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

1 September 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

426,202

Weighted average price paid (p)

147.43

Highest price paid (p)

148.90

Lowest price paid (p)

145.10

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 71,795,765 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 678,899,250. 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 1 September 2023 is 678,899,250. 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
corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

Contacts at Brunswick PR:


Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited:


Nicholas How / John Fishley
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 

Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:


James Agnew / Jack Wood
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

 

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

147.38

291,232

BATE

147.65

64,567

CHIX

147.40

54,948

TRQX

147.40

15,455

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:01:31

2,185

145.10

XLON

08:01:31

1,548

145.10

XLON

08:02:53

33

145.10

XLON

08:03:53

1,200

146.00

XLON

08:03:53

600

146.00

XLON

08:03:53

16

146.00

XLON

08:05:20

1212

146.80

BATE

08:05:53

2585

146.60

XLON

08:05:54

202

146.40

XLON

08:05:54

1,637

146.40

XLON

08:07:33

1,681

146.30

XLON

08:08:20

1,200

146.80

BATE

08:08:20

56

146.80

BATE

08:09:13

1546

147.20

XLON

08:10:13

1884

146.80

XLON

08:11:20

1,226

147.10

CHIX

08:11:20

1,840

146.90

CHIX

08:11:21

10

146.90

CHIX

08:11:21

162

146.90

CHIX

08:13:13

1,799

147.00

XLON

08:15:13

1,511

147.00

XLON

08:15:13

89

147.00

XLON

08:17:13

1,174

146.90

TRQX

08:17:13

1,705

147.00

XLON

08:19:34

539

146.60

XLON

08:19:34

1,187

146.60

XLON

08:22:38

1,748

146.50

XLON

08:25:38

1,721

146.80

XLON

08:27:38

1,050

146.50

XLON

08:27:38

114

146.50

XLON

08:27:38

671

146.50

XLON

08:28:53

1,259

146.30

CHIX

08:30:39

1,522

146.90

XLON

08:32:03

108

146.80

XLON

08:32:03

1,653

146.80

XLON

08:32:31

1,166

147.00

BATE

08:33:30

219

147.00

BATE

08:33:30

80

147.00

BATE

08:33:30

1,034

147.00

BATE

08:34:03

1,543

147.20

XLON

08:44:38

152

147.40

XLON

08:44:38

750

147.40

XLON

08:44:38

1,585

147.40

XLON

08:44:38

3,878

147.40

XLON

08:44:38

1,181

147.30

TRQX

08:44:45

536

147.00

XLON

08:44:45

1,189

147.00

XLON

08:50:13

1,200

147.20

XLON

08:50:13

455

147.20

XLON

08:50:13

1,200

147.20

BATE

08:50:13

82

147.20

BATE

08:52:52

1,573

147.00

XLON

08:55:45

1,785

146.30

XLON

09:00:00

333

146.50

XLON

09:00:00

203

146.50

XLON

09:00:00

1,083

146.50

XLON

09:00:00

360

146.50

XLON

09:02:13

392

146.70

XLON

09:02:13

600

146.70

XLON

09:02:13

521

146.70

XLON

09:02:13

600

146.60

CHIX

09:02:13

694

146.60

CHIX

09:02:13

914

146.50

CHIX

09:02:13

613

146.50

CHIX

09:04:45

1,200

146.90

XLON

09:04:45

647

146.90

XLON

09:05:13

1,212

146.90

BATE

09:06:03

1,200

146.60

TRQX

09:07:40

1,692

146.70

XLON

09:11:40

1,200

146.80

XLON

09:11:40

502

146.80

XLON

09:14:40

1,200

146.80

XLON

09:14:40

416

146.80

XLON

09:16:13

15

146.80

BATE

09:17:40

311

146.90

XLON

09:17:40

1,449

146.90

XLON

09:17:57

1,173

146.80

BATE

09:21:40

699

146.80

XLON

09:21:40

897

146.80

XLON

09:24:58

1,610

146.80

XLON

09:27:58

1,712

146.80

XLON

09:31:58

1,200

146.80

XLON

09:31:58

531

146.80

XLON

09:38:42

1,562

146.80

XLON

09:40:42

600

146.70

XLON

09:40:42

600

146.70

XLON

