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	16 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	456,372
Weighted average price paid (p)	117.44
Highest price paid (p)	120.30
Lowest price paid (p)	115.70

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 42,051,046 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 708,597,272. 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 16 May 2023 is 708,597,272. 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	117.47	346,628
BATE	117.50	30,055
CHIX	117.31	55,483
TRQX	117.30	24,206

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:00:36	3,503	119.20	XLON
08:02:41	1,874	120.30	XLON
08:02:41	1,848	120.30	XLON
08:03:06	1,167	120.10	XLON
08:03:06	2,000	120.10	XLON
08:04:50	3,074	120.10	XLON
08:04:50	2,077	120.20	BATE
08:04:50	3	120.20	BATE
08:04:50	903	120.20	BATE
08:05:12	2,650	119.90	CHIX
08:08:20	3,369	119.80	XLON
08:08:20	92	119.80	XLON
08:10:36	1,525	120.00	XLON
08:10:36	2,080	120.00	XLON
08:14:23	1	119.50	XLON
08:14:23	625	119.50	XLON
08:16:23	3,178	119.80	XLON
08:16:23	200	119.80	XLON
08:20:23	1,139	119.80	XLON
08:20:23	2,000	119.80	XLON
08:22:08	2,388	119.20	CHIX
08:24:02	570	119.20	CHIX
08:24:21	2,098	119.00	XLON
08:26:02	855	119.00	XLON
08:28:02	1,141	118.80	XLON
08:29:03	1,141	118.80	XLON
08:30:02	14	118.80	XLON
08:30:02	1,323	118.80	XLON
08:34:33	1,803	119.10	XLON
08:34:33	500	119.10	XLON
08:34:33	1,141	119.10	XLON
08:37:54	1,270	119.40	XLON
08:37:54	2,178	119.40	XLON
08:37:54	1	119.40	XLON
08:38:05	2,711	119.10	TRQX
08:42:05	3,530	118.90	XLON
08:47:05	3,224	118.90	XLON
08:51:35	2,749	119.00	XLON
08:51:35	438	119.00	XLON
08:55:46	998	118.90	XLON
08:55:46	516	118.90	XLON
08:55:46	1,492	118.90	XLON
08:55:54	27	118.50	BATE
08:55:54	721	118.50	BATE
08:55:54	2,108	118.50	BATE
08:56:03	332	118.30	CHIX
08:59:53	2,307	118.30	CHIX
09:01:07	3,420	118.60	XLON
09:01:07	221	118.60	XLON
09:03:54	2,815	118.50	BATE
09:06:22	1,008	118.40	XLON
09:06:22	2,000	118.40	XLON
09:10:57	2,944	118.10	XLON
09:17:09	2,077	118.20	XLON
09:17:09	1,573	118.20	XLON
09:17:54	332	118.10	XLON
09:18:02	206	118.10	XLON
09:24:16	1,755	118.30	XLON
09:24:21	1,394	118.30	XLON
09:30:36	3,073	118.20	XLON
09:35:36	3,256	118.30	XLON
09:43:36	3,174	118.20	XLON
09:51:35	3,299	117.80	XLON
09:57:53	2,965	118.00	CHIX
09:58:05	2,327	118.30	TRQX
09:58:05	610	118.30	TRQX
09:58:08	1,170	117.80	XLON
09:58:08	1,000	117.80	XLON
09:58:08	821	117.80	XLON
10:06:00	852	118.10	XLON
10:06:00	1,000	118.10	XLON
10:06:00	1,085	118.10	XLON
10:10:00	3,216	118.10	XLON
10:17:00	2,127	118.10	XLON
10:17:00	1,177	118.10	XLON
10:24:47	1,360	118.00	XLON
10:24:47	431	118.00	XLON
10:24:47	1,557	118.00	XLON
10:24:47	238	118.00	XLON
10:28:55	278	118.00	BATE
10:28:55	455	118.00	BATE
10:28:55	2,033	118.00	BATE
10:32:56	2,121	117.90	XLON
10:33:59	405	117.90	XLON
10:33:59	521	117.90	XLON
10:39:01	87	117.90	XLON
10:39:01	3,257	117.90	XLON
10:46:03	129	117.70	XLON
10:46:03	2,000	117.70	XLON
10:46:03	1,149	117.70	XLON
10:52:12	3,432	117.50	XLON
10:55:40	2,134	117.10	CHIX
10:55:45	923	117.10	CHIX
10:58:26	435	117.20	XLON
