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	24 August 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	399,040
Weighted average price paid (p)	141.10
Highest price paid (p)	143.90
Lowest price paid (p)	139.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 69,821,671 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 680,873,344. 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 24 August 2023 is 680,873,344. 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 Liberum Capital 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	141.12	263,051
BATE	140.89	63,428
CHIX	141.12	48,552
TRQX	141.31	24,009

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:10:08	1795	143.9	XLON
08:10:08	843	143.7	BATE
08:10:08	593	143.7	BATE
08:10:53	1653	143.5	XLON
08:10:53	1269	143.6	CHIX
08:11:18	1666	143.3	XLON
08:11:18	1694	142.9	XLON
08:11:18	31	143.3	XLON
08:11:18	2727	143.3	XLON
08:12:07	196	143.1	XLON
08:12:07	1500	143.1	XLON
08:22:07	8	143.6	XLON
08:22:07	1500	143.6	XLON
08:22:16	2729	143.5	XLON
08:22:16	818	143.5	XLON
08:22:16	4814	143.5	XLON
08:22:16	168	143.5	XLON
08:22:50	1351	143.7	CHIX
08:23:41	182	143.3	TRQX
08:23:41	838	143.3	TRQX
08:23:41	241	143.3	TRQX
08:29:05	759	142.9	XLON
08:29:05	780	142.9	XLON
08:29:50	500	142.9	CHIX
08:29:50	945	142.9	CHIX
08:30:57	1421	142.9	TRQX
08:31:05	475	142.9	XLON
08:31:05	854	142.9	XLON
08:31:05	401	142.9	XLON
08:34:05	1569	142.8	XLON
08:41:35	1158	142.8	XLON
08:41:35	551	142.8	XLON
08:43:24	1783	142.6	XLON
08:46:00	426	142.6	CHIX
08:46:00	500	142.6	CHIX
08:46:00	411	142.6	CHIX
08:52:24	1683	142.9	XLON
08:58:02	1461	142.4	XLON
09:03:02	67	142.1	XLON
09:03:02	1582	142.1	XLON
09:08:00	1231	142.3	CHIX
09:08:02	848	141.9	BATE
09:08:02	377	141.9	BATE
09:11:17	1781	141.8	XLON
09:16:46	1595	141.5	XLON
09:16:46	1720	141.7	XLON
09:17:58	219	141.3	XLON
09:17:58	500	141.3	XLON
09:17:58	500	141.3	XLON
09:17:58	500	141.3	XLON
09:19:30	338	141.3	XLON
09:19:30	1000	141.3	XLON
09:19:30	1000	141.3	XLON
09:20:01	1178	141.5	CHIX
09:20:01	313	141.5	XLON
09:20:01	1350	141.5	XLON
09:22:40	901	141.6	CHIX
09:22:40	500	141.6	CHIX
09:25:01	500	141.6	TRQX
09:25:01	500	141.6	TRQX
09:25:01	218	141.6	TRQX
09:25:01	1579	141.6	XLON
09:25:01	119	141.6	XLON
09:31:01	1650	141.5	XLON
09:31:01	1729	141.6	XLON
09:44:13	966	141.4	CHIX
09:44:13	485	141.4	CHIX
09:44:13	1705	141.5	XLON
09:44:19	428	141.3	XLON
09:44:19	380	141.3	XLON
09:44:19	1175	141.3	XLON
09:49:54	1493	141.2	XLON
09:49:54	177	141.2	XLON
09:49:55	1656	141.2	XLON
09:49:55	1236	141.1	CHIX
09:49:55	60	141.1	CHIX
09:54:55	267	141	XLON
09:54:55	643	141	XLON
09:54:55	643	141	XLON
09:58:41	1808	140.7	XLON
09:59:35	1610	141	XLON
09:59:35	1556	140.9	XLON
10:01:20	1000	141.1	BATE
10:01:20	168	141.1	BATE
10:03:44	1680	141.2	XLON
10:08:02	933	141	XLON
10:08:02	848	141	XLON
10:13:02	1165	141.1	CHIX
10:15:01	922	141	XLON
