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	28 April 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	396,540
Weighted average price paid (p)	111.67
Highest price paid (p)	112.90
Lowest price paid (p)	110.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 38,182,444 Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 712,447,635. 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 28 April 2023 is 712,447,635. 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	111.65	290,815
BATE	111.83	48,730
CHIX	111.63	40,584
TRQX	111.69	16,411

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:07:03	584	110.9	XLON
08:07:03	1788	110.9	XLON
08:07:55	2272	111.3	XLON
08:08:05	2430	111.3	XLON
08:08:31	2563	111	BATE
08:09:05	2429	111.1	XLON
08:12:05	1	110.6	XLON
08:12:05	800	110.6	XLON
08:12:05	1600	110.6	XLON
08:17:00	1655	110.6	CHIX
08:17:00	1185	110.6	CHIX
08:31:05	623	110.2	XLON
08:31:05	1600	110.2	XLON
08:31:42	2334	110.2	XLON
08:35:00	796	110.3	XLON
08:35:00	2689	110.3	XLON
08:35:00	2631	110.4	XLON
08:35:00	4000	110.5	BATE
08:35:00	315	110.5	BATE
08:35:00	3237	110.5	BATE
08:35:01	246	110.3	XLON
08:39:49	1033	110.7	XLON
08:39:49	800	110.7	XLON
08:39:49	800	110.7	XLON
08:40:00	1600	110.8	CHIX
08:40:00	348	110.8	CHIX
08:40:00	1098	110.8	CHIX
08:44:50	2806	111	TRQX
08:56:49	2463	111.1	XLON
09:03:49	663	111.3	XLON
09:03:49	1600	111.3	XLON
09:03:49	1622	111.3	XLON
09:03:49	752	111.3	XLON
09:21:20	2520	111.2	CHIX
09:21:20	313	111.2	CHIX
09:37:56	1479	110.9	XLON
09:37:56	800	110.9	XLON
09:59:18	892	110.7	XLON
09:59:18	800	110.7	XLON
09:59:18	800	110.7	XLON
09:59:18	299	110.7	XLON
09:59:18	1600	110.7	XLON
09:59:18	647	110.7	XLON
10:17:20	3960	111.1	XLON
10:17:20	1921	111.1	XLON
10:17:20	5249	111.1	XLON
10:17:20	2420	111.1	CHIX
10:17:20	498	111.1	CHIX
10:17:20	1531	111	BATE
10:17:20	800	111	BATE
10:17:20	753	111	BATE
10:17:20	2655	111	BATE
10:45:50	800	111.1	CHIX
10:45:50	800	111.1	CHIX
10:45:50	414	111.1	CHIX
10:45:50	715	111.1	CHIX
10:45:50	988	111.1	TRQX
10:45:50	1686	111.1	TRQX
10:45:54	615	111.3	XLON
10:45:54	1266	111.3	XLON
10:45:54	752	111.3	XLON
11:34:08	2358	110.6	CHIX
11:36:50	466	110.6	CHIX
11:44:54	288	110.7	XLON
11:44:54	800	110.7	XLON
11:44:54	800	110.7	XLON
11:44:54	800	110.7	XLON
11:44:54	822	110.7	XLON
11:44:54	256	110.7	XLON
11:44:54	330	110.7	XLON
11:44:54	1074	110.7	XLON
12:41:06	102	110.8	CHIX
12:41:06	2483	110.8	CHIX
12:42:36	1290	111	TRQX
12:42:36	800	111	TRQX
12:42:36	882	111	TRQX
12:45:45	8800	110.7	XLON
12:45:45	302	110.7	XLON
12:45:45	2400	110.7	XLON
12:45:45	2666	110.7	XLON
12:45:45	2693	110.8	BATE
12:45:45	272	110.8	BATE
12:45:45	3711	110.9	XLON
12:46:12	60	111	XLON
12:46:12	1929	111	XLON
12:46:12	3653	111	XLON
12:46:12	4276	111	XLON
12:46:12	4509	111	XLON
12:46:12	497	111	XLON
12:46:12	2892	111	XLON
12:46:12	4800	111	XLON
12:46:20	3027	110.9	XLON
12:47:27	8014	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	6320	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	287	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	216	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	579	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	1038	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	800	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	1600	111.1	XLON
12:47:27	1339	111.1	XLON
12:55:18	867	111.4	XLON
