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

09 October 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

367,716

Weighted average price paid (p)

144.54

Highest price paid (p)

146.80

Lowest price paid (p)

143.90

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 81,823,954 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 668,871,061. 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 9 October 2023 is 668,871,061. 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

144.47

254,821

BATE

144.67

37,084

CHIX

144.70

39,172

TRQX

144.78

36,639

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:05:03

91

146.7

CHIX

8:05:03

404

146.7

CHIX

8:05:03

495

146.5

XLON

8:05:04

91

146.8

TRQX

8:05:04

404

146.8

TRQX

8:05:12

63

145.8

CHIX

8:05:14

990

145.8

XLON

8:05:14

912

145.8

CHIX

8:05:14

174

145.8

BATE

8:05:14

321

145.8

BATE

8:05:14

310

145.7

TRQX

8:05:14

1,441

145.7

TRQX

8:05:14

495

145.5

TRQX

8:05:14

495

145.5

XLON

8:05:14

495

145.5

CHIX

8:05:14

476

145.5

BATE

8:05:14

19

145.5

BATE

8:05:15

495

145.3

BATE

8:05:15

282

145.3

CHIX

8:05:21

495

145.1

XLON

8:05:21

495

145.1

TRQX

8:05:21

495

145.1

BATE

8:05:21

495

145.1

CHIX

8:05:22

39

144.7

XLON

8:06:28

12

144.7

CHIX

8:06:28

177

144.7

XLON

8:10:50

413

145.2

TRQX

8:10:50

382

145.2

XLON

8:10:50

64

145.2

TRQX

8:10:50

95

145.2

XLON

8:10:50

216

145.2

BATE

8:10:50

477

145.2

CHIX

8:10:50

262

145.2

BATE

8:10:50

744

145.1

XLON

8:16:28

74

144.6

TRQX

8:16:28

74

144.6

XLON

8:16:28

74

144.6

BATE

8:16:28

74

144.6

CHIX

8:21:04

25

144.4

TRQX

8:21:04

26

144.4

XLON

8:21:04

26

144.4

BATE

8:21:04

26

144.4

CHIX

8:24:29

495

144.3

TRQX

8:24:29

495

144.3

XLON

8:24:29

495

144.3

BATE

8:24:29

495

144.3

CHIX

8:55:39

495

144.4

CHIX

10:07:59

492

145.6

BATE

10:07:59

313

145.4

XLON

10:08:00

291

145.8

CHIX

10:08:00

495

145.8

TRQX

10:09:30

495

145.6

XLON

10:09:30

518

145.6

BATE

10:09:30

273

145.6

CHIX

10:09:30

495

145.6

BATE

10:09:30

222

145.6

CHIX

10:11:57

632

145.6

XLON

10:11:57

631

145.6

TRQX

10:11:57

674

145.4

XLON

10:11:57

641

145.4

BATE

10:11:57

675

145.4

CHIX

10:11:57

288

145.4

BATE

10:29:42

495

145.3

TRQX

10:29:42

495

145.3

XLON

10:29:42

495

145.3

BATE

10:29:42

495

145.3

CHIX

10:29:45

495

145.2

XLON

10:29:45

495

145.2

TRQX

10:29:45

495

145.2

BATE

10:29:45

495

145.2

CHIX

10:29:47

495

145.1

XLON

10:29:47

495

145.1

BATE

10:38:02

495

145.0

TRQX

10:38:02

495

145.0

XLON

10:38:02

495

145.0

BATE

10:38:02

495

145.0

CHIX

10:42:02

495

145.0

XLON

10:42:02

243

145.0

BATE

10:48:34

495

145.0

TRQX

10:48:34

252

145.0

BATE

10:48:34

495

145.0

CHIX

10:59:09

308

144.9

TRQX

10:59:09

155

144.9

XLON

10:59:09

153

144.9

XLON

10:59:09

244

144.9

BATE

10:59:09

309

144.9

CHIX

10:59:09

123

144.9

BATE

11:01:49

98

145.0

XLON

11:01:52

98

