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	5 June 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	327,032
Weighted average price paid (p)	119.55
Highest price paid (p)	120.20
Lowest price paid (p)	118.70

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 47,537,286 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 703,111,032. 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 5 June 2023 is 703,111,032. 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	119.54	172,289
BATE	119.59	67,176
CHIX	119.52	60,711
TRQX	119.60	26,856

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:07:10	3031	119.3	BATE
08:07:22	4411	119.4	XLON
08:07:22	527	119.3	XLON
08:07:22	1100	119.3	XLON
08:07:22	2200	119.3	XLON
08:07:22	4873	119.4	XLON
08:07:50	1654	119.5	CHIX
08:07:50	1100	119.5	CHIX
08:09:32	2550	119.4	XLON
08:12:32	3549	119.7	XLON
08:12:32	6672	119.7	XLON
08:13:10	2968	120	BATE
08:18:53	2405	119	XLON
08:20:40	1104	119.1	CHIX
08:20:40	1757	119.1	CHIX
08:21:10	2670	119.2	BATE
08:26:53	2669	119	XLON
08:27:47	2533	118.7	TRQX
08:28:10	2676	118.9	BATE
08:32:53	2454	119	XLON
08:48:33	33	119.3	CHIX
08:48:58	2770	119.3	CHIX
08:48:58	17	119.3	CHIX
08:49:20	2140	119.4	BATE
08:49:20	728	119.4	BATE
08:49:41	2778	119.3	XLON
08:49:41	3013	119.5	XLON
09:02:02	160	119.1	CHIX
09:02:02	1100	119.1	CHIX
09:02:02	398	119.1	CHIX
09:02:02	970	119.1	CHIX
09:07:06	2760	119.1	XLON
09:16:47	1441	119.3	XLON
09:16:47	994	119.3	XLON
09:17:20	2751	119.4	BATE
09:17:52	716	119.5	TRQX
09:17:52	1100	119.5	TRQX
09:17:52	696	119.5	TRQX
09:22:47	149	119.5	XLON
09:22:47	2287	119.5	XLON
09:31:47	721	119.5	XLON
09:31:47	2200	119.5	XLON
09:31:47	1615	119.3	CHIX
09:38:00	1366	119.4	XLON
09:38:01	2456	119.5	XLON
09:38:21	2608	119.5	BATE
09:44:47	2993	119.5	CHIX
09:47:01	2453	119.4	XLON
09:47:01	359	119.4	XLON
09:58:01	2492	119.4	XLON
09:58:01	245	119.4	XLON
10:14:02	2676	119.3	CHIX
10:14:02	595	119.4	XLON
10:14:02	1100	119.4	XLON
10:14:02	1100	119.4	XLON
10:14:02	436	119.4	XLON
10:14:02	2200	119.4	XLON
10:34:19	2472	119.6	TRQX
10:34:19	97	119.6	XLON
10:34:19	3916	119.6	XLON
10:34:19	1249	119.5	BATE
10:34:19	1551	119.5	BATE
10:35:19	1721	119.5	XLON
10:35:19	1100	119.5	XLON
10:35:19	604	119.5	BATE
10:35:19	1100	119.5	BATE
10:35:19	1100	119.5	BATE
10:38:02	2364	119.5	XLON
10:42:20	2931	119.5	BATE
10:44:02	2668	119.5	XLON
10:54:52	151	119.5	CHIX
10:54:53	2844	119.5	CHIX
11:13:02	2393	119.5	XLON
11:13:02	317	119.5	XLON
11:40:55	32	119.4	XLON
11:40:55	2860	119.4	XLON
11:40:55	215	119.4	TRQX
11:40:55	2310	119.4	TRQX
11:40:55	2588	119.4	CHIX
11:51:57	554	119.4	BATE
11:57:55	2497	119.5	BATE
11:57:55	1991	119.5	BATE
11:57:55	691	119.5	BATE
11:57:55	170	119.5	BATE
11:57:55	153	119.5	BATE
11:58:02	3987	119.5	XLON
11:58:03	2439	119.5	XLON
12:03:56	2570	119.5	CHIX
12:18:37	2395	119.4	XLON
12:31:27	2089	119.4	XLON
12:31:27	1100	119.4	XLON
12:38:56	631	119.5	CHIX
12:38:56	1100	119.5	CHIX
12:38:56	1100	119.5	CHIX
12:44:00	2145	119.4	XLON
12:44:00	2	119.4	XLON
12:44:00	455	119.4	XLON
12:47:55	484	119.4	TRQX
12:47:55	948	119.4	TRQX
12:47:55	1100	119.4	TRQX
12:51:00	177	119.3	XLON
12:51:00	1100	119.3	XLON
12:51:00	1100	119.3	XLON
13:03:29	2485	119.2	BATE
13:16:00	1261	119.5	CHIX
13:16:00	1100	119.5	CHIX
13:16:00	646	119.5	CHIX
13:16:00	2428	119.5	XLON
13:16:00	437	119.4	XLON
