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FIRSTGROUP PLC - 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 16 December 2022, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase

02 March 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

548,482

Weighted average price paid (p)

106.49

Highest price paid (p)

107.60

Lowest price paid (p)

104.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 22,632,756 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 727,925,948. 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 2 March 2023 is 727,925,948. 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: 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 detailed below:

Aggregate information:

Venue

Weighted average price (pence per share)

Aggregated volume

XLON

344,703

106.32

BATE

72,368

106.77

CHIX

59,481

106.73

TRQX

71,052

106.81

Sigma-X

878

106.25

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Venue

08:05:07

173

107.60

BATE

08:05:07

694

106.90

XLON

08:05:07

694

106.90

TRQX

08:05:07

694

106.90

CHIX

08:05:16

253

105.80

XLON

08:05:16

253

105.80

BATE

08:05:16

253

105.80

TRQX

08:05:16

253

105.80

CHIX

08:05:16

164

107.20

CHIX

08:05:16

547

107.20

BATE

08:05:16

385

107.20

CHIX

08:05:16

164

107.20

TRQX

08:05:16

304

107.20

TRQX

08:05:50

166

104.90

CHIX

08:05:53

558

104.90

BATE

08:05:53

496

106.80

TRQX

08:05:53

653

106.90

XLON

08:15:01

349

106.00

TRQX

08:15:01

349

106.00

XLON

08:15:01

349

106.00

BATE

08:15:01

349

106.40

CHIX

08:15:07

488

105.80

XLON

08:15:07

487

105.80

TRQX

08:17:21

75

105.70

CHIX

08:17:21

416

105.70

XLON

08:17:30

69

105.70

TRQX

08:17:30

83

105.70

CHIX

08:17:30

538

105.70

XLON

08:17:30

346

105.70

TRQX

08:17:30

416

105.70

BATE

08:17:30

258

105.70

CHIX

08:17:41

209

105.50

CHIX

08:17:41

72

105.50

BATE

08:17:41

138

105.50

BATE

08:17:41

32

105.50

TRQX

08:17:41

177

105.50

TRQX

08:17:41

209

105.50

XLON

08:18:04

206

105.30

TRQX

08:18:04

206

105.30

CHIX

08:18:04

206

105.30

XLON

08:18:04

206

105.30

BATE

08:18:04

172

105.30

BATE

08:18:52

332

105.90

XLON

08:18:52

332

106.00

BATE

08:19:15

296

106.10

XLON

08:19:20

346

106.30

XLON

08:19:20

1,129

106.40

XLON

08:19:20

412

106.40

XLON

08:19:56

249

106.30

CHIX

08:19:56

1,150

106.30

BATE

08:19:56

1,150

106.30

XLON

08:19:56

249

106.30

TRQX

08:26:16

1,642

106.50

BATE

08:26:16

1,642

106.50

XLON

08:26:16

97

106.50

TRQX

08:26:17

407

106.30

CHIX

08:26:17

587

106.30

CHIX

08:26:17

110

106.30

CHIX

08:26:37

638

106.10

BATE

08:26:37

638

106.10

CHIX

08:26:37

637

106.10

TRQX

08:26:37

637

106.10

XLON

08:27:10

1,116

106.60

BATE

08:27:10

888

106.60

BATE

08:27:31

322

106.60

BATE

08:27:31

982

106.60

BATE

08:27:45

987

106.60

XLON

08:27:49

325

106.60

XLON

08:27:49

586

106.60

XLON

08:27:49

404

106.60

XLON

08:28:01

987

106.50

XLON

08:29:39

987

106.30

BATE

08:29:39

987

106.30

CHIX

08:29:39

986

106.30

TRQX

08:30:46

593

106.60

XLON

08:30:46

394

106.60

XLON

08:31:19

987

106.10

BATE

08:31:19

987

106.10

CHIX

08:31:19

987

106.10

XLON

08:31:19

986

106.10

TRQX

08:32:16

