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	25 August 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	400,732
Weighted average price paid (p)	143.41
Highest price paid (p)	145.60
Lowest price paid (p)	140.40

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 70,222,403 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 680,472,612. 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 25 August 2023 is 680,472,612. 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	143.37	266,663
BATE	143.64	71,674
CHIX	143.24	50,490
TRQX	143.76	11,905

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:03:39	56	140.4	XLON
08:03:39	1522	140.4	XLON
08:10:42	1029	141	BATE
08:10:42	271	141	BATE
08:15:19	83	140.8	CHIX
08:15:19	1328	141.2	CHIX
08:15:39	362	141.3	XLON
08:15:39	1000	141.3	XLON
08:15:39	1000	141.3	XLON
08:15:39	500	141.3	XLON
08:16:16	946	141.9	XLON
08:16:16	697	141.9	XLON
08:16:16	1670	141.9	XLON
08:17:04	567	141.5	CHIX
08:17:49	889	141.5	BATE
08:17:49	389	141.5	BATE
08:17:49	156	141.5	BATE
08:17:49	233	141.5	CHIX
08:17:49	504	141.5	CHIX
08:17:49	1567	141.9	XLON
08:18:16	1339	141.4	TRQX
08:20:49	1094	141.9	XLON
08:20:49	429	141.9	XLON
08:23:49	1236	141.9	CHIX
08:23:49	93	141.9	CHIX
08:25:05	1491	142.2	XLON
08:25:12	1000	142.1	BATE
08:25:12	83	142.1	BATE
08:25:12	101	142.1	BATE
08:35:49	1131	142.3	CHIX
08:35:49	258	142.3	CHIX
08:38:40	195	142.4	XLON
08:38:40	1422	142.4	XLON
08:38:40	1637	142.3	XLON
08:44:02	665	142	XLON
08:44:02	1149	142	XLON
08:44:59	1430	141.6	TRQX
08:48:02	1771	141.8	XLON
08:49:12	1169	142.4	BATE
08:50:28	500	142.2	CHIX
08:50:28	199	142.2	CHIX
08:50:28	225	142.2	CHIX
08:50:28	388	142.2	CHIX
08:52:06	231	142.4	XLON
08:52:06	1500	142.4	XLON
08:52:06	582	142.4	XLON
08:52:06	500	142.4	XLON
08:52:06	500	142.4	XLON
08:52:06	5	142.3	XLON
08:52:53	680	142.7	BATE
08:52:53	636	142.7	BATE
08:52:53	1137	142.4	BATE
08:52:53	100	142.4	BATE
08:56:49	1135	142.4	XLON
08:56:49	560	142.4	XLON
08:57:49	1550	142.4	XLON
08:59:49	1600	142.2	XLON
09:04:13	361	142.7	XLON
09:04:13	1000	142.7	XLON
09:04:13	355	142.7	XLON
09:04:28	1339	142.7	CHIX
09:05:13	936	142.9	XLON
09:05:13	558	142.9	XLON
09:15:22	1804	142.7	XLON
09:17:53	1641	143.1	BATE
09:17:53	1503	143.1	BATE
09:19:12	274	142.6	XLON
09:19:12	500	142.6	XLON
09:19:12	500	142.6	XLON
09:19:12	369	142.6	XLON
09:19:12	1662	142.7	XLON
09:19:12	1429	142.7	CHIX
