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)
19 October 2026	214,858	202.5888	200.8000	203.6000
20 October 2026	242,758	207.3281	203.0000	209.4000
21 October 2026	237,824	210.4463	208.0000	211.6000
22 October 2026	214,268	212.4540	210.4000	213.4000
23 October 2026	220,220	213.4356	212.0000	214.8000

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 38,072,928 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 532,622,087. 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 23 October 2026 is 532,622,087. 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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