13:16:00	2200	119.4	XLON
13:39:29	403	119.6	XLON
13:39:29	2200	119.6	XLON
13:39:29	1043	119.6	XLON
13:39:29	1100	119.6	XLON
13:39:29	4402	119.6	XLON
13:39:29	1694	119.6	BATE
13:39:29	285	119.6	BATE
13:39:29	506	119.6	BATE
13:39:29	547	119.6	BATE
13:39:29	38	119.6	BATE
13:39:29	1727	119.5	BATE
13:39:29	1100	119.5	BATE
13:42:07	1003	119.7	CHIX
13:42:55	1100	119.8	TRQX
13:43:25	379	119.8	TRQX
13:43:25	1005	119.8	TRQX
13:44:05	1003	119.7	CHIX
13:44:20	117	119.7	CHIX
13:45:02	558	119.7	CHIX
14:07:20	2407	119.6	CHIX
14:07:20	84	119.6	CHIX
14:22:23	1575	119.5	CHIX
14:22:23	1160	119.5	CHIX
14:23:29	2	119.7	XLON
14:23:30	268	119.9	XLON
14:23:30	1100	119.9	XLON
14:23:30	1100	119.9	XLON
14:23:30	2200	119.9	XLON
14:23:53	228	120.1	XLON
14:23:53	2200	120.1	XLON
14:27:25	1809	120.2	TRQX
14:27:25	1100	120.2	TRQX
14:35:29	3007	120.1	CHIX
14:37:18	3506	120.1	BATE
14:37:53	229	120.1	XLON
14:37:53	2200	120.1	XLON
14:41:54	2525	120.2	XLON
14:41:54	2359	120.2	XLON
14:41:54	1	120.2	XLON
14:44:38	1380	120.1	BATE
14:44:38	1100	120.1	BATE
14:44:38	2141	120.1	BATE
14:44:38	824	120.1	BATE
14:56:42	2536	119.7	CHIX
14:56:54	688	119.9	XLON
14:56:54	2159	119.9	XLON
15:03:22	1015	119.8	TRQX
15:03:22	777	119.8	TRQX
15:03:22	1015	119.8	TRQX
15:09:25	567	119.7	XLON
15:09:25	852	119.7	XLON
15:09:25	1038	119.7	XLON
15:13:03	953	119.7	XLON
15:13:03	2726	119.7	XLON
15:18:19	2854	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	83	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	1322	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	673	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	1365	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	1800	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	113	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	736	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	1640	119.6	BATE
15:18:19	1900	119.6	BATE
15:18:19	2794	119.6	XLON
15:18:19	2775	119.6	CHIX
15:22:12	2612	119.4	XLON
15:24:14	1166	119.3	XLON
15:28:38	1023	119.3	XLON
15:29:25	1014	119.4	XLON
15:29:25	301	119.3	XLON
15:30:19	649	119.6	CHIX
15:30:19	753	119.6	CHIX
15:30:19	1100	119.6	CHIX
15:30:19	3025	119.7	BATE
15:30:48	2651	119.7	XLON
15:30:48	1100	119.7	XLON
15:36:22	845	119.7	TRQX
15:36:22	1100	119.7	TRQX
15:36:22	912	119.7	TRQX
15:41:12	1722	119.6	CHIX
15:41:12	933	119.6	CHIX
15:44:06	1100	119.6	XLON
15:44:06	1100	119.6	XLON
15:49:00	579	119.6	XLON
15:51:20	54	119.6	XLON
15:54:19	609	119.7	BATE
15:54:19	725	119.7	BATE
15:54:19	1574	119.7	BATE
15:54:19	662	119.7	BATE
15:54:20	2490	119.7	XLON
15:54:20	34	119.7	XLON
15:54:20	68	119.7	XLON
15:59:59	711	119.7	CHIX
15:59:59	1799	119.7	CHIX
16:04:43	633	119.7	BATE
16:04:43	242	119.7	BATE
16:04:43	1100	119.7	BATE
16:04:43	1100	119.7	BATE
16:05:20	186	119.7	XLON
16:05:20	2200	119.7	XLON
16:09:22	800	119.7	TRQX
16:09:22	752	119.7	TRQX
16:10:17	1470	119.7	CHIX
16:13:26	1449	119.7	CHIX
16:20:32	1035	119.7	XLON
16:23:33	803	119.7	XLON
16:23:33	181	119.7	TRQX
16:23:33	161	119.7	CHIX
16:23:33	392	119.7	TRQX
16:23:33	1100	119.7	TRQX
16:23:33	414	119.7	CHIX
16:23:33	1798	119.7	XLON
16:23:33	987	119.7	CHIX
16:24:33	415	119.7	XLON
16:24:33	1100	119.7	XLON
16:24:33	1100	119.7	XLON
16:28:28	1287	119.9	BATE
16:28:28	1183	119.9	BATE

 

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