09:40:42

462

146.70

XLON

09:47:23

1,671

147.20

XLON

09:50:09

317

147.20

CHIX

09:50:09

3,471

147.20

CHIX

09:51:23

600

147.10

XLON

09:51:23

963

147.10

XLON

09:54:23

537

147.10

XLON

09:54:23

600

147.10

XLON

09:54:23

374

147.10

XLON

09:54:28

509

147.00

BATE

09:55:15

1,370

147.20

CHIX

10:04:09

923

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

204

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

418

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

293

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

600

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

600

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

1,787

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

1,758

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

35

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

229

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

600

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

921

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

1,547

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

848

147.00

BATE

10:56:17

3,962

147.00

XLON

10:56:17

5,969

147.00

XLON

11:09:56

1

146.60

TRQX

11:10:08

21

146.60

TRQX

11:36:17

1,404

146.60

BATE

12:19:52

1,834

146.50

CHIX

12:19:52

1,703

146.30

CHIX

12:19:52

55

146.30

CHIX

12:19:52

305

146.50

CHIX

12:19:52

54

146.50

CHIX

12:19:52

3

146.30

BATE

12:20:44

228

146.50

BATE

12:20:44

66

146.50

BATE

12:20:44

496

146.50

BATE

12:20:44

152

146.50

BATE

12:20:44

315

146.50

BATE

12:42:20

6,374

146.10

XLON

12:42:20

1,643

146.10

XLON

12:43:08

1,216

146.30

TRQX

12:53:39

1,734

146.30

XLON

12:53:39

89

146.30

XLON

12:53:39

80

146.50

CHIX

12:53:39

3,178

146.70

CHIX

12:53:39

5

146.70

CHIX

12:53:39

399

146.70

CHIX

12:53:39

80

146.60

BATE

12:53:39

1,215

146.60

BATE

12:53:39

408

146.60

BATE

12:54:27

327

146.60

TRQX

12:55:00

710

147.20

CHIX

12:55:00

2,556

147.20

CHIX

12:55:00

1,713

147.20

CHIX

12:55:00

121

147.20

XLON

12:55:00

4,611

147.20

XLON

12:55:12

4,096

147.20

XLON

12:55:12

1,790

147.20

XLON

12:55:12

8,591

147.20

XLON

12:55:12

1,244

147.20

XLON

12:55:12

683

147.20

XLON

12:55:12

6,039

147.20

XLON

12:55:12

1,422

147.20

TRQX

12:55:12

1,879

147.30

XLON

12:55:12

1,011

147.30

TRQX

12:55:12

432

147.50

TRQX

12:55:12

3,929

147.30

XLON

12:55:12

5,236

147.30

XLON

12:55:12

428

147.20

XLON

12:55:12

491

147.30

TRQX

12:55:12

676

147.30

TRQX

12:56:00

1,430

147.20

BATE

12:56:00

1,429

147.20

CHIX

13:14:48

1,200

146.80

TRQX

13:14:48

161

146.80

TRQX

13:28:28

1,328

146.70

CHIX

13:28:29

353

146.80

XLON

13:28:29

9,767

146.80

XLON

13:28:29

797

146.70

XLON

13:30:01

1,409

146.70

BATE

13:30:01

1,215

146.70

CHIX

13:30:01

19

146.80

XLON

13:30:01

1,141

146.80

XLON

13:30:01

552

146.80

XLON

13:30:01

1,203

146.80

XLON

13:30:01

1,755

146.80

XLON

13:30:01

267

146.80

XLON

13:31:13

1,567

147.00

XLON

13:31:16

1,408

147.30

BATE

13:31:47

1,237

147.00

CHIX

13:39:09

3,471

147.00

XLON

13:40:22

600

147.40

XLON

13:40:22

1,200

147.40

XLON

13:40:22

15

147.40

XLON

13:41:47

1,375

147.30

BATE

13:41:47

1,184

147.30

CHIX

13:44:33

1,624

147.40

XLON

13:44:33

1,910

147.40

BATE

13:44:36

8,442

147.70

BATE

13:44:36

140

147.70

BATE

13:44:36

1,740

147.70

BATE

13:49:54

1,951

147.20

XLON

13:50:54

1,646

147.30

XLON

13:54:54

1,210

147.90

CHIX

13:55:46

348

147.80

XLON

13:55:46

1,072

147.80

