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 8 June 2023, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through Liberum Capital Limited.

Date of Purchase	15 August 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	388,951
Weighted average price paid (p)	156.71
Highest price paid (p)	158.40
Lowest price paid (p)	155.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 67,086,367 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 683,608,648. 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 15 August 2023 is 683,608,648. 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 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: 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	156.71	273,616
BATE	156.68	42,383
CHIX	156.68	49,598
TRQX	156.75	23,354

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:04:51	332	155.90	XLON
08:04:51	1,137	155.90	XLON
08:04:51	452	155.90	CHIX
08:04:51	879	155.90	CHIX
08:04:51	1249	155.90	XLON
08:06:32	1,404	158.30	XLON
08:06:32	5368	158.40	XLON
08:08:32	1316	158.40	XLON
08:08:44	1,023	158.20	CHIX
08:08:44	266	158.20	CHIX
08:09:30	1,204	157.90	XLON
08:09:30	1,287	158.10	XLON
08:09:30	1413	158.10	TRQX
08:10:30	1253	157.60	XLON
08:14:02	1256	157.30	XLON
08:14:30	1,429	157.40	BATE
08:16:02	1,200	157.40	XLON
08:17:02	1,301	157.00	XLON
08:17:02	776	156.90	CHIX
08:17:02	600	156.90	CHIX
08:18:30	1200	157.10	BATE
08:18:30	159	157.10	BATE
08:19:29	1,474	156.80	XLON
08:19:40	1,245	156.30	XLON
08:24:26	1,316	156.40	XLON
08:26:37	1,468	156.40	XLON
08:26:37	1,222	156.20	CHIX
08:27:30	998	156.30	TRQX
08:27:30	180	156.30	TRQX
08:28:37	1,441	156.40	XLON
08:29:50	1,001	156.20	BATE
08:29:50	413	156.20	BATE
08:30:37	1,300	156.10	XLON
08:30:37	105	156.10	XLON
08:32:37	400	156.00	XLON
08:32:37	220	156.40	XLON
08:32:37	1,227	156.40	XLON
08:34:51	1,268	156.40	XLON
08:34:51	128	156.40	XLON
08:37:51	1,370	156.40	XLON
08:39:51	1,467	156.40	XLON
08:40:18	701	156.30	CHIX
08:40:18	714	156.30	CHIX
08:42:52	1,352	156.40	XLON
08:44:37	671	156.50	XLON
08:46:42	1,440	156.70	XLON
08:47:40	1,373	156.40	BATE
08:48:16	1,282	156.30	XLON
08:52:05	1,331	156.80	XLON
08:53:26	1,298	156.50	CHIX
08:54:05	1,347	156.80	XLON
08:56:05	458	156.60	XLON
08:56:05	600	156.60	XLON
08:56:05	26	156.60	XLON
08:56:05	289	156.60	XLON
09:00:01	504	156.60	XLON
09:00:01	901	156.60	XLON
09:01:01	366	156.60	XLON
09:01:01	738	156.60	XLON
09:01:01	380	156.60	XLON
09:04:40	600	156.80	XLON
09:04:40	600	156.80	XLON
09:04:40	9	156.80	XLON
09:04:40	70	156.80	XLON
09:05:34	1,267	156.50	CHIX
09:05:34	1471	157.00	BATE
09:05:34	1,438	156.70	BATE
09:07:34	1,249	157.10	XLON
09:08:19	1,302	156.70	TRQX
09:08:51	1,249	156.50	XLON
09:11:51	600	156.00	XLON
09:11:51	721	156.00	XLON
09:14:51	1433	156.30	XLON
09:18:51	1317	156.30	XLON
09:21:30	273	156.00	XLON
09:21:30	924	156.00	XLON
09:21:30	1,173	155.90	CHIX
09:24:30	1,411	156.20	XLON
