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	19 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	498,602
Weighted average price paid (p)	116.89
Highest price paid (p)	118.00
Lowest price paid (p)	114.10

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 43,570,797 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 707,077,521. 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 19 May 2023 is 707,077,521. 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	116.96	351,015
BATE	116.86	63,793
CHIX	116.57	58,042
TRQX	116.80	25,752

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:01:10	2,044	118.00	BATE
08:01:10	719	118.00	BATE
08:01:14	1,591	114.10	CHIX
08:01:14	1,360	114.10	CHIX
08:04:52	1,514	115.60	XLON
08:05:24	1,221	116.10	XLON
08:06:54	302	116.50	XLON
08:07:38	270	116.60	XLON
08:07:38	3,199	116.60	XLON
08:08:26	300	116.10	BATE
08:09:04	305	116.30	BATE
08:09:04	2,230	116.30	BATE
08:09:05	694	116.00	BATE
08:09:05	1,069	116.00	BATE
08:09:05	745	116.00	BATE
08:09:38	2,769	116.10	XLON
08:09:38	650	116.10	XLON
08:20:34	3,298	116.40	XLON
08:20:34	1,093	116.30	TRQX
08:20:34	713	116.30	TRQX
08:20:34	1,089	116.30	TRQX
08:20:51	1,100	116.40	CHIX
08:20:51	1,100	116.40	CHIX
08:20:51	276	116.40	CHIX
08:23:26	3,410	116.00	XLON
08:24:30	2,766	115.90	BATE
08:27:14	3,343	116.10	XLON
08:35:22	319	115.50	XLON
08:36:08	194	115.50	XLON
08:38:05	320	115.50	XLON
08:38:05	2,805	115.50	XLON
08:42:58	289	115.70	CHIX
08:43:23	301	115.70	CHIX
08:43:23	2,426	115.70	CHIX
08:43:43	302	115.50	XLON
08:44:23	302	115.50	XLON
08:44:23	2,634	115.50	XLON
09:00:23	157	115.50	XLON
09:00:23	1,100	115.50	XLON
09:00:23	1,100	115.50	XLON
09:00:23	721	115.50	XLON
09:05:46	300	115.20	CHIX
09:08:26	302	115.20	CHIX
09:12:13	300	115.20	CHIX
09:12:56	264	115.20	CHIX
09:17:17	300	115.20	CHIX
09:25:02	2,736	115.40	CHIX
09:27:33	302	115.30	TRQX
09:27:33	2,473	115.30	TRQX
09:36:25	300	115.70	BATE
09:39:43	300	115.70	BATE
09:39:43	2,448	115.70	BATE
09:56:25	3,202	116.10	XLON
09:57:36	243	116.10	CHIX
09:57:36	1,100	116.10	CHIX
09:57:36	1,574	116.10	CHIX
10:00:08	247	115.90	XLON
10:00:08	1,100	115.90	XLON
10:00:08	1,798	115.90	XLON
10:16:53	303	116.00	XLON
10:17:33	116	116.00	BATE
10:17:33	2,662	116.10	BATE
10:18:13	63	116.00	XLON
10:18:13	25	116.00	XLON
10:18:13	2,785	116.00	XLON
10:25:36	3,310	116.40	XLON
10:25:36	3,022	116.40	XLON
10:27:13	306	116.20	CHIX
10:27:44	305	116.20	CHIX
10:28:15	306	116.20	CHIX
10:29:18	305	116.20	CHIX
10:29:49	197	116.20	CHIX
10:29:49	1,472	116.20	CHIX
10:34:42	344	116.10	BATE
10:36:19	300	116.10	BATE
10:54:14	2,200	116.70	TRQX
10:54:14	337	116.70	TRQX
10:54:14	3,685	116.80	XLON
10:58:49	3,053	117.10	BATE
10:58:49	1,700	117.10	BATE
