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

11 September 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

360,708

Weighted average price paid (p)

156.05

Highest price paid (p)

157.70

Lowest price paid (p)

154.40

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 73,833,385 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 676,861,630. 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 11 September 2023 is 676,861,630. 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

156.06

193,230

BATE

156.17

85,488

CHIX

155.91

55,941

TRQX

155.96

26,049

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:02:25

2560

157.3

XLON

08:02:25

1653

157.4

XLON

08:02:25

1000

157.5

XLON

08:02:25

784

157.5

XLON

08:04:10

1000

156.7

CHIX

08:04:10

512

156.7

CHIX

08:05:26

1786

157.4

XLON

08:05:26

1336

157.4

XLON

08:05:26

275

157.4

XLON

08:06:26

1286

157.5

TRQX

08:06:26

848

157.3

CHIX

08:06:27

1593

157.4

XLON

08:06:27

500

157.3

CHIX

08:08:21

1559

157.6

XLON

08:08:40

1901

157.7

BATE

08:09:06

1343

157.5

XLON

08:09:06

537

157.5

XLON

08:09:12

75

157.3

CHIX

08:10:39

623

157

XLON

08:10:39

500

157

XLON

08:10:39

419

157

XLON

08:12:39

1335

156.4

XLON

08:12:39

500

156.4

XLON

08:15:32

1900

157

XLON

08:16:15

1328

156.9

CHIX

08:17:32

1714

157

XLON

08:19:32

1814

157.3

XLON

08:22:32

1000

157.6

XLON

08:22:32

583

157.6

XLON

08:22:39

1415

157.2

TRQX

08:25:32

1356

157.6

XLON

08:25:32

510

157.6

XLON

08:27:32

1288

157.6

XLON

08:27:32

246

157.6

XLON

08:29:32

1827

157.5

XLON

08:31:32

1391

157.4

XLON

08:31:32

508

157.4

XLON

08:34:32

1637

157.5

XLON

08:36:32

1750

157.5

XLON

08:39:32

1721

157.1

XLON

08:58:32

1254

157.4

TRQX

09:00:18

1865

156.8

XLON

09:01:06

1886

157.1

XLON

09:03:06

1000

157.1

XLON

09:03:06

762

157.1

XLON

09:04:36

1371

156.9

BATE

09:05:15

1384

156.7

CHIX

09:06:16

1662

156.6

XLON

09:15:46

1682

156.2

XLON

09:19:41

5

155.8

TRQX

09:27:12

1000

156.3

XLON

09:27:12

500

156.3

XLON

09:27:12

91

156.3

XLON

09:27:12

2

156.3

XLON

09:27:56

875

156.1

TRQX

09:27:56

500

156.1

TRQX

09:33:45

2500

156.2

CHIX

09:33:45

1913

156.2

XLON

09:33:45

1529

156.2

XLON

09:33:45

1500

156.2

CHIX

09:33:45

1383

156.2

CHIX

09:33:45

514

156.2

XLON

09:33:45

500

156.2

XLON

09:33:45

247

156.2

CHIX

09:34:45

1000

156

BATE

09:34:45

433

156

BATE

09:49:46

1279

156

CHIX

09:53:45

1872

155.9

XLON

09:54:46

1768

156.2

XLON

09:54:46

1356

156.2

XLON

09:54:46

417

156.2

XLON

09:58:23

1404

156

TRQX

10:13:58

1338

156.3

BATE

10:13:58

807

156.3

BATE

10:13:58

610

156.3

BATE

10:24:26

1414

156.5

CHIX

10:29:55

1605

156.4

XLON

10:29:55

1000

156.4

XLON

10:29:55

672

156.4

XLON

10:29:55

68

156.4

XLON

10:33:51

491

156

TRQX

10:33:51

340

156

TRQX

10:33:51

311

156

TRQX

10:33:51

207

156

TRQX

10:38:35

1359

156

CHIX

10:43:55

1377

155.8

XLON

10:43:55

157