09:27:30	1,400	156.20	XLON
09:28:34	1400	156.20	BATE
09:30:32	1,473	156.20	XLON
09:33:28	944	156.20	XLON
09:33:28	369	156.20	XLON
09:36:28	1,176	156.30	XLON
09:36:28	133	156.30	XLON
09:36:28	116	156.30	XLON
09:37:41	1,325	156.50	TRQX
09:43:18	1,411	156.30	XLON
09:43:18	1,350	156.30	CHIX
09:52:19	2,073	156.50	XLON
09:52:19	758	156.50	XLON
09:55:19	1,323	156.50	XLON
09:59:52	468	156.30	XLON
09:59:52	76	156.30	XLON
09:59:52	600	156.30	XLON
09:59:52	600	156.30	XLON
09:59:52	188	156.30	XLON
09:59:52	794	156.30	XLON
09:59:52	892	156.30	CHIX
09:59:52	507	156.30	CHIX
10:04:16	871	156.30	XLON
10:04:16	548	156.30	XLON
10:07:16	1,200	156.30	XLON
10:07:16	57	156.30	XLON
10:10:16	1,270	156.30	XLON
10:14:06	928	156.20	XLON
10:14:06	401	156.20	XLON
10:14:35	668	156.10	TRQX
10:14:35	544	156.10	TRQX
10:16:46	667	156.20	XLON
10:16:46	777	156.20	XLON
10:23:34	1,540	156.70	BATE
10:23:34	189	156.70	BATE
10:23:34	1430	156.70	BATE
10:26:14	2,369	156.70	XLON
10:26:14	1,220	156.50	CHIX
10:26:31	1,234	156.30	XLON
10:32:45	1,322	156.30	XLON
10:32:45	1,300	156.30	BATE
10:35:19	35	156.30	XLON
10:41:31	3,358	156.80	XLON
10:41:31	1,335	156.50	CHIX
10:44:35	273	156.50	TRQX
10:44:35	600	156.50	TRQX
10:44:35	397	156.50	TRQX
10:45:52	1,527	156.70	XLON
10:49:32	1,417	156.80	XLON
10:52:29	1374	157.30	XLON
10:55:16	1,380	157.30	XLON
10:58:16	1245	157.30	XLON
11:02:20	1450	157.10	CHIX
11:02:20	1,231	157.00	XLON
11:03:57	1105	156.50	XLON
11:04:10	1,196	156.60	BATE
11:04:10	98	156.50	XLON
11:09:10	1200	156.30	XLON
11:09:11	12	156.30	XLON
11:18:11	1,306	156.30	XLON
11:18:11	1,207	156.30	XLON
11:18:11	22	156.30	XLON
11:18:11	108	156.30	XLON
11:19:11	600	156.30	XLON
11:19:11	600	156.30	XLON
11:19:11	180	156.30	XLON
11:24:32	1360	156.40	BATE
11:34:30	106	156.50	CHIX
11:34:30	1,312	156.70	TRQX
11:34:30	4750	156.50	XLON
11:34:30	1,286	156.50	CHIX
11:34:32	5	156.60	BATE
11:34:32	1,230	156.70	BATE
11:45:30	1,200	156.50	CHIX
11:45:30	3	156.50	CHIX
11:52:02	348	156.30	XLON
11:52:02	51	156.30	XLON
11:57:20	1,800	156.50	XLON
11:57:20	600	156.50	XLON
11:57:20	1200	156.50	XLON
11:57:20	284	156.50	XLON
11:57:20	2,041	156.50	XLON
11:57:20	1,319	156.50	XLON
11:57:22	1325	156.30	XLON
11:57:22	1,339	156.30	CHIX
12:02:25	1,169	156.30	XLON
12:02:25	307	156.30	TRQX
12:02:25	712	156.30	TRQX
12:02:25	250	156.30	XLON
12:02:25	427	156.30	TRQX
12:06:21	1,200	156.30	XLON
12:06:21	171	156.30	XLON
12:12:04	1,365	156.30	XLON
12:18:24	1,642	156.30	XLON
12:21:22	600	156.20	CHIX
12:21:22	600	156.20	CHIX
12:21:22	232	156.20	CHIX
12:21:23	981	156.10	XLON
12:21:23	385	156.10	XLON
12:22:00	1,413	156.30	BATE
12:24:35	1,324	156.10	XLON
12:24:35	1,928	155.80	BATE
12:27:59	1222	156.30	XLON
12:27:59	1,945	156.20	BATE
12:27:59	1,800	156.40	BATE
12:27:59	220	156.40	BATE
12:38:08	2,926	156.80	XLON
12:40:26	1,267	156.80	XLON
12:43:42	242	156.80	CHIX
12:44:29	1,363	157.00	XLON
