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

16 October 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

447,000

Weighted average price paid (p)

149.52

Highest price paid (p)

150.30

Lowest price paid (p)

148.60

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 83,961,844 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 666,733,171. 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 16 October 2023 is 666,733,171. 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

149.43

264,820

BATE

149.63

77,483

CHIX

149.83

52,774

TRQX

149.56

51,923

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:14:15

50

150.30

BATE

8:14:15

17

150.20

XLON

8:14:19

1,239

150.00

CHIX

8:15:05

430

150.00

XLON

8:15:05

430

150.00

BATE

8:15:05

308

150.00

TRQX

8:22:23

1,128

150.00

CHIX

8:22:23

7

150.00

BATE

8:22:23

6

150.00

XLON

8:22:23

121

150.00

TRQX

8:22:23

451

150.00

XLON

8:22:26

35

149.80

CHIX

8:22:26

162

149.80

CHIX

8:22:26

197

149.80

BATE

8:22:26

196

149.80

XLON

8:22:26

196

149.80

TRQX

8:22:28

26

149.80

CHIX

8:22:29

27

149.80

BATE

8:22:29

26

149.80

XLON

8:22:29

330

149.80

TRQX

8:22:34

44

149.60

CHIX

8:22:34

44

149.60

XLON

8:22:34

44

149.60

TRQX

8:22:34

45

149.60

BATE

8:22:34

17

149.60

BATE

8:45:30

86

149.40

CHIX

8:45:30

86

149.40

XLON

8:45:30

86

149.40

BATE

8:45:30

85

149.40

TRQX

8:45:57

129

149.90

CHIX

8:46:00

129

149.80

XLON

8:47:09

865

149.60

BATE

8:47:09

387

149.60

CHIX

8:47:09

129

149.60

TRQX

8:56:02

311

149.40

CHIX

8:56:02

311

149.40

BATE

8:56:02

12

149.40

TRQX

8:56:02

298

149.40

TRQX

8:56:02

311

149.40

XLON

8:56:02

119

149.40

BATE

8:56:13

124

149.10

CHIX

8:56:13

213

149.10

CHIX

8:56:13

338

149.10

BATE

8:56:13

337

149.10

XLON

8:56:13

337

149.10

TRQX

8:58:12

73

149.40

XLON

9:08:25

262

149.20

CHIX

9:08:25

263

149.20

BATE

9:08:25

262

149.20

XLON

9:08:25

262

149.20

TRQX

9:08:25

104

149.20

XLON

9:11:06

329

148.90

CHIX

9:11:06

328

148.90

XLON

9:11:06

328

148.90

TRQX

9:11:06

329

148.90

BATE

9:14:50

861

148.80

BATE

9:14:50

60

148.80

XLON

9:14:50

61

148.80

CHIX

9:14:50

60

148.80

TRQX

9:14:58

115

148.60

CHIX

9:14:58

176

148.60

BATE

9:14:58

175

148.60

XLON

9:14:58

61

148.60

CHIX

9:14:58

175

148.60

TRQX

9:15:30

121

148.60

XLON

9:22:22

136

148.80

XLON

9:22:22

474

148.80

XLON

9:22:24

187

149.00

CHIX

9:22:27

180

149.00

XLON

9:22:27

136

149.00

XLON

9:22:30

75

149.00

CHIX

9:22:33

126

149.00

XLON

9:22:36

48

149.00

XLON

9:22:39

182

149.00

BATE

9:22:40

85

148.90

TRQX

9:22:40

97

148.90

TRQX

9:22:40

50

149.00

XLON

9:40:17

93

149.00

TRQX

9:40:21

72

149.00

XLON

9:40:24

72

149.00

BATE

9:40:25

37

149.00

TRQX

9:40:27

30

149.00

CHIX

9:40:29

29

149.00

BATE

9:40:30

29

149.00

XLON

9:40:33

20

149.00

XLON

9:40:36

15

149.00

TRQX

9:40:39

12

149.00

CHIX

9:40:42

12

149.00

XLON

9:40:45

11

149.00

BATE

9:40:48

8

149.00

XLON

9:40:51

6

149.00

TRQX

9:40:54

5

149.00

CHIX

9:40:57

5

149.00

XLON

9:41:00

4

149.00

BATE

9:41:03

3

149.00

XLON

9:41:06

3

149.00

TRQX

9:41:07

2

149.00

CHIX

9:47:25

2

149.00

XLON

9:47:27

75

149.00

CHIX

9:47:30

2

149.00

TRQX

9:50:04

2,116

149.30

