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

14 December 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

345,183

Weighted average price paid (p)

167.54

Highest price paid (p)

170.60

Lowest price paid (p)

164.10

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 94,961,894 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 655,733,121 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 14 December 2023 is 655,733,121. 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 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

167.40

242,900

BATE

167.94

42,044

CHIX

167.76

42,175

TRQX

167.97

18,064

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:00:06

1405

165.90

XLON

08:00:08

1218

168.30

CHIX

08:00:08

1,110

170.60

TRQX

08:00:16

1,290

166.60

BATE

08:02:38

1172

164.80

CHIX

08:02:39

1,184

165.40

BATE

08:03:04

874

164.60

XLON

08:03:04

2,592

164.60

XLON

08:03:04

1786

164.80

XLON

08:03:18

1,467

164.80

XLON

08:03:18

653

164.80

XLON

08:03:18

2,661

164.80

XLON

08:03:18

1500

165.00

XLON

08:05:05

832

165.00

XLON

08:05:05

634

165.00

XLON

08:06:39

1,126

165.20

BATE

08:08:05

1,530

164.80

XLON

08:08:15

2,995

164.10

XLON

08:08:15

6,206

164.10

XLON

08:08:15

1,417

164.10

XLON

08:09:29

76

164.10

XLON

08:09:31

1,300

164.30

XLON

08:10:31

1,403

164.40

XLON

08:13:40

1,163

166.20

TRQX

08:13:56

1,208

166.90

BATE

08:14:41

400

166.50

XLON

08:14:41

1,189

166.50

XLON

08:14:51

400

166.50

XLON

08:14:51

800

166.50

XLON

08:14:51

800

166.50

XLON

08:14:51

800

166.50

XLON

08:14:51

157

166.50

XLON

08:14:55

1,361

166.60

XLON

08:15:08

1215

166.60

CHIX

08:16:55

1,278

167.00

XLON

08:17:53

1,428

166.20

XLON

08:21:05

400

166.00

XLON

08:21:05

400

166.00

XLON

08:21:05

555

166.00

XLON

08:24:05

1254

166.00

XLON

08:26:19

400

166.10

CHIX

08:26:19

714

166.10

CHIX

08:27:05

1,278

166.00

XLON

08:29:45

1,287

167.00

XLON

08:32:35

1,535

167.90

XLON

08:32:35

1060

168.50

BATE

08:32:35

1,063

168.00

BATE

08:32:35

119

168.00

BATE

08:34:35

1,262

168.50

XLON

08:37:27

1471

167.70

XLON

08:40:27

1,273

168.10

XLON

08:40:27

207

168.10

XLON

08:40:27

1110

168.00

CHIX

08:41:20

1040

168.00

TRQX

08:41:27

1167

168.50

BATE

08:43:11

1,431

167.70

XLON

08:47:12

1,426

167.60

XLON

08:50:12

1298

167.60

XLON

08:50:12

219

167.60

XLON

08:54:12

1456

167.60

XLON

08:56:11

1049

167.40

CHIX

08:57:12

1,348

167.60

XLON

09:00:12

400

167.40

XLON

09:00:12

956

167.40

XLON

09:03:12

1,326

167.60

XLON

09:03:29

93

167.20

BATE

09:03:29

400

167.20

BATE

09:03:29

793

167.20

BATE

09:03:29

1170

167.20

BATE

09:06:23

1359

166.60

XLON

09:10:23

1,328

166.90

XLON

09:12:45

1,050

167.00

CHIX

09:12:58

1,268

166.90

TRQX

09:13:23

1,402

166.90

XLON

09:17:16

1,297

166.60

XLON

09:21:16

1,294

166.80

XLON

09:24:16

34

166.60

XLON

09:24:16

15

166.60

XLON

09:24:16

1,215

166.60

XLON

09:27:16

1,279

166.60

XLON

09:29:45

800

166.60

CHIX

09:29:45

242

166.60

CHIX

09:31:16

400

166.60

XLON

09:31:16

1,018

166.60

XLON

09:37:16

1304