09:24:12	1651	142.6	XLON
09:36:14	500	142.4	CHIX
09:36:16	218	142.6	XLON
09:36:16	500	142.6	XLON
09:36:16	500	142.6	XLON
09:36:16	500	142.6	XLON
09:37:16	1130	142.7	XLON
09:37:16	500	142.7	XLON
09:43:49	574	142.7	XLON
09:43:49	656	142.7	XLON
09:43:49	156	142.7	XLON
09:43:49	344	142.7	XLON
09:44:41	1282	142.7	TRQX
09:44:46	262	142.7	CHIX
09:44:46	1094	142.7	CHIX
09:49:02	1346	142.4	BATE
09:49:02	1669	142.4	XLON
09:53:02	57	142.6	XLON
09:53:02	546	142.6	XLON
09:53:02	664	142.6	XLON
09:53:02	239	142.6	XLON
09:55:02	170	142.8	XLON
09:55:02	1500	142.8	XLON
10:01:04	857	142.7	CHIX
10:01:04	187	142.7	XLON
10:07:04	9	142.8	XLON
10:13:54	1769	142.8	XLON
10:13:54	1240	142.8	CHIX
10:13:58	1312	143	XLON
10:13:58	500	143	XLON
10:13:58	2000	143	XLON
10:14:12	1611	142.8	XLON
10:18:12	592	142.8	XLON
10:18:12	1000	142.8	XLON
10:20:12	181	143	XLON
10:20:12	500	143	XLON
10:20:12	1000	143	XLON
10:27:12	1110	143.1	XLON
10:27:12	555	143.1	XLON
10:29:02	1233	142.8	CHIX
10:30:10	1787	143	XLON
10:30:10	1165	143	BATE
10:32:10	1771	143.1	XLON
10:41:10	1750	143.2	XLON
10:49:02	2483	143	XLON
10:49:02	263	143	XLON
10:49:02	767	142.9	CHIX
10:49:02	500	142.9	CHIX
10:49:10	1180	143	BATE
10:49:10	22	143	BATE
10:51:40	1630	143.1	XLON
10:51:59	18	142.9	CHIX
10:52:59	349	143.1	XLON
10:52:59	453	143.1	XLON
10:52:59	1000	143.1	XLON
10:56:59	1310	143.1	XLON
10:56:59	502	143.1	XLON
10:58:14	1371	143	XLON
10:58:14	137	143	XLON
11:04:14	500	143.1	BATE
11:04:14	927	143.1	BATE
11:05:36	1687	143	XLON
11:05:36	998	143	CHIX
11:05:36	177	143	CHIX
11:16:36	75	142.5	XLON
11:16:36	1599	142.5	XLON
11:28:36	1564	142.5	XLON
11:31:29	1164	142.4	CHIX
11:33:02	407	142.5	XLON
11:33:02	1276	142.5	XLON
11:33:14	1376	142.6	BATE
11:45:55	673	142.7	XLON
11:45:55	855	142.7	XLON
11:45:55	155	142.7	XLON
11:45:55	13	142.7	XLON
11:45:55	500	142.8	BATE
11:45:55	774	142.8	BATE
11:46:02	500	142.8	CHIX
11:46:02	500	142.8	CHIX
11:46:02	375	142.8	CHIX
11:47:55	1079	142.7	XLON
11:47:55	556	142.7	XLON
11:47:55	178	142.7	XLON
11:53:23	500	142.6	BATE
11:53:23	500	142.6	BATE
11:53:23	250	142.6	BATE
11:59:55	1809	142.7	XLON
12:01:29	1386	142.4	CHIX
12:19:58	290	142.3	BATE
12:19:58	1171	142.5	XLON
12:19:58	223	142.5	XLON
12:19:58	418	142.5	XLON
12:20:02	1533	142.3	XLON
12:20:02	425	142.3	XLON
12:20:02	1000	142.3	XLON
12:20:02	500	142.3	XLON
12:20:02	198	142.3	BATE
12:20:02	775	142.3	BATE
12:20:02	449	142.3	BATE
