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	23 January 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased	315,887
Weighted average price paid (p)	165.93
Highest price paid (p)	168.10
Lowest price paid (p)	162.60

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 100,599,238 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 650,095,777. 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 23 January 2024 is 650,095,777. 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	165.93	187,199
BATE	165.93	76,470
CHIX	165.95	37,136
TRQX	166.01	15,082

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:00:15	1116	165.10	BATE
08:00:15	52	165.10	CHIX
08:00:15	333	165.10	CHIX
08:00:15	748	165.10	CHIX
08:00:15	3	165.10	BATE
08:00:17	500	164.90	TRQX
08:00:17	500	164.90	TRQX
08:00:17	120	164.90	TRQX
08:04:20	1144	167.50	BATE
08:04:59	925	166.40	CHIX
08:04:59	119	166.40	CHIX
08:05:10	491	165.80	XLON
08:05:10	1500	165.80	XLON
08:05:10	615	165.80	XLON
08:05:10	239	165.80	XLON
08:05:10	1,485	165.70	XLON
08:05:10	398	165.70	XLON
08:05:10	993	165.70	XLON
08:07:10	1,202	165.90	BATE
08:07:35	1,621	165.30	XLON
08:07:35	1,579	165.30	XLON
08:07:35	1,880	165.20	XLON
08:07:35	277	165.20	XLON
08:07:35	1,613	165.30	XLON
08:07:35	460	165.20	XLON
08:07:38	1,380	165.20	XLON
08:07:38	2	165.20	XLON
08:07:38	661	165.20	XLON
08:07:38	511	165.20	XLON
08:07:38	400	165.20	XLON
08:07:43	785	165.00	XLON
08:07:43	672	165.00	XLON
08:10:43	1,000	164.50	XLON
08:10:43	693	164.50	XLON
08:12:43	1,684	164.50	XLON
08:12:45	1,227	164.10	CHIX
08:13:10	1,048	164.10	BATE
08:17:15	1402	163.80	XLON
08:20:15	1,568	164.50	XLON
08:21:24	1443	164.00	XLON
08:26:06	1642	163.80	XLON
08:26:10	1,198	164.10	BATE
08:26:10	1,214	164.10	BATE
08:28:24	44	163.30	XLON
08:28:24	1,457	163.30	XLON
08:28:27	1092	163.20	CHIX
08:33:32	1,038	163.20	TRQX
08:36:24	500	163.30	XLON
08:36:24	899	163.30	XLON
08:42:33	1636	163.20	XLON
08:47:33	1,464	163.30	XLON
08:47:40	1,117	163.30	CHIX
08:54:33	1422	163.30	XLON
08:57:01	1154	163.20	BATE
08:58:15	1576	162.80	XLON
08:59:57	2,051	163.30	BATE
08:59:57	3	163.30	BATE
08:59:57	1435	163.00	XLON
09:01:33	1,057	162.60	XLON
09:01:33	646	162.60	XLON
09:04:55	1044	162.60	CHIX
09:09:33	1,477	162.70	XLON
09:09:42	910	163.00	BATE
09:09:42	205	163.00	BATE
09:09:42	1,171	163.00	BATE
09:09:42	127	163.00	BATE
09:09:42	1,018	163.00	BATE
09:14:48	1126	163.80	TRQX
09:14:48	1464	163.80	XLON
09:24:55	500	164.00	XLON
09:24:55	1,195	164.00	XLON
09:24:55	596	163.90	CHIX
09:24:55	469	163.90	CHIX
09:33:56	1,579	164.00	XLON
09:34:00	123	163.90	BATE
09:34:00	721	163.90	BATE
09:34:00	434	163.90	BATE
09:34:00	1,189	164.10	BATE
09:44:25	319	164.50	XLON
09:44:25	1,217	164.50	XLON
09:44:28	559	164.30	CHIX
09:44:28	615	164.30	CHIX
09:44:28	304	164.20	BATE
09:44:28	123	164.40	BATE
09:44:28	927	164.60	BATE
09:44:28	1,263	164.60	BATE
09:49:29	1612	164.70	XLON
09:54:29	1,658	164.80	XLON
10:01:06	1548	164.60	XLON
10:01:06	1,103	164.60	BATE
10:01:06	123	164.60	BATE
10:01:06	1,010	164.60	BATE
