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 RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	19 July
Number of ordinary shares purchased	402,347
Weighted average price paid (p)	144.91
Highest price paid (p)	146.20
Lowest price paid (p)	144.20

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 60,837,882. Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 689,846,266. 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 19 July 2023 is 689,846,266. 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 / 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: RBC Europe Limited

Intermediary Code: ROYCGB22

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 RBC Europe 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	144.91	283,490
BATE	144.91	35,718
CHIX	144.98	37,529
TRQX	144.90	44,509
Sigma-X	144.50	1,101

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Venue

09:09:53	204	144.70	TRQX
09:09:53	205	144.70	XLON
09:09:53	205	144.70	CHIX
09:10:03	165	144.60	XLON
09:10:03	165	144.60	TRQX
09:10:03	166	144.60	CHIX
09:10:03	166	144.60	BATE
09:10:03	42	144.60	CHIX
09:10:05	576	145.00	XLON
09:10:06	144	144.90	XLON
09:10:07	144	144.90	CHIX
09:10:08	80	144.90	CHIX
09:10:08	64	144.90	CHIX
09:10:16	99	145.00	XLON
09:10:17	99	145.50	CHIX
09:10:17	809	145.40	XLON
09:10:17	141	145.00	CHIX
09:10:18	739	145.00	XLON
09:10:19	339	145.50	BATE
09:10:19	71	145.30	XLON
09:10:19	23	145.30	CHIX
09:10:19	2,408	145.30	CHIX
09:10:19	79	145.30	CHIX
09:10:19	419	145.00	CHIX
09:10:19	2,085	145.00	XLON
09:10:19	417	145.00	XLON
09:10:33	1,101	145.10	XLON
09:10:33	99	145.10	TRQX
09:10:33	189	145.10	XLON
09:10:33	99	145.10	BATE
09:10:33	1291	145.10	CHIX
09:10:43	135	145.50	XLON
09:10:43	7	145.50	XLON
09:10:43	348	145.10	TRQX
09:10:44	156	145.80	TRQX
09:10:44	646	145.80	TRQX
09:10:44	50	145.80	TRQX
09:10:44	142	145.60	CHIX
09:10:44	1	145.50	BATE
09:10:44	142	145.50	BATE
09:10:50	36	145.40	XLON
09:10:50	243	145.40	TRQX
09:10:50	243	145.40	BATE
09:10:50	87	145.40	CHIX
09:10:59	105	145.10	TRQX
09:10:59	105	145.10	XLON
09:10:59	105	145.10	BATE
09:10:59	105	145.10	CHIX
09:10:59	256	145.10	CHIX
09:11:09	202	145.20	XLON
09:11:11	51	145.20	XLON
09:11:28	208	145.20	XLON
09:11:29	276	145.20	XLON
09:11:32	590	145.20	XLON
09:11:35	69	145.20	XLON
09:11:38	24	145.20	XLON
09:11:38	48	145.20	XLON
09:11:38	17	145.20	XLON
09:11:38	20	145.20	XLON
09:11:38	38	145.20	XLON
09:11:41	18	145.20	XLON
09:11:44	36	145.20	XLON
09:11:47	5	145.20	XLON
09:11:50	9	145.20	XLON
09:11:53	79	145.20	CHIX
09:11:53	8	145.20	CHIX
09:11:56	2	145.20	XLON
09:11:59	22	145.20	CHIX
09:12:02	1	145.20	XLON
09:12:04	5	145.20	CHIX
09:12:05	87	145.20	XLON
09:12:08	2	145.20	CHIX
09:12:11	21	145.20	XLON
09:12:14	1	145.20	CHIX
09:17:04	5	145.10	XLON
09:17:05	1	145.10	XLON
09:17:07	184	145.10	XLON
09:17:08	13	145.10	XLON
09:17:11	203	145.10	BATE
09:17:14	10	145.10	XLON
09:17:14	58	145.10	XLON
09:17:17	51	145.10	BATE
09:17:20	17	145.10	XLON
09:17:23	13	145.10	BATE
