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	4 January 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	200,978
Weighted average price paid (p)	174.87
Highest price paid (p)	175.00
Lowest price paid (p)	174.30

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 97,973,724 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 652,721,291. 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 January 2024 is 652,721,291. 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 [e-mail] Tel: [phone]	Contacts at Brunswick PR: Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer Tel: [phone]
Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited: Nicholas How / John Fishley Tel: [phone]	Contacts at RBC Europe Limited: James Agnew / Jack Wood Tel: [phone]

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	174.87	148,099
BATE	174.80	8,165
CHIX	174.87	38,732
TRQX	174.86	5,982

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:03:34	1479	175.00	XLON
08:03:34	1147	175.00	TRQX
08:03:34	1,069	175.00	BATE
08:03:34	1,290	175.00	CHIX
08:03:34	344	175.00	XLON
08:03:34	1,633	175.00	XLON
08:03:34	2,198	175.00	XLON
08:03:34	337	174.80	XLON
08:03:34	1276	174.80	XLON
08:03:34	859	174.80	XLON
08:03:34	1,635	175.00	XLON
08:12:17	8	175.00	XLON
08:12:17	577	175.00	XLON
08:12:17	1,754	175.00	XLON
08:12:17	1,255	175.00	CHIX
08:12:17	3,004	175.00	XLON
08:27:00	623	175.00	CHIX
08:27:00	544	175.00	CHIX
08:30:06	965	174.30	XLON
08:30:06	1,650	174.30	XLON
08:30:09	1,300	174.40	XLON
08:30:09	346	174.40	XLON
08:30:09	50	174.40	XLON
08:30:34	9,582	175.00	XLON
08:30:34	251	175.00	XLON
08:30:34	894	175.00	XLON
08:30:34	4,348	175.00	XLON
08:30:59	252	175.00	BATE
08:30:59	7	175.00	BATE
08:30:59	500	175.00	BATE
08:30:59	297	175.00	BATE
08:31:27	1,233	174.70	CHIX
08:57:53	1,109	174.40	CHIX
08:57:53	1135	174.30	BATE
08:57:53	1,211	174.50	BATE
09:08:30	1,514	174.40	XLON
09:08:30	2,437	174.70	XLON
09:08:30	1323	174.70	XLON
09:08:30	3,721	174.40	XLON
09:08:36	723	174.30	TRQX
09:08:36	1197	174.70	TRQX
09:09:30	1,059	174.60	CHIX
09:12:14	1,434	174.30	XLON
09:17:33	56	174.30	XLON
09:28:58	1,273	174.70	CHIX
09:29:53	16	174.60	XLON
09:48:58	917	174.90	XLON
09:48:58	678	174.90	XLON
09:57:58	1,610	174.90	XLON
10:13:56	867	175.00	CHIX
10:15:00	903	175.00	CHIX
10:30:44	500	175.00	XLON
10:30:44	1000	175.00	XLON
10:30:44	98	175.00	XLON
10:30:44	500	175.00	CHIX
10:30:44	673	175.00	CHIX
10:51:16	500	175.00	CHIX
10:51:16	500	175.00	CHIX
10:51:16	1	175.00	CHIX
10:51:16	59	175.00	CHIX
10:51:16	831	175.00	XLON
10:51:16	542	175.00	XLON
11:09:00	136	174.90	CHIX
11:09:00	500	174.90	CHIX
11:09:00	142	174.90	CHIX
11:09:00	344	174.90	CHIX
11:12:56	2,372	175.00	XLON
11:12:56	407	175.00	XLON
11:12:56	1453	175.00	XLON
11:12:56	1000	175.00	XLON
11:12:56	500	175.00	XLON
11:26:25	500	175.00	XLON
11:26:25	1,000	175.00	XLON
11:26:25	154	175.00	XLON
12:02:14	969	175.00	XLON
12:02:14	398	175.00	XLON
12:02:14	1,248	175.00	CHIX
12:02:14	1,053	175.00	CHIX
12:15:27	268	174.70	XLON
12:15:27	11	174.70	XLON
12:18:01	500	174.80	XLON
12:18:01	1,000	174.80	XLON
12:18:01	20	174.80	XLON
12:22:56	500	174.80	CHIX
12:22:56	605	174.80	CHIX
12:29:01	500	174.90	XLON
12:29:01	1	174.90	XLON
12:57:04	1,783	175.00	XLON
12:57:04	441	175.00	CHIX
12:57:04	669	175.00	CHIX
12:57:04	2,255	175.00	XLON
12:57:04	1,592	175.00	XLON
13:02:17	500	175.00	TRQX
13:02:17	500	175.00	TRQX
13:02:17	141	175.00	TRQX
13:07:57	1,000	175.00	XLON
13:07:57	1,114	175.00	XLON
13:09:57	1544	175.00	XLON
13:10:03	1105	174.80	CHIX
13:10:03	897	174.70	XLON
