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 18 June 2026, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase	Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased	Weighted average price paid (p)	Lowest price paid (p)	Highest price paid (p)
20-Jul-2026	478,267	177.44	172.80	178.10
21-Jul-2026	590,558	179.15	176.90	180.30
22-Jul-2026	591,639	181.43	178.50	182.40
23-Jul-2026	579,231	179.83	178.50	181.10
24-Jul-2026	534,772	181.40	178.90	182.80

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 21,717,828 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 548,977,187. FirstGroup initially intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury shares but may cancel them in due course.

The total number of voting rights in FirstGroup, excluding treasury shares as at 24 July 2026 is 548,977,187. 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]

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 attached to this announcement.

---

2026 07 24b - First Group plc Share Buyback RNS Announcement 24 July Buyback Fills 20 07 26 to 24 07 26

---