10:58:49	1,209	117.10	BATE
10:58:49	486	116.80	CHIX
10:59:14	2,200	117.00	XLON
10:59:14	1,114	117.00	XLON
11:00:53	118	116.80	CHIX
11:01:22	118	116.80	CHIX
11:01:22	2,253	116.80	CHIX
11:01:22	3,343	116.80	XLON
11:11:16	302	116.60	XLON
11:12:48	302	116.60	XLON
11:20:48	3,117	117.00	XLON
11:29:48	69	116.80	XLON
11:29:48	2,332	116.80	XLON
11:29:48	187	116.80	XLON
11:29:49	31	116.80	XLON
11:29:49	503	116.80	XLON
11:40:22	1,100	116.80	CHIX
11:40:22	1,100	116.80	CHIX
11:40:22	841	116.80	CHIX
11:48:49	2,200	116.90	XLON
11:48:49	820	116.90	XLON
11:58:49	1,100	116.90	XLON
11:58:49	2,568	116.90	XLON
12:06:06	3,300	117.10	XLON
12:06:06	167	117.10	XLON
12:15:14	2,634	117.10	TRQX
12:15:14	408	117.10	TRQX
12:16:11	3,548	116.90	XLON
12:20:20	141	116.90	CHIX
12:20:20	2,930	116.90	CHIX
12:37:15	770	116.90	XLON
12:37:15	1,051	116.90	XLON
12:37:15	1,638	116.90	XLON
12:38:25	732	116.80	XLON
12:38:25	5,025	116.80	XLON
12:38:25	3,607	116.80	XLON
12:47:25	441	116.80	XLON
12:49:23	268	116.90	BATE
12:49:23	1,112	116.90	BATE
12:49:23	2,453	116.90	XLON
12:49:23	399	116.90	XLON
12:49:23	784	116.90	XLON
12:49:23	1,149	116.90	BATE
12:51:36	149	116.90	XLON
12:52:30	270	116.90	XLON
12:53:50	92	117.10	XLON
12:57:42	3,539	117.10	XLON
12:57:55	370	117.40	XLON
12:57:55	2,491	117.40	XLON
12:57:55	2,473	117.40	XLON
13:06:34	78	117.40	XLON
13:15:17	152	117.40	CHIX
13:15:17	204	117.40	CHIX
13:15:17	329	117.40	XLON
13:16:36	278	117.40	CHIX
13:16:36	1,931	117.40	CHIX
13:16:36	3,012	117.40	XLON
13:19:17	1,419	117.50	XLON
13:19:18	1,598	117.50	XLON
13:19:18	294	117.50	XLON
13:19:23	1,100	117.50	BATE
13:19:23	1,100	117.50	BATE
13:19:23	1	117.50	BATE
13:19:23	300	117.50	BATE
13:19:23	250	117.50	BATE
13:19:23	2,927	117.50	BATE
13:22:00	261	117.40	TRQX
13:32:07	2,471	117.60	TRQX
13:36:52	37	117.40	CHIX
13:37:32	304	117.40	CHIX
13:37:52	303	117.40	CHIX
13:38:12	304	117.40	CHIX
13:38:30	307	117.40	CHIX
13:38:50	304	117.40	CHIX
13:39:10	304	117.40	CHIX
13:39:30	304	117.40	CHIX
13:39:50	303	117.40	CHIX
13:40:26	118	117.40	CHIX
13:41:12	115	117.40	CHIX
13:51:37	860	117.40	XLON
13:51:37	1,100	117.40	XLON
13:51:37	1,100	117.40	XLON
13:51:37	32	117.40	XLON
13:59:40	272	117.20	CHIX
14:00:24	307	117.20	CHIX
14:00:53	301	117.20	CHIX
14:01:22	302	117.20	CHIX
14:01:51	273	117.20	CHIX
14:04:23	2,905	117.50	BATE
14:04:40	272	117.20	XLON
14:05:36	732	117.20	CHIX
14:05:36	1,100	117.20	XLON
14:05:36	1,491	117.20	XLON
14:05:36	1,366	117.20	XLON
14:05:36	420	117.20	CHIX
14:13:36	1,444	117.10	XLON
14:13:36	2,044	117.10	XLON
14:14:01	205	117.10	XLON
14:14:46	1,995	117.40	XLON
14:14:46	3,495	117.50	XLON
14:14:46	3,300	117.50	XLON
14:14:46	250	117.50	XLON
14:14:46	1,100	117.50	XLON
