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	2 June 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	502,025
Weighted average price paid (p)	117.71
Highest price paid (p)	119.00
Lowest price paid (p)	116.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 47,210,254 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 703,438,064. 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 2 June 2023 is 703,438,064. 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	117.92	322,976
BATE	117.49	92,133
CHIX	117.20	59,935
TRQX	117.04	26,981

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:08:24	3432	118.5	XLON
08:08:24	2400	118.2	BATE
08:08:24	313	118.2	BATE
08:08:24	833	118.2	XLON
08:08:24	2972	118.2	XLON
08:08:24	1635	117.9	CHIX
08:08:24	461	117.9	CHIX
08:08:24	606	117.9	CHIX
08:13:19	2909	116.6	CHIX
08:15:41	3351	116.7	XLON
08:15:44	2769	116.7	TRQX
08:18:17	2870	116.5	BATE
08:18:42	3626	116.4	XLON
08:21:17	2400	116.9	XLON
08:21:17	1237	116.9	XLON
08:21:43	2650	117	BATE
08:36:17	440	117.5	XLON
08:36:17	2642	117.5	XLON
08:37:08	2692	117.3	CHIX
08:43:56	741	116.9	XLON
08:43:56	839	116.9	XLON
08:43:56	2020	116.9	XLON
08:44:43	1200	117	BATE
08:44:43	373	117	BATE
08:44:43	1443	117	BATE
09:00:56	3358	117.3	XLON
09:01:43	1200	117.3	BATE
09:01:43	746	117.3	BATE
09:01:43	908	117.3	BATE
09:01:43	2809	117.3	BATE
09:02:40	3680	117.3	XLON
09:02:40	2986	117.3	CHIX
09:21:56	2607	116.9	TRQX
09:31:40	1525	116.9	CHIX
09:31:40	1200	116.9	CHIX
10:04:22	3659	117.1	BATE
10:04:22	2218	116.9	CHIX
10:04:22	523	116.9	CHIX
10:04:22	3082	116.8	XLON
10:18:13	1000	116.8	XLON
10:18:14	2400	116.8	XLON
10:18:14	113	116.8	XLON
10:18:14	1200	116.8	XLON
10:18:14	2236	116.8	XLON
10:18:16	2922	117.1	BATE
10:18:16	1727	117.1	BATE
10:18:16	2417	117.1	BATE
10:18:16	412	117.1	BATE
10:22:20	1888	116.7	XLON
10:22:20	1347	116.7	XLON
10:28:20	1200	116.3	XLON
10:28:20	1077	116.3	XLON
10:28:20	1200	116.3	XLON
10:28:20	137	116.3	XLON
10:31:22	837	116.3	CHIX
10:31:22	1200	116.3	CHIX
10:31:22	941	116.3	CHIX
10:36:56	3012	116.2	TRQX
10:55:16	2400	116.8	BATE
10:55:16	236	116.8	BATE
10:57:20	1200	116.8	XLON
10:57:20	1200	116.8	XLON
10:57:20	1161	116.8	XLON
11:07:44	1523	116.8	CHIX
11:07:44	1138	116.8	CHIX
11:11:12	2028	116.7	XLON
11:11:12	1272	116.7	XLON
11:20:30	221	116.6	BATE
11:20:45	290	116.6	BATE
11:20:59	293	116.6	BATE
11:21:14	290	116.6	BATE
11:21:29	290	116.6	BATE
11:21:44	290	116.6	BATE
11:21:58	297	116.6	BATE
11:21:58	5	116.6	BATE
11:22:13	290	116.6	BATE
11:22:28	290	116.6	BATE
11:22:43	43	116.6	BATE
11:24:28	142	116.7	XLON
11:24:28	1864	116.7	XLON
11:28:36	689	116.7	XLON
11:28:36	1	116.7	XLON
11:29:57	288	116.7	XLON
11:31:48	288	116.7	XLON
11:35:56	6	116.7	XLON
11:46:13	414	116.8	CHIX
11:46:14	52	116.8	CHIX
11:46:14	102	116.8	CHIX
11:46:15	1022	116.8	CHIX
11:46:15	89	116.8	CHIX
11:46:30	1038	116.8	CHIX
11:46:30	3274	116.8	XLON
11:46:30	112	116.8	CHIX
11:47:54	113	116.7	XLON
11:56:18	287	116.7	TRQX
11:57:35	1200	116.8	XLON
11:57:35	2433	116.8	XLON
11:58:23	289	116.8	BATE
11:58:55	287	116.8	BATE
11:59:35	287	116.8	BATE
12:00:12	272	116.8	BATE
12:00:18	288	116.8	BATE
12:01:12	287	116.8	BATE
12:02:00	319	116.8	BATE