10:58:26	2,871	117.20	XLON
11:06:26	3,122	117.00	XLON
11:10:34	332	117.00	TRQX
11:13:26	2,500	117.10	XLON
11:13:27	984	117.10	XLON
11:13:31	5	117.10	XLON
11:20:27	1,200	117.20	XLON
11:20:34	1,107	117.40	TRQX
11:20:34	375	117.40	TRQX
11:20:42	1,514	117.40	TRQX
11:21:42	1,725	117.40	XLON
11:21:42	1,817	117.40	XLON
11:30:45	2,000	117.60	CHIX
11:30:45	884	117.60	CHIX
11:30:54	924	117.30	XLON
11:34:54	3,566	117.50	XLON
11:47:29	2,955	117.30	XLON
11:50:36	1,000	117.20	XLON
11:50:36	1,000	117.20	XLON
11:50:36	359	117.20	XLON
11:50:36	2	117.20	XLON
11:50:48	664	117.20	XLON
12:02:07	3,205	117.50	XLON
12:02:07	823	117.50	XLON
12:02:07	433	117.50	XLON
12:02:07	661	117.50	XLON
12:02:16	303	117.20	XLON
12:03:10	193	117.40	BATE
12:03:15	209	117.40	BATE
12:03:15	2,249	117.40	BATE
12:05:28	2,426	117.40	XLON
12:05:28	664	117.40	XLON
12:17:23	3,095	117.30	XLON
12:19:36	1,000	117.30	XLON
12:19:36	1,590	117.30	XLON
12:19:43	332	117.30	XLON
12:23:02	635	117.30	XLON
12:30:02	2,376	117.30	XLON
12:30:02	614	117.30	XLON
12:32:06	2,500	117.20	XLON
12:32:13	332	117.20	XLON
12:33:57	684	117.20	XLON
12:35:21	30	117.20	XLON
12:48:54	1,629	117.30	XLON
12:48:54	1,800	117.30	XLON
12:48:54	985	117.30	TRQX
12:48:54	875	117.30	TRQX
12:48:54	1,219	117.30	TRQX
12:48:55	74	117.30	XLON
12:50:08	2,075	117.30	XLON
12:50:08	800	117.30	XLON
13:01:03	1,222	117.30	XLON
13:01:03	2,131	117.30	XLON
13:06:30	331	117.30	XLON
13:06:30	948	117.30	XLON
13:06:30	286	117.30	XLON
13:06:31	1,564	117.30	XLON
13:07:59	65	117.20	XLON
13:07:59	1,048	117.20	XLON
13:07:59	400	117.20	XLON
13:07:59	1,525	117.20	XLON
13:15:59	1,460	117.20	XLON
13:15:59	300	117.20	XLON
13:16:40	1,189	117.20	XLON
13:16:40	332	117.20	XLON
13:31:54	598	117.30	XLON
13:31:54	936	117.30	XLON
13:31:54	951	117.30	XLON
13:31:54	3,000	117.30	XLON
13:31:54	275	117.30	XLON
13:31:54	1,082	117.30	XLON
13:32:03	1,606	117.20	XLON
13:33:12	926	117.20	XLON
13:33:12	1,072	117.20	XLON
13:36:13	101	117.20	XLON
13:36:13	1,000	117.20	XLON
13:36:13	1,000	117.20	XLON
13:36:13	1,000	117.20	XLON
13:36:13	197	117.20	XLON
13:45:40	17	117.10	XLON
13:45:40	425	117.10	XLON
13:45:40	3,185	117.10	XLON
13:47:33	1,606	117.10	XLON
13:47:58	300	117.10	XLON
13:48:13	40	117.10	XLON
13:49:27	1,289	117.10	XLON
13:49:27	200	117.10	XLON
13:54:04	275	117.30	CHIX
13:54:04	3,652	117.30	XLON
13:54:04	500	117.30	CHIX
13:54:04	2,174	117.30	CHIX
13:54:04	277	117.30	CHIX
13:57:36	200	117.20	BATE
13:57:42	1,639	117.20	BATE
13:57:42	164	117.20	BATE
13:57:42	476	117.20	BATE
14:01:14	3,084	117.30	XLON
14:01:14	2,706	117.30	TRQX
14:04:45	579	117.20	XLON
14:04:45	2,826	117.20	XLON
14:07:56	300	117.20	XLON
14:07:56	236	117.20	XLON
14:09:27	2,412	117.20	XLON
14:11:29	2,166	117.20	XLON
14:11:29	1,113	117.20	XLON
14:11:35	3,000	117.10	CHIX
14:11:35	950	117.10	CHIX
14:26:07	1,430	116.80	XLON
14:31:09	1,272	116.80	XLON
14:31:09	3,444	116.80	XLON
14:31:09	2,217	116.80	XLON
14:31:09	675	116.80	XLON
14:31:09	1,271	116.80	XLON
14:31:18	3,111	116.70	XLON
14:34:30	419	117.20	CHIX
14:34:30	3,365	117.20	CHIX
14:34:30	180	117.20	CHIX
14:34:30	229	117.20	CHIX
14:34:30	180	117.20	CHIX
