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	6 June 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	435,405
Weighted average price paid (p)	118.74
Highest price paid (p)	121.00
Lowest price paid (p)	117.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 47,972,691 Ordinary Shares in treasury.

Additionally, on 6 June 2023 FirstGroup plc allotted 2,659 shares to satisfy obligations under the Share Incentive Plan (which is an all-employee share plan).

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 702,678,286. 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 6 June 2023 is 702,678,286. 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	118.73	309,339
BATE	118.93	54,364
CHIX	118.57	57,362
TRQX	118.77	14,340

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
08:03:06	2,632	119.90	BATE
08:03:06	2,885	119.90	CHIX
08:03:14	2,929	119.50	BATE
08:05:50	2,797	120.20	XLON
08:05:50	2,797	120.10	XLON
08:07:50	2,420	120.90	XLON
08:07:50	559	120.90	XLON
08:07:50	3,879	120.80	XLON
08:08:50	258	120.90	XLON
08:08:50	1,151	120.90	XLON
08:08:50	481	120.90	XLON
08:08:50	2,843	120.80	XLON
08:08:50	1,125	120.80	XLON
08:10:16	953	121.00	BATE
08:10:16	713	121.00	BATE
08:10:16	953	121.00	BATE
08:10:42	2,557	121.00	XLON
08:11:42	2,875	120.90	XLON
08:19:16	2,075	120.50	BATE
08:19:16	499	120.50	BATE
08:21:11	2,508	120.60	XLON
08:21:11	1,000	120.50	CHIX
08:21:11	739	120.50	CHIX
08:21:11	1,000	120.50	CHIX
08:21:11	1,619	120.40	XLON
08:21:11	724	120.40	XLON
08:21:36	2,791	120.30	XLON
08:22:22	2,688	120.50	TRQX
08:23:30	1,741	120.30	BATE
08:23:30	952	120.30	BATE
08:36:07	1,000	120.10	XLON
08:36:07	1,792	120.10	XLON
08:43:50	2,615	120.40	CHIX
08:45:15	2,525	120.20	XLON
08:45:15	2,895	120.20	BATE
08:51:41	1,000	119.90	XLON
08:51:41	1,470	119.90	XLON
08:59:22	2,368	119.60	XLON
08:59:22	2,490	119.40	XLON
09:07:10	985	119.30	CHIX
09:07:10	2,805	119.30	XLON
09:07:10	1,755	119.30	CHIX
09:07:10	1,993	119.30	XLON
09:07:10	789	119.30	XLON
09:07:10	2,633	119.10	XLON
09:07:10	3,035	119.00	XLON
09:07:13	1,079	119.00	XLON
09:07:13	1,703	119.00	XLON
09:07:19	3,264	118.80	XLON
09:08:13	642	118.70	XLON
09:08:13	2,015	118.70	XLON
09:14:46	2,778	119.10	BATE
09:31:06	1,446	118.70	XLON
09:31:06	1,000	118.70	XLON
09:31:06	357	118.70	XLON
09:42:10	2,813	118.60	CHIX
09:48:20	3,258	118.30	XLON
09:51:13	20	118.40	XLON
09:51:23	2,212	118.50	XLON
09:55:50	3,263	118.30	XLON
09:59:36	423	118.20	TRQX
09:59:36	273	118.20	TRQX
09:59:36	1,000	118.20	TRQX
09:59:36	1,000	118.20	TRQX
09:59:36	310	118.20	TRQX
10:10:32	2,699	118.30	CHIX
10:10:32	996	118.30	XLON
10:10:32	1,391	118.30	XLON
10:20:32	1,127	118.20	XLON
10:20:32	995	118.20	XLON
10:20:32	621	118.20	XLON
10:32:32	1,000	118.20	XLON
10:32:32	1,000	118.20	XLON
10:32:32	771	118.20	XLON
10:35:31	18	118.60	XLON
10:35:31	299	118.60	XLON
10:35:32	2,519	118.50	XLON
10:35:32	2,629	118.50	BATE
10:36:19	41	118.30	XLON
10:36:19	2,339	118.30	XLON
10:43:32	2,547	118.30	CHIX
10:43:32	3,255	118.20	XLON
10:45:24	2,916	118.10	XLON
10:53:50	1,000	118.00	XLON
10:53:50	1,000	118.00	XLON
10:53:50	429	118.00	XLON
11:16:30	179	117.90	CHIX
11:18:23	1,000	118.00	XLON
11:18:23	1,847	118.00	XLON
11:20:30	702	118.00	CHIX
11:20:30	2,097	118.00	CHIX
11:23:06	39	117.80	XLON
11:31:06	576	118.00	XLON
11:33:33	586	118.00	XLON
11:40:33	2,370	118.00	XLON
11:41:37	481	118.20	XLON
11:41:37	1,452	118.20	XLON
11:42:11	284	118.20	XLON
11:42:44	2,398	118.00	XLON
11:47:43	41	117.80	XLON
11:47:43	982	117.80	XLON
11:47:43	1,717	117.80	XLON
11:51:32	894	118.30	BATE