12:57:37	2644	111.4	XLON
12:57:37	1676	111.4	XLON
13:06:37	3463	111.5	XLON
13:26:51	2237	112	XLON
13:26:51	7802	112	XLON
13:26:51	1486	112.2	CHIX
13:26:51	1157	112.2	CHIX
13:30:23	2435	111.7	XLON
13:34:04	2625	111.7	XLON
13:44:14	3016	112	XLON
13:47:14	193	112	XLON
13:47:14	2400	112	XLON
13:52:02	1207	111.8	XLON
13:52:02	1304	111.8	XLON
14:01:10	2562	112	XLON
14:01:10	800	112	XLON
14:03:10	2400	112.1	CHIX
14:03:10	487	112.1	CHIX
14:03:10	570	112.1	XLON
14:03:10	800	112.1	XLON
14:03:10	800	112.1	XLON
14:05:10	267	112.1	XLON
14:07:10	2516	112.2	XLON
14:10:10	1007	112.1	XLON
14:10:10	1600	112.1	XLON
14:16:10	2440	112	XLON
14:17:10	800	112	XLON
14:22:36	355	112.1	TRQX
14:22:36	1451	112.1	TRQX
14:22:36	821	112.1	TRQX
14:28:30	1600	112.2	CHIX
14:28:30	800	112.2	CHIX
14:28:30	510	112.2	CHIX
14:29:34	4383	112.4	XLON
14:29:34	1563	112.4	XLON
14:29:34	534	112.4	XLON
14:30:56	836	112.1	XLON
14:30:56	800	112.1	XLON
14:30:56	800	112.1	XLON
14:40:03	5751	112.5	XLON
14:40:03	2384	112.6	BATE
14:40:03	2695	112.6	BATE
14:40:03	4652	112.6	BATE
14:41:24	1007	112.4	XLON
14:41:24	800	112.4	XLON
14:41:24	800	112.4	XLON
14:45:06	1590	112.1	XLON
14:45:06	1007	112.1	XLON
14:50:09	2349	112.7	XLON
14:53:09	2166	112.7	XLON
14:53:55	2468	112.7	CHIX
14:53:55	575	112.7	CHIX
14:54:04	2495	112.6	XLON
14:59:04	767	112.6	XLON
14:59:04	1600	112.6	XLON
15:02:04	2339	112.6	XLON
15:06:02	1195	112.8	XLON
15:06:02	1304	112.8	XLON
15:07:36	2334	112.8	XLON
15:12:38	1424	112.7	XLON
15:12:38	601	112.7	XLON
15:12:38	378	112.7	XLON
15:12:38	681	112.7	XLON
15:12:38	800	112.7	XLON
15:12:38	800	112.7	XLON
15:12:38	5	112.7	XLON
15:14:38	361	112.7	XLON
15:14:38	2251	112.7	XLON
15:19:36	1692	112.9	TRQX
15:19:36	915	112.9	TRQX
15:21:19	2872	112.6	CHIX
15:21:19	2514	112.7	XLON
15:21:32	2412	112.5	XLON
15:23:49	1177	112.5	XLON
15:23:49	633	112.5	XLON
15:23:49	1	112.5	XLON
15:23:49	813	112.5	XLON
15:26:49	212	112.5	XLON
15:26:49	2463	112.5	XLON
15:30:43	1625	112.5	XLON
15:30:43	1033	112.5	XLON
15:38:12	2164	112.5	XLON
15:38:12	4477	112.5	XLON
15:38:51	2179	112.5	XLON
15:40:51	2578	112.4	XLON
15:44:51	2403	112.5	XLON
15:45:21	1670	112.5	CHIX
15:45:21	1098	112.5	CHIX
15:48:02	790	112.4	XLON
15:48:02	483	112.4	XLON
15:48:02	1046	112.4	XLON
15:51:02	596	112.4	XLON
15:51:33	283	112.4	XLON
15:51:33	592	112.4	XLON
15:51:33	800	112.4	XLON
15:51:33	73	112.4	XLON
15:54:33	2347	112.4	XLON
15:58:48	1424	112.2	XLON
15:58:48	800	112.2	XLON
16:06:31	919	112.5	BATE
16:06:31	1782	112.5	BATE
16:06:31	313	112.5	BATE
16:06:31	202	112.4	BATE
16:06:31	800	112.4	BATE
16:06:31	1600	112.4	BATE
16:06:31	537	112.4	BATE
16:06:31	26	112.3	BATE
16:06:31	109	112.3	BATE
16:06:36	425	112.5	TRQX
16:06:36	1653	112.5	XLON
16:06:36	3853	112.5	XLON
16:07:09	1956	112.2	BATE
16:07:09	592	112.2	BATE
16:07:09	2344	112.2	XLON
16:07:09	1546	112.1	CHIX
16:07:09	2300	112.1	TRQX
16:07:30	4186	112.6	BATE
16:07:30	1154	112.2	BATE
16:07:30	919	112.3	BATE
16:07:30	2460	112.6	BATE
16:14:32	2675	112.1	XLON
16:14:32	2687	112.1	XLON
16:14:32	2252	112.1	XLON
16:14:32	2140	112.1	CHIX
16:17:26	2384	112.1	XLON
16:20:23	1252	112.2	XLON
16:20:23	1101	112.2	XLON
16:22:25	124	112.2	XLON
16:24:08	1780	112.2	XLON
16:24:13	2629	112.2	XLON
16:24:13	751	112.2	XLON
16:27:03	1827	112.3	XLON
16:27:03	894	112.3	XLON
16:28:03	2625	112.4	BATE
16:28:03	2418	112.3	XLON