FIRSTGROUP PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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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 16 December 2022, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through Liberum Capital Limited.

Date of Purchase

4 May 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

102,563

Weighted average price paid (p)

119.76

Highest price paid (p)

119.90

Lowest price paid (p)

118.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 38,966,018 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 711,664,061. 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 4 May 2023 is 711,664,061. 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
corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

Contacts at Brunswick PR:

Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited:

Nicholas How / John Fishley / William Hall
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000

Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:

James Agnew / Jonathan Hardy / Jack Wood
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

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

119.75

79,230

BATE

119.80

9,005

CHIX

119.75

11,509

TRQX

119.90

2,819

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Venue

08:10:30

2750

119.5

CHIX

08:12:23

8709

119.9

XLON

08:12:23

12110

119.9

XLON

08:12:23

1585

119.9

XLON

08:12:23

900

119.9

XLON

08:12:23

3005

119.9

XLON

08:17:00

2331

118.9

XLON

08:21:00

2559

119.2

XLON

08:23:00

2206

119.2

XLON

08:28:00

2596

119.2

XLON

08:29:47

2638

119.2

XLON

08:31:43

666

119.7

CHIX

08:31:43

900

119.7

CHIX

08:31:43

1443

119.7

CHIX

08:31:47

1800

119.8

XLON

08:31:47

231

119.8

XLON

08:31:47

126

119.8

XLON

08:31:57

3034

119.6

BATE

08:32:07

1858

119.4

XLON

08:32:07

543

119.4

XLON

08:35:07

2411

119.8

XLON

08:37:03

1991

119.7

XLON

08:37:03

489

119.7

XLON

08:37:03

1318

119.8

XLON

08:37:03

930

119.8

XLON

08:38:42

366

119.9

TRQX

08:38:42

1696

119.9

TRQX

08:38:42

757

119.9

TRQX

08:44:44

2326

119.9

XLON

08:44:44

2510

119.9

XLON

08:44:44

2224

119.9

XLON

08:44:44

545

119.9

XLON

08:44:44

1683

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

635

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

1241

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

476

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

421

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

2246

119.9

XLON

08:57:44

520

119.9

BATE

08:57:44

999

119.9

BATE

08:57:44

1212

119.9

BATE

09:09:22

2251

119.8

XLON

09:15:23

173

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

900

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

230

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

1007

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

763

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

1168

119.9

XLON

09:15:23

651

119.9

XLON

09:15:23

691

119.9

XLON

09:15:39

1800

119.9

BATE

09:15:39

1209

119.9

BATE

09:16:23

2687

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

2677

119.9

CHIX

10:09:30

2453

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

679

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

1640

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

1800

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

567

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

231

119.9

BATE

08:10:30

2750

119.5

CHIX

08:12:23

8709

119.9

XLON

08:12:23

12110

119.9

XLON

08:12:23

1585

119.9

XLON

08:12:23

900

119.9

XLON

08:12:23

3005

119.9

XLON

08:17:00

2331

118.9

XLON

08:21:00

2559

119.2

XLON

08:23:00

2206

119.2

XLON

08:28:00

2596

119.2

XLON

08:29:47

2638

119.2

XLON

08:31:43

666

119.7

CHIX

08:31:43

900

119.7

CHIX

08:31:43

1443

119.7

CHIX

08:31:47

1800

119.8

XLON

08:31:47

231

119.8

XLON

08:31:47

126

119.8

XLON

08:31:57

3034

119.6

BATE

08:32:07

1858

119.4

XLON

08:32:07

543

119.4

XLON

08:35:07

2411

119.8

XLON

08:37:03

1991

119.7

XLON

08:37:03

489

119.7

XLON

08:37:03

1318

119.8

XLON

08:37:03

930

119.8

XLON

08:38:42

366

119.9

TRQX

08:38:42

1696

119.9

TRQX

08:38:42

757

119.9

TRQX

08:44:44

2326

119.9

XLON

08:44:44

2510

119.9

XLON

08:44:44

2224

119.9

XLON

08:44:44

545

119.9

XLON

08:44:44

1683

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

635

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

1241

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

476

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

421

119.9

XLON

08:56:45

2246

119.9

XLON

08:57:44

520

119.9

BATE

08:57:44

999

119.9

BATE

08:57:44

1212

119.9

BATE

09:09:22

2251

119.8

XLON

09:15:23

173

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

900

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

230

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

1007

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

763

119.9

CHIX

09:15:23

1168

119.9

XLON

09:15:23

651

119.9

XLON

09:15:23

691

119.9

XLON

09:15:39

1800

119.9

BATE

09:15:39

1209

119.9

BATE

09:16:23

2687

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

2677

119.9

CHIX

10:09:30

2453

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

679

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

1640

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

1800

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

567

119.9

XLON

10:09:30

231

119.9

BATE