145.0

TRQX

11:01:55

39

145.0

XLON

11:01:57

39

145.0

TRQX

11:01:58

16

145.0

TRQX

11:19:30

73

144.8

XLON

11:19:30

73

144.8

TRQX

11:19:30

22

144.8

BATE

11:19:30

74

144.8

CHIX

11:19:31

451

145.0

XLON

11:19:31

44

145.0

XLON

11:19:39

495

144.8

BATE

11:19:39

495

144.8

TRQX

11:19:39

495

144.8

CHIX

11:19:39

990

144.7

BATE

11:19:40

567

145.0

XLON

11:19:40

593

145.0

XLON

11:19:41

474

144.9

XLON

11:19:43

475

144.6

BATE

11:19:43

474

144.6

TRQX

11:19:43

475

144.6

CHIX

11:30:59

515

144.5

XLON

11:30:59

474

144.5

TRQX

11:30:59

516

144.5

BATE

11:30:59

475

144.5

CHIX

11:31:01

197

144.5

XLON

11:31:01

501

144.5

TRQX

11:59:39

97

144.4

TRQX

11:59:39

63

144.4

BATE

11:59:39

302

144.4

TRQX

11:59:39

400

144.4

CHIX

11:59:39

337

144.4

BATE

11:59:39

134

144.4

XLON

11:59:39

265

144.4

XLON

11:59:40

408

144.2

XLON

12:04:47

2,087

145.2

TRQX

12:04:47

290

145.0

XLON

12:04:47

2,593

145.0

XLON

12:12:46

716

145.1

CHIX

12:12:46

745

145.1

CHIX

12:12:46

61

145.0

XLON

12:12:46

459

145.0

BATE

12:12:46

11

145.0

BATE

12:12:46

1,381

145.0

CHIX

12:12:46

16

145.0

CHIX

12:12:46

52

145.0

CHIX

12:12:47

567

145.2

XLON

12:12:47

61

145.2

XLON

12:12:47

637

144.9

TRQX

12:12:47

450

144.9

XLON

12:12:47

187

144.9

XLON

12:12:47

638

144.9

BATE

12:12:49

412

145.1

XLON

12:12:52

413

145.2

BATE

12:12:56

522

145.0

XLON

12:12:56

523

145.0

CHIX

12:12:56

286

145.0

TRQX

12:12:56

236

145.0

TRQX

12:12:58

467

145.2

XLON

12:13:00

523

144.9

CHIX

12:22:02

439

144.9

XLON

12:22:02

56

144.9

XLON

12:22:02

495

144.9

TRQX

12:22:02

495

144.9

BATE

12:22:02

495

144.9

CHIX

12:24:11

495

144.8

TRQX

12:24:11

495

144.8

XLON

12:24:11

495

144.8

BATE

12:24:11

495

144.8

CHIX

12:24:11

384

144.7

TRQX

12:24:11

319

144.7

XLON

12:24:11

111

144.7

TRQX

12:24:11

176

144.7

XLON

12:42:19

132

144.7

CHIX

12:48:02

495

144.7

XLON

12:48:02

495

144.7

TRQX

12:48:02

88

144.7

BATE

12:48:02

407

144.7

BATE

12:48:02

116

144.7

CHIX

12:48:02

247

144.7

CHIX

13:02:02

561

144.6

XLON

13:02:02

13

144.6

TRQX

13:02:02

429

144.6

BATE

13:02:02

548

144.6

TRQX

13:02:02

39

144.6

CHIX

13:02:02

390

144.6

CHIX

13:02:02

589

144.5

BATE

13:02:09

316

144.4

XLON

13:02:09

530

144.4

TRQX

13:02:09

1

144.4

XLON

13:02:09

530

144.4

BATE

13:02:09

213

144.4

XLON

13:08:59

456

144.3

TRQX

13:08:59

456

144.3

CHIX

13:08:59

45

144.3

TRQX

13:08:59

162

144.3

CHIX

13:40:59

495

144.3

CHIX

13:49:20

495

144.3

BATE

13:49:20

495

144.3

XLON

13:49:20

495

144.3

TRQX

13:49:22

330

144.5

XLON

13:49:24

530

144.6

BATE

13:49:24

620

144.3

BATE

14:06:59

660

144.3

XLON

14:06:59

330

144.3

TRQX

14:06:59

660

144.3

BATE

14:06:59

145

144.3

CHIX

14:06:59

185

144.3

CHIX

14:06:59

473

144.3

CHIX

14:06:59

738

144.3

BATE

14:06:59

473

144.3

CHIX

14:07:12