807

106.60

BATE

08:33:40

488

106.70

XLON

08:33:40

499

106.70

XLON

08:34:20

134

106.30

TRQX

08:34:20

987

106.30

XLON

08:37:49

829

106.20

BATE

08:37:49

829

106.20

CHIX

08:37:49

158

106.20

BATE

08:37:49

158

106.20

CHIX

08:37:49

828

106.20

TRQX

08:37:49

158

106.20

TRQX

08:37:49

987

106.20

XLON

08:43:31

1,419

106.25

TRQX

08:43:31

1,427

106.25

CHIX

08:43:31

878

106.25

Sigma-X

08:43:31

1,372

106.25

BATE

08:45:10

987

106.40

XLON

08:47:19

689

106.60

XLON

08:47:19

298

106.60

XLON

08:53:55

523

107.00

XLON

08:53:55

793

107.00

XLON

08:54:06

1,316

106.80

CHIX

08:54:06

1,315

106.80

TRQX

08:54:07

987

106.90

XLON

08:54:25

718

106.90

XLON

08:54:25

598

106.90

XLON

08:54:33

608

107.00

XLON

08:54:33

379

107.00

XLON

08:56:57

353

106.90

XLON

08:56:57

634

106.90

XLON

08:58:34

987

106.70

CHIX

08:58:34

987

106.70

BATE

08:58:34

986

106.70

TRQX

08:58:34

987

106.70

XLON

08:58:34

987

106.50

XLON

08:58:34

986

106.50

TRQX

08:58:35

198

106.50

CHIX

08:58:42

301

106.50

CHIX

08:58:42

987

106.50

BATE

09:07:26

987

106.50

BATE

09:07:26

987

106.50

CHIX

09:07:26

270

106.50

TRQX

09:07:26

987

106.50

XLON

09:07:26

716

106.50

TRQX

09:21:07

412

107.50

XLON

09:21:07

904

107.50

XLON

09:26:46

1,167

107.25

BATE

09:26:47

235

107.50

XLON

09:26:47

752

107.50

XLON

09:30:40

1,338

107.60

BATE

09:30:40

636

107.60

BATE

09:54:32

1,316

107.60

XLON

09:54:32

1,316

107.60

CHIX

09:54:32

1,315

107.60

TRQX

09:54:43

7,734

107.10

BATE

09:54:43

1,316

107.10

CHIX

09:54:43

1,316

107.10

XLON

09:54:43

1,315

107.10

TRQX

09:54:43

993

107.15

CHIX

09:54:43

955

107.15

BATE

09:54:43

987

107.15

TRQX

09:55:28

987

107.00

BATE

09:55:28

987

107.00

CHIX

09:55:28

987

107.00

XLON

09:55:28

986

107.00

TRQX

10:00:15

503

106.90

TRQX

10:00:15

784

106.90

XLON

10:00:15

137

106.90

TRQX

10:00:15

203

106.90

XLON

10:00:15

137

106.90

CHIX

10:00:15

987

106.90

BATE

10:00:15

13

106.90

CHIX

10:07:31

987

107.10

CHIX

10:07:31

987

107.10

BATE

10:07:31

987

107.10

XLON

10:07:31

986

107.10

TRQX

10:45:26

987

107.10

CHIX

10:45:26

987

107.10

BATE

10:45:26

986

107.10

TRQX

10:45:26

987

107.10

XLON

11:29:20

987

107.10

CHIX

11:29:20

969

107.10

TRQX

11:29:20

987

107.10

BATE

11:29:20

987

107.10

XLON

11:29:20

17

107.10

TRQX

11:29:20

598

107.00

BATE

11:29:21

995

107.00

XLON

11:29:21

398

107.00

BATE

12:21:08

986

107.00

TRQX

12:21:08

987

107.00

BATE

12:21:08

987

107.00

CHIX

12:21:08

987

107.00

XLON

12:21:08

987

106.80

CHIX

12:21:08

987

106.80

XLON

12:23:55

632

106.70

TRQX

12:23:55

34

106.70

TRQX

12:23:55

234

106.70

TRQX

12:23:55

987

106.70

BATE

12:23:55

62

106.70

TRQX

12:23:55

987

106.70

XLON

12:23:55

987

106.70

CHIX

12:23:55

24

106.70

TRQX

12:27:11

952

106.50

BATE

12:52:30

403

106.50

XLON

12:53:31

26

106.50

CHIX

12:53:31

9

106.50

TRQX

12:53:31

596

106.50

XLON

12:53:31

973

106.50

CHIX

12:53:31

23

106.50

BATE

12:53:31

965

106.50

TRQX

13:11:38

986

106.50

TRQX

13:11:38

987

106.50

XLON

13:11:38

481

106.50

BATE

13:11:38

506

106.50