166.20

XLON

09:43:16

1,403

165.80

XLON

09:47:23

1035

165.60

CHIX

09:48:16

800

165.80

XLON

09:48:16

400

165.80

XLON

09:48:16

89

165.80

XLON

09:53:16

1,295

166.40

XLON

09:56:16

800

166.40

XLON

09:56:16

467

166.40

XLON

09:56:16

91

166.40

XLON

10:00:16

400

166.40

XLON

10:00:16

131

166.40

XLON

10:00:16

800

166.40

XLON

10:04:16

681

166.40

XLON

10:04:29

497

166.50

CHIX

10:04:29

608

166.50

CHIX

10:08:04

829

166.40

XLON

10:08:04

1,410

166.40

XLON

10:08:04

1,063

166.40

TRQX

10:17:02

428

166.80

XLON

10:17:02

1,141

166.80

XLON

10:19:02

1316

166.80

XLON

10:23:26

49

167.60

XLON

10:23:26

1200

167.60

XLON

10:23:26

137

167.60

XLON

10:23:26

1,284

167.40

CHIX

10:27:35

1,523

167.40

XLON

10:31:35

400

167.40

XLON

10:31:35

961

167.40

XLON

10:36:35

1,536

166.80

XLON

10:41:35

1,429

166.90

XLON

10:45:48

635

166.60

XLON

10:45:59

1,050

166.70

CHIX

10:48:48

1,349

166.90

XLON

10:50:04

400

166.90

TRQX

10:50:04

671

166.90

TRQX

10:50:04

102

166.90

TRQX

10:51:48

800

166.90

XLON

10:51:48

682

166.90

XLON

10:51:48

1,261

167.40

BATE

10:51:48

1,201

167.40

BATE

10:56:48

503

167.00

XLON

10:56:48

996

167.00

XLON

10:58:48

1257

167.80

BATE

10:58:48

93

167.60

BATE

10:58:48

966

167.80

BATE

11:02:37

800

167.50

XLON

11:02:37

214

167.50

XLON

11:02:37

323

167.50

XLON

11:07:37

1,079

167.50

CHIX

11:07:37

800

167.50

XLON

11:07:37

663

167.50

XLON

11:07:37

39

167.50

XLON

11:12:37

800

167.50

XLON

11:12:37

184

167.50

XLON

11:12:37

536

167.50

XLON

11:16:36

1504

168.00

XLON

11:22:36

800

168.30

XLON

11:22:36

625

168.30

XLON

11:27:36

1,480

168.30

XLON

11:27:38

1,181

168.10

CHIX

11:34:36

1468

168.70

XLON

11:34:48

1164

168.50

BATE

11:34:48

93

168.40

BATE

11:34:48

257

168.50

BATE

11:34:48

807

168.50

BATE

11:40:42

1,333

168.20

XLON

11:45:27

1,523

168.00

XLON

11:45:27

1,268

168.00

TRQX

11:48:59

400

168.20

BATE

11:48:59

74

168.20

BATE

11:48:59

661

168.20

BATE

11:54:13

1,107

168.20

CHIX

11:54:13

1424

168.30

XLON

11:56:26

1,461

168.30

XLON

12:02:26

1,408

167.80

XLON

12:06:28

643

167.40

XLON

12:06:28

400

167.40

XLON

12:06:28

206

167.40

XLON

12:11:28

914

167.40

XLON

12:13:33

586

167.50

CHIX

12:13:33

481

167.50

CHIX

12:22:10

1821

167.80

XLON

12:22:10

639

167.80

XLON

12:22:10

1134

168.20

BATE

12:22:10

1162

168.20

BATE

12:24:10

800

167.80

XLON

12:24:10

663

167.80

XLON

12:29:10

1,189

167.80

XLON

12:29:10

157

167.80

XLON

12:35:10

800

167.80

XLON

12:35:10

400

167.80

XLON

12:35:10

126

167.80

XLON

12:36:11

1,075

167.70

CHIX

12:43:03

400

167.50

XLON

12:43:03

973

167.50

XLON

12:45:03

800

167.40

XLON

12:45:03

495

167.40

XLON

12:50:03

400

167.50

XLON

12:50:03

400

167.50

XLON

12:54:03

400

167.70

TRQX

12:54:03

400

167.70

TRQX

12:54:03

400

167.70

TRQX

12:54:03

89

167.70

TRQX

12:54:03

1,245

167.80

XLON

12:56:03

1,339

167.80

XLON

12:58:03

400

167.80

CHIX

12:58:03

710

167.80

CHIX

13:01:03

295

167.80

XLON

13:01:03

1,209

167.80

XLON

