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	22 September 2023
Number of ordinary shares purchased	497,606
Weighted average price paid (p)	157.13
Highest price paid (p)	158.20
Lowest price paid (p)	155.80

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 77,423,378 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 673,271,637. 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 22 September 2023 is 673,271,637. 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	157.08	356,878
BATE	157.37	48,799
CHIX	157.13	64,398
TRQX	157.30	27,531

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time	Volume	Price (GBp)	Platform
08:05:31	500	157.3	XLON
08:05:31	1122	157.3	XLON
08:05:31	976	157.3	XLON
08:05:45	1933	157.6	XLON
08:06:00	500	157.7	CHIX
08:06:00	914	157.7	CHIX
08:06:15	1201	157.7	TRQX
08:09:25	1651	157.4	XLON
08:10:43	1418	157.6	BATE
08:11:36	1904	157.4	XLON
08:20:05	802	157.7	TRQX
08:20:05	587	157.7	TRQX
08:26:36	607	157.7	XLON
08:26:36	1000	157.7	XLON
08:30:36	237	157.6	XLON
08:30:36	1586	157.6	XLON
08:32:00	1211	157.7	CHIX
08:32:36	915	157.5	XLON
08:32:36	1000	157.5	XLON
08:33:10	3704	157.1	XLON
08:33:10	3610	157.1	XLON
08:33:10	2480	157.3	XLON
08:33:10	518	157.3	XLON
08:34:16	1998	156.6	XLON
08:34:16	742	156.6	XLON
08:34:16	1041	156.4	CHIX
08:35:26	1707	156.5	XLON
08:37:26	1834	156.6	XLON
08:39:16	494	156.4	XLON
08:39:16	28	156.4	XLON
08:39:16	4	156.4	XLON
08:39:16	2235	156.4	XLON
08:39:16	1427	156.7	CHIX
08:41:16	2524	157.1	XLON
08:41:16	826	157.1	XLON
08:41:16	1825	157	XLON
08:42:55	4	157	CHIX
08:42:55	1251	157	CHIX
08:42:55	900	157	TRQX
08:42:55	277	157	TRQX
09:01:55	1428	157	CHIX
09:03:56	4	156.8	TRQX
09:03:57	29	156.8	TRQX
09:03:57	1326	156.8	TRQX
09:07:43	1979	156.9	XLON
09:12:43	2030	156.9	XLON
09:12:56	1481	156.5	CHIX
09:12:56	500	156.5	CHIX
09:12:56	500	156.5	CHIX
09:12:56	80	156.5	CHIX
09:12:56	500	156.5	CHIX
09:12:56	500	156.5	CHIX
09:12:59	416	157	XLON
09:12:59	5500	157	XLON
09:12:59	4924	157	XLON
09:12:59	5096	157	XLON
09:14:17	1234	157.4	BATE
09:30:57	4	157.1	TRQX
09:30:58	29	157.1	TRQX
09:33:58	28	157.3	TRQX
09:36:58	1353	157.4	TRQX
10:05:04	1745	157.6	XLON
10:05:04	149	157.6	CHIX
10:05:04	1829	157.6	XLON
10:05:04	986	157.6	CHIX
10:05:04	778	157.6	CHIX
10:05:04	1000	157.6	CHIX
10:05:04	713	157.6	CHIX
10:05:04	188	157.6	CHIX
10:05:17	1192	157.6	BATE
10:13:58	534	157.6	TRQX
10:13:58	889	157.6	TRQX
10:25:26	1147	157.4	XLON
10:25:26	828	157.4	XLON
10:34:01	929	157.1	XLON
10:34:01	2249	157.1	XLON
10:34:01	2785	157.1	XLON
10:34:01	844	157.1	XLON
10:34:18	1769	156.7	CHIX
10:34:18	310	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	2600	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	1000	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	500	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	500	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	500	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	500	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	500	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	500	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	500	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	72	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	36	156.6	XLON
10:34:18	4781	156.6	XLON
10:37:18	75	156.9	CHIX
10:37:18	1180	156.9	CHIX
10:37:18	500	156.9	CHIX