11:51:32	1,802	118.30	BATE
11:53:46	2,852	118.30	CHIX
11:53:46	2,779	118.30	XLON
11:53:46	2,904	118.20	XLON
11:53:53	2,866	118.10	XLON
12:25:53	213	118.00	XLON
12:25:53	2,603	118.00	XLON
12:43:53	543	118.20	XLON
12:43:53	2,040	118.20	XLON
12:43:53	270	118.10	CHIX
12:43:53	67	118.10	XLON
12:43:53	240	118.10	XLON
12:43:53	20	118.10	XLON
12:43:55	291	118.10	CHIX
12:43:55	337	118.10	CHIX
12:43:55	350	118.10	CHIX
12:43:55	15	118.10	CHIX
12:43:55	1,707	118.10	CHIX
12:48:44	433	118.20	XLON
12:48:44	643	118.20	XLON
12:48:44	342	118.20	XLON
12:48:44	856	118.20	XLON
13:09:22	2,576	118.00	XLON
13:10:55	2,313	118.10	CHIX
13:10:55	151	118.10	CHIX
13:10:55	97	118.10	CHIX
13:10:55	261	118.10	CHIX
13:10:56	33	118.00	XLON
13:42:03	259	117.90	BATE
13:42:03	8	117.90	BATE
13:42:18	352	118.10	BATE
13:42:18	2,445	118.10	BATE
13:42:18	2,859	118.10	BATE
13:43:43	1,625	118.40	TRQX
13:43:43	1,358	118.40	TRQX
13:44:18	2,869	118.30	XLON
13:44:38	999	118.20	CHIX
13:44:38	1,000	118.20	CHIX
13:44:38	625	118.20	CHIX
14:02:17	278	118.10	XLON
14:02:17	1,000	118.10	XLON
14:02:17	1,220	118.10	XLON
14:09:22	2,779	118.10	CHIX
14:30:36	1,000	117.90	CHIX
14:30:36	787	117.90	CHIX
14:30:36	1,000	117.90	CHIX
14:30:36	9	117.90	CHIX
14:36:39	798	118.00	XLON
14:36:39	2,309	117.90	XLON
14:36:39	942	117.90	XLON
14:36:39	1,000	117.80	XLON
14:36:39	159	117.80	XLON
14:36:39	1,000	117.80	XLON
14:36:39	232	117.80	XLON
14:36:39	407	117.80	XLON
14:42:14	18	117.90	XLON
14:42:14	574	117.90	XLON
14:42:14	2,425	117.90	XLON
14:44:53	2,572	117.90	CHIX
14:44:53	315	117.90	CHIX
14:44:53	121	117.90	CHIX
14:57:53	46	117.90	CHIX
14:57:53	55	117.90	CHIX
14:57:53	1,400	117.90	CHIX
14:57:53	1,000	117.90	CHIX
14:57:53	94	117.90	CHIX
15:11:35	1,556	118.10	XLON
15:11:35	2,950	118.10	XLON
15:11:35	1,278	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	559	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	289	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	124	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	103	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	18	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	559	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	289	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	124	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	103	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	559	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	289	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	103	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	124	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	1,783	118.00	XLON
15:11:35	1,422	117.90	BATE
15:11:35	2,000	117.90	BATE
15:11:35	514	117.90	BATE
15:11:43	798	117.70	CHIX
15:11:43	1,000	117.70	CHIX
15:11:43	730	117.70	CHIX
15:15:51	566	117.60	BATE
15:15:51	1,000	117.60	BATE
15:23:13	336	117.60	BATE
15:28:54	816	117.80	XLON
15:28:54	1,152	117.80	XLON
15:28:54	437	117.70	XLON
15:28:54	2,572	117.70	XLON
15:30:50	2,358	117.90	XLON
15:31:44	329	118.20	BATE
15:31:44	1,534	118.20	BATE
15:31:44	1,305	118.10	TRQX
15:31:44	1,503	118.10	TRQX
15:31:44	832	118.10	BATE
15:31:44	2,310	118.00	XLON
15:31:44	462	118.00	XLON
15:31:44	3,029	118.00	CHIX