XLON

9:50:04

136

149.30

XLON

9:50:04

278

149.30

TRQX

9:50:06

174

149.30

XLON

9:50:06

1

149.60

XLON

9:50:06

1,379

149.60

XLON

9:50:06

1

149.70

XLON

10:23:15

30

149.40

CHIX

10:23:15

2,076

149.40

TRQX

10:23:15

1

149.40

BATE

10:32:48

1,040

149.40

BATE

10:32:49

12

149.70

XLON

10:45:09

602

150.20

XLON

10:45:09

136

150.20

XLON

10:45:16

527

149.80

CHIX

10:45:16

528

149.80

BATE

10:45:16

527

149.80

TRQX

10:45:16

527

149.80

XLON

10:45:17

443

149.80

BATE

10:45:17

1,074

149.80

BATE

10:46:06

256

149.70

CHIX

10:46:06

271

149.70

CHIX

10:46:06

6

149.70

XLON

10:46:06

528

149.70

BATE

10:46:06

521

149.70

XLON

10:46:06

521

149.70

TRQX

10:46:06

6

149.70

TRQX

10:50:26

617

149.50

TRQX

10:50:26

618

149.50

XLON

10:50:26

618

149.50

BATE

10:50:27

874

149.60

XLON

10:50:27

272

149.80

CHIX

10:50:27

547

149.80

CHIX

10:50:28

412

149.40

BATE

10:50:28

301

149.40

TRQX

11:34:12

193

150.20

BATE

11:37:07

124

149.90

BATE

11:37:07

412

149.90

CHIX

11:37:07

738

149.90

XLON

11:37:07

670

149.90

BATE

11:37:07

22

149.90

TRQX

11:37:07

55

149.90

XLON

11:37:07

88

149.90

TRQX

11:37:07

527

149.70

CHIX

11:37:07

179

149.70

TRQX

11:37:07

527

149.70

XLON

11:37:07

528

149.70

BATE

11:37:07

348

149.70

TRQX

11:37:07

1,122

149.75

BATE

11:37:08

527

149.90

XLON

13:02:14

527

149.80

XLON

13:02:14

528

149.80

BATE

13:02:14

527

149.80

CHIX

13:02:14

527

149.80

TRQX

13:23:44

527

149.70

CHIX

13:23:44

484

149.70

XLON

13:23:44

484

149.70

TRQX

13:23:44

528

149.70

BATE

13:23:44

43

149.70

XLON

13:23:44

43

149.70

TRQX

13:38:08

527

149.50

CHIX

13:38:08

528

149.50

BATE

13:38:08

527

149.50

XLON

13:38:08

527

149.50

TRQX

13:38:08

38

149.40

XLON

13:38:08

194

149.40

XLON

13:38:08

61

149.40

TRQX

13:38:08

195

149.40

XLON

13:38:08

100

149.40

XLON

13:38:08

466

149.40

TRQX

13:38:35

527

149.20

XLON

13:38:36

222

149.20

CHIX

14:00:27

365

149.10

CHIX

14:00:27

528

149.10

BATE

14:00:27

162

149.10

CHIX

14:00:27

527

149.10

XLON

14:00:27

527

149.10

TRQX

14:41:03

205

149.00

TRQX

14:41:03

22

149.00

TRQX

14:41:03

527

149.00

CHIX

14:41:03

528

149.00

BATE

14:41:03

300

149.00

TRQX

14:41:03

527

149.00

XLON

14:41:03

527

148.80

CHIX

14:41:03

528

148.80

BATE

14:41:03

527

148.80

TRQX

14:41:03

527

148.80

XLON

14:41:03

591

148.70

BATE

14:41:03

141

148.70

BATE

14:41:04

417

148.80

BATE

14:41:04

417

148.80

BATE

14:41:04

185

148.80

BATE

14:41:04

111

148.70

CHIX

14:41:04

180

148.70

BATE

14:41:04

527

148.70

XLON

15:11:43

1,357

149.25

CHIX

15:24:21

499

149.60

BATE

15:42:36

527

149.40

XLON

15:42:36

528

149.40

BATE

15:42:36

527

149.40

CHIX

15:42:36

59

149.40

TRQX

15:42:36

468

149.40

TRQX

15:42:36

527

149.40

CHIX

15:42:36

528

149.40

BATE

15:42:36

527

149.40

XLON

15:42:36

527

149.40

TRQX

15:42:37

1340

149.30

BATE

15:42:37

525

149.30

TRQX

15:42:38

6,337

149.40

XLON

15:42:38

6378

149.40

XLON

15:42:38

527

149.20

XLON

15:42:38

27

149.20

TRQX

15:42:38

33

149.20

TRQX

15:42:44

10,547

149.35

TRQX

15:42:44

4,690

149.40

XLON

15:42:44

8,000

149.40

XLON

15:42:45

742

149.40

XLON

15:42:45

3,608

149.40

XLON

15:42:45