12:48:29	1,290	157.00	XLON
12:51:01	538	156.90	TRQX
12:51:01	582	156.90	TRQX
12:51:29	1,365	157.00	XLON
12:51:42	142	156.90	TRQX
12:51:42	1,330	157.00	CHIX
12:55:25	600	157.00	XLON
12:55:25	817	157.00	XLON
12:58:37	1,346	157.00	XLON
13:03:28	600	157.00	XLON
13:03:28	600	157.00	XLON
13:03:28	193	157.00	XLON
13:03:42	262	156.80	XLON
13:03:42	854	156.80	XLON
13:08:34	131	157.00	XLON
13:08:34	1,175	157.00	XLON
13:11:50	1,329	157.00	CHIX
13:12:34	1,357	157.10	XLON
13:20:20	1,739	157.10	XLON
13:20:20	1,138	157.10	XLON
13:20:48	1,492	156.90	XLON
13:22:10	600	157.00	BATE
13:22:10	166	157.00	BATE
13:22:10	600	157.00	BATE
13:25:20	369	157.10	XLON
13:25:20	998	157.10	XLON
13:25:20	1,198	157.00	CHIX
13:29:42	1,278	157.20	TRQX
13:30:00	487	156.80	XLON
13:30:00	487	156.80	XLON
13:30:00	403	156.80	XLON
13:30:00	1,285	156.80	XLON
13:34:00	1,381	157.30	XLON
13:34:20	1,287	157.00	XLON
13:38:33	1,238	157.40	XLON
13:40:20	1,418	157.40	CHIX
13:40:33	1,328	157.30	XLON
13:44:33	1,312	157.30	XLON
13:47:08	1,231	157.10	XLON
13:47:08	1,342	157.10	BATE
13:49:34	1,381	157.00	XLON
13:52:50	1,447	157.10	XLON
13:52:50	1,168	157.00	CHIX
14:03:42	304	157.00	TRQX
14:03:42	1,056	157.00	TRQX
14:05:05	2,091	157.10	XLON
14:05:05	507	157.10	XLON
14:05:05	2,125	157.10	XLON
14:05:05	829	157.10	XLON
14:05:05	1,229	157.00	XLON
14:05:09	1,308	157.00	BATE
14:15:20	1,350	156.90	CHIX
14:15:42	2,179	157.10	XLON
14:15:42	2,502	157.10	XLON
14:15:43	1,262	156.90	XLON
14:20:34	1,205	157.10	XLON
14:20:34	1,131	157.10	CHIX
14:20:34	298	157.10	CHIX
14:21:34	1,200	157.10	XLON
14:21:34	123	157.10	XLON
14:23:34	600	157.10	XLON
14:23:34	156	157.10	XLON
14:23:34	533	157.10	XLON
14:25:34	1,451	157.10	XLON
14:28:35	1,276	157.10	XLON
14:29:31	1,195	157.20	TRQX
14:29:31	18	157.20	TRQX
14:29:35	1,275	157.00	XLON
14:29:45	1,352	156.90	CHIX
14:33:59	207	156.90	XLON
14:33:59	906	156.90	XLON
14:33:59	587	156.90	XLON
14:34:04	600	156.90	XLON
14:34:04	418	156.90	XLON
14:34:04	228	156.90	XLON
14:38:24	2,694	157.10	XLON
14:38:24	1,205	157.00	XLON
14:40:03	1,353	156.90	CHIX
14:42:24	1,200	157.10	XLON
14:42:24	347	157.10	XLON
14:42:24	123	157.10	XLON
14:42:24	1,346	157.00	XLON
14:44:21	1,387	156.90	TRQX
14:49:40	1,375	156.80	XLON
14:49:40	133	156.80	XLON
14:51:40	1,200	157.10	XLON
14:51:40	600	157.10	XLON
14:51:40	1,225	157.10	XLON
14:51:40	620	157.10	XLON
14:51:40	1,242	157.40	BATE
14:51:40	1,439	157.00	XLON
14:51:40	1,173	157.00	CHIX
15:05:21	550	157.00	TRQX
15:05:21	757	157.00	TRQX
15:05:24	5,112	156.90	XLON
15:05:24	2,926	156.90	XLON
15:05:24	1,271	156.90	CHIX
15:05:36	600	156.80	XLON
15:05:36	719	156.80	XLON
15:05:40	600	156.80	BATE
15:05:40	600	156.80	BATE
15:05:40	201	156.80	BATE
15:07:27	82	156.90	XLON
15:07:27	162	156.90	XLON
15:07:27	600	156.90	XLON
15:07:27	504	156.90	XLON
15:12:27	785	157.20	BATE
15:12:27	399	157.40	BATE
15:12:27	1,312	157.10	CHIX
15:12:27	600	157.10	XLON