09:17:26	4	145.10	XLON
09:17:29	3	145.10	XLON
09:17:32	3	145.10	BATE
09:17:34	1	145.10	XLON
09:21:23	208	145.00	TRQX
09:21:23	2	145.00	CHIX
09:21:23	1	145.00	BATE
09:21:23	1	145.00	XLON
09:21:23	562	145.00	XLON
09:21:29	138	145.00	XLON
09:21:29	161	145.00	TRQX
09:21:29	161	145.00	BATE
09:21:29	161	145.00	CHIX
09:21:29	23	145.00	XLON
09:22:14	46	145.10	XLON
09:22:15	1	145.10	CHIX
09:22:15	45	145.10	CHIX
09:22:17	25	145.10	XLON
09:22:17	19	145.10	XLON
09:22:18	12	145.10	CHIX
09:22:20	11	145.10	XLON
09:22:22	89	145.10	CHIX
09:30:20	9	145.10	CHIX
09:30:21	43	145.10	XLON
09:30:23	78	145.10	CHIX
09:30:23	204	145.10	CHIX
09:30:24	43	145.10	CHIX
09:30:25	222	145.10	CHIX
09:30:26	11	145.10	CHIX
09:30:28	55	145.10	CHIX
09:30:29	10	145.10	XLON
09:30:30	14	145.10	CHIX
09:30:32	3	145.10	CHIX
09:32:03	23	145.00	XLON
09:32:03	23	145.00	TRQX
09:32:03	24	145.00	BATE
09:32:03	23	145.00	CHIX
09:32:03	466	145.00	CHIX
09:41:59	302	144.90	TRQX
09:41:59	302	144.90	XLON
09:41:59	204	144.90	BATE
09:41:59	303	144.90	CHIX
09:41:59	99	144.90	BATE
09:42:10	178	144.80	XLON
09:42:10	200	144.80	TRQX
09:42:10	22	144.80	XLON
09:42:10	200	144.80	CHIX
09:42:10	201	144.80	BATE
09:42:10	43	144.80	BATE
09:42:14	166	145.00	XLON
09:42:14	166	144.80	CHIX
09:42:17	21	145.00	CHIX
09:56:28	20	144.80	XLON
09:56:28	170	144.80	TRQX
09:56:28	171	144.80	BATE
09:56:28	170	144.80	CHIX
09:56:28	17	144.80	CHIX
09:58:26	297	145.00	XLON
09:58:28	636	145.00	XLON
09:58:29	241	145.00	XLON
09:58:34	297	144.90	TRQX
09:58:34	1,478	144.90	XLON
09:58:34	298	144.90	BATE
09:58:34	298	144.90	CHIX
09:58:44	804	145.00	XLON
09:58:44	348	144.90	TRQX
09:58:46	201	145.00	XLON
09:59:44	272	145.20	XLON
09:59:45	273	145.70	CHIX
09:59:45	87	145.60	TRQX
09:59:45	608	145.30	XLON
09:59:45	436	145.20	XLON
09:59:45	161	145.20	XLON
09:59:46	180	145.90	XLON
09:59:46	367	145.90	XLON
09:59:47	156	145.90	CHIX
09:59:47	40	145.90	CHIX
09:59:48	24	145.40	XLON
09:59:48	137	145.40	XLON
09:59:55	111	145.70	CHIX
09:59:59	64	145.70	XLON
09:59:59	46	145.70	XLON
10:00:02	46	145.70	XLON
10:00:02	215	145.70	XLON
10:00:04	28	145.70	CHIX
10:00:06	66	145.70	XLON
10:00:08	94	145.70	CHIX
10:00:10	2	145.70	XLON
10:00:10	25	145.30	XLON
10:00:10	111	145.30	BATE
10:01:07	500	146.20	BATE
10:01:07	24	145.70	CHIX
10:01:07	52	145.60	XLON
10:01:07	27	145.60	XLON
10:01:07	11	145.60	XLON
10:01:07	2	145.50	XLON
10:01:17	350	146.00	XLON
10:01:20	88	146.00	XLON
10:01:53	361	145.70	TRQX
10:01:53	362	145.70	XLON
10:01:53	217	145.70	BATE
10:01:53	351	145.70	CHIX
10:01:53	90	145.70	XLON
10:02:08	174	145.30	TRQX
10:02:13	520	145.30	TRQX
10:08:24	24	145.40	CHIX
10:08:34	174	145.40	CHIX
10:08:35	695	145.40	XLON
10:08:35	320	145.40	BATE
10:08:35	497	145.40	CHIX
10:08:35	375	145.40	BATE
10:11:24	793	145.30	TRQX
10:11:24	794	145.30	XLON
10:11:24	596	145.30	BATE
10:11:24	596	145.30	CHIX
10:11:24	626	145.30	TRQX
10:12:00	663	145.30	CHIX
10:12:00	694	145.20	TRQX
10:12:00	695	145.20	XLON
10:12:00	695	145.20	BATE
10:12:00	695	145.20	CHIX
10:13:57	695	145.70	XLON