529

149.40

BATE

15:42:45

547

149.40

BATE

15:42:45

1,289

149.40

CHIX

15:42:45

815

149.40

BATE

15:42:45

6,660

149.40

XLON

15:42:46

467

149.30

TRQX

15:42:46

527

149.30

CHIX

15:42:46

528

149.30

BATE

15:42:47

527

149.40

XLON

15:43:13

2743

149.30

BATE

15:43:13

2,645

149.30

BATE

15:43:16

257

149.40

CHIX

15:43:16

446

149.40

CHIX

15:43:16

73

149.30

XLON

15:43:16

703

149.30

TRQX

15:43:16

630

149.30

XLON

15:43:33

703

149.30

XLON

15:43:39

703

149.30

CHIX

15:43:39

703

149.30

BATE

15:43:48

469

149.20

XLON

15:43:48

469

149.40

BATE

15:45:18

1178

149.55

BATE

15:45:18

550

149.70

XLON

15:45:18

36

149.70

XLON

15:45:19

1411

149.40

BATE

15:45:19

1055

149.60

XLON

15:45:40

1,168

149.40

XLON

15:45:50

864

149.40

XLON

15:45:53

1,731

149.40

XLON

15:45:56

703

149.50

CHIX

15:45:56

703

149.50

XLON

15:45:56

703

149.50

TRQX

15:45:56

700

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

8,400

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

1,243

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

242

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

618

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

700

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

700

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

9,800

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

363

149.60

BATE

15:45:56

249

149.80

XLON

15:45:56

454

149.80

XLON

15:45:56

817

150.00

BATE

15:45:56

506

150.00

BATE

15:45:56

151

150.00

BATE

15:45:56

2,347

150.00

BATE

15:45:56

3,580

150.00

BATE

15:46:44

10,307

149.30

TRQX

15:50:30

587

149.40

XLON

15:51:17

603

149.40

XLON

15:52:03

582

149.40

XLON

15:52:50

651

149.40

XLON

15:53:32

584

149.40

XLON

15:54:11

552

149.40

XLON

15:54:54

606

149.40

XLON

15:55:33

585

149.40

XLON

15:56:08

551

149.40

XLON

15:56:08

703

149.50

BATE

15:56:08

328

149.50

XLON

15:56:08

156

149.60

CHIX

15:56:08

547

149.60

CHIX

15:56:08

469

149.70

XLON

15:56:08

469

149.80

BATE

15:56:09

211

149.80

XLON

15:56:09

547

149.80

BATE

15:57:14

547

149.70

CHIX

15:57:14

468

149.70

TRQX

15:57:14

547

149.70

XLON

15:57:15

547

149.70

XLON

16:00:48

706

149.90

XLON

16:01:03

653

149.90

BATE

16:01:18

408

149.90

XLON

16:01:18

263

149.90

XLON

16:01:32

110

149.90

XLON

16:01:32

561

149.90

XLON

16:01:51

540

149.90

XLON

16:01:51

130

149.90

XLON

16:01:51

7

150.00

XLON

16:01:51

1,083

150.00

XLON

16:01:51

867

150.00

XLON

16:01:52

547

150.10

BATE

16:01:52

507

150.10

TRQX

16:01:52

508

150.10

CHIX

16:02:47

3,255

150.05

BATE

16:02:47

7,784

150.05

TRQX

16:02:47

3,330

150.05

CHIX

16:02:47

4,518

150.05

CHIX

16:02:47

7,812

150.05

CHIX

16:02:47

1,280

150.05

CHIX

16:02:48

527

149.90

XLON

16:02:48

527

149.90

TRQX

16:03:43

527

149.90

CHIX

16:03:43

527

149.90

TRQX

16:03:43

528

149.90

BATE

16:03:43

527

149.90

XLON

16:16:45

45

149.90

CHIX

16:16:45

186

149.90

CHIX

16:16:45

183

149.90

CHIX

16:16:45

6

149.90

XLON

16:16:45

96

149.90

XLON

16:16:45

528

150.00

BATE

16:16:45

527

150.00

TRQX

16:16:45

18

149.90

TRQX

16:16:45

49

149.90

XLON

16:16:45

528

149.90

BATE

16:16:45

509

149.90

TRQX

16:16:45

527

150.00

CHIX

