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	30 May 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	477,829
Weighted average price paid (p)	116.41
Highest price paid (p)	117.40
Lowest price paid (p)	114.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 45,823,053 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 704,825,265. 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 30 May 2023 is 704,825,265. 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	116.42	314,974
BATE	116.34	79,262
CHIX	116.43	58,391
TRQX	116.47	25,202

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:06:59	3,417	115.30	XLON
08:10:41	1,755	114.60	XLON
08:11:11	2,901	115.00	XLON
08:11:11	408	115.00	XLON
08:11:31	269	115.10	BATE
08:11:31	2,545	115.10	BATE
08:11:31	258	115.10	BATE
08:12:08	3,646	115.40	XLON
08:13:23	410	115.40	CHIX
08:13:23	2,218	115.40	CHIX
08:13:31	2,532	115.90	BATE
08:13:37	3,383	115.10	XLON
08:14:31	444	115.10	BATE
08:14:31	1,100	115.10	BATE
08:14:31	1,200	115.10	BATE
08:17:00	3,256	115.10	XLON
08:17:54	2,829	114.80	CHIX
08:23:31	2,568	115.00	TRQX
08:28:00	2,801	115.80	BATE
08:28:10	306	115.60	BATE
08:28:10	2,400	115.60	BATE
08:30:00	778	115.90	XLON
08:30:00	2,400	115.90	XLON
08:36:50	3,028	116.00	XLON
08:36:50	282	116.00	XLON
08:41:12	2,747	116.20	CHIX
08:50:30	3,569	116.10	XLON
08:50:35	5,876	116.20	XLON
08:51:53	3,346	115.90	XLON
08:51:53	2,494	116.00	BATE
09:02:57	2,510	116.60	BATE
09:03:12	2,760	116.50	CHIX
09:04:57	3,393	117.00	XLON
09:04:57	1,729	117.20	BATE
09:04:57	840	117.20	BATE
09:04:57	1,200	116.80	BATE
09:08:18	3,122	116.90	XLON
09:12:25	3,378	116.80	XLON
09:12:25	30	116.80	XLON
09:24:13	1,991	117.00	XLON
09:24:13	1,200	117.00	XLON
09:26:21	851	117.00	TRQX
09:26:21	452	117.00	TRQX
09:26:21	1,200	117.00	TRQX
09:26:21	54	117.00	TRQX
09:36:25	2,667	116.80	CHIX
09:44:13	3,530	116.80	XLON
09:52:41	115	117.10	XLON
09:52:41	1,976	117.10	XLON
09:52:41	1,200	117.10	XLON
10:02:01	717	117.20	BATE
10:02:01	2,068	117.20	BATE
10:02:01	3,464	117.00	XLON
10:03:01	440	117.20	XLON
10:03:01	2,837	117.20	XLON
10:05:58	397	117.00	CHIX
10:05:58	2,631	117.00	CHIX
10:06:01	624	117.10	BATE
10:06:01	1,200	117.10	BATE
10:06:01	1,200	117.10	BATE
10:14:01	3,395	117.10	XLON
10:24:53	3,100	116.90	XLON
10:30:21	3,095	116.80	XLON
10:36:00	2,000	116.80	CHIX
10:41:40	3,282	116.90	XLON
10:42:21	279	116.90	TRQX
10:42:21	666	116.90	TRQX
10:42:21	1,679	116.90	TRQX
10:43:13	842	116.80	CHIX
10:43:13	4	116.80	CHIX
10:49:40	936	116.70	XLON
10:49:40	2,418	116.70	XLON
10:55:40	712	117.00	BATE
10:55:40	954	117.00	BATE
10:55:40	1,200	117.00	BATE
11:08:42	3,525	117.20	XLON
11:08:42	2,685	117.20	XLON
11:08:42	2,400	117.20	XLON
11:11:13	2,543	117.20	CHIX
11:22:10	489	117.00	XLON
11:22:10	483	117.00	XLON
11:25:05	2,190	117.00	XLON