BATE

13:11:38

987

106.50

CHIX

13:11:39

406

106.40

BATE

13:11:39

2

106.40

BATE

13:11:39

1,277

106.40

TRQX

13:11:39

1,315

106.40

XLON

13:11:39

1,400

106.40

BATE

13:11:39

1

106.40

TRQX

13:11:39

1,316

106.40

CHIX

13:11:39

1

106.40

XLON

13:11:39

37

106.40

TRQX

13:25:54

590

106.30

CHIX

13:25:54

397

106.30

CHIX

13:25:54

987

106.30

BATE

13:25:54

757

106.30

XLON

13:25:54

230

106.30

XLON

13:25:54

986

106.30

TRQX

13:26:01

987

106.20

XLON

13:26:51

840

106.20

BATE

13:26:51

560

106.20

CHIX

13:26:51

147

106.20

BATE

13:26:51

1

106.20

TRQX

13:26:51

699

106.20

TRQX

13:26:52

286

106.20

TRQX

13:26:52

427

106.20

CHIX

13:26:52

1,694

106.20

XLON

13:32:00

277

106.00

CHIX

13:32:00

338

106.00

CHIX

13:32:00

204

106.00

BATE

13:32:00

375

106.00

TRQX

13:32:00

372

106.00

CHIX

13:32:00

611

106.00

TRQX

13:32:00

783

106.00

BATE

13:32:00

987

106.00

XLON

13:34:25

866

106.00

XLON

13:43:03

904

106.50

XLON

13:43:03

726

106.50

CHIX

13:45:03

726

106.70

BATE

13:55:11

721

106.95

CHIX

14:04:27

1,281

107.10

XLON

14:06:22

2,944

107.00

CHIX

14:06:22

4,200

107.00

CHIX

14:06:22

1,770

107.00

XLON

14:06:22

725

107.00

TRQX

14:06:23

1,779

107.30

BATE

14:06:23

3,437

107.30

BATE

14:06:23

357

107.30

BATE

14:06:23

1,231

107.30

BATE

14:06:23

956

107.30

TRQX

14:06:23

3,324

107.30

TRQX

14:06:32

1,315

107.10

XLON

14:06:34

1,536

107.00

BATE

14:06:34

40

107.30

BATE

14:06:34

213

107.30

BATE

14:06:34

898

107.30

CHIX

14:06:34

955

107.30

CHIX

14:11:14

406

107.00

BATE

14:11:14

730

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

585

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

830

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

1,400

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

5,600

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

331

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

1,400

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

1,400

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

2,800

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

103

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

406

107.00

BATE

14:11:14

49

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

504

107.00

BATE

14:11:14

249

107.00

XLON

14:11:14

211

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

1,067

107.00

XLON

14:11:14

234

107.00

TRQX

14:11:14

1,886

107.10

TRQX

14:11:14

1,916

107.10

TRQX

14:22:07

877

107.00

CHIX

14:22:07

878

107.00

BATE

14:22:07

550

107.00

XLON

14:22:07

327

107.00

XLON

14:22:09

768

107.20

XLON

14:22:26

1,024

107.10

TRQX

14:22:26

1,205

107.10

XLON

14:22:26

181

107.10

TRQX

14:30:26

552

107.00

TRQX

14:30:26

711

107.00

BATE

14:30:26

434

107.00

TRQX

14:30:26

987

107.00

XLON

14:30:26

987

107.00

CHIX

14:30:26

276

107.00

BATE

14:30:26

1,125

107.00

XLON

14:38:29

84

107.00

XLON

14:38:29

80

107.00

BATE

14:38:29

857

107.00

XLON

14:38:29

940

107.00

TRQX

14:38:29

594

107.00

CHIX

14:38:29

861

107.00

BATE

14:38:29

531

107.00

CHIX

14:39:44

568

106.90

CHIX

14:39:44

654

106.90

BATE

14:39:44

1,418