10:06:06	1571	164.80	XLON
10:07:00	1067	164.80	CHIX
10:08:15	106	164.90	TRQX
10:08:15	1,119	164.90	TRQX
10:08:15	1,481	164.80	XLON
10:08:35	1078	164.50	BATE
10:16:15	1475	164.50	XLON
10:17:35	415	164.50	BATE
10:17:35	709	164.50	BATE
10:22:53	1,552	164.50	XLON
10:25:35	47	164.50	BATE
10:25:35	141	164.50	BATE
10:27:57	279	164.90	BATE
10:27:58	25	164.90	CHIX
10:27:58	857	164.90	BATE
10:27:58	1059	164.90	CHIX
10:27:59	284	164.80	XLON
10:27:59	1,280	164.80	XLON
10:37:42	722	164.90	BATE
10:37:42	561	164.90	BATE
10:38:59	1,446	164.80	XLON
10:43:33	1,581	164.30	XLON
10:48:33	481	164.20	XLON
10:50:40	1,509	164.30	XLON
10:50:40	168	164.30	BATE
10:50:40	924	164.30	BATE
10:50:40	1,164	164.30	CHIX
10:58:42	260	165.00	XLON
10:58:42	628	165.00	XLON
10:58:42	755	165.00	XLON
10:58:42	1,123	165.00	BATE
11:08:43	1,701	165.70	XLON
11:08:57	1,137	165.40	TRQX
11:08:57	1,064	165.30	BATE
11:14:25	1,601	165.80	XLON
11:19:49	1108	165.70	CHIX
11:22:57	1066	165.90	BATE
11:23:00	1,666	165.80	XLON
11:31:56	1,674	166.60	XLON
11:31:58	471	166.60	BATE
11:32:13	729	166.60	BATE
11:38:54	184	166.80	XLON
11:39:04	1,136	166.90	CHIX
11:40:33	1594	167.20	XLON
11:42:36	807	167.30	BATE
11:42:36	474	167.30	BATE
11:42:46	579	166.80	XLON
11:42:56	981	166.80	XLON
11:59:28	1660	166.60	XLON
11:59:28	1,099	166.60	BATE
12:04:14	51	167.40	XLON
12:04:14	1,541	167.40	XLON
12:05:40	1,145	167.30	BATE
12:08:14	1000	167.30	XLON
12:08:14	622	167.30	XLON
12:08:15	1,083	167.20	CHIX
12:08:15	169	167.20	CHIX
12:14:45	500	167.30	TRQX
12:14:45	500	167.30	TRQX
12:14:45	75	167.30	TRQX
12:18:40	69	167.20	BATE
12:18:41	735	167.20	BATE
12:25:41	1,456	167.20	XLON
12:25:41	1000	167.30	BATE
12:25:41	262	167.30	BATE
12:25:41	1524	167.20	XLON
12:29:41	500	167.00	XLON
12:29:41	500	167.00	XLON
12:29:41	464	167.00	XLON
12:38:10	1,490	167.20	XLON
12:38:49	57	167.00	BATE
12:38:49	1,169	167.00	BATE
12:38:49	59	167.00	CHIX
12:38:49	1,024	167.00	CHIX
12:44:14	1420	167.00	XLON
12:51:25	1,000	167.20	XLON
12:51:25	547	167.20	XLON
12:51:25	105	167.20	XLON
12:52:14	1,131	167.20	BATE
12:57:25	1,418	167.20	XLON
13:01:50	500	167.70	CHIX
13:01:50	556	167.70	CHIX
13:01:57	308	167.70	XLON
13:01:57	1,296	167.70	XLON
13:03:14	1,137	167.70	BATE
13:09:28	1,500	168.10	XLON
13:09:28	72	168.10	XLON
13:10:05	1119	167.80	TRQX
13:11:09	1,396	167.50	XLON
13:14:19	1,037	167.50	BATE
13:17:10	500	167.50	XLON
13:17:10	1,135	167.50	XLON
13:19:11	871	167.20	CHIX
13:21:16	432	167.20	XLON
13:21:16	1,077	167.20	XLON
13:21:16	105	167.20	XLON
13:21:16	123	167.20	XLON
13:21:16	263	167.20	CHIX
13:26:02	386	167.20	BATE
13:26:02	648	167.20	BATE
13:26:02	36	167.20	BATE
13:33:12	972	167.20	BATE
13:33:12	304	167.20	BATE
13:33:15	4,824	167.10	XLON
13:33:15	20	167.20	XLON
13:33:15	1475	167.20	XLON
13:33:15	970	167.20	XLON
13:33:15	51	167.20	XLON
13:33:15	1,656	167.30	XLON
13:33:15	51	167.30	XLON
13:33:15	518	167.30	XLON
13:41:12	1,092	167.20	BATE
13:43:10	300	167.00	CHIX
13:46:16	1,092	167.00	BATE
13:46:16	445	167.00	CHIX
13:46:16	356	167.00	CHIX