155.8

XLON

10:48:46

1500

155.5

XLON

10:48:46

905

155.5

CHIX

10:48:46

875

155.5

XLON

10:48:46

500

155.5

XLON

10:48:46

500

155.5

XLON

10:48:46

327

155.5

XLON

10:48:46

324

155.5

XLON

10:48:46

270

155.5

CHIX

11:06:29

1254

155.3

CHIX

11:07:10

152

155.3

CHIX

11:08:48

81

155.2

CHIX

11:08:51

1371

155.2

CHIX

11:09:11

961

155.2

BATE

11:09:11

500

155.2

BATE

11:09:46

1000

155.2

XLON

11:09:46

625

155.2

XLON

11:18:17

1338

154.9

TRQX

11:19:51

1314

154.8

CHIX

11:25:18

1894

154.8

XLON

11:26:11

500

154.7

BATE

11:26:11

500

154.7

BATE

11:26:11

500

154.7

BATE

11:26:11

103

154.7

BATE

11:41:51

1270

154.7

CHIX

11:53:48

954

154.6

TRQX

11:53:48

220

154.6

TRQX

12:00:01

1880

154.4

XLON

12:02:30

3000

154.7

XLON

12:02:30

2077

154.8

BATE

12:02:30

1412

154.8

BATE

12:02:30

1403

154.7

CHIX

12:02:30

1153

154.8

BATE

12:02:30

1151

154.8

BATE

12:02:30

1123

154.7

XLON

12:02:30

500

154.6

XLON

12:02:30

500

154.6

XLON

12:02:30

500

154.6

XLON

12:02:30

500

154.6

XLON

12:02:30

149

154.6

XLON

12:02:30

42

154.8

BATE

12:06:31

2275

154.4

XLON

12:06:31

1197

154.7

XLON

12:06:31

1000

154.7

XLON

12:06:31

856

154.7

XLON

12:06:31

500

154.7

XLON

12:16:48

963

154.6

XLON

12:16:48

680

154.6

XLON

12:19:48

1246

154.7

CHIX

12:19:48

145

154.7

CHIX

12:29:55

1439

154.9

TRQX

12:34:48

2364

154.8

XLON

12:34:48

752

154.8

BATE

12:34:48

517

154.8

XLON

12:34:48

51

154.8

XLON

12:34:49

413

154.8

BATE

12:35:54

1172

154.6

CHIX

12:40:08

1600

154.5

XLON

12:40:08

118

154.5

XLON

12:51:08

1105

154.8

XLON

12:51:08

500

154.8

XLON

12:54:00

718

154.7

CHIX

12:54:00

492

154.7

CHIX

13:04:19

2719

155.2

BATE

13:04:19

2262

154.8

XLON

13:04:19

1940

155.2

BATE

13:04:19

1198

154.8

XLON

13:04:19

1194

154.8

XLON

13:04:19

614

155.2

BATE

13:05:08

789

154.8

TRQX

13:05:08

500

154.8

TRQX

13:09:13

948

154.8

CHIX

13:09:13

500

154.8

CHIX

13:18:09

1914

154.7

XLON

13:18:09

1193

154.7

XLON

13:18:09

598

154.7

XLON

13:24:13

500

154.7

CHIX

13:24:13

500

154.7

CHIX

13:24:13

445

154.7

CHIX

13:29:55

75

154.6

TRQX

13:30:36

110

154.6

TRQX

13:35:19

1201

155

BATE

13:35:19

1000

154.7

CHIX

13:35:19

250

154.7

CHIX

13:36:19

1255

155

BATE

13:36:52

997

154.6

TRQX

13:37:18

1019

154.6

XLON

13:37:18

806

154.6

XLON

13:44:20

1901

154.5

XLON

13:46:47

1000

154.6

XLON

13:46:47

500

154.6

XLON

13:46:47

101

154.6

XLON

13:48:47

1325

154.4

CHIX

13:55:47

1261

154.5

XLON

13:55:47

338

154.5

XLON

13:55:48

1000

154.6

XLON

13:55:48

839

154.6

XLON

13:58:04

1870

154.5

XLON

13:58:04

75

154.5

XLON

13:58:13

1289

154.4

TRQX

13:58:17

1831

154.7

XLON

13:58:17

1000

154.7

XLON

13:58:17

1000

154.8

BATE

13:58:17

500

154.7

XLON

13:58:17

500

154.8

BATE

13:58:17

500

154.8

BATE

13:58:17

500

154.8

BATE

13:58:17

500

154.8

BATE

13:58:17

393

154.7

XLON

13:58:17