106.90

CHIX

14:39:44

654

106.90

XLON

14:39:44

653

106.90

TRQX

14:43:44

987

106.80

CHIX

14:43:44

573

106.80

TRQX

14:43:44

987

106.80

XLON

14:43:44

806

106.80

BATE

14:43:44

413

106.80

TRQX

14:43:44

181

106.80

BATE

14:43:44

2,206

106.80

XLON

14:59:59

986

106.80

TRQX

14:59:59

987

106.80

XLON

14:59:59

987

106.80

CHIX

14:59:59

987

106.80

BATE

15:00:02

987

106.80

XLON

15:08:45

987

106.80

CHIX

15:08:45

987

106.80

BATE

15:08:45

987

106.80

XLON

15:08:45

986

106.80

TRQX

15:09:42

708

106.60

CHIX

15:09:42

987

106.60

XLON

15:09:42

279

106.60

CHIX

15:11:54

574

106.60

CHIX

15:11:54

987

106.60

XLON

15:11:54

413

106.60

CHIX

15:11:54

987

106.60

BATE

15:11:54

986

106.60

TRQX

15:20:53

629

106.50

CHIX

15:20:53

358

106.50

CHIX

15:20:53

573

106.50

TRQX

15:20:53

987

106.50

BATE

15:20:53

987

106.50

XLON

15:20:53

413

106.50

TRQX

15:21:06

987

106.40

BATE

15:21:06

987

106.40

XLON

15:21:06

986

106.40

TRQX

15:47:25

987

106.80

XLON

15:47:25

986

106.80

TRQX

15:47:25

987

106.80

CHIX

15:57:50

1,316

106.90

CHIX

15:57:50

1,455

106.90

BATE

15:57:50

1,316

106.90

XLON

15:57:50

1,315

106.90

TRQX

15:59:33

877

106.90

BATE

15:59:33

877

106.90

TRQX

15:59:33

877

106.90

XLON

15:59:36

523

106.90

CHIX

15:59:36

877

106.90

BATE

15:59:36

244

106.90

CHIX

16:03:51

987

106.80

BATE

16:03:51

987

106.80

CHIX

16:03:51

987

106.80

XLON

16:03:51

986

106.80

TRQX

16:03:55

987

106.70

XLON

16:03:55

160

106.70

CHIX

16:03:55

573

106.70

BATE

16:03:55

827

106.70

CHIX

16:03:55

414

106.70

BATE

16:03:55

986

106.70

TRQX

16:10:36

414

106.60

XLON

16:10:41

249

106.60

BATE

16:12:41

738

106.60

BATE

16:17:29

227

106.60

CHIX

16:17:29

107

106.60

TRQX

16:17:29

760

106.60

CHIX

16:17:29

573

106.60

XLON

16:17:29

879

106.60

TRQX

16:21:22

67

106.50

XLON

16:24:00

987

106.50

CHIX

16:24:22

324

106.50

XLON

16:28:50

987

106.50

BATE

16:29:24

986

106.50

TRQX

16:29:50

596

106.50

XLON

16:29:50

673

106.50

BATE

16:29:50

1,165

106.50

CHIX

16:29:53

791

106.60

XLON

16:35:23

40,455

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

1,224

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

23,612

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

25,488

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

16,345

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

69

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

16,588

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

76,395

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

1,237

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

3,662

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

13,779

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

3,824

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

3,504

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

8

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

3,053

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

569

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

5,288

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

7,262

106.20

XLON

16:35:23

20,026

106.20

XLON