13:06:03

1,273

167.80

XLON

13:10:03

1,282

167.80

XLON

13:14:03

1,127

167.80

XLON

13:14:03

329

167.80

XLON

13:14:03

75

167.80

XLON

13:15:07

1,056

167.70

CHIX

13:18:03

1,244

167.80

XLON

13:22:03

1,384

167.50

XLON

13:29:31

587

167.40

XLON

13:29:31

1,412

167.40

XLON

13:31:07

369

167.50

XLON

13:31:07

904

167.50

XLON

13:31:08

100

167.40

CHIX

13:32:28

700

167.40

CHIX

13:32:28

392

167.40

CHIX

13:33:07

984

167.50

XLON

13:33:07

318

167.50

XLON

13:38:07

800

167.90

XLON

13:38:07

400

167.90

XLON

13:38:07

123

167.90

XLON

13:38:07

349

167.90

XLON

13:39:03

1,248

168.50

BATE

13:39:03

765

168.50

BATE

13:39:03

515

168.50

BATE

13:39:10

1226

167.70

TRQX

13:41:35

1,425

167.80

XLON

13:44:06

1,281

168.00

XLON

13:47:36

1435

168.00

XLON

13:50:36

800

168.30

XLON

13:50:36

633

168.30

XLON

13:50:36

400

168.30

CHIX

13:50:36

798

168.30

CHIX

13:53:44

1,265

168.30

XLON

13:57:44

1,200

168.90

XLON

13:57:44

134

168.90

XLON

13:59:49

1,337

168.70

XLON

14:03:49

1410

168.80

XLON

14:05:59

1,098

168.70

CHIX

14:05:59

1,488

168.60

XLON

14:08:59

1,455

168.90

XLON

14:12:59

1,477

168.90

XLON

14:14:09

348

168.80

TRQX

14:14:09

400

168.80

TRQX

14:14:09

116

168.80

TRQX

14:14:09

202

168.80

TRQX

14:16:03

330

168.70

XLON

14:16:03

965

168.70

XLON

14:16:03

1,152

168.70

CHIX

14:19:03

277

168.70

XLON

14:19:03

152

168.70

XLON

14:19:03

998

168.70

XLON

14:22:03

858

168.40

XLON

14:22:03

470

168.40

XLON

14:25:03

800

168.40

XLON

14:25:03

484

168.40

XLON

14:28:04

193

168.40

XLON

14:28:53

400

168.40

XLON

14:28:53

400

168.40

XLON

14:28:53

458

168.40

XLON

14:29:05

1,200

168.90

BATE

14:29:05

14

168.90

BATE

14:31:05

1,291

168.90

XLON

14:31:05

1,098

168.70

CHIX

14:33:05

400

168.40

XLON

14:34:05

880

168.70

TRQX

14:34:05

154

168.70

TRQX

14:34:05

800

168.60

XLON

14:34:05

400

168.60

XLON

14:34:05

240

168.60

XLON

14:35:05

400

168.40

CHIX

14:42:44

247

168.40

XLON

14:42:44

1,205

168.40

XLON

14:42:44

1,328

168.40

XLON

14:42:44

1,416

168.40

XLON

14:42:44

391

168.40

CHIX

14:42:44

315

168.40

CHIX

14:42:44

1,246

168.40

CHIX

14:43:05

400

168.70

BATE

14:43:05

400

168.70

BATE

14:43:05

248

168.70

BATE

14:44:44

1,248

168.60

XLON

14:44:44

76

168.70

XLON

14:44:44

1,424

168.70

XLON

14:48:05

1,198

168.60

CHIX

14:49:44

1,468

168.70

XLON

14:49:44

223

168.70

TRQX

14:49:44

225

168.70

TRQX

14:49:44

797

168.70

TRQX

14:51:29

1,309

168.40

XLON

14:59:21

800

168.60

CHIX

14:59:21

259

168.60

CHIX

14:59:30

284

168.60

XLON

14:59:30

25

168.60

XLON

14:59:30

1600

168.60

XLON

14:59:30

800

168.60

XLON

14:59:30

400

168.60

XLON

14:59:30

439

168.60

XLON

15:00:51

1,534

168.40

XLON

15:01:08

308

168.40

BATE

15:01:08

151

168.40

BATE

15:01:08

662

168.40

BATE

15:02:51

800

168.40

XLON

15:02:51

603

168.40

XLON

15:03:21

400

168.40

CHIX

15:03:21

714

168.40

CHIX

15:05:51

1,308

168.20

XLON

15:07:51

117

168.20

XLON

15:07:51

1,134

168.20

XLON

15:10:08

200

168.00

BATE

15:10:08

906