122

154.8

BATE

13:59:57

200

155.4

XLON

14:00:02

950

155.4

XLON

14:00:02

445

155.4

XLON

14:00:32

1375

155.4

BATE

14:00:32

157

155.4

BATE

14:06:38

4179

156

XLON

14:06:38

2000

156

XLON

14:06:38

1778

156

XLON

14:06:38

1500

155.9

XLON

14:06:38

1393

156.1

CHIX

14:06:38

1130

155.9

XLON

14:06:38

1096

156

XLON

14:06:38

1043

156

XLON

14:06:38

1028

155.9

XLON

14:06:38

980

156

XLON

14:06:38

457

155.9

XLON

14:06:38

121

156

XLON

14:06:38

11

156

XLON

14:07:27

1310

156

BATE

14:07:27

288

156

BATE

14:08:27

976

155.9

XLON

14:08:27

700

155.9

XLON

14:09:27

713

156.2

BATE

14:09:27

634

156.2

BATE

14:16:38

1302

155.8

CHIX

14:22:13

720

155.7

TRQX

14:22:13

582

155.7

TRQX

14:25:38

700

155.7

CHIX

14:25:38

506

155.7

CHIX

14:25:38

231

155.7

CHIX

14:26:27

1265

155.7

BATE

14:31:45

3036

155.7

XLON

14:31:45

2080

155.7

XLON

14:31:45

200

155.7

XLON

14:31:45

150

155.7

XLON

14:34:12

1268

155.8

CHIX

14:34:12

91

155.8

CHIX

14:37:45

1596

156

XLON

14:37:45

1221

156.2

BATE

14:37:45

835

156.2

BATE

14:37:45

649

156

XLON

14:37:45

527

156.2

BATE

14:37:45

426

156.2

BATE

14:37:45

200

156

XLON

14:37:49

1062

156.2

XLON

14:37:49

1062

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

1062

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

933

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

914

156.4

BATE

14:37:49

784

156.2

BATE

14:37:49

624

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

557

156.4

BATE

14:37:49

552

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

500

156.2

BATE

14:41:13

1388

156.2

TRQX

14:46:45

1386

156.2

CHIX

14:51:59

1332

155.8

CHIX

14:56:19

2077

155.9

XLON

14:56:19

1193

155.8

BATE

14:56:19

984

155.9

XLON

14:57:58

1618

155.9

XLON

14:59:55

60

155.8

BATE

15:00:55

787

156

BATE

15:00:55

500

156

BATE

15:01:05

1734

156

XLON

15:01:56

1016

156

BATE

15:01:56

239

156

BATE

15:03:39

55

156

TRQX

15:03:46

1115

156

TRQX

15:04:59

860

156

CHIX

15:04:59

537

156

CHIX

15:06:05

785

156

XLON

15:06:05

500

156

XLON

15:06:05

434

156

XLON

15:06:05

70

156

XLON

15:06:05

36

156

XLON

15:10:58

448

155.8

CHIX

15:13:58

1223

156

CHIX

15:14:56

1247

156

BATE

15:16:55

1000

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

1000

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

824

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

798

156.2

BATE

15:16:55

786

156

TRQX

15:16:55

500

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

468

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

415

156.2

BATE

15:16:55

387

156

TRQX

15:16:55

128

156.2

XLON

15:18:06

6718

156.1

XLON

15:18:06

2496

156.1

XLON

15:18:06

1931

156.1

XLON

15:18:06

1924

156.1

XLON

15:18:06

459

156.1

XLON

15:21:55

3536

156.8

BATE

15:21:55

3209

156.8

BATE

15:22:55

1303

156.9

CHIX

15:29:00

1194

156.5

CHIX

15:30:38

1058

156.5

TRQX

