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	23 January 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	342,578
Weighted average price paid (p)	108.21
Highest price paid (p)	110.30
Lowest price paid (p)	107.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 9,057,130 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 741,474,467. 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 23 January 2023 is 741,474,467. 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	108.22	216,503
CHIX	108.18	43,178
BATE	108.17	72,597
TRQX	108.48	10,300

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:00:58	1040	110.3	CHIX
08:00:58	353	109.8	CHIX
08:02:55	2379	108.8	XLON
08:02:55	1305	108.7	XLON
08:02:55	914	108.7	XLON
08:02:55	328	108.7	XLON
08:02:55	68	108.7	XLON
08:03:06	1232	109.1	BATE
08:03:18	1319	110.2	TRQX
08:04:38	2508	109.3	XLON
08:05:38	1400	109.4	XLON
08:05:38	1100	109.4	XLON
08:07:38	1428	109.3	XLON
08:07:38	795	109.3	XLON
08:10:06	1132	110	BATE
08:12:19	2282	109.5	XLON
08:12:19	259	109.5	XLON
08:17:31	2217	109	XLON
08:18:06	1375	109.2	BATE
08:32:38	2289	109.2	XLON
08:32:38	141	109.2	XLON
08:42:48	1	109	BATE
08:43:21	1237	109.1	BATE
09:00:13	1440	108.9	XLON
09:00:13	1169	108.9	BATE
09:00:13	749	108.9	XLON
09:00:13	550	108.9	XLON
09:00:38	606	108.9	BATE
09:02:04	2296	108.7	XLON
09:10:53	1353	108.3	XLON
09:10:53	1320	108.3	XLON
09:28:45	1349	108	XLON
09:28:50	1285	108.2	BATE
09:28:51	2959	108.3	CHIX
09:28:51	1502	108.3	CHIX
09:28:51	1473	108.3	BATE
09:28:51	674	108.3	CHIX
09:29:59	2405	108.6	XLON
09:29:59	253	108.6	XLON
09:30:51	700	108.9	BATE
09:30:51	568	108.9	BATE
09:30:51	431	108.8	BATE
09:30:51	211	108.8	BATE
09:30:51	200	108.6	BATE
09:33:34	1240	108.8	XLON
09:33:34	1011	108.8	XLON
09:38:35	828	109	TRQX
09:38:35	400	109	TRQX
10:02:19	2510	108.4	XLON
10:02:19	37	108.4	XLON
10:14:00	2100	108.1	XLON
10:14:00	656	108.1	XLON
11:23:28	2311	108.1	XLON
11:23:28	891	108	BATE
11:23:28	700	108	BATE
11:23:28	527	108.1	XLON
11:23:28	92	108.1	XLON
11:24:49	727	108	BATE
11:24:49	541	108	BATE
11:37:28	1538	108.1	XLON
11:38:29	503	108.1	XLON
11:43:02	446	108.1	XLON
11:49:02	731	108	BATE
11:52:12	1204	107.7	BATE
11:54:16	2491	108.2	BATE
11:54:16	2107	108.3	CHIX
11:54:33	13501	108.3	XLON
11:54:33	12152	108.3	XLON
11:54:33	4485	108.3	XLON
11:54:33	1572	108.3	XLON
11:56:41	7700	108.3	XLON
11:56:41	1502	108.2	CHIX
11:56:41	1030	108.3	XLON
11:56:41	163	108.2	CHIX
11:56:51	1444	108.2	CHIX
12:03:51	1502	108.2	CHIX
12:03:51	1014	108.2	CHIX
12:03:51	700	108.2	CHIX
12:03:51	201	108.2	CHIX
12:15:50	1725	108	XLON
12:15:50	826	108	XLON
12:20:25	1277	108.2	BATE
12:22:50	1400	107.9	XLON
12:22:50	700	107.9	XLON
12:22:50	270	107.9	XLON
13:00:57	1844	107.7	XLON
13:00:57	483	107.7	XLON
13:34:57	2581	108.2	BATE
13:34:57	1267	108.2	BATE
13:34:57	1130	108	BATE
13:34:57	474	108	BATE
13:36:02	2188	108.3	XLON
13:36:02	1596	108.1	XLON
13:36:02	952	108.1	XLON
13:36:02	282	108.3	XLON
13:36:02	188	108.3	XLON
13:36:02	126	108.1	XLON
13:36:03	2242	108.4	XLON
