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	2 August
Number of ordinary shares purchased	181,565
Weighted average price paid (p)	144.92
Highest price paid (p)	145.50
Lowest price paid (p)	143.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 64,026,015 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 686,658,133. 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 August 2023 is 686,658,133. 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	145.34	87,582
BATE	144.39	27,140
CHIX	144.37	22,079
TRQX	144.52	27,708
RBCE	145.50	11,565
XPOL	143.70	5,491

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Venue
12:44:51	571	143.70	XLON
12:44:51	547	143.60	CHIX
12:46:31	1,090	143.65	TRQX
12:57:40	321	143.60	TRQX
12:57:40	452	143.60	XLON
12:57:40	452	143.60	BATE
12:57:40	66	143.60	CHIX
12:57:40	131	143.60	TRQX
12:57:40	591	143.60	XLON
12:57:40	591	143.60	CHIX
12:57:40	1,090	143.60	CHIX
13:04:07	591	143.70	XLON
13:04:07	591	143.70	TRQX
13:04:07	541	143.70	CHIX
13:04:07	591	143.70	BATE
13:04:07	50	143.70	CHIX
13:04:09	591	143.60	XLON
13:04:09	591	143.60	TRQX
13:05:00	6380	143.70	TRQX
13:05:00	6772	143.70	BATE
13:05:00	6757	143.70	CHIX
13:05:00	5491	143.70	XPOL
13:05:04	549	143.70	BATE
13:05:04	4,051	143.70	BATE
13:08:51	591	143.80	TRQX
13:08:51	591	143.80	XLON
13:08:51	591	143.80	CHIX
13:08:51	350	143.80	BATE
13:08:51	241	143.80	BATE
13:08:52	591	143.80	XLON
13:08:52	591	143.80	TRQX
13:15:59	591	144.50	TRQX
13:15:59	591	144.50	XLON
13:15:59	591	144.50	CHIX
13:15:59	283	144.50	BATE
13:15:59	308	144.50	BATE
13:16:00	591	144.50	CHIX
13:16:00	210	144.50	BATE
13:16:00	381	144.50	BATE
13:19:29	591	144.50	TRQX
13:19:29	452	144.50	XLON
13:19:29	591	144.50	CHIX
13:19:29	139	144.50	XLON
13:19:29	591	144.50	BATE
13:30:28	440	144.70	XLON
13:30:28	309	144.70	CHIX
13:30:28	134	144.70	BATE
13:50:28	131	144.80	CHIX
13:50:29	507	144.80	XLON
13:50:29	276	144.80	CHIX
13:50:29	307	144.80	BATE
13:50:29	231	144.80	CHIX
13:50:29	1,043	144.80	TRQX
13:52:25	343	145.00	CHIX
13:52:25	61	145.00	TRQX
13:52:25	545	145.00	XLON
13:52:25	591	145.00	XLON
13:52:25	591	145.00	CHIX
13:52:25	591	145.00	BATE
13:52:29	153	145.00	XLON
13:52:29	90	145.00	BATE
13:52:29	162	145.00	CHIX
13:58:44	591	145.10	TRQX
13:58:44	438	145.10	XLON
13:58:44	501	145.10	BATE
13:58:44	404	145.10	CHIX
13:58:44	25	145.10	CHIX
14:24:20	996	145.10	TRQX
14:24:20	456	145.10	XLON
14:24:20	456	145.10	CHIX
14:24:20	456	145.10	BATE
14:32:02	996	145.30	TRQX
14:32:02	456	145.30	XLON
14:32:02	456	145.30	CHIX
14:32:02	456	145.30	BATE
14:40:04	456	145.40	XLON
14:40:04	996	145.40	TRQX
14:40:04	456	145.40	CHIX
14:40:04	456	145.40	BATE
14:40:08	726	145.30	XLON
14:40:08	512	145.30	TRQX
14:40:08	214	145.30	TRQX
14:40:13	546	145.40	XLON
14:40:13	546	145.40	CHIX
14:40:13	546	145.40	BATE
14:40:13	636	145.40	XLON
14:40:13	377	145.40	TRQX
14:40:13	259	145.40	TRQX
14:43:21	591	145.30	TRQX
14:43:21	275	145.30	CHIX
14:43:21	591	145.30	BATE
14:43:21	591	145.30	XLON
14:43:21	316	145.30	CHIX
14:46:15	591	145.20	XLON
14:46:15	122	145.20	TRQX
14:46:15	96	145.20	BATE
14:46:15	591	145.20	CHIX
14:46:15	469	145.20	TRQX
14:46:15	495	145.20	BATE
14:46:16	47	145.10	CHIX
14:46:16	543	145.10	CHIX
15:00:39	777	145.10	TRQX
15:00:39	700	145.10	XLON
15:00:39	777	145.10	BATE
15:00:39	110	145.10	CHIX
15:05:51	591	145.10	XLON
15:05:51	738	145.10	TRQX
15:05:51	148	145.10	XLON
15:07:44	407	145.10	CHIX
15:14:58	553	145.20	XLON
15:14:58	591	145.20	TRQX
15:14:58	38	145.20	XLON
15:14:58	591	145.20	BATE
15:14:58	591	145.20	CHIX
15:15:00	406	145.20	XLON
15:15:00	347	145.20	TRQX
15:15:00	407	145.20	CHIX
15:15:00	407	145.20	BATE
15:15:00	472	145.20	TRQX
15:15:00	325	145.20	TRQX
15:17:05	49	145.40	XLON
15:17:08	51	145.40	TRQX
15:17:11	49	145.40	BATE
15:17:12	49	145.40	CHIX