XLON

13:55:46

348

147.80

XLON

13:58:15

465

147.70

XLON

13:58:15

1,369

147.70

XLON

13:58:15

1,012

147.70

BATE

13:58:15

157

147.70

BATE

14:01:15

1,200

147.70

XLON

14:01:15

403

147.70

XLON

14:01:15

825

147.90

BATE

14:01:15

349

147.90

BATE

14:01:15

2,167

147.90

BATE

14:01:15

80

147.80

BATE

14:01:15

1,147

147.90

BATE

14:03:03

600

147.60

XLON

14:03:03

1,200

147.60

XLON

14:03:03

17

147.60

XLON

14:04:08

535

147.40

XLON

14:08:38

1,381

147.60

CHIX

14:10:26

600

147.80

XLON

14:10:26

600

147.80

XLON

14:10:26

494

147.80

XLON

14:10:26

600

147.80

XLON

14:10:26

600

147.80

XLON

14:10:26

384

147.80

XLON

14:12:26

1,592

147.80

XLON

14:15:53

125

147.90

CHIX

14:15:53

1,200

147.90

CHIX

14:15:53

37

147.90

CHIX

14:20:33

1,541

147.80

XLON

14:20:33

1,619

147.80

XLON

14:20:33

600

147.80

XLON

14:20:33

159

147.80

XLON

14:20:33

1,040

147.80

XLON

14:22:33

1,200

147.70

XLON

14:22:33

469

147.70

XLON

14:26:33

600

147.60

XLON

14:26:33

1,243

147.60

XLON

14:26:33

1,402

147.50

CHIX

14:26:33

1,409

147.60

CHIX

14:29:59

676

147.40

XLON

14:29:59

423

147.40

XLON

14:30:00

629

147.40

XLON

14:35:33

575

147.40

XLON

14:36:18

1,163

147.40

XLON

14:36:18

37

147.40

XLON

14:36:18

440

147.40

XLON

14:36:18

376

147.40

XLON

14:36:18

1,000

147.40

XLON

14:36:18

631

147.40

XLON

14:36:18

1,080

147.40

XLON

14:38:18

184

147.40

XLON

14:38:56

300

147.40

XLON

14:48:58

533

147.40

XLON

14:48:58

1,202

147.40

XLON

14:49:31

600

147.50

CHIX

14:49:33

253

147.60

BATE

14:49:35

829

148.00

BATE

14:49:35

353

148.00

BATE

14:49:35

105

147.80

XLON

14:49:44

6,054

147.80

XLON

14:49:44

182

147.80

XLON

14:49:44

339

147.80

XLON

14:50:20

829

148.00

BATE

14:50:20

381

148.00

BATE

14:50:20

80

148.00

BATE

14:50:20

154

148.00

BATE

14:51:20

1,788

148.10

XLON

14:51:43

1,301

148.20

TRQX

14:52:20

1,387

148.10

BATE

14:52:43

579

148.20

TRQX

14:52:43

714

148.20

TRQX

14:53:20

1,516

148.10

XLON

14:55:20

1,550

148.10

XLON

14:55:48

1,349

148.00

CHIX

14:55:48

600

148.00

BATE

14:55:48

436

148.00

BATE

14:55:48

995

148.00

BATE

14:57:20

1,320

148.10

XLON

15:00:20

1,800

148.80

XLON

15:01:02

634

148.30

CHIX

15:01:02

572

148.30

CHIX

15:02:20

1,718

148.40

XLON

15:05:20

1,813

148.60

XLON

15:06:43

600

148.80

TRQX

15:06:43

583

148.80

TRQX

15:06:53

600

148.80

XLON

15:06:53

600

148.80

XLON

15:06:53

318

148.80

XLON

15:07:08

106

148.60

BATE

15:08:02

1,406

148.90

CHIX

15:13:34

1,675

148.60

XLON

15:13:34

103

148.60

XLON

15:13:34

645

148.60

XLON

15:13:34

1,042

148.60

BATE

15:13:34

276

148.60

BATE

15:13:34

793

148.60

XLON

15:13:34

74

148.60

XLON

15:13:34

1,553

148.60

XLON

15:13:34

46

148.60

XLON

15:13:34

190

148.60

XLON

15:15:02

537

148.30

CHIX

15:15:02

531

148.30

CHIX

15:15:02

187

148.30

CHIX

15:16:05

440

148.30

XLON

15:16:05

600

148.30

XLON

15:16:05

440

148.30

XLON

15:16:05

111

148.30

XLON

15:17:30

635

148.30

XLON

15:17:30

1,166

148.30

XLON

15:20:30

1,023

148.40

XLON

15:20:30

692

148.40

XLON

15:25:04

534

148.30

XLON

15:25:04

1,046

148.30

XLON

15:25:04

1,846

148.30

XLON

15:25:04

1,109

148.30

XLON

15:25:04

579

148.30

CHIX

15:25:04

332

148.30

CHIX

15:27:38

117

148.30

XLON

15:27:38

630

148.30

XLON

15:27:38

978

148.30

XLON

15:27:38

594

148.30

XLON

15:27:38

348

148.30

CHIX

15:36:38

1,750

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