13:37:03	2726	108.3	XLON
13:50:03	1400	108.1	XLON
13:50:03	1269	108.1	XLON
14:01:04	3741	108	XLON
14:22:38	1400	107.7	XLON
14:22:38	879	107.7	XLON
14:22:38	684	107.7	TRQX
14:22:38	392	107.7	TRQX
14:22:38	334	107.7	XLON
14:22:38	50	107.7	TRQX
14:30:05	3047	107.9	BATE
14:30:05	2722	108	BATE
14:30:05	2658	107.9	XLON
14:30:05	1400	107.9	XLON
14:30:05	700	107.9	XLON
14:30:05	531	107.9	XLON
14:30:05	435	108	BATE
14:33:11	2643	107.7	XLON
14:50:25	4200	108	XLON
14:50:25	1293	108.1	TRQX
14:50:25	808	108	XLON
14:50:25	766	107.8	TRQX
14:50:25	438	107.8	TRQX
14:50:25	369	108	XLON
14:50:25	154	108	XLON
15:15:05	1502	108	CHIX
15:15:05	1493	108	XLON
15:15:05	1483	108	CHIX
15:15:05	1252	108	XLON
15:15:05	21	108	CHIX
15:19:53	5223	107.7	XLON
15:19:53	2288	107.7	XLON
15:19:53	2129	107.7	XLON
15:27:56	2259	107.5	XLON
15:27:56	174	107.5	XLON
15:28:19	1163	107.5	BATE
15:31:32	3500	107.6	BATE
15:31:32	3169	107.8	CHIX
15:31:32	2682	107.8	CHIX
15:31:32	1006	107.6	BATE
15:31:32	761	107.6	BATE
15:31:32	700	107.6	BATE
15:31:32	700	107.6	BATE
15:31:33	10270	108	XLON
15:31:33	6690	108	XLON
15:31:33	1400	107.9	XLON
15:31:33	693	107.9	XLON
15:32:33	4434	108	XLON
15:32:33	2894	108	XLON
15:32:33	2467	108	XLON
15:32:33	1457	108	XLON
15:32:33	972	108	XLON
15:43:51	1343	107.8	BATE
15:45:03	4655	107.7	XLON
15:49:03	2705	108	BATE
15:49:03	1790	107.7	XLON
15:49:03	998	108	BATE
15:49:03	987	108	BATE
15:49:03	682	107.7	XLON
15:49:03	15	108	BATE
15:53:30	1653	107.7	BATE
15:55:30	1699	107.7	BATE
15:56:16	4016	108	BATE
15:56:16	3899	108.2	BATE
15:56:16	1733	108.1	BATE
15:56:16	998	108	BATE
15:56:16	700	108	BATE
15:56:19	1502	108.2	CHIX
15:56:19	1222	108.2	CHIX
15:57:03	2314	108	XLON
15:57:03	696	108	XLON
15:57:03	2	108	XLON
16:05:19	1606	108	XLON
16:05:19	1502	108.1	CHIX
16:05:19	1330	108.1	CHIX
16:05:19	598	108.1	CHIX
16:05:19	564	108.1	CHIX
16:05:41	1324	108	XLON
16:05:41	1244	108	XLON
16:05:41	859	108	XLON
16:13:14	2100	108.1	XLON
16:13:14	1281	108.1	CHIX
16:13:14	850	108.1	TRQX
16:13:14	442	108.1	TRQX
16:13:14	229	108.1	XLON
16:14:57	39	108	BATE
16:15:27	1252	108	BATE
16:15:27	508	108	BATE
16:15:29	722	107.9	CHIX
16:16:00	7	107.9	CHIX
16:16:14	2314	108	XLON
16:19:35	393	108	XLON
16:19:55	160	107.9	CHIX
16:20:34	1250	108	BATE
16:21:23	400	107.9	CHIX
16:24:29	948	107.9	CHIX
16:24:45	3027	108.2	CHIX
16:24:45	2100	108.2	CHIX
16:24:45	1502	108.2	CHIX
16:24:45	1400	108.2	XLON
16:24:45	1400	108.2	XLON
16:24:45	700	108.2	CHIX
16:24:45	700	108.2	CHIX
16:24:45	298	107.9	CHIX
16:24:45	223	108.2	XLON
16:24:45	175	108.2	XLON
16:25:34	1400	108.2	XLON
16:25:34	1400	108.2	BATE
16:28:18	597	108.2	CHIX
16:28:29	13742	108.4	XLON
16:28:29	1419	108.4	TRQX
16:28:29	1419	108.4	TRQX
16:28:29	1400	108.4	XLON
16:28:29	1363	108.4	XLON
16:28:29	700	108.4	XLON
16:28:29	700	108.4	XLON
16:28:29	565	108.4	XLON
16:28:29	164	108.4	XLON
16:28:44	970	108.3	BATE
16:28:44	266	108.3	BATE
16:29:29	3249	108.6	BATE
16:29:29	2074	108.6	BATE
16:29:29	1400	108.4	XLON
16:29:29	1175	108.6	BATE
16:29:29	995	108.4	XLON