10:37:18	500	156.9	CHIX
10:37:18	163	156.9	CHIX
10:37:18	78	156.8	CHIX
10:37:18	73	156.8	CHIX
10:37:18	74	156.8	CHIX
10:37:18	12	156.8	CHIX
10:38:17	100	157.3	BATE
10:38:17	126	157.4	BATE
10:38:17	100	157.4	BATE
10:38:17	855	157.4	BATE
10:38:17	270	157	BATE
10:38:17	935	157	BATE
10:56:16	500	157.4	TRQX
10:56:16	774	157.4	TRQX
11:00:00	531	157.3	CHIX
11:00:00	658	157.3	CHIX
11:02:18	1672	157.1	XLON
11:15:18	874	156.9	XLON
11:15:18	1000	156.9	XLON
11:17:03	1000	156.7	CHIX
11:17:03	398	156.7	CHIX
11:17:03	845	156.7	XLON
11:17:03	1000	156.7	XLON
11:17:03	500	156.7	CHIX
11:17:03	387	156.7	CHIX
11:17:03	496	156.7	CHIX
11:17:30	1422	156.7	BATE
11:17:36	2215	156.5	XLON
11:17:36	465	156.5	XLON
11:21:30	1380	156.4	TRQX
11:22:25	183	156.7	BATE
11:22:25	100	156.7	BATE
11:22:25	904	156.7	BATE
11:22:25	520	156.5	BATE
11:22:25	774	156.5	BATE
11:31:47	1244	156.5	CHIX
11:38:05	1441	156.5	XLON
11:38:05	1147	156.5	XLON
11:48:41	1229	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	10	156.4	CHIX
11:48:41	515	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	11	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	464	156.4	CHIX
11:48:41	743	156.4	CHIX
11:48:41	2843	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	248	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	500	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	500	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	1704	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	500	156.4	XLON
11:48:41	43	156.4	XLON
11:55:06	1686	156.3	XLON
12:01:05	1385	156.3	CHIX
12:01:05	1187	156.3	BATE
12:11:34	1217	156.2	TRQX
12:11:34	111	156.2	TRQX
12:20:16	1652	156.2	XLON
12:20:16	4754	156.3	XLON
12:20:16	859	156.3	XLON
12:20:16	589	156.3	CHIX
12:20:16	760	156.3	CHIX
12:38:16	1182	156	TRQX
12:43:33	253	156	CHIX
12:48:19	1704	156	BATE
12:48:19	6484	156.3	XLON
12:48:19	337	156.1	XLON
12:48:19	787	156.1	XLON
12:48:19	1103	156	CHIX
12:48:19	536	156	CHIX
12:48:19	711	156	CHIX
12:48:20	3153	155.9	XLON
12:48:20	92	155.9	XLON
12:48:20	4184	155.9	XLON
12:48:20	4914	155.9	XLON
12:48:20	500	156	BATE
12:48:20	500	156	BATE
12:48:20	500	156	BATE
12:48:20	381	156	BATE
12:52:20	1869	155.8	XLON
12:58:20	2062	156.1	XLON
12:58:20	676	156.1	XLON
12:58:20	87	156.1	XLON
12:58:21	2332	156.3	XLON
12:58:21	10942	156.3	XLON
12:58:21	950	156.3	XLON
12:59:07	61	156.3	XLON
13:01:09	500	156.4	BATE
13:01:09	745	156.4	BATE
13:13:23	2305	156.5	XLON
13:13:23	7198	156.6	XLON
13:13:23	117	156.6	XLON
13:13:23	1000	156.5	CHIX
13:13:23	520	156.5	CHIX
13:15:12	806	156.4	TRQX
13:18:33	2890	156.7	XLON
13:19:30	2074	156.6	XLON
13:19:30	1610	156.6	XLON
13:19:30	500	156.6	XLON
13:19:30	500	156.6	XLON
13:19:30	2500	156.6	XLON
13:19:30	522	156.6	XLON
13:22:12	822	156.9	XLON
13:22:12	2500	156.9	XLON
13:22:12	5500	156.9	XLON
13:23:09	484	157.3	XLON
13:23:09	3788	157.3	XLON
13:23:09	500	157.3	XLON
13:23:09	4500	157.3	XLON
13:23:09	1401	157.3	CHIX
13:23:09	127	157	XLON
13:23:09	149	157	XLON
13:23:09	1000	157	XLON
13:23:09	500	157	XLON
13:23:09	586	156.9	BATE
13:23:09	775	157	BATE
13:27:08	497	157.1	XLON
13:27:08	6000	157.1	XLON
13:27:08	317	157.1	XLON
13:27:08	264	157.1	XLON
13:27:08	741	157.1	XLON
13:28:46	1000	157.1	TRQX
13:28:46	187	157.1	TRQX
13:28:49	267	157.1	XLON
13:28:49	155	157.1	XLON
13:28:49	129	157.1	XLON
13:28:49	362	157.1	XLON
13:28:49	699	157.1	XLON