599

144.2

BATE

14:07:12

598

144.2

XLON

14:07:12

598

144.2

TRQX

14:07:39

460

144.1

XLON

14:07:39

150

144.1

BATE

14:07:39

461

144.1

CHIX

14:07:39

311

144.1

BATE

14:07:39

669

144.1

TRQX

14:09:36

1,058

143.9

XLON

14:09:36

308

143.9

BATE

14:09:36

307

143.9

TRQX

14:09:36

307

143.9

CHIX

14:09:37

473

144.0

BATE

14:15:39

495

143.9

CHIX

14:16:36

424

143.9

XLON

14:16:36

495

143.9

BATE

14:16:36

71

143.9

XLON

14:33:39

336

144.5

XLON

14:33:39

568

144.5

XLON

14:33:39

875

144.5

XLON

14:33:39

495

144.5

CHIX

14:33:39

495

144.4

TRQX

14:33:39

919

144.4

CHIX

14:33:39

396

144.4

CHIX

14:33:39

473

144.4

CHIX

14:44:25

203

144.5

TRQX

14:45:24

495

145.1

CHIX

14:45:24

495

144.9

XLON

14:45:24

553

144.7

XLON

14:45:24

600

144.7

BATE

14:48:04

495

145.0

TRQX

14:48:04

70

144.9

XLON

14:48:04

425

144.9

XLON

14:48:04

495

144.8

XLON

14:48:04

742

144.8

TRQX

14:48:04

687

144.8

BATE

14:48:04

56

144.8

BATE

14:48:04

1,727

144.8

BATE

14:48:04

1,028

144.8

BATE

14:48:04

2,849

144.7

CHIX

14:48:04

600

144.7

CHIX

14:48:04

600

144.7

CHIX

14:48:04

433

144.7

CHIX

14:48:04

473

144.7

BATE

14:48:04

260

144.6

TRQX

14:48:04

1,369

144.6

TRQX

14:48:06

495

145.0

XLON

14:48:06

620

144.9

TRQX

14:48:06

1,105

144.9

TRQX

14:48:06

542

144.9

TRQX

14:53:45

495

144.6

BATE

14:53:45

197

144.6

TRQX

14:53:45

298

144.6

TRQX

14:53:45

233

144.6

CHIX

14:53:45

262

144.6

CHIX

14:53:45

612

144.6

XLON

14:54:28

7

144.6

BATE

14:56:04

495

144.8

XLON

15:05:40

495

144.5

TRQX

15:05:40

495

144.5

BATE

15:05:40

495

144.5

CHIX

15:05:43

359

144.7

XLON

15:05:43

130

144.7

XLON

15:07:20

330

144.5

BATE

15:07:20

330

144.5

CHIX

15:09:55

152

144.5

TRQX

15:09:55

330

144.5

XLON

15:09:55

838

144.5

TRQX

15:20:20

495

144.4

CHIX

15:22:00

495

144.4

XLON

15:22:00

495

144.4

TRQX

15:22:00

23

144.4

BATE

15:22:00

472

144.4

BATE

15:22:20

47

144.3

BATE

15:22:20

282

144.3

XLON

15:22:20

189

144.3

TRQX

15:22:20

495

144.3

CHIX

15:22:20

448

144.3

BATE

15:22:20

213

144.3

XLON

15:22:20

306

144.3

TRQX

15:22:49

1,013

144.2

CHIX

15:24:41

323

144.2

BATE

15:24:41

93

144.2

CHIX

15:31:41

689

144.2

CHIX

15:31:41

43

144.2

CHIX

15:34:10

322

144.2

XLON

15:34:10

322

144.2

TRQX

15:34:10

1,105

144.2

BATE

15:34:10

188

144.2

CHIX

15:34:11

382

144.2

BATE

15:34:11

216

144.2

BATE

15:51:27

13

144.3

XLON

15:51:27

584

144.3

XLON

15:51:27

597

144.3

TRQX

15:51:27

407

144.3

BATE

15:54:08

67

144.3

BATE

15:54:08

473

144.3

CHIX

15:54:09

692

144.5

CHIX

15:54:09

107

144.5

CHIX

15:54:09

125

144.4

XLON

15:54:09

106

144.4

TRQX

15:54:09

20

144.4

BATE

15:54:09

81

144.4

XLON

15:54:09

271

144.4

TRQX

15:54:09

270

144.4

BATE

15:54:09

271

144.4

XLON

15:54:09

202

144.4

CHIX

15:54:09

206

144.4

CHIX

15:54:09

271

144.4

CHIX

15:59:19