13:53:19	110	166.90	XLON
13:53:19	1000	166.90	XLON
13:53:21	407	166.90	XLON
13:55:19	500	167.00	BATE
13:55:19	500	167.00	BATE
13:55:19	47	167.00	BATE
13:55:19	76	167.00	BATE
13:55:19	86	167.00	BATE
13:55:51	63	166.90	XLON
13:55:51	1,000	166.90	XLON
13:55:51	431	166.90	XLON
13:58:14	103	166.80	TRQX
13:58:14	23	166.80	TRQX
13:58:45	138	166.80	TRQX
13:59:30	224	166.80	TRQX
13:59:32	102	166.80	TRQX
13:59:32	693	166.80	TRQX
14:00:51	21	166.80	XLON
14:03:30	200	166.90	CHIX
14:04:17	1,154	167.00	CHIX
14:04:17	791	166.90	XLON
14:04:17	759	166.90	XLON
14:05:17	500	166.90	XLON
14:05:17	500	166.90	XLON
14:05:17	500	166.90	XLON
14:05:17	62	166.90	XLON
14:05:19	1,193	167.00	BATE
14:12:30	1,000	167.00	BATE
14:12:30	176	167.00	BATE
14:20:28	500	166.90	XLON
14:20:28	1,151	166.90	XLON
14:20:28	1,349	166.90	XLON
14:20:28	140	166.90	XLON
14:20:28	1	166.90	CHIX
14:20:28	1,167	166.90	CHIX
14:20:30	410	166.90	BATE
14:20:30	500	166.90	BATE
14:20:30	3	166.90	BATE
14:20:30	148	166.90	BATE
14:24:32	1,000	166.90	XLON
14:24:32	649	166.90	XLON
14:25:45	500	166.90	TRQX
14:25:45	554	166.90	TRQX
14:27:52	400	166.90	BATE
14:29:38	500	166.90	XLON
14:29:38	1,000	166.90	XLON
14:29:38	202	166.90	XLON
14:29:38	500	166.90	BATE
14:29:38	159	166.90	BATE
14:29:38	1,058	166.90	CHIX
14:34:35	930	166.90	BATE
14:35:44	1,700	166.90	XLON
14:35:44	1,516	166.90	XLON
14:35:44	353	166.90	BATE
14:35:44	1,102	166.90	BATE
14:35:44	1,123	166.90	CHIX
14:35:44	227	166.90	BATE
14:35:44	500	166.90	BATE
14:35:44	500	166.90	BATE
14:35:53	15	166.90	BATE
14:35:53	38	166.90	BATE
14:39:53	867	167.00	BATE
14:39:53	267	167.00	BATE
14:39:53	1,245	167.00	CHIX
14:39:53	1,000	167.00	XLON
14:39:53	900	167.00	XLON
14:42:54	454	166.90	BATE
14:43:00	405	166.90	BATE
14:43:00	329	166.90	BATE
14:47:42	179	166.90	BATE
14:47:42	500	166.90	BATE
14:47:42	68	166.90	BATE
14:47:42	382	166.90	BATE
14:47:42	485	166.90	TRQX
14:47:42	485	166.90	TRQX
14:47:42	306	166.90	TRQX
14:50:42	570	167.00	BATE
14:50:42	500	167.00	BATE
14:50:42	105	167.00	BATE
14:50:43	1228	166.90	CHIX
14:50:43	184	166.80	XLON
14:50:43	1,394	166.80	XLON
14:50:43	115	166.80	XLON
14:54:42	1,125	166.90	BATE
14:57:14	328	166.80	XLON
14:57:49	273	166.80	XLON
14:57:49	544	166.80	XLON
14:57:49	919	166.80	XLON
14:57:49	883	166.80	XLON
14:57:49	1,461	166.80	XLON
14:57:49	1,532	166.80	XLON
14:58:01	397	166.80	XLON
14:58:05	326	166.80	XLON
14:58:42	247	166.90	BATE
14:58:42	517	166.90	BATE
14:58:42	444	166.90	BATE
15:00:57	500	167.10	XLON
15:00:57	495	167.10	XLON
15:00:57	333	167.10	XLON
15:00:57	187	167.10	XLON
15:01:57	500	167.10	XLON
15:01:57	149	167.10	XLON
15:01:57	500	167.10	XLON
15:01:57	427	167.10	XLON
15:01:57	1,089	167.00	CHIX
15:04:57	500	166.90	BATE
15:04:57	500	166.90	BATE
15:04:57	90	166.90	BATE
15:11:18	102	166.80	XLON
15:11:18	1,624	166.80	XLON
15:11:18	376	166.80	XLON
15:11:18	296	166.80	XLON
15:11:18	2	166.80	XLON
15:11:18	100	166.80	XLON
15:11:18	101	166.80	XLON
15:11:18	616	166.80	XLON
15:11:18	1,269	166.80	CHIX
15:11:20	64	166.70	BATE
15:11:51	500	166.70	BATE