11:27:05	2,280	117.00	XLON
11:27:05	1,200	117.00	XLON
11:38:05	3,343	117.00	XLON
11:41:05	1,625	116.90	XLON
11:41:05	1,439	116.90	XLON
11:53:21	2,190	117.00	XLON
11:53:21	1,200	117.00	XLON
11:53:21	2,349	117.00	CHIX
11:53:21	644	117.00	CHIX
11:53:40	610	117.00	BATE
11:53:40	2,120	117.00	BATE
12:00:21	1,665	116.90	TRQX
12:00:21	1,909	116.90	XLON
12:00:21	1,659	116.90	XLON
12:00:52	1,139	116.90	TRQX
12:11:21	3,651	117.00	XLON
12:11:40	2,794	117.00	BATE
12:17:21	1,012	117.00	XLON
12:17:21	1,200	117.00	XLON
12:17:22	769	117.00	XLON
12:25:26	3,483	116.90	XLON
12:29:26	2,279	117.00	XLON
12:29:26	1,352	117.00	XLON
12:40:24	1,975	117.40	CHIX
12:40:24	841	117.40	CHIX
12:42:00	3,502	117.20	XLON
12:52:00	758	117.10	XLON
12:52:00	2,596	117.10	XLON
12:58:40	926	117.10	BATE
12:58:40	1,850	117.10	BATE
12:58:40	199	117.00	BATE
13:01:00	3,396	117.00	XLON
13:05:24	967	116.90	CHIX
13:05:24	1,810	116.90	CHIX
13:15:02	3,398	116.90	XLON
13:20:07	1,257	117.10	TRQX
13:20:07	118	117.10	TRQX
13:20:07	1,200	117.10	TRQX
13:21:02	3,022	117.10	XLON
13:27:02	3,363	117.00	XLON
13:40:44	301	117.00	CHIX
13:40:44	1,200	117.00	CHIX
13:40:44	3,645	117.00	XLON
13:40:44	1,200	117.00	CHIX
13:40:44	3,229	117.00	XLON
13:40:44	76	117.00	CHIX
13:50:03	3,683	116.90	XLON
13:50:41	1,884	116.60	XLON
13:50:41	1,564	116.60	XLON
13:50:41	730	116.60	XLON
13:55:49	1,795	116.60	BATE
13:55:49	282	116.60	BATE
13:55:49	91	116.60	BATE
13:55:49	725	116.60	BATE
13:59:37	1,307	116.60	XLON
13:59:37	589	116.60	XLON
13:59:37	1,582	116.60	XLON
13:59:37	137	116.60	XLON
13:59:37	899	116.60	XLON
13:59:40	198	116.60	XLON
14:01:21	2,610	116.50	CHIX
14:09:39	2,052	116.50	XLON
14:09:39	1,537	116.50	XLON
14:22:25	1,357	116.50	CHIX
14:22:25	1,129	116.50	CHIX
14:25:57	1,260	116.40	TRQX
14:25:57	223	116.40	TRQX
14:25:57	1,451	116.40	TRQX
14:25:57	11	116.40	TRQX
14:31:00	2,894	116.40	XLON
14:31:00	1,200	116.40	XLON
14:31:00	5,057	116.40	XLON
14:36:06	2,929	116.20	CHIX
14:36:07	934	116.10	XLON
14:36:10	3,700	116.10	XLON
14:36:10	1,115	116.10	XLON
14:36:19	2,400	116.00	XLON
14:36:21	2,106	116.20	XLON
14:36:21	416	116.20	XLON
14:36:21	3,600	116.20	XLON
14:36:21	4,624	116.20	XLON
14:36:21	2,400	116.20	XLON
14:36:21	2,692	116.20	XLON
14:36:49	2,610	116.30	BATE
14:36:49	739	116.30	BATE
14:40:21	3,588	116.20	XLON
14:44:21	500	116.30	XLON
14:44:56	377	116.30	XLON
14:44:56	2,400	116.30	XLON
14:44:56	38	116.30	BATE
14:44:56	1,200	116.30	BATE
14:44:56	252	116.30	BATE
14:44:56	1,200	116.30	BATE
14:51:21	5,137	116.30	XLON
14:53:57	683	116.40	TRQX
14:53:57	1,200	116.40	TRQX
14:53:57	851	116.40	TRQX
14:54:48	3,448	116.30	XLON
14:54:48	3,490	116.30	XLON
14:54:48	2,539	116.30	CHIX
14:56:36	3,266	116.10	XLON
14:56:56	498	116.10	BATE
14:56:56	2,400	116.10	BATE
15:00:25	545	115.90	XLON
15:03:35	3,596	115.90	XLON