10:13:57	694	145.70	TRQX
10:13:57	695	145.70	BATE
10:13:57	695	145.70	CHIX
10:13:57	784	145.70	BATE
10:14:07	557	145.60	CHIX
10:14:12	404	145.60	TRQX
10:30:11	290	145.80	TRQX
10:30:11	695	145.80	XLON
10:30:11	695	145.80	BATE
10:30:11	138	145.80	CHIX
10:32:14	509	145.70	XLON
10:32:14	1,251	145.70	TRQX
10:32:14	510	145.70	BATE
10:32:14	509	145.70	CHIX
11:21:39	880	145.80	TRQX
11:21:39	880	145.80	XLON
11:39:12	633	145.70	BATE
11:39:12	633	145.70	TRQX
11:39:12	633	145.70	CHIX
11:41:02	595	145.40	CHIX
11:52:56	694	145.40	TRQX
11:52:56	437	145.40	BATE
11:52:56	695	145.40	XLON
11:52:56	100	145.40	CHIX
11:52:56	258	145.40	BATE
12:01:24	497	145.40	BATE
12:01:24	579	145.40	TRQX
12:01:24	496	145.40	XLON
12:01:24	710	145.40	TRQX
12:01:24	497	145.40	CHIX
12:01:36	603	145.40	TRQX
12:01:36	357	145.40	XLON
12:01:36	604	145.40	CHIX
12:01:36	429	145.40	XLON
12:01:36	786	145.40	BATE
12:03:15	733	145.40	TRQX
12:03:15	689	145.40	BATE
12:03:15	700	145.40	CHIX
12:03:16	1,248	145.50	XLON
12:03:16	362	145.30	XLON
12:03:16	554	145.30	TRQX
12:03:16	608	145.30	BATE
12:03:16	245	145.30	XLON
12:03:16	782	145.30	CHIX
12:03:16	228	145.30	TRQX
12:03:37	180	145.20	CHIX
12:03:54	694	145.40	TRQX
12:03:54	627	145.30	TRQX
12:03:54	1,293	145.30	BATE
12:03:54	448	145.30	CHIX
12:03:54	231	145.30	BATE
12:03:54	1,482	145.30	XLON
12:03:54	2,951	145.30	XLON
12:03:54	816	145.25	CHIX
12:03:54	695	145.20	BATE
12:03:54	695	145.20	CHIX
12:03:54	695	145.20	XLON
12:12:06	695	145.20	XLON
12:12:06	694	145.20	TRQX
12:12:06	695	145.20	BATE
12:12:06	695	145.20	CHIX
12:19:22	694	145.20	TRQX
12:19:22	695	145.20	XLON
12:19:22	695	145.20	BATE
12:19:22	695	145.20	CHIX
12:19:22	695	145.20	XLON
12:19:22	694	145.20	TRQX
12:19:23	695	145.20	XLON
12:24:27	694	144.90	TRQX
12:24:27	695	144.90	BATE
12:24:27	695	144.90	CHIX
12:25:24	926	144.90	TRQX
12:25:24	926	144.90	CHIX
12:25:24	800	144.90	BATE
12:25:24	127	144.90	BATE
12:25:33	617	144.90	TRQX
12:25:33	617	144.90	XLON
12:25:33	618	144.90	CHIX
12:25:33	1,150	144.80	XLON
12:26:30	772	144.70	TRQX
12:26:30	772	144.70	BATE
12:26:30	617	144.70	XLON
12:26:30	155	144.70	CHIX
12:26:30	463	144.70	CHIX
12:32:23	617	144.60	XLON
12:32:23	772	144.60	TRQX
12:32:23	772	144.60	BATE
12:32:23	618	144.60	CHIX
12:32:23	695	144.50	XLON
12:32:23	694	144.50	TRQX
12:38:33	355	144.60	XLON
12:38:33	694	144.60	TRQX
12:38:33	271	144.60	XLON
12:38:33	69	144.60	XLON
12:38:33	695	144.60	BATE
12:38:33	236	144.60	CHIX
12:38:33	459	144.60	CHIX
13:28:19	1,320	144.70	TRQX
13:28:19	486	144.70	XLON
13:28:19	486	144.70	CHIX
13:28:19	487	144.70	BATE
13:42:13	1,320	144.80	TRQX
13:42:13	486	144.80	XLON
13:42:13	75	144.80	BATE
13:42:13	486	144.80	CHIX
13:42:13	268	144.80	BATE
13:42:13	144	144.80	BATE
13:54:21	1,320	144.70	TRQX
13:54:21	486	144.70	XLON
13:54:21	486	144.70	CHIX
13:54:21	487	144.70	BATE
13:55:15	487	144.60	BATE
13:55:15	486	144.60	CHIX
13:55:15	486	144.60	XLON
13:55:15	725	144.60	TRQX
13:55:15	595	144.60	TRQX
14:15:50	695	144.70	CHIX
14:15:55	695	144.70	XLON
