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

02 April 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

185,934

Weighted average price paid (p)

180.20

Highest price paid (p)

182.30

Lowest price paid (p)

178.90

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 111,066,506 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 639,628,509. 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 02 April 2024 is 639,628,509. 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

179.88

56,100

BATE

179.86

7,376

CHIX

180.42

106,075

TRQX

179.72

4,099

Aquis

179.95

12,284

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:10:02

97

182.10

CHIX

08:10:02

392

182.10

CHIX

08:10:02

1400

182.10

CHIX

08:10:02

76

182.10

CHIX

08:28:00

15

182.10

CHIX

08:28:18

841

182.10

CHIX

08:28:18

446

182.10

CHIX

08:28:18

663

182.10

CHIX

08:32:08

1965

182.10

CHIX

08:33:07

700

182.00

CHIX

08:33:07

1265

182.00

CHIX

08:33:16

1965

181.90

CHIX

08:33:53

1965

181.80

CHIX

08:33:56

1965

181.70

CHIX

08:45:16

1965

181.60

CHIX

08:45:48

1965

181.40

CHIX

08:46:47

1965

181.40

CHIX

08:50:29

1965

181.30

CHIX

08:59:14

1965

181.30

CHIX

08:59:18

1965

181.20

CHIX

09:00:05

189

181.40

CHIX

09:11:35

519

182.30

CHIX

09:11:38

656

182.30

CHIX

09:11:38

790

182.30

CHIX

09:11:47

1965

182.20

CHIX

09:13:38

45

181.90

CHIX

09:13:38

1920

181.90

CHIX

09:16:33

1965

181.80

CHIX

09:35:43

1866

181.60

CHIX

09:35:43

99

181.60

CHIX

09:35:59

1600

181.10

CHIX

09:36:01

365

181.10

CHIX

09:36:29

1965

181.10

CHIX

09:36:49

1965

181.00

CHIX

09:52:14

115

180.90

CHIX

09:52:14

1850

180.90

CHIX

09:57:36

511

180.50

CHIX

10:16:19

982

180.00

XLON

10:16:19

495

180.00

TRQX

10:16:22

165

180.00

Aquis

10:16:22

165

180.00

BATE

10:16:22

165

180.00

TRQX

10:16:22

165

180.00

CHIX

10:16:22

817

180.00

XLON

10:16:23

165

180.00

Aquis

10:16:23

165

180.00

BATE

10:16:23

165

180.00

CHIX

10:16:23

982

180.00

XLON

10:16:26

165

180.00

Aquis

10:16:26

165

180.00

BATE

10:16:26

165

180.00

CHIX

10:16:26

982

180.00

XLON

10:16:28

165

180.00

Aquis

10:16:28

165

180.00

BATE

10:16:28

82

180.00

CHIX

10:17:23

165

180.00

Aquis

10:17:23

322

180.00

BATE

10:17:23

83

180.00

CHIX

10:17:23

495

180.00

XLON

10:17:23

982

180.00

XLON

10:17:23

165

180.00

BATE

10:17:23

330

180.00

Aquis

10:17:23

652

180.00

Aquis

10:17:23

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:23

322

180.00

Aquis

10:17:23

165

180.00

BATE

10:17:23

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:23

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:23

322

180.00

Aquis

10:17:23

165

180.00

BATE

10:17:23

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:23

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:23

165

180.00

TRQX

10:17:23

322

180.00

Aquis

10:17:23

165

180.00

BATE

10:17:23

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:23

660

180.00

XLON

10:17:23

165

180.00

TRQX

10:17:23

322

180.00

Aquis

10:17:23

165

180.00

BATE

10:17:23

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:23

660

180.00

XLON

10:17:24

652

180.00

BATE

10:17:24

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:24

652

180.00

Aquis

10:17:24

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:27

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:29

165

180.00

Aquis

10:17:29

322

180.00

BATE

10:17:29

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:29

982

180.00

XLON

10:17:32

495

180.00

XLON

10:17:32

982

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

165

180.00

Aquis

10:17:33

165

180.00

BATE

10:17:33

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:33

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

1477

180.00

Aquis

10:17:33

115

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

220

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

329

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

301

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

490

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

22

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

861

180.00

Aquis

10:17:33

93

180.00

XLON

10:17:33

165

180.00

Aquis

10:17:33

358

180.00

XLON

10:17:34

107

180.00

Aquis

10:17:34

58

180.00

Aquis

10:17:34

67

180.00

TRQX

10:17:34

98

180.00

TRQX

10:17:34

165

180.00

BATE

10:17:34

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:34

817

180.00

XLON

10:17:34

165

180.00

Aquis

10:17:34

165

180.00

BATE

10:17:34

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:34

165

180.00

TRQX

10:17:34

817

180.00

XLON

10:17:34

1477

180.00

Aquis

10:17:34

1011

180.00

Aquis

10:17:34

136

180.00

Aquis

10:17:34

330

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

165

180.00

TRQX

10:17:39

165

180.00

