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 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	303,208
Weighted average price paid (p)	115.64
Highest price paid (p)	116.60
Lowest price paid (p)	114.50

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 44,194,276 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 706,454,042. 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 May 2023 is 706,454,042. 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	115.62	185,163
BATE	115.69	37,261
CHIX	115.65	58,562
TRQX	115.70	22,222

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:08:53	1,998	115.7	XLON
08:08:53	1,844	115.7	XLON
08:08:53	1,100	115.7	XLON
08:09:00	1,280	115.7	XLON
08:09:32	2,583	116	BATE
08:10:10	1,100	116	CHIX
08:10:10	1,100	116	CHIX
08:10:10	565	116	CHIX
08:12:22	851	115.7	XLON
08:17:22	3,847	116.4	XLON
08:17:22	1,382	116.2	XLON
08:17:22	1,100	116.2	XLON
08:17:22	1,047	116.2	XLON
08:17:22	417	116.4	XLON
08:32:19	3,053	116	TRQX
08:32:19	2,693	116	CHIX
08:38:38	3,890	115.8	XLON
08:38:38	14	115.8	XLON
08:43:48	4,700	116.2	XLON
08:43:48	3,308	116.2	XLON
08:43:48	2,513	116.1	CHIX
08:43:48	782	116.1	XLON
08:49:20	3,054	116.2	BATE
08:49:20	105	116.2	BATE
09:05:47	1,772	116.2	CHIX
09:05:47	1,100	116.2	CHIX
09:29:52	2,000	116.2	XLON
09:29:52	1,100	116.2	XLON
09:29:52	252	116.2	XLON
09:29:52	157	116.2	XLON
09:30:40	128	116.2	XLON
09:33:00	590	116.6	CHIX
09:34:09	1,987	116.6	CHIX
09:34:09	117	116.6	CHIX
09:38:09	2,588	116.6	TRQX
09:38:09	161	116.6	TRQX
09:51:00	1,926	116.5	XLON
09:51:00	1,524	116.5	XLON
09:51:52	3,796	116.4	XLON
09:52:35	1,882	116.1	XLON
09:52:35	1,100	116.1	XLON
09:52:35	281	116.1	XLON
10:09:14	2,721	116.5	CHIX
10:09:14	2,177	116.5	XLON
10:09:14	1,100	116.5	XLON
10:09:14	1,100	116.5	XLON
10:09:14	412	116.5	XLON
10:09:51	1,114	116.5	XLON
10:09:51	885	116.5	XLON
10:22:51	2,200	116.4	XLON
10:22:51	1,376	116.4	XLON
10:31:33	2,041	116.3	CHIX
10:31:33	539	116.3	CHIX
10:59:12	5,082	116.5	XLON
10:59:12	4,400	116.5	XLON
10:59:12	1,100	116.5	XLON
10:59:12	185	116.5	XLON
10:59:12	31	116.5	XLON
11:01:31	2,167	116.6	CHIX
11:01:31	1,900	116.6	TRQX
11:01:31	779	116.6	TRQX
11:01:31	695	116.6	CHIX
11:01:31	306	116.6	TRQX
11:01:33	2,971	116.5	XLON
11:01:33	2,000	116.5	XLON
11:03:41	51	116.4	XLON
11:08:33	1,348	116.3	XLON
11:08:33	1,314	116.3	XLON
11:08:33	783	116.3	XLON
11:12:05	812	116.2	BATE
11:12:12	1,801	116.2	BATE
11:46:31	1,944	116.3	CHIX
11:46:31	1,100	116.3	CHIX
12:12:33	2,437	116.2	XLON
12:12:33	1,100	116.2	XLON
12:21:52	1,833	115.9	CHIX
12:23:09	840	115.9	CHIX
12:43:52	2,989	115.8	TRQX
13:04:28	307	116	XLON
13:11:51	6,294	116.3	XLON
13:11:51	2,200	116.3	XLON
13:11:51	1,990	116.3	XLON
13:11:51	1,801	116.2	CHIX
13:11:51	1,721	116.3	XLON
13:11:51	789	116.3	XLON
13:11:51	361	116.2	CHIX
13:11:51	31	116.3	XLON
13:13:11	4,168	116.2	BATE
13:13:11	3,750	116.2	BATE
13:13:11	2,923	116.2	BATE
13:13:11	1,100	116.2	BATE
13:13:11	1,100	116.2	BATE
13:13:11	1,100	116.2	BATE
13:13:11	800	116.2	BATE
13:13:11	496	116.2	CHIX
13:13:11	265	116.2	BATE
13:13:11	38	116.2	CHIX
13:13:51	3,570	116	XLON
13:26:51	3,849	115.7	XLON