13:29:15	1409	157	CHIX
13:33:52	1155	157	XLON
13:33:52	500	157	XLON
13:33:52	179	157	XLON
13:33:52	321	157	XLON
13:33:52	1000	157	XLON
13:33:52	423	157	XLON
13:33:52	1000	157	BATE
13:33:52	254	157	BATE
13:35:00	1819	157	XLON
13:37:00	1976	157	XLON
13:41:15	131	157	CHIX
13:41:15	1307	157	CHIX
13:41:15	1833	157	XLON
13:41:15	131	157	XLON
13:41:15	500	157.1	BATE
13:41:15	664	157.1	BATE
13:45:28	1817	157	XLON
13:50:28	239	157	TRQX
13:50:28	1003	157	TRQX
13:52:15	1179	157	CHIX
13:54:41	3946	156.9	XLON
14:05:15	1248	156.9	CHIX
14:11:42	1653	156.9	XLON
14:11:42	80	156.8	XLON
14:12:28	500	156.8	TRQX
14:12:28	849	156.8	TRQX
14:15:15	1430	156.9	CHIX
14:15:48	2146	156.6	XLON
14:16:05	868	157.1	XLON
14:16:05	268	157.1	XLON
14:16:05	5500	157.1	XLON
14:16:05	5907	157.1	XLON
14:21:52	325	156.9	CHIX
14:21:52	4474	157.1	XLON
14:21:52	81	157	XLON
14:21:52	1083	156.9	CHIX
14:21:52	81	157	XLON
14:21:52	160	157.4	BATE
14:21:52	2006	157.4	BATE
14:21:52	2072	157.3	BATE
14:22:52	845	156.9	XLON
14:22:52	428	156.9	XLON
14:22:52	345	156.9	XLON
14:24:52	832	156.9	XLON
14:24:52	500	156.9	XLON
14:24:52	500	156.9	XLON
14:27:18	1686	156.8	XLON
14:30:00	1852	157.1	XLON
14:31:56	1809	157.7	XLON
14:32:27	1413	157.6	BATE
14:33:41	69	157.5	CHIX
14:33:41	1290	157.5	CHIX
14:33:43	358	157.7	XLON
14:33:43	843	157.7	XLON
14:33:43	650	157.7	XLON
14:33:43	5	157.7	XLON
14:33:43	109	158	BATE
14:33:43	302	158	BATE
14:33:43	875	157.9	BATE
14:33:43	126	157.9	BATE
14:33:58	875	157.7	BATE
14:33:58	634	157.7	BATE
14:33:58	648	158	BATE
14:33:58	125	158	BATE
14:33:58	692	158	BATE
14:35:33	1878	157.6	XLON
14:35:33	1386	157.6	TRQX
14:36:38	1629	157.6	XLON
14:40:28	1760	157.6	XLON
14:40:28	366	157.6	XLON
14:40:28	500	157.6	XLON
14:40:28	1000	157.6	XLON
14:40:28	175	157.6	CHIX
14:40:28	500	157.6	CHIX
14:40:28	692	157.6	CHIX
14:40:58	679	157.6	BATE
14:40:58	1000	157.6	BATE
14:43:28	769	157.6	XLON
14:43:28	1000	157.6	XLON
14:45:28	1751	157.6	XLON
14:47:35	1764	157.6	XLON
14:47:51	79	157.5	CHIX
14:47:51	1125	157.5	CHIX
14:53:57	1423	157.4	XLON
14:53:57	1829	157.4	XLON
14:53:57	528	157.4	XLON
14:53:57	1787	157.4	XLON
14:53:57	1207	157.4	BATE
14:54:57	1967	157.4	XLON
14:55:10	65	157.4	CHIX
14:55:10	644	157.4	CHIX
14:55:10	551	157.4	CHIX
14:59:10	1609	157.4	XLON
14:59:10	1147	157.4	XLON
14:59:10	528	157.4	XLON
14:59:10	142	157.6	TRQX
14:59:10	1056	157.9	TRQX
14:59:57	1809	157.4	XLON
14:59:57	1435	158.2	BATE
15:04:01	1331	157.6	CHIX
15:04:01	1067	157.3	CHIX
15:04:01	2134	157.6	XLON
15:04:01	263	157.2	XLON
15:05:01	1713	157.7	XLON
15:07:01	1856	157.7	XLON
15:08:05	1881	157.7	XLON
15:10:56	1270	157.7	XLON
15:10:56	478	157.7	XLON
15:13:07	790	157.7	XLON
15:13:07	939	157.7	XLON
15:13:08	1341	158	TRQX
15:15:06	1691	157.7	XLON
15:15:06	1335	157.7	CHIX
15:16:06	1316	157.7	XLON
15:16:06	500	157.7	XLON
15:24:16	121	157.8	CHIX
15:24:16	115	157.8	CHIX
15:24:16	114	157.8	CHIX
15:24:16	1118	157.8	CHIX
15:39:55	1711	157.7	TRQX
15:39:55	2700	157.7	CHIX
15:39:55	305	157.7	BATE
15:39:55	2188	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	1900	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	1699	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	31	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	1634	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	1674	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	1705	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	1602	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	1654	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	1744	157.7	XLON