Aquis

10:17:39

322

180.00

BATE

10:17:39

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

1358

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

115

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

4

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

976

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

115

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

115

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

271

180.00

XLON

10:17:39

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:40

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:40

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:40

1477

180.00

BATE

10:17:40

1477

180.00

Aquis

10:17:40

1320

180.00

TRQX

10:17:40

157

180.00

XLON

10:17:40

814

180.00

BATE

10:17:40

91

180.00

XLON

10:17:40

115

180.00

XLON

10:17:40

457

180.00

XLON

10:17:40

113

180.00

Aquis

10:17:45

495

180.00

CHIX

10:17:45

205

180.00

XLON

10:17:45

664

180.00

XLON

10:17:45

495

180.00

CHIX

10:17:45

982

180.00

XLON

10:17:45

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:45

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:45

1477

180.00

CHIX

10:17:45

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:45

1169

180.00

CHIX

10:17:45

189

180.00

XLON

10:17:45

119

180.00

XLON

10:17:45

322

180.00

BATE

10:17:45

165

180.00

CHIX

10:17:45

165

180.00

Aquis

10:17:45

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:51

652

180.00

CHIX

10:17:51

825

180.00

XLON

10:17:51

1477

180.00

XLON

10:17:51

3

180.00

XLON

10:17:51

495

180.00

CHIX

10:17:51

979

180.00

XLON

10:17:51

330

180.00

CHIX

10:17:51

820

180.00

XLON

10:40:06

330

179.00

TRQX

10:40:06

165

179.00

CHIX

10:40:06

759

179.00

XLON

10:40:08

165

179.00

BATE

10:40:08

165

179.00

TRQX

10:40:08

165

179.00

CHIX

10:40:08

594

179.00

XLON

10:40:13

165

179.00

Aquis

10:40:13

165

179.00

Aquis

10:40:13

165

179.00

TRQX

10:40:13

165

179.00

BATE

10:40:13

165

179.00

CHIX

10:40:13

594

179.00

XLON

10:50:18

495

179.00

CHIX

10:50:18

759

179.00

XLON

10:52:25

495

179.00

XLON

11:35:35

1965

179.70

CHIX

11:37:47

1965

179.50

CHIX

12:23:45

325

179.60

CHIX

12:23:45

1640

179.60

CHIX

12:36:07

1710

179.20

CHIX

12:36:07

255

179.20

CHIX

13:06:41

935

179.10

CHIX

13:06:41

396

179.10

CHIX

13:06:41

634

179.10

CHIX

13:06:42

95

178.90

CHIX

13:19:02

330

179.00

CHIX

13:19:02

170

179.00

XLON

13:19:02

330

179.00

XLON

13:25:46

170

179.00

XLON

13:25:46

330

179.00

CHIX

13:25:55

170

179.00

CHIX

13:25:55

170

179.00

TRQX

13:25:55

165

179.00

CHIX

13:25:55

165

179.00

XLON

13:25:55

500

179.00

XLON

13:25:55

330

179.00

CHIX

13:25:55

170

179.00

XLON

13:25:56

165

179.00

CHIX

13:25:56

150

179.00

TRQX

13:25:56

15

179.00

TRQX

13:25:56

170

179.00

XLON

13:25:56

500

179.00

XLON

13:25:56

165

179.00

BATE

13:26:30

335

179.00

BATE

13:46:07

165

179.00

BATE

13:46:07

5

179.00

CHIX

13:46:07

69

179.00

XLON

13:46:07

261

179.00

XLON

13:46:07

134

179.00

CHIX

13:46:07

196

179.00

CHIX

13:46:07

170

179.00

XLON

13:46:07

330

179.00

CHIX

13:46:08

170

179.00

XLON

13:48:05

330

179.00

CHIX

13:48:05

170

179.00

XLON

13:48:05

165

179.00

Aquis

13:48:07

335

179.00

XLON

13:51:32

165

179.00

CHIX

13:51:32

165

179.00

TRQX

13:51:32

170

179.00

XLON

13:51:32

165

179.00

Aquis

13:51:32

5

179.00

BATE

14:29:49

1875

179.50

CHIX

14:29:49

90

179.50

CHIX

14:29:52

1965

179.30

CHIX

14:29:53

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:29:55

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:35:02

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:35:05

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:35:10

1561

179.20

CHIX

14:35:10

404

179.20

CHIX

14:35:11

185

179.20

CHIX

14:35:11

1780

179.20

CHIX

14:35:12

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:35:13

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:35:14

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:35:39

612

179.20

CHIX

14:35:39

1353

179.20

CHIX

14:36:25

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:36:37

1965

179.20

CHIX

14:41:48

588

179.20

CHIX

14:41:48

1377

179.20

CHIX

14:57:02

1965

180.20

CHIX

14:57:16

1824

180.00

CHIX

14:57:16

141

180.00

CHIX

15:05:02

672

180.60

CHIX

15:05:02

106

180.60

CHIX

15:05:02

1187

180.60

CHIX

15:05:03

1965

180.60

CHIX

15:06:28

1965

180.60

CHIX

15:06:31

1965

181.00

CHIX

15:07:23

62

181.00

CHIX

15:48:06

623

180.00

XLON

15:48:09

165

180.00

XLON

15:48:09

788

180.00

XLON

15:49:36

170

180.00

Aquis

15:49:36

330

180.00

XLON

15:55:55

165

180.00

BATE

15:55:55

134

180.00

TRQX

15:55:55

170

180.00

XLON

15:57:37

31

180.00

XLON

 



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