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 RBC Europe Limited.

 

Date of Purchase

04 October 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

335,546

Weighted average price paid (p)

145.12

Highest price paid (p)

147.00

Lowest price paid (p)

143.10

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 80,724,392 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 669,970,623. 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 4 October 2023 is  669,970,623. 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: 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

144.97

240,558

BATE

145.55

34,841

CHIX

145.52

27,232

TRQX

145.49

29,962

SIGMA-X

144.53

2,953

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:03:25

261

143.20

XLON

8:03:26

261

143.10

CHIX

8:03:28

91

143.10

CHIX

8:03:49

719

145.90

TRQX

8:03:49

965

145.10

BATE

8:03:49

1,864

145.10

BATE

8:03:49

668

145.10

BATE

8:03:49

177

144.20

XLON

8:04:36

850

145.80

XLON

8:04:36

850

145.80

TRQX

8:04:36

177

145.80

CHIX

8:04:37

469

146.60

XLON

8:04:37

619

146.50

BATE

8:05:10

354

145.50

XLON

8:05:10

115

145.50

XLON

8:05:10

469

145.50

TRQX

8:05:10

469

145.50

CHIX

8:05:10

470

145.50

BATE

8:05:15

469

144.90

TRQX

8:05:15

469

144.90

XLON

8:05:15

470

144.90

BATE

8:05:15

469

144.90

CHIX

8:05:15

395

144.70

TRQX

8:07:42

1,730

145.20

TRQX

8:07:42

1563

145.20

BATE

8:07:42

1631

145.20

CHIX

8:07:42

353

145.20

TRQX

8:07:42

185

145.20

BATE

8:08:07

469

144.90

XLON

8:11:30

206

144.85

BATE

8:11:30

112

144.80

TRQX

8:11:30

469

144.80

XLON

8:11:30

357

144.80

TRQX

8:11:30

178

144.80

CHIX

8:11:30

470

144.80

BATE

8:11:30

291

144.80

CHIX

8:11:39

469

144.70

XLON

8:11:42

318

145.10

TRQX

8:11:42

224

145.10

TRQX

8:15:02

401

144.60

XLON

8:15:02

68

144.60

XLON

8:15:02

469

144.60

TRQX

8:15:02

470

144.60

BATE

8:15:02

469

144.60

CHIX

8:43:39

2

146.10

TRQX

8:43:41

650

146.10

CHIX

8:43:41

100

146.10

CHIX

8:43:43

251

146.10

XLON

8:43:44

262

146.10

TRQX

8:43:47

251

146.10

BATE

8:43:50

250

146.10

TRQX

8:43:51

92

146.10

TRQX

8:43:53

88

146.10

BATE

8:43:56

88

146.10

XLON

8:43:58

87

146.10

TRQX

8:43:59

32

146.10

TRQX

8:44:02

25

146.10

BATE

8:44:02

6

146.10

BATE

8:44:05

31

146.10

XLON

8:44:08

30

146.10

TRQX

8:44:11

12

146.10

TRQX

8:44:14

11

146.10

XLON

8:44:17

11

146.10

TRQX

8:44:20

10

146.10

BATE

8:44:23

4

146.10

TRQX

8:44:26

4

146.10

XLON

8:44:29

4

146.10

TRQX

8:44:32

3

146.10

BATE

8:44:35

2

146.10

TRQX

8:44:38

1

146.10

BATE

8:45:36

1

145.80

XLON

8:45:37

104

146.00

BATE

8:45:37

212

146.00

BATE

8:45:38

388

146.00

XLON

8:46:02

1

145.90

TRQX

8:46:02

619

145.90

XLON

8:46:02

1

145.90

CHIX

8:46:02

110

145.90

BATE

8:46:02

77

145.90

XLON

8:46:02

277

145.90

XLON

8:52:37

142

145.80

XLON

8:52:37

142

145.80

TRQX

8:52:37

142

145.80

CHIX

8:52:37

142

145.80

BATE

8:52:37

250

145.80

XLON

8:58:18

317

145.70

BATE

8:58:18

317

145.70

CHIX

8:58:18

316

145.70

TRQX

8:58:18

316

145.70

XLON

9:28:03

104

147.00

BATE

9:28:03

824

147.00

BATE

9:28:03

760

146.70

CHIX

9:28:03

161

146.70

CHIX

9:28:03

3

146.70

CHIX

9:28:05

161

146.90

BATE

9:28:05

691

146.90

BATE

9:28:05

104

146.90

TRQX

9:28:05

140

146.90

TRQX

9:28:06

470

146.80

BATE

9:28:06

3

146.70

BATE

9:28:06

2086

146.70

BATE

9:28:06

295

146.40

BATE

9:28:06

244

146.40

XLON

9:30:38

469

146.60

TRQX

9:30:38

469

146.60

XLON

9:30:38

469

146.60

CHIX

9:30:38

539

146.50

BATE

9:40:59

626

146.60

XLON

9:40:59

625

146.60

TRQX

9:40:59

626

146.60

CHIX

9:40:59

698

146.60

BATE

9:46:02

469

146.30

XLON

9:46:02

469

146.30

TRQX

9:46:02

470

146.30

BATE

9:46:02

345

146.30

CHIX

9:46:02

124

146.30

CHIX

9:46:02

1,276

146.30

TRQX

9:55:02

469

146.40

XLON

