:13:01	372	108.10	XLON
16:13:12	250	108.10	XLON
16:13:14	11	108.10	XLON
16:13:23	111	108.10	XLON
16:15:11	2,198	108.00	XLON
16:15:49	1,000	108.00	CHIX
16:15:49	750	108.00	CHIX
16:15:49	500	108.00	CHIX
16:15:49	250	108.00	CHIX
16:15:49	190	108.00	CHIX
16:16:19	565	108.00	BATE
16:16:19	482	108.00	BATE
16:16:19	404	108.00	BATE
16:16:19	335	108.00	BATE
16:16:19	75	108.00	BATE
16:16:47	201	108.00	BATE
16:17:06	647	108.00	XLON
16:17:08	390	108.00	XLON
16:17:21	786	108.00	XLON
16:17:21	761	108.00	BATE
16:17:56	231	108.00	XLON
16:18:46	467	108.00	XLON
16:18:46	73	108.00	XLON
16:18:48	371	108.00	XLON
16:18:55	1,548	108.00	XLON
16:18:55	29	108.00	XLON
16:20:26	544	107.90	XLON
16:20:31	2,781	107.90	XLON
16:25:58	1,800	108.00	BATE
16:25:58	349	108.00	BATE
16:25:58	349	108.00	BATE
16:25:58	229	108.00	BATE
16:25:58	133	108.00	BATE
16:27:38	2,656	107.90	XLON
16:27:38	2,308	107.90	XLON
16:27:38	2,251	107.90	XLON
16:28:25	2,533	107.90	TRQX
16:28:40	475	107.90	XLON
16:28:48	800	107.90	XLON
16:28:48	280	107.90	TRQX