15:11:51	500	166.70	BATE
15:11:51	39	166.70	BATE
15:13:20	1,000	166.80	TRQX
15:13:20	242	166.80	TRQX
15:31:27	1,472	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	34	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	596	166.60	CHIX
15:31:27	439	166.60	CHIX
15:31:27	77	166.60	CHIX
15:31:27	340	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	1,227	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	1,196	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	302	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	163	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	1394	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	1,673	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	1,612	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	541	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	500	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	352	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	1,670	166.60	XLON
15:31:27	129	166.60	CHIX
15:31:27	1,160	166.60	CHIX
15:31:27	1,130	166.60	BATE
15:31:27	512	166.60	BATE
15:31:29	500	166.60	BATE
15:31:29	177	166.60	BATE
15:31:30	1,222	166.60	BATE
15:31:30	500	166.60	BATE
15:31:30	500	166.60	BATE
15:34:29	1,390	166.30	XLON
15:34:29	1	166.30	XLON
15:36:31	151	166.30	XLON
15:36:31	850	166.30	XLON
15:36:31	142	166.30	XLON
15:36:31	431	166.30	XLON
15:43:01	113	166.30	XLON
15:43:01	47	166.30	XLON
15:43:01	1,452	166.30	XLON
15:43:01	1,585	166.30	XLON
15:43:01	1,498	166.30	XLON
15:43:01	1,074	166.30	CHIX
15:43:57	1,166	166.50	TRQX
15:44:53	550	166.20	XLON
15:45:22	960	166.20	XLON
15:46:12	500	166.10	BATE
15:46:12	500	166.10	BATE
15:46:12	132	166.10	BATE
15:52:05	1,500	166.50	XLON
15:52:05	315	166.50	XLON
15:52:05	3,092	166.60	XLON
15:52:09	1238	166.60	BATE
15:52:09	123	166.60	BATE
15:52:09	612	166.60	BATE
15:52:09	1,052	166.60	BATE
15:53:23	500	166.40	CHIX
15:53:23	500	166.40	CHIX
15:53:23	78	166.40	CHIX
15:59:13	959	166.40	XLON
15:59:13	500	166.40	XLON
15:59:13	34	166.40	XLON
15:59:13	1,710	166.40	XLON
16:02:21	713	166.30	XLON
16:02:21	952	166.30	XLON
16:04:29	1,155	166.30	CHIX
16:04:46	1,221	166.50	TRQX
16:05:21	1,467	166.30	XLON
16:09:29	1,465	166.40	XLON
16:14:45	127	166.40	XLON
16:14:45	494	166.40	XLON
16:14:45	1006	166.40	XLON
16:14:45	400	166.40	XLON
16:14:45	100	166.40	XLON
16:14:45	1,600	166.40	XLON
16:14:45	371	166.40	CHIX
16:14:45	649	166.40	CHIX
16:14:45	451	166.40	BATE
16:14:45	478	166.40	BATE
16:14:50	222	166.40	CHIX
16:18:45	1,528	166.40	XLON
16:18:45	91	166.40	XLON
16:18:45	1,697	166.40	XLON
16:18:45	763	166.40	XLON
16:19:42	500	166.40	XLON
16:19:42	375	166.40	XLON
16:19:42	212	166.40	BATE
16:19:42	1,000	166.40	BATE
16:19:42	137	166.40	BATE
16:19:42	1,089	166.40	BATE
16:21:18	471	166.20	XLON
16:21:18	972	166.20	XLON
16:21:18	93	166.20	XLON
16:23:51	135	166.00	XLON
16:24:59	864	166.00	XLON
16:25:04	500	166.10	CHIX
16:27:18	391	166.00	XLON
16:27:18	35	166.00	XLON
16:27:21	71	166.10	CHIX

 

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