9:55:02

469

146.40

TRQX

9:55:02

470

146.40

BATE

9:55:02

469

146.40

CHIX

9:56:05

470

146.10

BATE

9:56:05

382

146.10

XLON

9:56:05

469

146.10

TRQX

9:56:05

469

146.10

CHIX

9:56:05

87

146.10

XLON

10:03:01

341

146.10

TRQX

10:03:01

342

146.10

XLON

10:03:01

259

146.10

BATE

10:03:01

342

146.10

CHIX

10:03:01

593

146.10

BATE

10:17:02

159

146.00

TRQX

10:17:02

471

146.00

XLON

10:17:02

468

146.00

BATE

10:17:02

326

146.00

CHIX

10:17:02

312

146.00

TRQX

10:17:02

141

146.00

CHIX

10:56:04

62

145.60

TRQX

10:56:04

57

145.60

XLON

10:56:04

57

145.60

XLON

10:56:04

1

145.60

XLON

10:59:42

100

145.70

XLON

10:59:42

4

145.70

XLON

11:26:08

251

145.70

CHIX

11:38:34

1

146.00

CHIX

11:38:34

476

146.00

CHIX

11:38:34

982

146.00

CHIX

11:38:35

250

146.30

XLON

11:38:35

12

146.30

CHIX

11:38:35

104

146.30

CHIX

11:38:35

244

146.10

CHIX

11:38:36

625

146.30

XLON

11:40:02

626

146.20

BATE

11:40:02

626

146.20

CHIX

11:40:02

710

146.20

XLON

11:48:02

625

146.20

TRQX

11:48:02

626

146.20

BATE

11:50:02

1136

146.15

CHIX

11:50:02

999

146.10

CHIX

11:50:02

626

146.10

XLON

11:50:02

596

146.10

TRQX

11:50:02

625

146.10

TRQX

11:51:02

469

146.00

TRQX

11:51:02

306

146.00

XLON

11:51:02

469

146.00

CHIX

11:51:02

163

146.00

XLON

11:51:02

470

146.00

BATE

11:52:02

610

146.00

TRQX

11:53:02

367

146.00

XLON

12:00:10

714

146.10

XLON

12:00:10

263

146.10

XLON

12:00:10

120

146.10

XLON

12:00:10

857

146.10

XLON

12:02:08

714

146.10

XLON

12:02:08

165

146.10

TRQX

12:02:08

263

146.10

XLON

12:02:08

368

146.10

BATE

12:02:08

367

146.10

CHIX

12:48:52

333

146.20

CHIX

12:48:52

479

146.20

TRQX

12:48:52

333

146.20

BATE

12:48:52

400

146.20

TRQX

12:48:52

153

146.20

XLON

12:48:52

179

146.20

XLON

13:07:02

625

146.50

TRQX

13:07:02

860

146.50

BATE

13:07:02

626

146.50

CHIX

13:07:02

427

146.50

XLON

13:07:02

126

146.50

XLON

13:11:03

287

146.40

TRQX

13:11:03

338

146.40

TRQX

13:11:03

262

146.40

BATE

13:11:03

364

146.40

BATE

13:11:05

237

146.70

XLON

13:11:05

366

146.70

XLON

13:14:22

744

146.45

Sigma-X

13:14:22

321

146.40

TRQX

13:14:22

321

146.40

XLON

13:14:22

913

146.40

CHIX

13:14:22

228

146.40

BATE

13:14:22

94

146.40

BATE

13:14:23

469

146.30

XLON

13:14:23

470

146.30

BATE

13:14:23

469

146.30

TRQX

13:14:23

164

146.30

CHIX

13:14:23

305

146.30

CHIX

13:14:40

209

146.20

TRQX

13:14:40

260

146.20

TRQX

13:14:40

470

146.20

BATE

13:14:40

469

146.20

CHIX

13:20:00

142

146.10

CHIX

13:20:00

268

146.10

BATE

13:20:00

309

146.10

TRQX

13:20:00

469

146.10

XLON

13:20:00

202

146.10

BATE

13:20:00

327

146.10

CHIX

13:20:00

160

146.10

TRQX

14:08:49

1,188

146.00

XLON

14:08:50

600

145.90

TRQX

14:08:50

23

145.90

BATE

14:08:50

25

145.90

TRQX

14:08:50

626

145.90

XLON

14:08:50

626

145.90

CHIX

14:09:49

417

145.80

BATE

14:09:49

417

145.80

TRQX

14:09:49

417

145.80

XLON

14:16:19

425

145.70

CHIX

14:16:19

469

145.70

TRQX

14:16:19

469

145.70

XLON

14:16:19

44

145.70

CHIX

14:16:19

470

145.70

BATE

14:24:19

873

145.60

TRQX

14:24:19

327

145.60

XLON

14:24:19

328

145.60

BATE

14:24:19

328

145.60

CHIX

14:24:19

21

145.60

TRQX

14:25:45

198

145.40

CHIX

14:30:02

469

145.40

XLON

14:30:02

321

145.40

TRQX

14:30:02

148

145.40

TRQX

14:30:02

271

145.40

CHIX

14:30:02

99

145.40

BATE

14:30:02

371

145.40

BATE

14:37:29

382

145.20

TRQX

14:37:29

469

145.20

XLON

14:37:29

87

145.20

TRQX

14:37:29

469

145.20

CHIX

14:37:29

470

145.20

BATE

14:41:52

342

145.10

TRQX

14:41:52

62

145.10

CHIX

14:41:52

342

145.10

BATE

14:41:52

307

145.10

XLON

14:41:52

280

145.10

CHIX

14:41:52

544

145.10

XLON

14:42:02

3

145.00

CHIX

14:42:06

1

145.00

CHIX

14:42:08

1

145.00

CHIX

14:42:40

102

145.00

XLON