14:19:29	216	117.30	BATE
14:19:29	2,599	117.50	BATE
14:19:34	2,741	117.30	TRQX
14:20:29	3,415	117.40	XLON
14:20:29	439	117.40	XLON
14:20:56	1,100	117.50	XLON
14:20:56	3,636	117.50	XLON
14:20:56	4,229	117.40	XLON
14:20:56	711	117.40	XLON
14:20:58	2,219	117.20	CHIX
14:20:58	535	117.20	CHIX
14:20:59	2,494	117.20	XLON
14:20:59	2,556	117.20	XLON
14:21:21	2,200	117.10	XLON
14:21:21	1,740	117.10	XLON
14:21:22	435	117.00	XLON
14:21:50	228	117.00	XLON
14:21:50	1,057	117.00	XLON
14:21:50	199	117.00	XLON
14:22:59	232	117.00	XLON
14:22:59	2,077	117.00	XLON
14:23:26	653	117.10	XLON
14:23:26	298	117.10	XLON
14:23:26	278	117.20	XLON
14:23:26	6,474	117.20	XLON
14:30:16	4,645	116.90	XLON
14:30:16	2,033	117.10	BATE
14:30:16	835	117.10	BATE
14:30:16	248	117.10	BATE
14:30:16	477	117.10	BATE
14:30:16	3,721	117.30	BATE
14:30:16	7,632	117.20	XLON
14:30:16	241	117.10	BATE
14:37:16	2,696	117.10	CHIX
14:37:16	292	117.10	CHIX
14:38:49	3,307	117.20	XLON
14:38:49	754	117.20	XLON
14:38:49	2,591	117.30	XLON
14:38:49	584	117.30	XLON
14:38:49	6,473	117.30	XLON
14:46:49	2,200	117.60	XLON
14:46:49	5,231	117.60	XLON
14:50:17	333	117.40	XLON
14:51:56	1,950	117.40	CHIX
14:51:56	573	117.40	CHIX
14:51:56	5,562	117.40	XLON
14:51:56	4,400	117.40	XLON
14:51:56	1,512	117.40	XLON
14:51:56	575	117.40	XLON
14:57:34	1,100	117.30	TRQX
15:02:53	303	117.00	XLON
15:03:20	1,100	117.00	XLON
15:03:20	1,337	117.00	XLON
15:03:20	470	117.00	XLON
15:04:58	306	116.90	CHIX
15:05:25	1,035	116.90	CHIX
15:05:52	304	116.90	CHIX
15:06:10	315	116.90	CHIX
15:06:20	323	117.00	XLON
15:06:37	314	117.00	XLON
15:06:46	758	117.00	XLON
15:06:55	286	117.00	XLON
15:07:31	299	117.00	XLON
15:07:49	294	117.00	XLON
15:08:07	314	117.00	XLON
15:08:25	315	117.00	XLON
15:08:30	96	117.00	XLON
15:08:43	301	117.00	XLON
15:08:55	35	117.00	XLON
15:09:01	314	117.00	XLON
15:09:01	31	117.00	XLON
15:14:34	2,769	117.10	TRQX
15:17:07	109	116.90	CHIX
15:17:40	240	116.90	CHIX
15:18:29	256	116.90	CHIX
15:19:23	131	116.90	CHIX
15:21:01	1,100	116.90	XLON
15:21:01	166	116.90	XLON
15:21:01	1,100	116.90	XLON
15:21:01	1,072	116.90	XLON
15:22:25	832	116.80	CHIX
15:22:35	1,894	116.80	CHIX
15:23:07	143	116.80	CHIX
15:29:04	1,201	117.30	XLON
15:29:04	1,100	117.30	XLON
15:29:04	1,020	117.40	XLON
15:29:04	12,267	117.40	XLON
15:29:04	1,273	117.40	XLON
15:29:04	6,447	117.40	XLON
15:29:11	2,200	117.30	XLON
15:29:11	3,662	117.30	XLON
15:29:11	3,792	117.30	XLON
15:29:11	4,232	117.30	XLON
15:29:11	1,550	117.30	XLON
15:29:11	3,079	117.30	XLON
15:31:25	5,259	117.30	XLON
15:35:28	312	117.10	BATE
15:35:46	439	117.10	XLON
15:36:02	304	117.10	BATE
15:36:19	304	117.10	BATE
15:36:36	304	117.10	BATE
15:36:52	315	117.10	BATE
15:37:08	304	117.10	BATE