16:16:45

47

149.90

CHIX

16:18:42

384

150.00

XLON

16:18:42

185

150.00

XLON

16:19:05

614

150.00

BATE

16:19:05

18

150.00

BATE

16:19:30

424

150.00

BATE

16:19:30

195

150.00

BATE

16:19:50

457

150.00

CHIX

16:19:50

85

150.00

CHIX

16:20:11

365

150.00

CHIX

16:20:11

85

150.00

CHIX

16:20:11

90

150.00

CHIX

16:20:35

616

150.00

CHIX

16:20:59

315

150.00

XLON

16:20:59

136

150.00

XLON

16:20:59

164

150.00

XLON

16:21:23

53

150.00

CHIX

16:21:23

580

150.00

CHIX

16:21:51

218

150.00

CHIX

16:21:51

494

150.00

CHIX

16:22:15

313

150.00

CHIX

16:22:15

348

150.00

CHIX

16:22:35

592

150.00

CHIX

16:22:56

592

150.00

CHIX

16:23:18

2

150.00

XLON

16:23:18

548

150.00

XLON

16:23:18

102

150.00

XLON

16:23:36

20

150.00

BATE

16:23:36

547

150.00

BATE

16:23:57

44

150.00

XLON

16:23:57

324

150.00

XLON

16:23:57

136

150.00

XLON

16:23:57

157

150.00

XLON

16:24:11

357

150.00

TRQX

16:24:11

172

150.00

TRQX

16:24:26

474

150.00

CHIX

16:24:26

68

150.00

CHIX

16:24:45

55

150.00

CHIX

16:24:45

522

150.00

CHIX

16:24:45

73

150.00

CHIX

16:25:03

676

150.00

CHIX

16:25:15

268

150.00

CHIX

16:25:15

85

150.00

CHIX

16:25:15

183

150.00

CHIX

16:25:29

670

150.00

CHIX

16:25:44

52

150.00

CHIX

16:25:44

617

150.00

CHIX

16:25:57

434

150.00

XLON

16:25:57

102

150.00

XLON

16:26:09

259

150.00

BATE

16:26:09

65

150.00

BATE

16:26:09

261

150.00

TRQX

16:26:09

40

150.00

TRQX

16:26:09

528

150.10

BATE

16:26:30

107

150.10

XLON

16:26:30

548

150.10

XLON

16:26:38

994

150.00

TRQX

16:26:38

3191

150.00

TRQX

16:26:38

1,272

150.00

BATE

16:26:38

3,863

150.00

BATE

16:26:38

1,309

150.00

CHIX

16:26:38

4,233

150.00

CHIX

16:26:49

197

149.80

BATE

16:29:44

527

149.80

CHIX

16:29:44

294

149.80

BATE

16:29:49

2

149.80

CHIX

16:29:49

1

149.80

CHIX

16:29:50

1

149.80

CHIX

16:29:56

86

149.80

CHIX

16:35:28

18719

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

10,753

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

11,861

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

6,118

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

6,348

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

3,706

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

8,964

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

1,841

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

9220

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

8,997

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

7,329

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

384

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

7,557

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

4559

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

32,851

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

47

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

6739

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

6,576

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

642

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

2,643

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

12,039

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

3,227

149.40

XLON

16:35:28

11,371

149.40

XLON

 



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