12:20:24	687	142.3	XLON
12:20:24	786	142.3	XLON
12:22:31	2195	142.7	XLON
12:22:31	242	142.6	XLON
12:25:18	1548	142.5	XLON
12:25:18	306	142.5	XLON
12:25:18	1000	142.5	XLON
12:25:18	353	142.5	XLON
12:25:18	1381	142.5	CHIX
12:25:18	10	142.5	CHIX
12:33:02	1679	142.3	XLON
12:33:02	92	142.3	XLON
12:47:32	1016	142.3	BATE
12:47:32	124	142.3	BATE
12:47:32	1644	142.3	BATE
12:47:32	2596	142.3	BATE
12:48:02	153	142.3	XLON
12:48:07	260	142.6	XLON
12:48:07	2332	142.6	XLON
12:48:07	500	142.6	XLON
12:48:07	1500	142.6	XLON
12:48:07	132	142.6	XLON
12:48:07	1000	142.5	XLON
12:48:07	500	142.5	XLON
12:48:07	1500	142.5	XLON
12:48:20	33	142.5	XLON
12:48:20	500	142.5	XLON
12:48:20	1000	142.5	XLON
12:49:25	500	142.5	CHIX
12:49:25	500	142.5	CHIX
12:49:25	170	142.5	CHIX
12:50:20	298	142.4	XLON
12:50:20	1500	142.4	XLON
12:52:20	1545	142.4	XLON
12:54:14	393	142.4	XLON
12:54:14	850	142.4	XLON
12:54:14	256	142.4	XLON
12:56:14	1664	142.4	XLON
13:00:10	1682	142.4	XLON
13:04:49	343	142.7	CHIX
13:04:49	1000	142.7	CHIX
13:04:49	40	142.7	CHIX
13:04:49	1669	142.8	XLON
13:09:22	1742	142.6	XLON
13:15:22	137	142.7	XLON
13:15:22	500	142.7	XLON
13:15:22	500	142.7	XLON
13:15:22	500	142.7	XLON
13:17:01	1805	143	XLON
13:17:01	6	143	XLON
13:17:01	1	143	XLON
13:18:02	1784	143.4	XLON
13:20:01	6	143.4	CHIX
13:20:29	1716	143.7	XLON
13:21:13	182	143.7	CHIX
13:21:13	1067	143.7	CHIX
13:31:39	1317	144.1	BATE
13:31:39	4668	144.2	XLON
13:31:45	1537	143.7	XLON
13:31:45	1275	143.7	CHIX
13:32:45	1821	143.8	XLON
13:34:45	1532	143.8	XLON
13:39:22	1730	143.8	XLON
13:40:39	1198	143.8	BATE
13:42:22	1104	144.1	XLON
13:42:22	514	144.1	XLON
13:42:22	133	144.1	XLON
13:44:33	178	144.1	XLON
13:44:33	971	144.1	XLON
13:44:33	505	144.1	XLON
13:46:32	144	143.7	XLON
13:46:32	1251	144	CHIX
13:49:32	325	144.1	XLON
13:49:32	1500	144.1	XLON
13:52:02	1551	143.9	XLON
13:53:02	1258	143.8	XLON
13:53:02	421	143.8	XLON
13:59:02	312	143.8	XLON
13:59:02	1208	143.8	XLON
13:59:02	455	143.8	CHIX
13:59:02	837	143.8	CHIX
14:02:39	1758	144.2	XLON
14:02:39	1687	144.1	BATE
14:04:15	1223	144	TRQX
14:04:22	1820	144.1	XLON
14:10:46	1760	144.1	XLON
14:12:02	1244	144.1	CHIX
14:15:34	1740	143.9	XLON
14:15:34	1656	143.9	XLON
14:21:42	2409	143.9	XLON
14:21:42	150	143.9	XLON
14:21:42	209	143.9	XLON
14:23:33	1079	143.9	BATE
14:23:33	212	143.9	BATE
14:27:02	291	143.9	XLON
14:27:02	500	143.9	XLON
14:27:02	1000	143.9	XLON
14:27:02	307	143.9	XLON