15:37:25	304	117.10	XLON
15:37:42	304	117.10	XLON
15:37:45	619	117.10	XLON
15:37:59	304	117.10	BATE
15:38:16	304	117.10	BATE
15:38:33	19	117.10	BATE
15:38:33	250	117.10	XLON
15:39:07	284	117.10	XLON
15:39:24	293	117.10	XLON
15:39:41	288	117.10	XLON
15:39:58	300	117.10	XLON
15:40:21	2	117.10	XLON
15:41:07	658	117.10	CHIX
15:41:07	300	117.10	CHIX
15:41:30	83	117.10	CHIX
15:41:58	306	117.10	CHIX
15:42:21	283	117.10	CHIX
15:42:44	258	117.10	CHIX
15:42:50	217	117.10	CHIX
15:43:03	283	117.10	CHIX
15:43:03	607	117.10	CHIX
15:44:09	2,200	117.10	XLON
15:44:09	1,100	117.10	XLON
15:44:09	791	117.10	XLON
15:44:11	1,100	117.10	XLON
15:44:11	1,100	117.10	XLON
15:44:11	1,100	117.10	XLON
15:44:11	1,625	117.10	XLON
15:48:36	300	116.90	TRQX
15:50:09	745	116.90	TRQX
15:50:09	1,504	116.90	TRQX
15:50:09	1,305	117.00	XLON
15:50:09	786	117.00	XLON
15:50:09	3,309	117.00	XLON
15:50:09	2,922	117.10	BATE
15:50:09	465	117.00	XLON
15:50:09	465	117.00	XLON
15:50:09	1,285	117.00	XLON
15:50:09	8,284	117.00	XLON
15:51:26	4,229	116.80	XLON
15:51:26	888	116.80	XLON
15:51:26	420	116.80	XLON
15:51:26	1,100	116.80	XLON
15:51:26	1,100	116.80	XLON
15:51:26	7,200	116.80	XLON
15:51:30	3,042	116.90	BATE
15:52:30	187	116.90	BATE
15:52:30	2,033	116.80	BATE
15:52:30	648	116.80	BATE
15:52:30	3,135	116.60	XLON
15:56:33	63	116.70	XLON
15:56:33	1,100	116.70	XLON
15:56:51	302	116.70	XLON
15:57:27	265	116.70	XLON
15:57:45	302	116.70	XLON
15:58:03	281	116.70	XLON
15:58:21	272	116.70	XLON
15:58:39	302	116.70	XLON
15:58:54	305	116.70	XLON
15:59:12	269	116.70	XLON
16:01:26	300	116.70	XLON
16:02:26	268	116.70	CHIX
16:03:26	303	116.70	CHIX
16:04:29	1,100	117.10	XLON
16:04:29	2,321	117.10	XLON
16:04:29	1,100	117.10	XLON
16:04:29	696	117.10	XLON
16:04:29	134	117.00	CHIX
16:05:25	307	117.00	CHIX
16:05:25	2,507	117.00	CHIX
16:05:29	1,539	117.00	XLON
16:05:29	1,492	117.00	XLON
16:10:10	1,249	116.70	XLON
16:10:10	2,179	116.70	XLON
16:13:30	1,317	116.70	TRQX
16:13:30	1,295	116.70	TRQX
16:15:30	1,100	116.60	XLON
16:15:30	1,100	116.60	XLON
16:15:30	966	116.60	XLON
16:17:31	204	116.60	XLON
16:17:31	2,965	116.60	XLON
16:18:30	973	116.50	CHIX
16:18:30	1,056	116.50	CHIX
16:18:30	254	116.50	CHIX
16:18:37	302	116.40	XLON
16:18:37	2,929	116.40	XLON
16:21:36	214	116.30	XLON
16:21:36	3,169	116.30	XLON
16:23:36	340	116.10	XLON
16:23:47	248	116.10	XLON
16:23:58	311	116.10	XLON
16:24:02	29	116.10	XLON
16:24:02	1,499	116.60	BATE
16:24:02	2,107	116.60	BATE
16:24:44	310	116.10	XLON
16:24:44	3,225	116.30	XLON
16:25:02	1,100	116.30	BATE
16:25:04	1,700	116.40	BATE
16:25:04	1,299	116.40	BATE
16:29:38	448	116.50	XLON
16:29:38	1,120	116.50	XLON
16:29:38	2,027	116.50	XLON

 

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