13:28:51	1,952	115.6	CHIX
13:28:51	1,100	115.6	CHIX
13:43:51	2,222	115.5	XLON
13:43:51	1,100	115.5	XLON
13:44:24	462	115.4	TRQX
13:44:28	2,067	115.4	TRQX
13:44:28	233	115.4	TRQX
14:04:26	1,789	115.5	XLON
14:04:26	1,100	115.5	XLON
14:04:26	976	115.5	XLON
14:04:26	719	115.5	XLON
14:05:10	1,094	115.4	CHIX
14:09:08	1,785	115.4	CHIX
14:19:26	3,018	115.3	XLON
14:24:45	2,182	115.2	CHIX
14:29:31	1	115.2	CHIX
14:30:19	748	115.2	CHIX
14:30:28	2,385	115.2	TRQX
14:30:28	187	115.2	TRQX
14:31:26	3,162	115.1	XLON
14:33:26	3,068	114.9	XLON
14:35:07	1,824	114.9	XLON
14:35:07	200	114.9	XLON
14:45:05	5,510	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	3,300	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	3,300	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	1,688	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	810	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	721	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	628	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	449	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	397	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	317	115.1	XLON
14:45:05	178	115.1	XLON
14:45:10	1,871	115	CHIX
14:45:10	1,081	115	CHIX
14:46:05	1,185	114.9	XLON
14:46:05	1,100	114.9	XLON
14:46:05	1,100	114.9	XLON
14:46:05	215	114.9	XLON
14:54:12	1,903	114.7	CHIX
14:54:12	626	114.7	CHIX
14:56:05	2,200	114.6	XLON
14:56:05	1,100	114.6	XLON
15:00:32	3,564	114.8	XLON
15:00:32	3,468	114.8	XLON
15:00:32	69	114.8	XLON
15:09:28	1,290	114.8	TRQX
15:09:28	31	114.8	TRQX
15:13:44	2,200	115	XLON
15:13:44	1,496	115	CHIX
15:13:44	1,062	115	CHIX
15:13:44	890	115	XLON
15:13:44	550	115	XLON
15:13:44	409	115	CHIX
15:16:15	516	114.8	TRQX
15:16:16	664	114.8	TRQX
15:26:36	1,591	114.9	XLON
15:34:12	3,008	115	XLON
15:34:12	2,200	115	XLON
15:34:12	2,141	115	CHIX
15:34:12	1,740	115	BATE
15:34:12	1,511	115	XLON
15:34:12	804	115	BATE
15:34:12	777	115	XLON
15:34:12	494	115	CHIX
15:34:12	69	115	XLON
15:42:13	1,950	114.9	CHIX
15:42:13	1,034	114.9	CHIX
15:43:12	1,100	114.8	XLON
15:43:12	1,100	114.8	XLON
15:43:12	1,100	114.8	XLON
15:43:13	14	114.8	XLON
15:47:39	127	114.6	XLON
15:56:38	1,422	114.7	XLON
15:56:38	1,385	114.7	XLON
15:56:38	1,100	114.7	XLON
15:56:38	1,100	114.7	XLON
15:56:38	585	114.7	XLON
15:56:38	285	114.7	XLON
15:56:39	3,335	114.7	XLON
15:56:39	349	114.6	XLON
16:02:23	2,399	114.5	CHIX
16:02:23	453	114.5	CHIX
16:10:41	4,400	114.8	BATE
16:10:41	1,557	114.8	BATE
16:10:41	1,100	114.8	BATE
16:10:41	1,100	114.8	BATE
16:10:41	286	114.8	BATE
16:10:41	140	114.8	BATE
16:11:16	2,611	114.9	TRQX
16:11:16	138	114.7	XLON
16:15:09	1,100	114.7	XLON
16:15:10	633	114.7	XLON
16:15:20	590	114.7	XLON
16:16:00	625	114.7	XLON
16:17:25	344	114.7	CHIX
16:17:31	46	114.7	CHIX
16:17:40	597	114.7	CHIX
16:19:11	46	114.7	XLON
16:22:20	1,681	114.9	CHIX
16:23:07	3,576	114.8	XLON
16:23:07	2,335	114.8	XLON
16:23:07	1,794	114.8	XLON
16:23:07	1,100	114.8	XLON
16:23:07	680	114.8	XLON
16:23:07	648	114.8	XLON
16:29:11	1,100	114.8	BATE
16:29:11	1,100	114.8	BATE
16:29:11	373	114.8	BATE

 

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