14:27:02	1000	143.9	XLON
14:27:02	1588	143.9	XLON
14:27:02	979	143.9	XLON
14:29:55	1293	143.8	CHIX
14:34:02	1568	143.7	XLON
14:34:38	1197	143.7	CHIX
14:36:02	1033	143.7	XLON
14:36:02	500	143.7	XLON
14:38:49	1545	143.7	XLON
14:40:49	904	143.8	XLON
14:40:49	855	143.8	XLON
14:45:49	1562	143.7	XLON
14:45:49	22	143.7	CHIX
14:45:49	1321	143.7	CHIX
14:45:49	2492	143.8	XLON
14:50:49	1046	143.7	XLON
14:50:49	523	143.7	XLON
14:51:49	1181	143.7	XLON
14:51:49	470	143.7	XLON
14:51:49	1175	143.7	CHIX
14:59:43	801	143.6	CHIX
14:59:43	598	143.6	CHIX
15:00:02	1460	143.5	XLON
15:00:02	163	143.5	XLON
15:00:02	922	143.5	XLON
15:00:02	397	143.5	XLON
15:00:02	377	143.5	XLON
15:02:30	696	143.3	BATE
15:02:30	510	143.3	BATE
15:02:30	1259	143.3	BATE
15:02:30	821	143.3	BATE
15:03:03	16	143.4	XLON
15:04:18	3236	143.9	XLON
15:04:18	1313	143.7	BATE
15:04:18	5	143.6	XLON
15:05:18	1763	143.7	XLON
15:07:18	796	143.7	XLON
15:07:18	1000	143.7	XLON
15:11:17	114	143.7	XLON
15:11:17	853	143.7	XLON
15:11:17	553	143.7	XLON
15:11:17	2172	143.7	XLON
15:11:17	84	143.7	XLON
15:11:17	42	143.7	XLON
15:11:17	553	143.7	XLON
15:11:59	8	143.8	CHIX
15:11:59	190	143.8	CHIX
15:11:59	500	143.8	CHIX
15:11:59	500	143.8	CHIX
15:11:59	234	143.8	CHIX
15:12:17	125	143.8	XLON
15:12:17	1500	143.8	XLON
15:13:17	1263	143.8	XLON
15:13:17	559	143.8	XLON
15:15:17	1493	143.7	XLON
15:16:18	1684	143.6	XLON
15:16:49	852	143.8	BATE
15:16:49	345	143.8	BATE
15:18:49	1111	143.7	XLON
15:18:49	501	143.7	XLON
15:20:49	1443	143.8	BATE
15:20:49	8	143.7	CHIX
15:20:49	1252	143.7	CHIX
15:20:49	215	143.7	XLON
15:20:49	500	143.7	XLON
15:20:49	500	143.7	XLON
15:20:49	500	143.7	XLON
15:24:49	1247	143.6	BATE
15:24:49	1468	143.6	XLON
15:28:10	400	143.5	CHIX
15:28:10	500	143.5	CHIX
15:28:10	500	143.5	CHIX
15:28:38	1750	143.6	XLON
15:28:38	10	143.6	XLON
15:28:38	659	143.6	BATE
15:28:38	853	143.7	BATE
15:28:38	563	143.7	BATE
15:30:38	2384	143.8	XLON
15:31:38	68	143.9	XLON
15:32:32	75	144	XLON
15:32:32	500	144	XLON
15:32:32	1142	144	XLON
15:32:32	500	144	XLON
15:32:32	500	144	XLON
15:32:32	1000	144	XLON
15:33:39	163	143.9	XLON
15:33:39	1737	143.9	XLON
15:34:38	1583	144.2	XLON
15:34:38	850	144.2	BATE
15:34:38	513	144.2	BATE
15:35:38	1792	144.2	XLON
15:36:02	601	144	CHIX
15:36:02	500	144	CHIX
15:36:02	69	144	CHIX
15:36:02	217	144	CHIX
15:36:15	500	144	TRQX
15:36:15	946	144	TRQX
15:37:33	1178	144.1	BATE
15:38:02	1562	144.1	XLON