168.00

BATE

15:10:52

143

168.00

XLON

15:10:52

967

168.00

XLON

15:11:02

360

168.00

XLON

15:12:10

765

168.40

BATE

15:12:10

392

168.40

BATE

15:12:10

4

168.20

CHIX

15:12:10

196

168.20

CHIX

15:12:11

81

168.20

CHIX

15:12:11

598

168.20

CHIX

15:12:11

382

168.20

CHIX

15:14:59

1512

168.20

XLON

15:14:59

295

168.10

TRQX

15:14:59

114

168.10

TRQX

15:15:34

701

168.10

TRQX

15:20:59

1,510

168.00

XLON

15:20:59

1,433

168.00

XLON

15:20:59

1,352

168.00

XLON

15:20:59

1,116

168.00

CHIX

15:22:00

400

167.90

BATE

15:22:00

64

167.90

BATE

15:22:00

140

167.90

BATE

15:22:02

598

167.90

BATE

15:24:51

238

167.60

XLON

15:29:13

400

167.80

XLON

15:29:13

642

167.80

XLON

15:29:13

146

167.80

XLON

15:29:13

2,831

167.80

XLON

15:30:52

915

167.60

XLON

15:30:52

444

167.60

XLON

15:31:31

1200

167.90

BATE

15:31:31

400

167.90

BATE

15:31:31

800

167.90

BATE

15:31:31

212

167.90

BATE

15:32:07

223

168.20

XLON

15:32:07

1,316

168.20

XLON

15:33:38

800

168.40

CHIX

15:33:38

291

168.40

CHIX

15:36:23

1412

168.40

XLON

15:36:23

1,304

168.40

XLON

15:36:23

1,045

168.40

TRQX

15:36:23

1,157

168.40

BATE

15:36:23

763

168.90

BATE

15:36:23

458

168.90

BATE

15:37:53

400

168.20

XLON

15:37:53

400

168.20

XLON

15:37:53

400

168.20

XLON

15:37:53

53

168.20

XLON

15:40:03

550

168.20

XLON

15:40:03

708

168.20

XLON

15:40:53

116

168.10

CHIX

15:40:53

986

168.10

CHIX

15:41:03

800

168.20

XLON

15:41:03

651

168.20

XLON

15:46:08

2,480

168.10

XLON

15:48:07

400

168.10

XLON

15:48:07

400

168.10

XLON

15:48:07

707

168.10

XLON

15:49:07

82

168.10

XLON

15:49:07

400

168.10

XLON

15:49:07

866

168.10

XLON

15:51:07

400

168.10

XLON

15:54:53

140

168.30

TRQX

15:54:53

1,091

168.30

TRQX

15:57:27

877

168.10

XLON

15:57:27

1,363

168.10

XLON

15:57:27

47

168.10

XLON

15:57:27

147

168.10

XLON

15:57:27

400

168.10

XLON

15:57:27

806

168.10

XLON

15:57:27

1,062

168.10

CHIX

15:57:51

206

167.90

XLON

15:58:11

1,330

167.90

XLON

15:59:12

1,477

168.20

BATE

15:59:12

1,480

168.20

BATE

16:04:22

1256

168.30

CHIX

16:04:22

238

168.30

XLON

16:04:22

1,200

168.30

XLON

16:04:22

1,600

168.30

XLON

16:04:22

7

168.30

XLON

16:05:22

1269

168.30

XLON

16:08:17

1,287

168.70

XLON

16:08:51

97

168.30

XLON

16:08:51

1175

168.30

XLON

16:11:59

1,571

168.70

XLON

16:11:59

123

168.70

CHIX

16:11:59

1137

169.10

CHIX

16:12:59

1,472

168.70

XLON

16:13:59

1,345

168.50

XLON

16:16:53

733

168.70

TRQX

16:16:59

1,581

168.70

XLON

16:20:08

3,105

168.70

XLON

16:20:17

250

168.50

CHIX

16:20:34

411

168.50

CHIX

16:20:34

800

168.60

BATE

16:20:34

1,187

168.60

BATE

16:20:34

256

168.60

BATE

16:20:34

1,275

168.60

BATE

16:22:13

1,803

168.70

XLON

16:23:13

1,381

168.60

XLON

16:24:13

786

168.70

CHIX

16:26:02

365

168.60

XLON

16:26:02

1,277

168.60

XLON

16:26:06

1,319

168.60

XLON

16:27:06

1,345

168.60

XLON

16:29:43

226

168.60

XLON

16:29:43

8

168.60

XLON

16:29:43

1,176

168.60

XLON

 



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