10:15:01	650	141	XLON
10:23:18	957	140.9	XLON
10:23:18	848	140.9	XLON
10:27:02	1736	141	XLON
10:29:02	848	140.8	CHIX
10:29:08	114	140.8	CHIX
10:29:08	145	140.8	CHIX
10:29:08	76	140.8	CHIX
10:29:12	560	140.7	XLON
10:31:12	1599	140.9	XLON
10:32:32	1360	140.4	BATE
10:32:32	419	140.4	BATE
10:32:32	1433	140.8	BATE
10:32:33	448	140.2	XLON
10:33:33	1568	140.9	XLON
10:33:33	5718	140.9	XLON
10:33:33	562	140.9	XLON
10:33:33	12	140.7	XLON
10:33:33	500	140.7	XLON
10:33:33	1000	140.7	XLON
10:33:33	1590	140.7	XLON
10:33:33	224	140.7	XLON
10:42:43	527	140.4	CHIX
10:42:43	664	140.4	CHIX
10:42:43	1389	140.5	XLON
10:42:43	417	140.5	XLON
10:48:08	582	140.5	XLON
10:48:08	1139	140.5	XLON
10:56:08	1766	140.5	XLON
11:01:32	77	140.6	BATE
11:01:32	500	140.6	BATE
11:01:32	500	140.6	BATE
11:01:32	214	140.6	BATE
11:02:12	352	140.6	XLON
11:05:16	1728	140.9	XLON
11:05:17	848	140.7	CHIX
11:05:17	333	140.7	CHIX
11:08:23	1775	140.6	XLON
11:10:28	515	140.5	XLON
11:10:28	257	140.5	XLON
11:10:28	515	140.5	XLON
11:10:56	257	140.5	XLON
11:18:03	734	140.8	XLON
11:18:03	1000	140.8	XLON
11:22:17	1009	140.8	XLON
11:22:17	500	140.8	XLON
11:22:17	845	140.7	CHIX
11:22:17	560	140.7	CHIX
11:23:19	1460	140.6	XLON
11:26:05	1420	140.5	BATE
11:27:08	1595	140.1	XLON
11:34:15	1816	140.1	XLON
11:40:15	1573	139.9	XLON
11:40:15	211	139.9	XLON
11:53:54	1367	139.9	XLON
11:53:54	334	139.9	XLON
11:57:38	6	140	CHIX
11:57:38	1395	140.2	BATE
11:57:44	1655	140.3	XLON
11:58:01	77	140.2	CHIX
11:58:01	1287	140.3	CHIX
11:58:01	1214	140.3	TRQX
12:03:50	1146	140	XLON
12:03:50	617	140	XLON
12:12:40	1184	140.1	CHIX
12:13:38	1380	140.1	BATE
12:17:08	450	140	XLON
12:17:08	296	140	XLON
12:17:08	848	140	XLON
12:18:02	1186	139.8	TRQX
12:19:39	1568	139.4	XLON
12:27:39	21	140	XLON
12:27:39	909	140	XLON
12:27:39	554	140	XLON
12:27:39	248	140	XLON
12:29:05	848	140.1	BATE
12:29:05	358	140.1	BATE
12:30:05	1209	140	CHIX
12:33:39	910	140	XLON
12:33:39	617	140	XLON
12:36:58	160	140	XLON
12:36:58	1500	140	XLON
12:45:13	1513	139.8	XLON
12:45:13	1723	139.8	XLON
12:45:13	848	139.8	CHIX
12:45:13	366	139.8	CHIX
12:52:42	848	139.8	XLON
12:53:02	615	139.8	XLON
12:53:02	199	139.8	XLON
12:57:02	758	140.1	XLON
12:57:02	848	140.1	XLON
12:59:08	870	139.9	XLON
12:59:08	848	139.9	XLON
13:02:13	375	139.8	CHIX
13:02:13	848	139.8	CHIX
13:05:02	1531	139.8	XLON
13:05:02	77	139.8	XLON
13:11:02	439	139.8	XLON
13:11:02	689	139.8	XLON
13:11:02	429	139.8	XLON
13:11:05	8	139.8	BATE
13:11:05	285	139.8	BATE
13:12:11	857	139.8	BATE
13:12:21	101	139.8	BATE
13:12:40	825	140	BATE
13:12:40	500	140	BATE
13:12:40	1000	140	BATE
13:12:40	500	140	BATE
13:12:40	358	140	BATE
13:12:40	1995	140.2	BATE
13:15:02	1484	140.1	XLON
13:17:14	8	140.3	XLON
13:18:02	1624	140.6	XLON
13:19:03	322	140.5	XLON
13:20:02	337	140.5	XLON
13:20:02	1069	140.5	XLON
13:20:02	1285	140.7	CHIX
13:23:02	848	140.6	BATE
13:23:02	467	140.6	BATE
13:24:02	338	140.6	XLON