526

144.4

BATE

15:59:19

689

144.3

CHIX

16:00:30

473

144.6

CHIX

16:00:31

1,255

145.0

XLON

16:00:31

844

145.0

XLON

16:00:31

32

145.0

XLON

16:00:31

19

144.7

BATE

16:00:31

375

144.7

BATE

16:04:50

660

144.7

BATE

16:04:50

660

144.7

XLON

16:04:50

95

144.7

CHIX

16:04:50

565

144.7

CHIX

16:07:56

417

144.7

TRQX

16:07:56

715

144.7

CHIX

16:07:56

440

144.6

BATE

16:07:56

379

144.6

XLON

16:07:56

2,411

144.6

TRQX

16:07:56

61

144.6

XLON

16:07:56

1,495

144.6

TRQX

16:07:56

305

144.6

TRQX

16:07:56

135

144.6

TRQX

16:07:56

327

144.6

CHIX

16:07:56

513

144.5

CHIX

16:07:56

514

144.5

BATE

16:07:56

513

144.5

XLON

16:08:02

250

144.6

TRQX

16:08:02

495

144.6

XLON

16:08:02

216

144.6

BATE

16:08:02

279

144.6

BATE

16:13:42

260

144.5

CHIX

16:14:10

495

144.5

TRQX

16:14:10

495

144.5

BATE

16:14:10

495

144.5

XLON

16:14:10

235

144.5

CHIX

16:17:25

625

144.4

TRQX

16:17:32

547

144.4

BATE

16:22:22

452

144.4

CHIX

16:22:36

263

144.4

TRQX

16:22:36

452

144.4

XLON

16:22:36

188

144.4

TRQX

16:22:36

78

144.4

BATE

16:22:36

999

144.4

CHIX

16:26:23

121

144.3

CHIX

16:26:30

539

144.3

BATE

16:27:07

417

144.3

CHIX

16:29:16

238

144.3

CHIX

16:29:20

14

144.3

CHIX

16:29:20

539

144.3

BATE

16:29:41

437

144.3

TRQX

16:29:41

14

144.3

TRQX

16:29:46

1,019

144.3

BATE

16:35:15

44,921

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

928

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

15,166

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

3,258

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

6,529

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

10,281

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

15,284

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

8,609

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

2,039

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

1

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

1

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

930

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

11,539

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

10,092

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

2,893

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

11,953

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

10,775

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

4,512

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

3,218

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

2,283

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

1,554

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

1,888

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

451

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

22,476

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

17,224

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

3,589

144.4

XLON

16:35:15

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