15:30:38

110

156.5

TRQX

15:33:55

512

156.5

BATE

15:34:26

488

156.5

BATE

15:34:26

407

156.5

BATE

15:35:03

741

156.4

CHIX

15:35:26

1441

156.5

BATE

15:40:03

1798

156.9

BATE

15:40:03

1400

156.9

BATE

15:40:03

1301

156.9

BATE

15:40:03

433

156.9

BATE

15:42:03

1344

156.7

CHIX

15:44:38

1238

156.6

TRQX

15:48:03

1448

156.6

CHIX

15:55:20

2988

157.1

BATE

15:55:20

1783

157.1

BATE

15:55:20

628

157.1

BATE

15:55:20

81

157.1

BATE

15:55:20

21

157.1

BATE

15:59:21

739

157

CHIX

15:59:21

578

157

CHIX

15:59:37

2739

157.1

XLON

16:00:37

1831

157.1

XLON

16:05:21

1172

157.1

CHIX

16:08:37

1859

157

XLON

16:08:37

1178

157

TRQX

16:08:37

862

157

BATE

16:08:37

496

157

BATE

16:09:37

1275

157

BATE

16:09:37

1234

157

XLON

16:09:37

626

157

XLON

16:10:18

1991

157

XLON

16:10:18

509

157

XLON

16:10:18

293

157

XLON

16:11:34

995

156.7

CHIX

16:13:25

428

156.7

CHIX

16:13:54

1612

156.7

BATE

16:15:48

612

156.6

TRQX

16:15:54

1302

156.7

BATE

16:17:27

571

156.6

CHIX

16:17:53

2112

157.1

BATE

16:18:18

1615

156.7

XLON

16:22:00

618

156.6

CHIX

16:22:00

116

156.6

TRQX

16:22:06

2347

156.5

BATE

16:23:00

769

156.7

TRQX

16:23:00

136

156.7

TRQX

16:23:18

200

156.6

BATE

16:23:37

336

156.6

BATE

16:24:00

267

156.6

BATE

16:24:02

989

156.6

BATE

16:24:02

607

156.6

BATE

16:24:02

532

156.6

BATE

16:25:02

817

156.6

BATE

16:25:02

500

156.6

BATE

16:25:02

9

156.6

BATE

16:26:01

500

156.7

CHIX

16:26:01

443

156.7

CHIX

16:27:02

775

156.5

BATE

16:27:02

423

156.5

BATE

16:27:27

2201

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

1500

156.6

BATE

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

314

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

139

156.7

XLON

16:27:28

1474

156.7

XLON

16:27:28

1254

156.6

BATE

16:27:28

865

156.6

BATE

16:27:28

457

156.7

XLON

16:27:29

246

156.6

BATE

14:31:45

150

155.7

XLON

14:34:12

1268

155.8

CHIX

14:34:12

91

155.8

CHIX

14:37:45

1596

156

XLON

14:37:45

1221

156.2

BATE

14:37:45

835

156.2

BATE

14:37:45

649

156

XLON

14:37:45

527

156.2

BATE

14:37:45

426

156.2

BATE

14:37:45

200

156

XLON

14:37:49

1062

156.2

XLON

14:37:49

1062

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

1062

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

933

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

914

156.4

BATE

14:37:49

784

156.2

BATE

14:37:49

624

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

557

156.4

BATE

14:37:49

552

156.3

XLON

14:37:49

500

156.2

BATE

14:41:13

1388

156.2

TRQX

14:46:45

1386

156.2

CHIX

14:51:59

1332

155.8

CHIX

14:56:19

2077

155.9

XLON

14:56:19

1193

155.8

BATE

14:56:19

984

155.9

XLON

14:57:58

1618

155.9

XLON

14:59:55

60

155.8

BATE

15:00:55

787

156

BATE

15:00:55

500

156

BATE

15:01:05

1734

156

XLON

15:01:56

1016

156

BATE

15:01:56

239

156

BATE

15:03:39

55

156

TRQX