14:34:30	194	117.10	CHIX
14:34:46	2,942	117.20	XLON
14:35:30	2,869	117.20	CHIX
14:38:05	3,098	117.20	XLON
14:44:25	2,447	117.30	XLON
14:44:25	995	117.30	XLON
14:44:25	2,174	117.30	CHIX
14:44:25	695	117.30	CHIX
14:44:25	63	117.20	CHIX
14:44:25	232	117.20	CHIX
14:44:42	802	117.20	BATE
14:44:47	1,937	117.20	BATE
14:48:14	1,317	117.20	TRQX
14:48:14	1,329	117.20	TRQX
14:48:47	567	117.10	XLON
14:48:47	2,578	117.10	XLON
14:48:56	1,375	117.00	XLON
14:48:56	1,657	117.00	XLON
14:53:20	492	117.00	XLON
14:53:20	891	117.00	XLON
14:55:35	296	117.20	XLON
14:55:35	274	117.20	XLON
14:55:35	329	117.20	XLON
14:55:35	769	117.20	XLON
14:55:35	1,490	117.20	XLON
14:55:35	3,308	117.10	XLON
14:55:41	3,079	117.10	CHIX
14:55:41	483	117.10	CHIX
14:55:41	3,345	117.10	CHIX
15:02:25	437	116.80	XLON
15:02:25	2,689	116.80	XLON
15:05:57	912	116.70	XLON
15:05:57	1,000	116.70	XLON
15:05:57	1,000	116.70	XLON
15:05:57	600	116.70	XLON
15:05:57	9	116.70	XLON
15:08:57	496	116.70	XLON
15:11:04	590	116.70	XLON
15:11:04	2,000	116.70	XLON
15:11:04	456	116.70	XLON
15:11:08	1,067	116.60	XLON
15:11:44	1,197	116.60	XLON
15:11:44	835	116.60	XLON
15:14:25	2,219	116.40	CHIX
15:15:05	86	116.40	CHIX
15:15:46	302	116.40	CHIX
15:16:03	365	116.40	CHIX
15:16:59	2,464	116.40	XLON
15:16:59	917	116.40	XLON
15:19:00	1,526	116.40	XLON
15:21:57	519	116.40	XLON
15:21:57	297	116.40	TRQX
15:21:57	286	116.40	TRQX
15:21:59	873	116.40	XLON
15:22:23	327	116.40	TRQX
15:26:44	5,975	116.50	XLON
15:26:44	3,076	116.40	XLON
15:26:44	3,161	116.40	XLON
15:26:44	409	116.40	XLON
15:26:44	109	116.40	TRQX
15:26:44	113	116.40	TRQX
15:26:44	512	116.40	TRQX
15:26:44	901	116.40	TRQX
15:26:47	2,149	116.30	BATE
15:26:47	329	116.30	BATE
15:27:41	2,837	116.30	CHIX
15:33:01	2,234	116.30	XLON
15:33:01	1,000	116.30	XLON
15:35:49	3,574	116.30	XLON
15:39:21	429	116.10	XLON
15:39:21	1,000	116.10	XLON
15:39:21	1,000	116.10	XLON
15:39:21	1,000	116.10	XLON
15:39:21	223	116.10	XLON
15:53:25	469	116.00	CHIX
15:53:25	2,209	116.00	CHIX
15:53:25	10,225	116.00	XLON
15:53:25	284	116.00	XLON
15:53:25	385	116.00	XLON
15:53:25	2,174	115.90	CHIX
15:53:25	419	115.90	CHIX
15:53:25	3,078	115.80	XLON
15:53:25	2,730	115.80	XLON
15:53:25	606	115.80	XLON
15:53:25	3,374	115.80	XLON
15:53:25	3,052	115.80	XLON
15:53:47	125	115.80	BATE
15:53:47	665	115.80	BATE
15:53:47	811	115.80	BATE
15:53:47	10	115.80	BATE
15:53:49	1,011	115.80	BATE
15:59:22	2,854	115.70	TRQX
16:09:38	584	116.50	XLON
16:09:38	3,000	116.50	XLON
16:14:55	282	116.50	XLON
16:14:55	4,229	116.50	XLON
16:14:55	249	116.50	XLON
16:14:55	606	116.50	XLON
16:20:11	5,944	116.60	XLON
16:20:11	378	116.60	XLON
16:20:11	1,400	116.60	TRQX
16:20:12	2,567	116.70	CHIX
16:20:49	1,000	116.60	BATE
16:20:49	1,675	116.60	BATE
16:22:30	2,033	116.40	BATE
16:22:30	72	116.40	BATE
16:22:30	886	116.40	BATE
16:22:30	33	116.40	XLON
16:22:30	1,000	116.40	XLON
16:22:30	2,136	116.40	XLON
16:24:23	1,870	116.70	XLON
16:24:23	1,000	116.70	XLON
16:24:23	494	116.70	XLON
16:26:23	2,926	116.90	XLON
16:28:08	1,428	116.90	XLON
16:28:08	1,000	116.90	XLON

 

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