15:39:55	935	157.7	BATE
15:40:28	500	157.7	BATE
15:40:28	500	157.7	BATE
15:40:30	8	157.9	BATE
15:40:30	1438	157.9	BATE
15:40:30	1796	158	BATE
15:40:30	71	158	BATE
15:40:30	1190	158	BATE
15:42:58	1175	157.7	CHIX
15:42:58	990	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	100	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	1	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	51	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	186	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	499	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	139	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	698	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	999	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	499	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	500	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	361	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	840	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	139	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	500	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	500	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	499	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	3000	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	1500	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	1159	157.7	XLON
15:42:58	853	157.7	XLON
15:44:42	1850	158	XLON
15:45:42	1815	158.1	XLON
15:47:06	1864	158	XLON
15:47:16	1298	158	TRQX
15:47:16	3	158	TRQX
15:49:17	500	158	CHIX
15:49:17	500	158	CHIX
15:49:17	255	158	CHIX
16:00:00	38	158	BATE
16:00:00	362	158.2	BATE
16:00:00	1133	158.2	BATE
16:00:00	116	158	CHIX
16:00:00	110	158	CHIX
16:00:00	111	158	CHIX
16:00:00	108	158	CHIX
16:00:00	889	158	CHIX
16:00:06	3841	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	500	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	500	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	1342	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	208	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	500	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	500	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	607	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	2534	157.9	XLON
16:00:06	908	157.9	XLON
16:01:06	1921	157.8	XLON
16:03:06	500	157.7	BATE
16:03:06	1427	157.7	BATE
16:03:06	1882	157.7	BATE
16:03:06	367	157.7	BATE
16:03:06	847	157.7	BATE
16:04:06	1731	158.1	XLON
16:04:50	1195	157.9	CHIX
16:05:06	1591	157.8	XLON
16:05:46	1333	158	TRQX
16:06:26	1805	157.8	XLON
16:08:26	116	157.8	XLON
16:08:26	1500	157.8	XLON
16:09:46	3	157.9	CHIX
16:10:10	1429	158	CHIX
16:10:26	869	158	XLON
16:10:26	1000	158	XLON
16:11:26	786	158	XLON
16:11:26	1000	158	XLON
16:12:26	1750	157.9	XLON
16:15:06	1589	157.6	XLON
16:15:06	1898	157.6	XLON
16:15:10	713	157.6	CHIX
16:15:10	489	157.6	CHIX
16:16:26	1611	157.6	XLON
16:17:26	1766	157.6	XLON
16:18:26	1743	157.6	XLON
16:18:26	8	157.6	XLON
16:19:00	519	158	TRQX
16:19:00	270	158	TRQX
16:20:00	1606	157.7	XLON
16:20:00	1338	157.7	CHIX
16:25:19	379	157.6	XLON
16:25:19	1213	158	BATE
16:25:19	761	158	TRQX

 

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