15:40:02	140	144	XLON
15:40:02	1000	144	XLON
15:40:02	500	144	XLON
15:43:02	131	144	XLON
15:43:02	1516	144	XLON
15:44:02	1629	144	XLON
15:46:02	709	144	XLON
15:46:02	855	144	XLON
15:48:36	849	144.5	BATE
15:48:36	662	144.5	BATE
15:49:02	1731	144.2	XLON
15:49:02	159	144.1	CHIX
15:49:02	1215	144.1	CHIX
15:51:11	2381	144.5	BATE
15:51:11	849	144.5	BATE
15:51:11	394	144.5	BATE
15:51:11	869	144.5	BATE
15:51:12	735	144.4	XLON
15:51:12	815	144.4	XLON
15:53:12	595	144.6	XLON
15:53:12	195	144.6	XLON
15:53:12	19	144.6	XLON
15:53:12	793	144.6	XLON
15:54:09	1756	144.6	XLON
15:55:15	605	144.9	TRQX
15:55:15	689	144.9	TRQX
15:56:05	505	144.6	XLON
15:56:05	855	144.6	XLON
15:56:12	548	144.6	CHIX
15:56:12	774	144.6	CHIX
15:56:12	155	144.6	XLON
15:58:29	601	144.4	XLON
15:58:29	614	144.4	XLON
15:58:29	485	144.4	XLON
16:01:27	507	144.6	XLON
16:01:27	500	144.6	XLON
16:01:27	184	144.6	XLON
16:01:27	553	144.6	XLON
16:01:27	1368	144.8	BATE
16:01:27	2078	144.8	BATE
16:01:27	848	144.8	BATE
16:01:27	1077	144.8	BATE
16:03:15	1760	144.8	XLON
16:03:47	1350	144.9	TRQX
16:05:23	684	145.1	XLON
16:05:23	1000	145.1	XLON
16:05:39	1240	144.8	CHIX
16:05:44	1381	144.9	BATE
16:06:05	108	144.7	XLON
16:06:05	500	144.7	XLON
16:06:05	500	144.7	XLON
16:06:05	500	144.7	XLON
16:06:44	500	144.8	BATE
16:06:44	783	144.8	BATE
16:08:18	886	145	XLON
16:08:18	1495	145	XLON
16:09:18	754	145	XLON
16:09:18	1000	145	XLON
16:09:31	820	145	XLON
16:09:31	1000	145	XLON
16:10:08	476	144.9	CHIX
16:10:08	836	144.9	CHIX
16:10:15	844	145.5	BATE
16:10:15	364	145.5	BATE
16:10:15	422	144.8	BATE
16:10:15	1290	145.6	TRQX
16:10:16	670	145.3	XLON
16:10:16	1000	145.3	XLON
16:11:02	1219	145.1	XLON
16:11:02	439	145.1	XLON
16:12:01	747	145.1	CHIX
16:12:31	1482	145.1	XLON
16:13:30	1658	145.1	XLON
16:14:02	151	145	TRQX
16:14:02	151	145	TRQX
16:14:02	500	145	TRQX
16:14:02	449	145	TRQX
16:14:06	665	144.8	CHIX
16:16:00	402	144.7	XLON
16:16:00	1500	144.7	XLON
16:17:53	2022	144.6	XLON
16:18:00	83	144.7	BATE
16:18:00	1148	144.8	BATE
16:18:00	4145	144.8	BATE
16:18:00	1429	144.5	BATE
16:18:39	239	144.6	XLON
16:18:39	500	144.6	XLON
16:18:39	469	144.6	XLON
16:18:39	500	144.6	XLON
16:20:02	1407	144.7	BATE
16:20:02	951	144.7	XLON
16:20:02	802	144.7	XLON
16:20:02	1000	144.7	BATE
16:20:02	1282	144.7	BATE
16:21:00	599	144.7	CHIX
16:22:00	552	144.6	XLON
16:22:13	1821	144.7	XLON

 

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