13:24:02	624	140.6	XLON
13:24:02	622	140.6	XLON
13:29:10	848	140.6	CHIX
13:29:10	1815	140.8	XLON
13:29:21	19	140.6	CHIX
13:29:48	8	140.6	CHIX
13:30:39	62	140.6	CHIX
13:31:56	677	141.5	XLON
13:31:56	1142	141.5	XLON
13:32:27	1791	141.3	XLON
13:32:30	253	141.1	XLON
13:32:30	1445	141.1	BATE
13:32:30	1566	141.1	XLON
13:33:02	1278	141.2	TRQX
13:34:43	1662	141.1	XLON
13:36:53	595	141	XLON
13:36:53	1000	141	XLON
13:39:53	1244	141.3	TRQX
13:39:53	182	140.9	XLON
13:39:53	1633	140.9	XLON
13:44:58	743	141.1	XLON
13:44:58	1000	141.1	XLON
13:46:27	1165	141.4	CHIX
13:46:30	1000	141.5	BATE
13:46:30	414	141.5	BATE
13:49:57	1701	141.8	XLON
13:50:53	500	141.8	BATE
13:50:53	1319	141.8	BATE
13:50:53	416	142.1	TRQX
13:50:53	937	142.1	TRQX
13:54:02	1789	141.7	XLON
13:56:03	1096	141.4	CHIX
13:58:15	77	141.6	BATE
13:58:15	1258	141.6	BATE
13:58:15	330	141.5	BATE
13:58:15	520	141.5	BATE
13:58:15	520	141.5	BATE
13:59:02	1767	141.8	XLON
14:01:02	308	141.6	XLON
14:01:02	1484	141.6	XLON
14:01:37	2	141.4	CHIX
14:03:05	1559	141.3	XLON
14:03:05	274	141.4	CHIX
14:07:19	1178	141.3	TRQX
14:07:19	1603	141.3	XLON
14:08:40	877	141.3	CHIX
14:08:40	339	141.3	CHIX
14:08:40	37	141.3	XLON
14:08:40	1000	141.3	XLON
14:08:40	423	141.3	XLON
14:11:15	1226	141.6	BATE
14:11:40	464	141.7	XLON
14:11:40	1000	141.7	XLON
14:14:58	1890	141.8	XLON
14:15:31	456	141.7	XLON
14:15:31	500	141.7	XLON
14:15:31	623	141.7	XLON
14:18:25	466	141.4	BATE
14:18:35	500	141.5	BATE
14:18:35	1000	141.5	BATE
14:18:35	248	141.5	BATE
14:19:19	1242	141.6	TRQX
14:21:35	861	141.6	BATE
14:21:35	406	141.6	BATE
14:23:44	1180	141.5	XLON
14:23:44	500	141.5	XLON
14:23:44	500	141.5	CHIX
14:23:44	698	141.5	CHIX
14:24:37	1603	141.3	XLON
14:24:58	1384	141.5	TRQX
14:29:30	1714	141.3	XLON
14:30:04	679	141.2	CHIX
14:30:04	518	141.2	CHIX
14:34:30	1501	141.1	XLON
14:35:43	1405	141.3	TRQX
14:36:37	500	141.5	BATE
14:36:37	679	141.5	BATE
14:37:46	1609	141.3	XLON
14:41:34	1581	141.1	XLON
14:41:34	1269	141.2	TRQX
14:42:43	529	141.2	CHIX
14:42:43	529	141.2	CHIX
14:42:43	207	141.2	CHIX
14:45:34	1042	141.3	XLON
14:45:34	500	141.3	XLON
14:49:34	1755	141.3	XLON
14:50:43	848	141.3	CHIX
14:51:02	351	141.3	CHIX
14:52:58	1460	141.3	XLON
14:53:09	1212	141.1	BATE
14:53:12	1510	141	XLON
15:00:02	576	141.2	CHIX
15:00:02	848	141.2	CHIX
15:01:29	4	141.3	TRQX
15:01:29	431	141.3	TRQX
15:01:29	775	141.3	TRQX
15:01:29	225	141.3	TRQX
15:01:34	465	141.3	XLON
15:01:34	500	141.3	XLON
15:01:34	2000	141.3	XLON
15:01:34	500	141.3	XLON
15:01:34	500	141.3	XLON
15:01:45	1710	141.1	XLON
15:04:02	1684	141.3	XLON
15:06:02	1063	141.3	XLON
15:06:02	505	141.3	XLON
15:06:49	1671	141.1	XLON
15:07:09	1070	141.1	BATE
15:07:09	130	141.1	BATE
15:08:45	1501	141.1	XLON
15:08:45	248	141.1	XLON
15:11:37	621	140.9	CHIX
15:11:37	642	140.9	CHIX
15:15:44	1734	140.8	XLON
15:15:44	1526	140.8	XLON
15:15:44	1557	140.8	XLON
15:18:29	1000	141	TRQX
