Transaction in Own Shares

19 October 2026

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)
12-Oct-2026	260,606	191.65	191.00	193.40
13-Oct-2026	311,412	193.99	191.60	194.50
14-Oct-2026	290,291	197.05	193.60	197.90
15-Oct-2026	208,125	199.99	197.50	201.40
16-Oct-2026	185,721	203.22	201.80	203.80

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 36,943,000 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 533,752,015. 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 16 October 2026 is 533,752,015. 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.

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