14:15:55	694	144.70	TRQX
14:15:55	695	144.70	BATE
14:32:56	694	144.70	TRQX
15:04:30	694	144.60	TRQX
15:04:30	695	144.60	XLON
15:04:30	695	144.60	BATE
15:04:30	695	144.60	CHIX
15:05:43	694	144.50	TRQX
15:05:43	695	144.50	XLON
15:05:43	695	144.50	CHIX
15:05:43	695	144.50	BATE
15:20:22	661	144.40	TRQX
15:20:22	424	144.40	XLON
15:20:22	33	144.40	TRQX
15:20:22	271	144.40	XLON
15:20:22	101	144.40	BATE
15:20:22	695	144.40	CHIX
15:20:22	455	144.40	BATE
15:20:22	139	144.40	BATE
15:24:17	553	144.50	XLON
15:24:17	1,118	144.50	TRQX
15:24:17	554	144.50	BATE
15:24:17	554	144.50	CHIX
15:29:36	434	144.40	XLON
15:29:36	835	144.40	TRQX
15:29:36	402	144.40	XLON
15:29:55	619	144.40	XLON
15:29:55	623	144.40	BATE
15:29:55	618	144.40	TRQX
15:29:55	771	144.40	CHIX
15:29:55	148	144.40	BATE
16:01:13	455	144.30	TRQX
16:01:13	1,242	144.30	XLON
16:01:13	513	144.30	BATE
16:01:13	512	144.30	CHIX
16:01:13	57	144.30	TRQX
16:04:31	1,697	144.20	XLON
16:04:31	351	144.20	XLON
16:04:31	406	144.20	CHIX
16:05:06	344	144.20	XLON
16:05:06	694	144.20	TRQX
16:05:06	695	144.20	BATE
16:05:06	289	144.20	CHIX
16:05:06	897	144.20	TRQX
16:05:06	898	144.20	XLON
16:09:55	1,729	144.35	BATE
16:11:06	695	144.60	BATE
16:11:06	450	144.50	XLON
16:11:06	2,339	144.50	TRQX
16:11:06	1,319	144.50	XLON
16:11:06	54	144.50	XLON
16:11:06	1,686	144.50	XLON
16:14:25	845	144.55	CHIX
16:14:51	12	144.60	XLON
16:14:51	1262	144.60	XLON
16:14:51	1,189	144.55	TRQX
16:14:52	647	144.60	XLON
16:14:52	95	144.60	XLON
16:14:53	707	144.60	XLON
16:14:57	723	144.60	XLON
16:19:22	1015	144.55	BATE
16:20:02	775	144.55	BATE
16:23:56	694	144.50	TRQX
16:23:56	695	144.50	XLON
16:23:56	1,798	144.50	BATE
16:23:56	695	144.50	CHIX
16:23:56	976	144.50	TRQX
16:23:56	917	144.50	BATE
16:23:56	932	144.50	CHIX
16:26:07	694	144.40	TRQX
16:26:07	695	144.40	XLON
16:26:07	695	144.40	BATE
16:26:07	695	144.40	CHIX
16:28:08	1,101	144.50	Sigma-X
16:28:08	694	144.40	TRQX
16:28:08	695	144.40	XLON
16:28:08	695	144.40	BATE
16:28:08	695	144.40	CHIX
16:28:08	695	144.40	BATE
16:28:08	695	144.40	XLON
16:28:08	694	144.40	TRQX
16:28:08	695	144.40	CHIX
16:35:28	7,754	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	2	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	19,177	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	8,954	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	8108	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	11,321	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	37,088	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	5,791	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	17248	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	40	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	15,584	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	21,638	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	20,288	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	22,649	144.90	XLON
16:35:28	27,977	144.90	XLON

 

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