15:18:29	416	141	TRQX
15:18:44	1214	141	XLON
15:18:44	500	141	XLON
15:19:09	125	140.8	CHIX
15:19:09	1331	141.5	BATE
15:19:09	77	141.1	BATE
15:19:09	869	141.1	BATE
15:19:09	487	141.5	BATE
15:21:09	1583	141.1	XLON
15:21:09	7	141.2	CHIX
15:21:09	1271	141.2	CHIX
15:23:47	1493	141	XLON
15:24:16	1436	140.9	BATE
15:24:49	1469	140.5	XLON
15:24:56	871	140.8	BATE
15:24:56	401	140.8	BATE
15:26:56	1204	140.9	BATE
15:27:25	1707	140.5	XLON
15:29:03	1468	140.4	XLON
15:29:03	1190	140.6	CHIX
15:30:56	1207	140.9	BATE
15:31:04	1043	140.8	XLON
15:31:04	750	140.8	XLON
15:33:02	1606	140.6	XLON
15:33:11	77	140.6	BATE
15:33:11	1339	140.6	BATE
15:33:11	1681	140.5	XLON
15:35:31	825	140.8	XLON
15:35:31	744	140.8	XLON
15:36:32	1192	140.8	CHIX
15:37:02	1737	140.7	XLON
15:37:11	1444	140.6	BATE
15:38:15	10	140.5	XLON
15:39:16	1671	140.8	XLON
15:39:16	61	140.8	XLON
15:39:16	329	140.8	TRQX
15:39:16	500	140.8	TRQX
15:39:16	519	140.8	TRQX
15:40:33	992	140.5	XLON
15:40:33	743	140.5	XLON
15:43:00	1681	140.2	XLON
15:47:00	1513	140.1	XLON
15:48:02	1555	140.4	XLON
15:48:02	1359	140.3	CHIX
15:48:02	24	140.3	CHIX
15:49:11	7	140.5	BATE
15:49:11	500	140.5	BATE
15:49:11	138	140.5	BATE
15:49:11	1300	140.5	BATE
15:51:02	19	141	XLON
15:51:02	1000	141	XLON
15:51:02	312	141	XLON
15:51:02	248	141	XLON
15:52:11	197	140.8	BATE
15:52:11	1209	140.8	BATE
15:53:02	1485	140.8	XLON
15:56:02	1809	140.8	XLON
15:57:36	1356	140.6	CHIX
15:57:36	1461	140.7	XLON
15:57:55	1424	140.4	XLON
15:57:55	8	140.4	XLON
15:57:55	225	140.4	XLON
15:58:16	500	140.4	TRQX
15:58:16	864	140.4	TRQX
15:59:55	1657	140.5	XLON
16:03:51	1616	139.4	XLON
16:05:34	500	140.3	BATE
16:05:34	1345	140.3	BATE
16:06:51	718	140.4	XLON
16:06:51	1000	140.4	XLON
16:07:30	1212	140.4	CHIX
16:08:51	1635	140.5	XLON
16:10:51	1799	140.6	XLON
16:12:14	1528	140.6	XLON
16:13:06	500	140.6	BATE
16:13:06	745	140.6	BATE
16:15:02	228	140.6	XLON
16:15:02	1568	140.6	XLON
16:15:02	1360	140.6	XLON
16:15:02	139	140.6	XLON
16:15:02	319	140.6	CHIX
16:15:02	500	140.6	CHIX
16:15:02	451	140.6	CHIX
16:15:16	636	140.7	TRQX
16:15:16	136	140.7	TRQX
16:16:12	540	140.6	BATE
16:16:12	500	140.6	BATE
16:16:12	366	140.6	BATE
16:18:12	1965	140.7	XLON
16:19:12	1052	140.7	XLON
16:19:12	500	140.7	XLON
16:19:12	500	140.7	XLON
16:19:46	748	140.5	CHIX
16:20:17	1652	140.5	XLON
16:21:02	157	140.6	BATE
16:21:02	1010	140.6	BATE
16:22:01	1021	140.7	TRQX
16:23:02	355	140.5	XLON
16:23:02	783	140.5	XLON
16:23:02	423	140.5	XLON
16:24:02	746	140.5	XLON
16:24:02	1076	140.5	XLON
16:24:16	578	140.4	CHIX
16:24:16	415	140.4	CHIX
16:26:02	1105	140.5	XLON
16:26:02	500	140.5	XLON
16:27:04	640	140.8	XLON
16:27:04	1167	140.8	XLON
16:28:04	175	140.6	BATE
16:28:05	844	140.8	BATE
16:28:05	2380	140.8	BATE
16:28:05	3114	140.8	BATE
16:28:06	1262	140.6	XLON
16:28:24	230	140.6	XLON
16:28:24	212	140.6	XLON

 

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