15:17:14	49	145.40	TRQX
15:17:17	17	145.40	XLON
15:17:20	17	145.40	BATE
15:17:23	16	145.40	CHIX
15:17:26	16	145.40	TRQX
15:17:29	16	145.40	TRQX
15:17:32	6	145.40	BATE
15:17:35	6	145.40	TRQX
15:17:38	5	145.40	XLON
15:17:41	5	145.40	TRQX
15:17:42	5	145.40	CHIX
15:17:44	2	145.40	TRQX
15:18:02	2	145.20	XLON
15:18:02	2	145.20	BATE
15:18:02	2	145.20	CHIX
15:18:02	1	145.20	TRQX
15:18:02	158	145.20	TRQX
15:18:07	211	144.90	BATE
15:18:07	295	144.90	CHIX
15:18:07	295	144.90	XLON
15:18:07	294	144.90	TRQX
15:18:07	84	144.90	BATE
15:18:07	510	144.90	TRQX
15:20:07	292	144.90	TRQX
15:20:07	29	144.80	XLON
15:22:01	134	145.10	TRQX
15:22:01	134	144.90	BATE
15:28:18	573	144.90	XLON
15:28:18	147	144.90	XLON
15:28:18	4	144.70	CHIX
15:38:54	234	145.10	BATE
15:38:55	220	145.10	TRQX
15:38:55	13	145.10	TRQX
15:38:56	181	145.10	BATE
15:38:58	37	145.10	BATE
15:40:02	237	144.80	BATE
15:40:02	236	144.80	XLON
15:40:02	119	144.80	CHIX
15:43:37	55	144.70	TRQX
15:43:37	55	144.70	XLON
15:43:37	55	144.70	CHIX
15:43:37	55	144.70	BATE
15:43:37	11	144.70	CHIX
15:50:15	57	144.50	TRQX
15:50:15	57	144.50	CHIX
15:50:15	57	144.50	BATE
15:50:15	37	144.50	XLON
15:50:15	20	144.50	XLON
15:58:00	82	144.50	XLON
15:58:00	812	144.50	CHIX
15:58:00	82	144.50	TRQX
15:58:00	83	144.50	BATE
15:58:04	146	144.80	BATE
15:58:05	146	144.80	XLON
15:58:08	146	144.80	CHIX
15:58:11	129	144.90	BATE
15:58:11	88	144.80	TRQX
15:58:11	58	144.80	TRQX
15:58:11	280	144.80	XLON
15:58:11	131	144.80	XLON
15:58:11	217	144.80	BATE
16:02:23	1,499	144.50	TRQX
16:02:23	29	144.50	XLON
16:02:41	185	144.90	XLON
16:02:41	888	144.80	TRQX
16:02:41	52	144.80	TRQX
16:04:22	114	144.90	XLON
16:04:23	88	144.90	TRQX
16:04:23	241	144.90	TRQX
16:04:24	88	144.90	TRQX
16:04:24	66	144.90	TRQX
16:04:25	39	144.90	XLON
16:04:26	65	144.90	TRQX
16:04:29	29	144.90	BATE
16:04:32	29	144.90	CHIX
16:04:35	23	144.90	TRQX
16:04:35	8	144.90	TRQX
16:10:22	10	145.00	XLON
16:10:22	10	144.90	BATE
16:10:23	280	145.10	XLON
16:10:23	358	145.10	XLON
16:10:23	32	145.00	TRQX
16:12:07	369	144.80	XLON
16:12:07	639	144.80	BATE
16:12:07	9	144.80	TRQX
16:12:07	10	144.80	CHIX
16:21:38	2	144.80	XLON
16:21:38	217	144.80	CHIX
16:21:38	217	144.80	TRQX
16:21:38	217	144.80	BATE
16:21:41	221	144.80	XLON
16:21:41	1	144.80	CHIX
16:21:41	41	144.80	BATE
16:21:42	221	144.80	TRQX
16:21:42	181	144.80	BATE
16:22:17	88	145.00	BATE
16:22:17	1	145.00	BATE
16:22:20	89	145.00	CHIX
16:22:24	89	145.00	TRQX
16:22:27	89	145.00	XLON
16:22:30	72	145.00	BATE
16:22:31	56	145.00	BATE
16:22:33	18	145.00	CHIX
16:22:34	18	145.00	XLON
16:22:36	18	145.00	TRQX
16:22:39	14	145.00	BATE
16:22:41	11	145.00	BATE
16:22:45	4	145.00	TRQX
16:22:48	4	145.00	CHIX
16:22:51	3	145.00	BATE
16:23:10	3	145.00	XLON
16:23:12	1	145.00	TRQX
16:27:54	76	145.10	BATE
16:27:56	88	145.30	BATE
16:27:56	1,134	145.30	BATE
16:27:56	2	145.20	BATE
16:27:59	1,047	145.20	BATE
16:27:59	1	144.90	CHIX
16:28:42	88	145.20	BATE
16:28:42	45	145.20	BATE
16:28:45	88	145.20	BATE
16:28:45	30	145.20	BATE
16:28:46	88	145.20	CHIX
16:28:46	295	145.20	CHIX
16:28:48	47	145.20	TRQX
16:28:51	28	145.30	BATE
16:28:51	29	145.20	CHIX
16:28:51	48	145.20	CHIX
16:35:16	13,807	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	3,333	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	1,461	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	500	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	1,461	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	4807	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	2245	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	13807	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	13,807	145.50	XLON
16:35:16	13,805	145.50	XLON
16:36:43	11,565	145.50	RBCE

 

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