15:12:27	600	157.10	XLON
15:12:27	600	157.10	XLON
15:12:27	1,344	157.10	XLON
15:12:27	1,160	157.00	XLON
15:12:27	231	157.00	XLON
15:17:48	2,947	157.00	XLON
15:17:48	1,997	157.00	BATE
15:17:48	1,274	157.00	CHIX
15:19:37	371	156.90	XLON
15:19:37	600	156.90	XLON
15:19:37	508	156.90	XLON
15:21:10	1,316	156.90	XLON
15:22:20	401	156.90	XLON
15:22:20	1,077	156.90	XLON
15:24:20	166	156.90	XLON
15:24:20	600	156.90	XLON
15:24:20	454	156.90	XLON
15:25:59	1,359	156.90	CHIX
15:26:42	1,335	156.90	XLON
15:27:42	786	157.00	BATE
15:27:42	618	157.00	BATE
15:28:42	600	156.80	XLON
15:28:42	600	156.80	XLON
15:28:42	86	156.80	XLON
15:30:21	1,190	157.00	TRQX
15:30:22	600	156.70	XLON
15:30:22	600	156.70	XLON
15:30:22	149	156.70	XLON
15:31:22	600	156.60	XLON
15:31:22	600	156.60	XLON
15:31:22	312	156.60	XLON
15:31:22	187	156.60	XLON
15:32:22	600	156.60	XLON
15:32:22	421	156.60	XLON
15:32:47	194	156.60	XLON
15:33:47	1,512	156.60	XLON
15:34:59	58	156.70	CHIX
15:34:59	1	156.70	CHIX
15:35:11	1,322	156.70	XLON
15:36:03	1,305	156.70	CHIX
15:36:03	67	156.70	CHIX
15:38:05	1,454	156.70	XLON
15:38:05	1,296	156.70	XLON
15:41:21	1,400	156.50	XLON
15:43:34	1,398	156.30	XLON
15:43:34	1,269	156.30	XLON
15:43:34	1,377	156.30	TRQX
15:45:40	1,243	156.30	XLON
15:48:03	1,245	156.50	CHIX
15:48:03	115	156.30	XLON
15:48:03	364	156.30	XLON
15:48:03	922	156.30	XLON
15:49:03	1,243	156.30	XLON
15:52:29	1,457	156.20	XLON
15:52:29	1,209	156.20	XLON
15:55:39	1,361	156.30	XLON
15:56:03	1,200	156.20	CHIX
15:56:03	135	156.20	CHIX
15:57:39	1,200	156.20	XLON
15:57:39	164	156.20	XLON
15:57:39	18	156.20	XLON
15:58:46	1,128	156.20	XLON
15:58:46	100	156.20	XLON
16:01:35	152	156.20	XLON
16:02:35	600	156.50	XLON
16:02:35	600	156.50	XLON
16:02:35	600	156.50	XLON
16:02:35	85	156.50	XLON
16:03:07	1,353	156.50	BATE
16:03:07	1,800	156.70	BATE
16:03:07	43	156.70	BATE
16:03:07	600	156.70	BATE
16:03:07	685	156.70	BATE
16:04:24	1,232	156.80	XLON
16:05:24	865	156.90	XLON
16:05:24	417	156.90	XLON
16:05:35	1,300	156.90	CHIX
16:06:34	1,349	156.80	TRQX
16:07:24	1,326	156.80	XLON
16:08:24	1,264	156.80	XLON
16:13:06	69	156.70	BATE
16:13:06	1,149	156.70	BATE
16:13:06	2,288	156.80	XLON
16:13:06	1,343	156.80	XLON
16:13:08	1,394	156.60	CHIX
16:13:32	1,213	156.40	XLON
16:14:44	1,200	156.20	XLON
16:14:44	54	156.20	XLON
16:17:09	206	156.20	XLON
16:17:09	1,518	156.20	XLON
16:17:49	1,262	156.00	XLON
16:19:07	1,482	155.80	XLON
16:19:49	1,173	155.80	TRQX
16:20:08	580	155.90	CHIX
16:20:08	600	155.90	CHIX
16:21:07	259	156.00	XLON
16:21:07	1,460	156.00	XLON
16:22:09	625	155.90	XLON
16:22:10	770	155.90	XLON
16:23:10	1,403	155.80	XLON
16:24:26	1,441	155.60	XLON
16:26:26	1,621	155.80	XLON
16:26:57	149	155.60	CHIX
16:27:26	1,428	155.80	XLON
16:27:26	515	155.60	CHIX
16:28:28	600	155.60	XLON
16:28:28	906	155.60	XLON
16:28:58	657	155.80	XLON

 

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