15:03:46

1115

156

TRQX

15:04:59

860

156

CHIX

15:04:59

537

156

CHIX

15:06:05

785

156

XLON

15:06:05

500

156

XLON

15:06:05

434

156

XLON

15:06:05

70

156

XLON

15:06:05

36

156

XLON

15:10:58

448

155.8

CHIX

15:13:58

1223

156

CHIX

15:14:56

1247

156

BATE

15:16:55

1000

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

1000

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

824

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

798

156.2

BATE

15:16:55

786

156

TRQX

15:16:55

500

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

468

156.2

XLON

15:16:55

415

156.2

BATE

15:16:55

387

156

TRQX

15:16:55

128

156.2

XLON

15:18:06

6718

156.1

XLON

15:18:06

2496

156.1

XLON

15:18:06

1931

156.1

XLON

15:18:06

1924

156.1

XLON

15:18:06

459

156.1

XLON

15:21:55

3536

156.8

BATE

15:21:55

3209

156.8

BATE

15:22:55

1303

156.9

CHIX

15:29:00

1194

156.5

CHIX

15:30:38

1058

156.5

TRQX

15:30:38

110

156.5

TRQX

15:33:55

512

156.5

BATE

15:34:26

488

156.5

BATE

15:34:26

407

156.5

BATE

15:35:03

741

156.4

CHIX

15:35:26

1441

156.5

BATE

15:40:03

1798

156.9

BATE

15:40:03

1400

156.9

BATE

15:40:03

1301

156.9

BATE

15:40:03

433

156.9

BATE

15:42:03

1344

156.7

CHIX

15:44:38

1238

156.6

TRQX

15:48:03

1448

156.6

CHIX

15:55:20

2988

157.1

BATE

15:55:20

1783

157.1

BATE

15:55:20

628

157.1

BATE

15:55:20

81

157.1

BATE

15:55:20

21

157.1

BATE

15:59:21

739

157

CHIX

15:59:21

578

157

CHIX

15:59:37

2739

157.1

XLON

16:00:37

1831

157.1

XLON

16:05:21

1172

157.1

CHIX

16:08:37

1859

157

XLON

16:08:37

1178

157

TRQX

16:08:37

862

157

BATE

16:08:37

496

157

BATE

16:09:37

1275

157

BATE

16:09:37

1234

157

XLON

16:09:37

626

157

XLON

16:10:18

1991

157

XLON

16:10:18

509

157

XLON

16:10:18

293

157

XLON

16:11:34

995

156.7

CHIX

16:13:25

428

156.7

CHIX

16:13:54

1612

156.7

BATE

16:15:48

612

156.6

TRQX

16:15:54

1302

156.7

BATE

16:17:27

571

156.6

CHIX

16:17:53

2112

157.1

BATE

16:18:18

1615

156.7

XLON

16:22:00

618

156.6

CHIX

16:22:00

116

156.6

TRQX

16:22:06

2347

156.5

BATE

16:23:00

769

156.7

TRQX

16:23:00

136

156.7

TRQX

16:23:18

200

156.6

BATE

16:23:37

336

156.6

BATE

16:24:00

267

156.6

BATE

16:24:02

989

156.6

BATE

16:24:02

607

156.6

BATE

16:24:02

532

156.6

BATE

16:25:02

817

156.6

BATE

16:25:02

500

156.6

BATE

16:25:02

9

156.6

BATE

16:26:01

500

156.7

CHIX

16:26:01

443

156.7

CHIX

16:27:02

775

156.5

BATE

16:27:02

423

156.5

BATE

16:27:27

2201

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

1500

156.6

BATE

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

500

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

314

156.7

XLON

16:27:27

139

156.7

XLON

16:27:28

1474

156.7

XLON

16:27:28

1254

156.6

BATE

16:27:28

865

156.6

BATE

16:27:28

457

156.7

XLON

16:27:29

246

156.6

BATE

 



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