15:32:04	2,290	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	536	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	278	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	119	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	99	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	536	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	278	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	119	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	99	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	1,628	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	536	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	278	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	119	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	99	118.00	XLON
15:32:04	278	118.00	XLON
15:32:31	156	118.00	XLON
15:32:31	278	118.00	XLON
15:32:31	119	118.00	XLON
15:32:31	99	118.00	XLON
15:32:31	1,783	118.00	XLON
15:32:31	2,778	117.90	XLON
15:32:44	2,624	118.00	BATE
15:43:50	206	117.80	XLON
15:46:31	151	118.10	XLON
15:46:31	548	118.10	XLON
15:46:31	343	118.10	XLON
15:46:31	276	118.10	XLON
15:46:31	571	118.10	XLON
15:46:31	1,295	118.00	XLON
15:46:31	2,134	117.90	XLON
15:46:40	19,380	118.20	XLON
15:46:53	4,385	118.80	XLON
15:46:53	246	118.70	XLON
15:46:53	1,363	118.70	XLON
15:46:53	213	118.60	XLON
15:46:53	2,595	118.60	XLON
15:47:02	1,447	118.90	XLON
15:47:02	276	118.90	XLON
15:47:02	2,559	118.90	XLON
15:47:02	446	118.80	XLON
15:47:02	1,251	118.70	XLON
15:47:02	445	118.70	XLON
15:47:02	276	118.70	XLON
15:47:02	53	118.70	XLON
15:47:02	1,060	118.70	XLON
15:47:02	1,201	118.70	BATE
15:47:02	3,343	118.70	BATE
15:47:02	144	118.70	XLON
15:47:03	1,000	118.70	XLON
15:47:03	1,604	118.70	XLON
15:47:03	2,896	118.70	XLON
15:47:03	2,253	118.60	XLON
15:47:03	1,000	118.60	XLON
15:47:14	2,131	119.00	XLON
15:47:14	1,412	118.90	XLON
15:47:14	257	118.90	XLON
15:47:14	1,026	118.90	XLON
15:47:18	671	118.90	XLON
15:47:18	1,506	118.90	XLON
15:47:18	1,021	118.80	XLON
15:47:18	255	118.80	XLON
15:47:18	1,070	118.70	XLON
15:47:18	1,558	118.70	XLON
15:47:18	1,060	118.70	XLON
15:47:18	797	118.70	XLON
15:47:18	463	118.70	XLON
15:47:18	1,518	118.70	XLON
15:47:18	2,503	118.60	XLON
15:47:36	1,118	118.70	XLON
15:47:36	1,186	118.70	XLON
15:47:36	1,034	118.70	XLON
15:47:36	273	118.70	XLON
15:47:36	1,279	118.70	XLON
15:47:36	1,374	118.70	XLON
15:47:36	1,032	118.70	XLON
15:47:36	2,000	118.70	BATE
15:47:36	1,760	118.70	BATE
15:47:36	4,376	118.70	BATE
15:47:36	987	118.60	XLON
15:47:36	276	118.60	XLON
15:47:36	2,927	118.60	XLON
15:47:36	1,672	118.50	XLON
15:47:36	1,038	118.50	XLON
15:47:36	276	118.50	XLON
15:47:55	276	118.70	XLON
15:47:55	1,056	118.70	XLON
15:47:55	1,253	118.70	XLON
15:47:55	276	118.60	XLON
15:47:55	2,556	118.40	XLON
15:48:14	2,819	118.50	XLON
15:49:34	3,797	118.50	XLON
15:52:00	1,767	118.70	XLON
15:52:12	2,498	118.80	CHIX
15:55:24	4,535	118.80	XLON
15:55:44	2,855	118.80	TRQX
16:00:24	181	118.80	XLON
16:00:24	741	118.80	XLON
16:04:24	181	118.90	XLON
16:04:24	445	118.90	XLON
16:05:24	2,395	118.90	XLON
16:07:09	480	118.70	CHIX
16:07:09	2,036	118.70	CHIX
16:07:09	2,580	118.70	XLON
16:07:09	2,395	118.70	XLON
16:12:09	326	118.90	XLON
16:12:09	729	118.90	XLON
16:13:09	201	118.90	XLON
16:13:09	711	118.90	XLON
16:13:09	216	118.90	XLON
16:13:09	276	118.90	XLON
16:13:09	14	118.80	XLON
16:14:24	89	119.00	XLON
16:14:24	2,000	119.00	XLON
16:14:24	292	119.00	XLON
16:15:24	2,920	119.00	XLON
16:18:22	1,509	119.30	CHIX
16:18:22	820	119.30	CHIX
16:19:24	231	119.60	XLON
16:19:24	1,492	119.60	XLON
16:19:24	622	119.60	XLON
16:20:16	2,000	119.30	XLON
16:20:16	889	119.30	XLON
16:21:20	2,555	119.30	XLON
16:25:20	2,000	119.30	XLON
16:25:20	386	119.30	XLON
16:27:20	2,011	119.30	XLON
16:27:20	1,146	119.30	XLON
16:29:40	31	119.10	BATE
16:29:42	128	119.10	BATE

 

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