13:10:03	1,061	174.70	XLON
13:11:03	1,665	174.80	XLON
13:11:03	352	174.80	XLON
13:11:03	689	174.80	XLON
13:11:03	28	174.80	XLON
13:30:39	1000	175.00	XLON
13:30:39	624	175.00	XLON
13:30:39	1248	175.00	XLON
13:30:39	152	175.00	XLON
13:30:39	271	175.00	XLON
13:30:39	1,104	175.00	CHIX
13:30:42	1,603	175.00	XLON
13:57:10	1,203	174.80	CHIX
14:13:10	76	175.00	XLON
14:13:10	11	175.00	XLON
14:14:16	67	175.00	XLON
14:14:16	500	175.00	CHIX
14:14:16	500	175.00	CHIX
14:14:16	83	175.00	CHIX
14:19:03	1,224	175.00	XLON
14:25:58	500	175.00	CHIX
14:25:58	164	175.00	CHIX
14:25:58	422	175.00	CHIX
14:25:58	240	175.00	CHIX
14:25:58	500	175.00	CHIX
14:25:58	784	174.90	XLON
14:25:58	1	174.90	XLON
14:25:58	967	174.90	XLON
14:31:58	1057	174.60	CHIX
14:40:38	2,379	174.70	XLON
14:40:38	1,079	174.70	CHIX
14:41:00	84	174.60	XLON
14:41:00	650	174.60	XLON
14:41:00	3,483	174.60	XLON
14:41:40	880	174.60	XLON
14:41:40	1500	174.60	XLON
14:41:40	551	174.60	XLON
14:41:40	84	174.60	XLON
14:41:40	119	174.60	XLON
14:41:40	1,179	174.60	XLON
14:41:40	1179	174.60	XLON
14:41:40	470	174.60	XLON
14:45:44	1	174.70	CHIX
14:47:23	1,081	174.70	CHIX
14:47:23	60	174.70	CHIX
14:53:23	500	174.70	CHIX
14:53:23	720	174.70	CHIX
14:54:40	1,665	174.70	XLON
15:03:23	500	174.70	CHIX
15:03:23	156	174.70	CHIX
15:03:23	500	174.70	CHIX
15:03:23	7	174.70	CHIX
15:11:23	302	174.60	CHIX
15:13:40	1,622	174.90	XLON
15:15:35	500	174.80	BATE
15:15:35	500	174.80	BATE
15:15:35	216	174.80	BATE
15:15:35	817	174.80	CHIX
15:15:35	430	174.80	CHIX
15:38:21	236	175.00	XLON
15:38:21	9	175.00	XLON
15:39:23	1,168	175.00	XLON
15:39:23	284	175.00	XLON
15:39:23	1,216	175.00	XLON
15:39:23	675	175.00	CHIX
15:39:23	458	175.00	CHIX
15:39:23	79	175.00	CHIX
15:39:23	560	175.00	CHIX
15:39:23	393	175.00	CHIX
15:40:17	1205	175.00	TRQX
15:40:17	19	174.90	XLON
15:40:17	595	174.90	XLON
15:40:17	18	174.90	XLON
15:40:23	170	175.00	XLON
15:40:23	1,843	175.00	XLON
15:40:24	1,365	174.70	XLON
15:41:00	809	174.80	XLON
15:41:00	2,483	174.80	XLON
15:41:00	1,594	174.80	XLON
15:41:00	500	174.80	XLON
15:41:00	1,000	174.80	XLON
15:41:00	500	174.80	XLON
15:41:00	374	174.80	XLON
15:45:35	1,000	175.00	BATE
15:45:35	250	175.00	BATE
15:45:35	1,228	175.00	BATE
15:47:19	310	175.00	CHIX
15:55:36	1	175.00	XLON
16:01:54	9	175.00	CHIX
16:05:00	637	175.00	CHIX
16:05:52	56	175.00	XLON
16:06:11	4288	175.00	XLON
16:06:11	560	175.00	XLON
16:06:11	715	175.00	XLON
16:06:11	1,348	175.00	XLON
16:06:11	170	175.00	CHIX
16:06:11	893	175.00	CHIX
16:06:11	243	175.00	CHIX
16:06:12	1	174.80	CHIX
16:06:12	1,278	174.80	CHIX
16:08:24	2,491	174.80	XLON
16:08:24	480	174.80	XLON
16:11:57	393	175.00	XLON
16:11:57	42	175.00	XLON
16:15:29	1,935	175.00	XLON
16:16:34	2,789	175.00	XLON
16:16:34	113	175.00	XLON
16:19:50	988	175.00	XLON
16:19:50	1,393	175.00	XLON
16:19:50	1607	175.00	XLON
16:19:50	500	175.00	XLON
16:19:50	209	175.00	XLON
16:19:50	666	175.00	CHIX
16:19:50	727	175.00	XLON
16:19:50	727	175.00	XLON
16:19:50	3,194	175.00	XLON
16:19:57	1,425	175.00	XLON
16:19:57	746	175.00	XLON
16:19:57	885	175.00	XLON
16:20:04	234	175.00	XLON
16:20:04	746	175.00	XLON
16:20:04	541	175.00	XLON
16:24:16	287	175.00	XLON
16:24:16	500	175.00	XLON
16:26:50	500	175.00	XLON
16:26:50	220	175.00	CHIX
16:26:50	500	175.00	CHIX
16:26:50	1,578	175.00	XLON
16:26:53	436	175.00	XLON
16:26:57	73	175.00	CHIX
16:27:56	9	175.00	CHIX
16:28:35	909	175.00	XLON
16:28:35	500	175.00	XLON
16:28:39	43	175.00	TRQX
16:29:05	58	175.00	TRQX
16:29:31	65	175.00	TRQX
16:29:31	403	175.00	TRQX

 

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