15:03:35	395	115.90	XLON
15:03:35	877	115.90	XLON
15:03:35	1,200	115.90	XLON
15:03:35	212	115.90	XLON
15:05:48	157	116.00	CHIX
15:07:41	2,441	116.00	CHIX
15:07:42	3,438	115.90	XLON
15:07:42	831	116.00	BATE
15:07:42	1,850	116.00	BATE
15:09:41	3,060	115.90	XLON
15:11:42	2,969	116.20	BATE
15:11:42	953	116.20	BATE
15:11:42	299	116.20	BATE
15:11:42	1,277	116.00	BATE
15:11:42	782	115.90	BATE
15:11:42	355	115.90	BATE
15:11:42	187	115.90	BATE
15:14:15	478	115.90	XLON
15:15:24	2,606	115.90	XLON
15:15:24	1,009	115.90	XLON
15:15:24	2,939	115.90	XLON
15:20:22	7,925	116.30	XLON
15:21:25	3,100	116.50	XLON
15:21:25	3,221	116.70	BATE
15:22:10	1,074	116.40	CHIX
15:22:10	1,433	116.40	CHIX
15:23:36	200	116.40	BATE
15:23:36	3,273	116.40	XLON
15:23:36	675	116.40	BATE
15:23:36	1,200	116.40	BATE
15:23:49	3	116.40	BATE
15:26:12	893	116.40	XLON
15:26:12	2,783	116.40	XLON
15:26:12	441	116.40	BATE
15:26:12	307	116.40	BATE
15:29:47	1,093	116.40	TRQX
15:29:47	680	116.40	TRQX
15:29:48	811	116.40	TRQX
15:30:12	2,095	116.40	XLON
15:30:12	1,200	116.40	XLON
15:32:12	2,192	116.10	XLON
15:32:12	1,200	116.10	XLON
15:35:12	2,421	116.10	XLON
15:35:12	1,200	116.10	XLON
15:39:39	184	116.10	XLON
15:39:39	2,968	116.10	XLON
15:39:39	1,952	116.10	CHIX
15:39:39	834	116.10	CHIX
15:41:42	1,200	116.10	XLON
15:41:42	692	116.10	XLON
15:43:09	1,012	116.10	XLON
15:43:09	761	116.10	XLON
15:45:12	738	116.10	XLON
15:47:30	136	116.10	XLON
15:47:30	2,400	116.10	XLON
15:47:30	264	116.10	BATE
15:47:30	2,368	116.10	BATE
15:57:27	75	116.10	CHIX
15:57:35	2,742	116.10	CHIX
15:57:39	38	116.10	XLON
15:57:39	24	116.10	XLON
15:57:39	157	116.10	XLON
15:57:39	298	116.10	XLON
15:57:39	579	116.10	XLON
15:57:39	1,200	116.10	XLON
15:57:39	191	116.10	CHIX
16:01:33	7,609	116.40	XLON
16:01:33	752	116.30	XLON
16:01:33	1,142	116.40	BATE
16:01:33	13	116.40	BATE
16:01:33	609	116.40	BATE
16:01:33	865	116.40	BATE
16:01:33	1,273	116.30	BATE
16:02:21	1,397	116.40	TRQX
16:02:21	100	116.40	TRQX
16:02:21	12	116.40	TRQX
16:02:21	56	116.40	TRQX
16:02:38	381	116.40	BATE
16:02:38	1,200	116.40	BATE
16:02:38	1,272	116.40	BATE
16:03:08	697	116.20	XLON
16:03:08	2,296	116.20	XLON
16:14:21	40	116.10	CHIX
16:15:01	705	116.20	TRQX
16:15:01	35	116.20	TRQX
16:16:06	405	116.10	XLON
16:16:06	2,917	116.10	XLON
16:16:06	90	116.10	TRQX
16:16:06	1,416	116.10	TRQX
16:16:06	4,745	116.10	XLON
16:16:06	1,602	116.10	CHIX
16:16:06	4,561	116.10	XLON
16:20:13	474	115.90	CHIX
16:21:36	1,273	115.90	CHIX
16:21:36	315	115.90	XLON
16:21:36	128	115.90	CHIX
16:21:36	3,021	115.90	XLON
16:21:36	3,307	115.90	XLON
16:25:10	535	115.80	BATE
16:25:10	2,158	115.80	BATE
16:25:36	1,200	115.80	XLON
16:29:50	321	115.70	XLON
16:29:50	13	115.70	XLON
16:29:55	55	115.80	XLON
16:29:55	11	115.80	XLON

 

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