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 RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	22 February 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	300,880
Weighted average price paid (p)	101.85
Highest price paid (p)	102.50
Lowest price paid (p)	100.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 19,610,250 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 730,948,454. 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 22 February 2023 is 730,948,454. 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: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

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 RBC Europe 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	187,871	102.00
BATE	48,673	101.69
CHIX	29,926	101.51
TRQX	34,410	101.50

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:03:35	23	102.4	XLON
08:15:18	20	101.6	BATE
08:18:22	19	101.6	XLON
08:18:22	64	101.6	XLON
08:18:22	19	101.6	TRQX
08:18:22	19	101.6	CHIX
08:23:39	2	101.9	CHIX
08:23:39	3	101.5	XLON
08:23:39	186	101.5	BATE
08:23:39	184	101.5	CHIX
08:26:31	185	101.5	TRQX
08:26:31	183	101.5	XLON
08:26:31	111	101.5	BATE
08:26:31	1	101.5	CHIX
08:26:31	111	101.5	CHIX
08:26:38	279	101.6	CHIX
08:26:38	29	101.5	BATE
08:27:04	28	101.4	TRQX
08:27:04	28	101.4	XLON
08:27:04	29	101.4	CHIX
08:27:04	215	101.4	BATE
08:27:04	326	101.4	BATE
08:27:04	51	101.4	BATE
08:27:13	129	101.2	BATE
08:27:13	129	101.2	CHIX
08:27:18	128	101.6	XLON
08:27:19	67	101.6	CHIX
08:27:19	21	101.6	CHIX
08:27:20	78	101.6	CHIX
08:27:22	42	101.6	BATE
08:27:25	39	101.6	XLON
08:27:26	27	101.6	CHIX
08:27:28	25	101.6	CHIX
08:27:31	13	101.6	BATE
08:27:34	12	101.6	XLON
08:27:37	8	101.6	CHIX
08:27:40	8	101.6	CHIX
08:27:43	4	101.6	BATE
08:27:46	2	101.6	CHIX
08:31:33	128	101.2	TRQX
08:31:33	4	101.2	XLON
08:31:33	2	101.2	BATE
08:31:33	2	101.2	CHIX
08:36:40	1730	101.4	XLON
08:36:40	240	101.1	XLON
08:36:40	240	101.1	TRQX
08:36:40	240	101.1	CHIX
08:36:40	240	101.1	BATE
08:41:03	900	101.3	XLON
08:41:03	643	101.3	TRQX
08:41:03	972	101.3	BATE
08:41:03	846	101.3	CHIX
08:41:03	72	101.3	XLON
08:41:03	329	101.3	TRQX
08:41:04	348	101.5	CHIX
08:41:04	446	101.5	CHIX
08:41:04	1058	101.3	BATE
09:25:19	1110	101.3	BATE
09:25:19	415	101.3	XLON
09:25:19	782	101.3	TRQX
09:25:19	502	101.3	CHIX
09:25:19	300	101.3	XLON
09:25:19	761	101.3	TRQX
09:25:19	300	101.3	XLON
09:25:19	94	101.3	XLON
09:25:19	34	101.2	BATE
09:25:51	71	101.4	BATE
09:25:51	1194	101.4	BATE
09:25:51	1495	101.4	BATE
09:25:51	320	101.2	XLON
09:25:51	934	101.2	XLON
09:25:51	1254	101.2	TRQX
09:25:52	378	101.4	BATE
09:25:52	378	101.4	BATE
09:26:00	276	101.4	BATE
09:32:47	836	101.2	BATE
09:32:47	836	101.2	TRQX
09:32:47	1254	101.2	CHIX
09:32:47	836	101.2	XLON
09:32:48	836	101.1	TRQX
09:32:48	836	101.1	BATE
09:42:02	940	101.1	XLON
09:42:02	940	101.1	TRQX
09:42:02	941	101.1	BATE
09:42:02	941	101.1	CHIX
09:42:02	940	101	TRQX
09:42:02	940	101	XLON
09:43:09	234	101	XLON
09:43:09	644	101	XLON
09:43:09	62	101	XLON
09:43:09	156	101	TRQX
09:43:09	442	101	CHIX
09:53:17	339	101.6	XLON
09:53:17	1050	101.6	XLON
10:05:20	338	101.3	CHIX
10:05:20	940	101.3	TRQX
10:05:20	940	101.3	XLON
10:05:20	603	101.3	CHIX
10:05:20	941	101.3	BATE
10:05:21	940	101.5	XLON
10:05:21	151	101.3	BATE
10:05:21	940	101.3	TRQX
10:05:21	790	101.3	BATE
10:05:21	941	101.3	CHIX
10:05:25	1591	101.4	XLON
10:07:10	577	101.3	XLON
10:15:08	252	101.3	TRQX
10:15:08	577	101.3	BATE
10:15:08	45	101.3	CHIX
10:15:08	600	101.3	TRQX
10:15:08	1179	101.3	TRQX
10:15:08	532	101.3	CHIX
10:22:20	14	101.2	XLON
10:22:20	855	101.2	TRQX
10:22:20	1011	101.2	XLON
10:22:20	1026	101.2	BATE
10:22:20	856	101.2	CHIX
10:40:44	941	101	BATE
10:40:47	809	101	CHIX
10:57:24	132	101.2	CHIX
10:57:24	1319	101.2	BATE
10:57:24	710	101.2	XLON
10:57:24	230	101.2	XLON
10:57:24	940	101.2	TRQX
10:57:24	431	101.2	BATE
11:29:58	940	101.2	XLON
11:29:58	940	101.2	TRQX
11:29:58	941	101.2	BATE
11:29:58	396	101.2	CHIX
11:29:58	545	101.2	CHIX
11:38:24	941	101.1	BATE
11:38:24	579	101.1	TRQX
11:38:24	941	101.1	CHIX
11:38:24	493	101.1	XLON
11:38:24	361	101.1	TRQX
11:38:24	447	101.1	XLON