573

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

1,295

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

505

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

600

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

2,400

148.30

BATE

15:36:38

12

148.30

BATE

15:36:38

1,250

148.30

BATE

15:36:38

912

148.30

CHIX

15:36:38

508

148.30

CHIX

15:36:38

92

148.30

CHIX

15:36:38

7

148.30

CHIX

15:36:38

1,137

148.30

CHIX

15:36:38

24

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

274

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

315

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

351

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

1,445

148.30

XLON

15:36:38

91

148.30

BATE

15:37:05

1,732

148.10

XLON

15:41:38

827

148.30

BATE

15:41:38

1,218

148.30

BATE

15:45:58

1,171

148.20

CHIX

15:52:58

921

148.20

CHIX

15:52:58

370

148.20

CHIX

15:53:08

1,594

148.20

BATE

15:53:08

600

148.20

BATE

15:53:08

600

148.20

BATE

15:53:08

394

148.20

BATE

15:59:52

600

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,256

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,777

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,620

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,623

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

163

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,691

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

448

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,166

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,423

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

516

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,624

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

1,723

148.10

XLON

15:59:52

80

148.10

BATE

15:59:52

600

148.10

BATE

15:59:52

541

148.10

BATE

15:59:52

1,964

148.00

XLON

16:01:54

1,184

148.10

BATE

16:01:54

1,200

148.10

BATE

16:01:54

920

148.10

BATE

16:01:54

132

148.10

BATE

16:03:50

600

148.20

CHIX

16:03:50

600

148.20

CHIX

16:03:50

30

148.20

CHIX

16:06:16

283

148.10

XLON

16:07:50

600

148.20

CHIX

16:07:50

593

148.20

CHIX

16:13:50

1,304

148.20

CHIX

16:13:54

600

148.20

BATE

16:13:54

600

148.20

BATE

16:13:54

100

148.20

BATE

16:18:04

13

148.20

BATE

16:18:04

1,164

148.20

BATE

16:18:35

1

148.20

BATE

16:19:21

4

148.20

BATE

16:19:55

50

148.20

BATE

16:20:03

1,200

148.20

XLON

16:20:03

1,004

148.20

XLON

16:20:03

314

148.20

XLON

16:20:03

4,200

148.20

XLON

16:20:03

600

148.20

XLON

16:20:03

2,982

148.20

XLON

16:20:10

337

148.20

XLON

16:20:10

1,200

148.20

XLON

16:20:27

1,470

148.20

XLON

16:21:04

1,200

148.20

XLON

16:21:04

600

148.20

XLON

16:21:04

600

148.20

XLON

16:21:04

137

148.20

XLON

16:21:04

1,855

148.20

XLON

16:21:04

1,270

148.20

XLON

16:21:04

470

148.20

CHIX

16:21:04

333

148.20

CHIX

16:21:42

550

148.00

XLON

16:21:45

132

148.00

XLON

16:21:45

550

148.00

XLON

16:21:45

460

148.00

XLON

16:23:13

600

148.00

XLON

16:23:13

600

148.00

XLON

16:23:13

351

148.00

XLON

16:23:55

1,372

147.90

BATE

16:24:17

704

147.80

XLON

16:25:17

925

148.00

XLON

16:26:17

600

148.10

XLON

16:26:17

600

148.10

XLON

16:26:17

600

148.10

XLON

16:26:17

33

148.10

XLON

16:26:23

1,165

148.10

TRQX

16:27:19

1,335

148.10

BATE

16:28:09

1,040

148.10

XLON

16:28:09

600

148.10

XLON

16:28:09

363

148.10

XLON

16:29:50

1,756

148.20

XLON

 



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