12:02:15	180	116.8	BATE
12:03:08	289	116.8	BATE
12:04:02	289	116.8	BATE
12:05:00	160	116.8	BATE
12:05:26	286	116.7	TRQX
12:06:43	1843	116.7	TRQX
12:14:35	2400	117.3	XLON
12:14:35	214	117.3	XLON
12:14:35	931	117.3	XLON
12:16:24	542	117.5	XLON
12:16:24	1645	117.5	XLON
12:16:24	985	117.5	XLON
12:20:00	3010	117.5	BATE
12:21:03	3065	117.4	CHIX
12:21:03	3509	117.3	XLON
12:21:03	3449	117.3	XLON
12:39:32	3652	117.1	XLON
12:47:05	3355	116.9	XLON
13:11:15	347	117	TRQX
13:11:15	935	117	TRQX
13:11:15	1200	117	CHIX
13:11:15	442	117	TRQX
13:11:15	934	117	TRQX
13:11:15	648	117	CHIX
13:11:15	159	117	CHIX
13:11:17	708	117	CHIX
13:11:19	3682	116.8	XLON
13:11:21	2400	116.9	XLON
13:11:21	681	116.9	XLON
13:11:21	186	116.9	XLON
13:12:30	1935	117.2	XLON
13:12:30	954	117.2	XLON
13:12:30	1272	117.2	XLON
13:12:30	319	117.1	BATE
13:12:30	129	117.1	BATE
13:12:30	1200	117.1	BATE
13:12:30	1200	117.1	BATE
13:12:30	4	117.1	BATE
13:12:30	135	117.1	BATE
13:30:30	2400	117.5	XLON
13:30:30	838	117.5	XLON
13:34:57	759	117.2	CHIX
13:34:57	1200	117.2	CHIX
13:34:57	905	117.2	CHIX
13:46:12	3688	117	XLON
13:46:12	160	117	XLON
13:58:00	249	116.9	CHIX
13:58:00	2440	116.9	CHIX
13:58:07	2606	116.7	TRQX
14:17:30	137	116.8	BATE
14:17:30	1	116.8	BATE
14:17:30	313	116.8	BATE
14:18:41	288	116.8	BATE
14:20:12	2512	117	BATE
14:20:12	3554	117	XLON
14:20:12	305	116.8	BATE
14:20:17	1031	116.8	CHIX
14:20:18	289	116.8	CHIX
14:27:40	155	116.8	CHIX
14:28:06	294	116.8	CHIX
14:28:37	295	116.8	CHIX
14:29:08	294	116.8	CHIX
14:29:38	197	116.8	CHIX
14:31:12	1737	117	XLON
14:31:12	1724	117	XLON
14:34:10	162	117	CHIX
14:34:47	146	117	BATE
14:35:12	218	117	BATE
14:35:19	2383	117	BATE
14:35:19	2617	117	CHIX
14:38:44	147	117.1	TRQX
14:38:44	1200	117.1	TRQX
14:38:44	1200	117.1	TRQX
14:38:44	211	117.1	TRQX
14:47:19	1540	117	CHIX
14:48:33	1092	117	CHIX
14:49:19	1489	117.1	BATE
14:49:19	1200	117.1	BATE
14:49:19	160	117.1	BATE
15:06:42	179	117	CHIX
15:07:13	88	117	CHIX
15:07:44	179	117	BATE
15:08:15	205	117	BATE
15:08:44	1313	117.5	CHIX
15:08:44	3726	117.4	BATE
15:08:44	4096	117.4	BATE
15:08:44	1248	117.3	BATE
15:08:44	1400	117.3	CHIX
15:08:44	1551	117.3	XLON
15:08:44	2079	117.3	XLON
15:09:44	3206	117.2	XLON
15:20:44	2936	117.1	CHIX
15:20:44	249	117.1	TRQX
15:20:44	2299	117.1	TRQX
15:36:26	286	116.9	BATE
15:36:58	286	116.9	BATE
15:36:58	821	116.9	BATE
15:36:58	590	116.9	BATE
15:37:30	286	116.9	BATE
15:38:02	286	116.9	BATE
15:38:34	286	116.9	BATE
15:38:49	289	116.9	BATE
15:39:21	267	116.9	BATE
15:41:21	180	116.9	CHIX
15:41:21	556	116.9	CHIX
15:42:44	930	117	CHIX
15:43:17	1053	117.1	TRQX
15:43:17	630	117.1	TRQX
15:43:18	1227	117.1	TRQX
15:43:22	368	117.1	BATE
15:43:22	56	117.1	BATE
15:43:22	1200	117.1	BATE
15:43:22	853	117.1	BATE
15:43:22	1862	117	CHIX
15:43:45	3296	117.6	XLON
15:43:45	1301	117.6	XLON
15:43:45	1200	117.6	XLON
15:43:45	20	117.6	XLON
15:43:45	41	117.6	XLON
15:43:45	993	117.6	XLON
15:43:45	2971	117.6	XLON
15:43:45	1200	117.5	XLON
15:43:45	1200	117.5	XLON
15:43:45	2995	117.5	XLON
15:44:16	3011	117.5	XLON
15:44:16	193	117.5	XLON
15:44:16	843	117.5	BATE
15:44:34	4585	117.9	BATE
15:44:34	2192	117.8	BATE
15:44:56	3556	117.6	XLON
15:44:56	3654	117.5	XLON
15:45:38	39	117.5	XLON