14:42:40

290

145.00

TRQX

14:42:40

527

145.00

BATE

14:42:40

407

145.00

CHIX

14:42:40

310

145.00

XLON

14:42:51

469

144.80

XLON

14:44:29

469

145.10

XLON

14:44:50

115

145.20

XLON

14:44:50

506

145.20

XLON

14:44:50

104

145.10

TRQX

14:44:50

657

145.10

TRQX

14:44:50

5

145.10

XLON

14:45:53

104

145.10

BATE

14:45:53

835

145.10

BATE

14:47:17

470

144.80

BATE

14:47:17

469

144.80

TRQX

14:47:17

311

144.80

XLON

14:47:17

158

144.80

XLON

14:47:17

469

144.80

CHIX

14:47:17

669

144.80

BATE

14:52:05

470

145.00

BATE

14:52:05

469

145.00

CHIX

14:52:05

431

144.90

XLON

14:52:05

100

144.90

BATE

14:52:05

100

144.90

CHIX

15:02:00

469

144.80

TRQX

15:02:00

469

144.80

XLON

15:02:00

470

144.80

BATE

15:02:00

469

144.80

CHIX

15:03:39

469

144.60

XLON

15:03:39

470

144.60

BATE

15:03:39

469

144.60

TRQX

15:03:39

469

144.60

CHIX

15:03:39

469

144.50

XLON

15:03:39

470

144.50

BATE

15:05:10

219

144.40

TRQX

15:05:10

88

144.40

XLON

15:05:10

250

144.40

TRQX

15:05:10

470

144.40

BATE

15:05:10

381

144.40

XLON

15:05:10

469

144.40

CHIX

15:16:40

416

144.30

XLON

15:16:40

9

144.30

XLON

15:16:40

513

144.30

TRQX

15:16:40

514

144.30

BATE

15:16:40

425

144.30

CHIX

15:20:58

469

144.00

XLON

15:29:24

469

144.00

TRQX

15:29:24

470

144.00

BATE

15:29:24

469

144.00

CHIX

15:29:24

469

143.80

XLON

15:29:24

469

143.80

TRQX

15:34:56

273

143.70

BATE

15:34:56

469

143.70

XLON

15:34:56

197

143.70

BATE

15:34:56

469

143.70

TRQX

15:34:56

469

143.70

CHIX

15:43:38

469

143.60

XLON

15:43:38

470

143.60

BATE

15:43:38

469

143.60

TRQX

15:43:38

469

143.60

CHIX

15:49:56

470

143.60

BATE

15:49:56

469

143.60

XLON

15:49:56

469

143.60

TRQX

15:49:56

282

143.60

CHIX

15:49:56

187

143.60

CHIX

15:55:46

469

143.70

XLON

15:55:46

469

143.70

TRQX

15:55:46

470

143.70

BATE

15:55:46

469

143.70

CHIX

15:55:46

905

143.70

Sigma-X

16:06:35

202

144.00

XLON

16:06:35

332

144.00

XLON

16:06:35

1,081

144.00

XLON

16:06:43

576

143.90

Sigma-X

16:07:51

332

144.20

XLON

16:07:51

1,163

144.20

XLON

16:15:20

728

144.10

Sigma-X

16:15:20

469

144.00

CHIX

16:15:20

469

144.00

XLON

16:15:20

469

144.00

TRQX

16:15:20

470

144.00

BATE

16:17:47

15

143.90

BATE

16:27:36

6

143.90

CHIX

16:28:30

228

143.90

BATE

16:29:22

104

143.90

BATE

16:29:40

124

143.90

BATE

16:35:24

11,482

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

434

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

85

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

10,908

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

22014

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

12137

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

2,869

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

6,452

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

14,449

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

298

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

29,601

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

3,815

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

17,583

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

862

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

14309

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

7,799

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

2,177

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

10,159

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

9308

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

3,355

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

1,905

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

1102

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

49

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

20,771

144.90

XLON

16:35:24

720

144.90

XLON

 



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