11:38:37	747	101	XLON
11:38:37	747	101	TRQX
11:38:37	1520	101	BATE
11:38:37	748	101	CHIX
11:38:37	382	100.9	XLON
11:41:07	358	100.9	XLON
11:41:08	348	100.9	BATE
11:49:19	265	100.9	XLON
11:49:19	1004	100.9	TRQX
11:49:19	1836	100.9	CHIX
11:49:19	657	100.9	BATE
12:15:20	1035	101.3	XLON
12:15:20	1035	101.3	TRQX
12:15:20	1035	101.3	CHIX
12:15:20	941	101.2	CHIX
12:21:20	1223	101.6	XLON
12:28:08	900	101.55	BATE
12:28:12	1024	101.7	XLON
12:28:12	940	101.7	TRQX
12:28:12	692	101.4	BATE
13:27:42	940	101.4	XLON
13:27:42	249	101.4	BATE
13:27:42	1312	101.4	CHIX
13:27:42	321	101.4	CHIX
13:27:43	941	101.5	BATE
13:27:43	4415	101.4	TRQX
13:28:43	940	101.6	XLON
13:28:43	377	101.5	CHIX
13:28:43	575	101.5	CHIX
13:28:43	178	101.4	XLON
13:28:43	762	101.4	XLON
13:53:56	305	101.4	BATE
13:53:56	636	101.4	BATE
13:53:57	339	101.8	XLON
13:53:57	921	101.8	XLON
13:54:00	922	101.8	XLON
14:08:22	339	101.9	XLON
14:08:22	1267	101.9	XLON
14:08:23	213	102	BATE
14:08:23	242	102	BATE
14:08:23	1851	102	BATE
14:08:25	940	102.1	XLON
14:08:25	255	102	XLON
14:08:25	251	102	XLON
14:08:25	103	102	CHIX
14:08:25	250	102	CHIX
14:10:22	1200	101.9	XLON
14:10:22	940	101.9	TRQX
14:10:22	941	101.9	BATE
14:10:22	732	101.9	CHIX
14:10:22	227	101.9	XLON
14:10:22	209	101.9	CHIX
14:36:56	941	102.2	BATE
14:36:56	177	102.1	CHIX
14:36:58	940	102.3	TRQX
14:36:58	3331	102.2	BATE
14:37:00	994	102.5	XLON
14:37:47	185	102.2	XLON
14:37:47	755	102.2	XLON
14:37:47	941	102.2	BATE
14:37:47	941	102.2	CHIX
14:37:47	1818	102.2	TRQX
14:37:47	1075	102.2	BATE
14:37:47	694	102.2	BATE
14:37:48	808	102.3	BATE
14:37:48	133	102.3	BATE
14:38:50	486	102.1	XLON
14:59:52	1336	102.1	TRQX
14:59:52	454	102.1	XLON
14:59:52	941	102.1	CHIX
14:59:52	940	102.1	TRQX
14:59:52	404	102	XLON
14:59:52	940	102	TRQX
14:59:52	536	102	XLON
14:59:52	941	102	BATE
14:59:52	941	102	CHIX
14:59:55	941	101.9	BATE
14:59:55	940	101.9	TRQX
14:59:55	941	101.9	CHIX
14:59:55	940	101.9	XLON
15:06:36	940	102	TRQX
15:06:36	941	102	BATE
15:06:36	940	102	XLON
15:06:36	941	102	CHIX
15:29:58	941	101.9	BATE
15:29:58	136	101.9	TRQX
15:29:58	941	101.9	CHIX
15:29:58	940	101.9	XLON
15:29:58	57	101.9	TRQX
15:29:58	747	101.9	TRQX
15:34:20	872	101.9	TRQX
15:34:20	1009	101.9	BATE
15:34:20	872	101.9	XLON
15:34:20	1009	101.9	CHIX
15:34:52	451	101.8	XLON
15:40:22	347	101.8	XLON
15:40:33	668	101.8	CHIX
15:48:10	142	102	XLON
15:55:23	1350	102.3	XLON
15:55:26	1608	102.4	XLON
15:55:26	234	102.3	BATE
15:55:26	1035	102.3	CHIX
15:55:27	941	102.4	BATE
16:15:35	1275	102.4	BATE
16:15:35	2265	102.3	BATE
16:15:35	149	102.2	XLON
16:15:35	1400	102.2	BATE
16:15:35	300	102.2	XLON
16:15:35	1159	102.2	XLON
16:16:57	1239	102.4	XLON
16:16:57	35	102.4	XLON
16:16:57	273	102.2	CHIX
16:19:18	588	102.2	BATE
16:19:18	274	102.2	BATE
16:19:18	382	102.2	XLON
16:23:39	530	102.2	CHIX
16:27:10	500	102.2	BATE
16:28:52	1166	102.2	XLON
16:29:56	108	102.5	XLON
16:29:56	1618	102.5	XLON
16:29:57	3497	102.5	XLON
16:29:58	932	102.5	XLON
16:29:58	339	102.5	XLON
16:29:58	2441	102.5	XLON
16:35:27	643	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	474	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	1786	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	553	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	44	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	17619	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	6813	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	7165	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	26084	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	20	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	500	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	16257	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	4172	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	7219	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	1	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	4146	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	4918	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	7181	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	5861	102.1	XLON
16:35:27	18385	102.1	XLON