15:48:34	2998	118.2	BATE
15:48:38	586	118	XLON
15:48:38	519	118	XLON
15:48:38	2435	118	XLON
15:54:38	1200	118.4	XLON
15:54:38	1200	118.4	XLON
15:54:38	739	118.4	XLON
15:54:40	2850	118.5	XLON
15:54:40	1343	118.5	XLON
15:54:54	3592	118.7	XLON
16:01:02	1258	118.6	CHIX
16:01:02	1358	118.6	CHIX
16:04:40	1200	118.7	XLON
16:04:40	1200	118.7	XLON
16:04:40	1814	118.7	XLON
16:04:40	1200	118.6	XLON
16:04:40	2405	118.6	XLON
16:04:40	1721	118.6	XLON
16:05:13	5671	118.4	XLON
16:05:34	2755	118.7	BATE
16:05:34	2816	118.6	XLON
16:05:34	858	118.6	XLON
16:05:34	3600	118.6	XLON
16:05:34	1111	118.6	XLON
16:05:34	3311	118.6	XLON
16:05:34	267	118.6	XLON
16:05:34	1650	118.5	XLON
16:05:34	1200	118.5	XLON
16:05:34	893	118.5	XLON
16:05:34	3984	118.5	XLON
16:07:33	8856	118.3	XLON
16:10:21	3392	118.4	XLON
16:10:21	2400	118.3	XLON
16:10:21	1046	118.3	XLON
16:11:32	8251	118.3	XLON
16:11:32	4591	118.3	XLON
16:13:00	3600	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	122	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	21	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	6549	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	2400	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	1200	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	121	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	100	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	1052	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	2479	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	2036	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	630	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	554	118.6	XLON
16:13:00	1200	118.5	XLON
16:13:00	2334	118.5	XLON
16:13:00	4298	118.5	XLON
16:13:02	2400	118.5	XLON
16:13:02	7601	118.5	XLON
16:13:02	1200	118.5	XLON
16:13:02	1200	118.5	XLON
16:13:02	3057	118.5	XLON
16:13:08	3600	118.6	XLON
16:13:08	2111	118.6	XLON
16:13:08	3600	118.6	XLON
16:13:08	1200	118.6	XLON
16:13:08	1200	118.6	XLON
16:13:13	2988	118.9	XLON
16:13:34	2400	118.9	BATE
16:13:34	246	118.9	BATE
16:14:18	2400	119	TRQX
16:14:18	297	119	TRQX
16:15:38	1578	119	CHIX
16:16:57	2839	118.7	BATE
16:17:13	3037	118.7	XLON
16:19:02	222	118.7	XLON
16:19:02	3474	118.7	XLON
16:19:02	4674	118.7	XLON
16:19:02	4266	118.7	XLON
16:19:02	1335	118.7	XLON
16:19:02	863	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	1200	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	2120	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	1200	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	2400	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	2157	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	1200	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	1200	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	1200	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	1054	118.7	XLON
16:20:30	1775	118.6	CHIX
16:21:57	3032	119	BATE
16:22:27	1200	118.8	XLON
16:22:27	2321	118.8	XLON
16:22:46	1200	119	BATE
16:22:46	1515	119	BATE
16:22:46	205	119	BATE
16:22:46	615	118.9	BATE
16:24:58	3266	118.7	XLON
16:27:00	1869	118.6	XLON
16:28:15	1200	118.7	XLON
16:28:15	755	118.7	XLON

 

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