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 RBC Europe Limited.

 

Date of Purchase

08 May 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

232,943

Weighted average price paid (p)

169.05

Highest price paid (p)

169.90

Lowest price paid (p)

168.50

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 115,849,205 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 634,845,810. 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 08 May 2024 is 634,845,810. 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
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 

Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:


James Agnew / 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

169.00

105,614

BATE

169.02

9,492

CHIX

169.13

97,931

TRQX

168.98

5,002

Aquis

168.98

14,904

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

8:21:19

1826

168.60

CHIX

8:21:23

1826

168.50

CHIX

8:22:19

147

168.70

Aquis

8:22:19

59

168.70

BATE

8:22:19

294

168.70

XLON

8:22:19

147

168.70

Aquis

8:22:19

294

168.70

XLON

8:22:20

1826

168.70

CHIX

8:22:20

59

168.70

BATE

8:22:20

500

168.70

XLON

8:22:20

500

168.70

XLON

8:22:20

500

168.70

XLON

8:22:20

500

168.70

CHIX

8:22:20

27

168.70

Aquis

8:22:20

473

168.70

CHIX

8:25:12

1826

168.90

CHIX

8:25:12

147

168.90

Aquis

8:25:12

353

168.90

XLON

8:25:12

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:12

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:12

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:12

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

198

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

8

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

500

168.90

XLON

8:25:13

206

168.90

Aquis

8:25:13

294

168.90

XLON

8:29:15

1826

168.90

CHIX

8:29:15

206

168.90

Aquis

8:29:15

294

168.90

XLON

8:29:15

500

168.90

XLON

8:29:15

500

168.90

TRQX

8:29:16

500

168.90

CHIX

8:29:16

57

168.90

BATE

8:29:16

443

168.90

CHIX

8:29:16

136

168.90

Aquis

8:29:16

212

168.90

BATE

8:30:15

1826

168.90

CHIX

8:30:15

152

168.90

XLON

8:30:15

147

168.90

Aquis

8:30:15

353

168.90

XLON

8:30:15

147

168.90

Aquis

8:30:15

353

168.90

XLON

8:30:15

147

168.90

Aquis

8:30:15

98

168.90

XLON

8:30:15

255

168.90

XLON

8:31:03

1826

168.90

CHIX

8:31:03

147

168.90

Aquis

8:31:03

353

168.90

XLON

8:31:03

500

168.90

XLON

8:31:03

9

168.90

BATE

8:31:03

491

168.90

CHIX

8:31:03

81

168.90

TRQX

8:31:03

84

168.90

Aquis

8:31:03

154

168.90

BATE

8:35:56

181

168.90

XLON

8:48:16

1826

168.90

CHIX

9:24:16

147

168.90

Aquis

9:24:16

147

168.90

CHIX

9:24:16

600

168.90

XLON

9:24:16

106

168.90

XLON

9:24:16

147

168.90

Aquis

9:24:16

147

168.90

CHIX

9:24:16

706

168.90

XLON

9:24:16

147

168.90

Aquis

9:24:16

147

168.90

CHIX

9:24:16

110

168.90

XLON

9:24:57

600

168.90

CHIX

9:24:57

516

168.90

CHIX

9:24:57

265

168.90

CHIX

9:24:57

331

168.90

XLON

9:24:57

710

168.90

CHIX

9:24:57

1000

168.90

XLON

9:26:27

4

168.90

CHIX

9:38:03

1826

168.90

CHIX

9:38:03

147

168.90

Aquis

9:38:03

143

168.90

CHIX

9:38:03

706

168.90

XLON

9:38:03

1000

168.90

XLON

9:38:03

55

168.90

Aquis

9:38:03

236

168.90

BATE

9:38:03

709

168.90

CHIX

9:38:03

118

168.90

TRQX

9:38:03

64

168.90

Aquis

9:50:07

377

168.90

XLON

10:02:48

569

168.90

CHIX

10:02:48

1200

168.90

CHIX

10:02:48

57

168.90

CHIX

10:02:48

441

168.90

XLON

10:02:49

1000

168.90

XLON

10:09:05

306

168.90

CHIX

10:09:05

1520

168.90

CHIX

10:09:05

147

168.90

Aquis

10:09:05

147

168.90

BATE

10:09:05

147

168.90

CHIX

10:09:05

559

168.90

XLON

10:09:05

1000

168.90

XLON

10:18:00

1826

169.20

CHIX

10:18:00

412

169.20

CHIX

10:18:00

588

169.20

XLON

10:18:00

1000

169.20

XLON

10:18:00

22

169.20

TRQX

10:18:00

148

169.20

BATE

10:18:00

476

169.20

CHIX

10:18:00

354

169.20

XLON

10:18:00

87

169.20

TRQX

11:58:01

1826

169.70

CHIX

12:00:46

1826

169.30

CHIX

12:14:34

972

169.00

CHIX

12:14:34

854

169.00

CHIX

12:20:46

1826

168.90

CHIX

12:30:35

1826

169.00

CHIX

12:31:27

744

168.80

CHIX

12:44:36

752

168.80

CHIX

12:44:36

330

168.80

CHIX

12:58:38

147

168.60

Aquis

12:58:38

147

168.60

BATE

12:58:38

147

168.60

CHIX

12:58:38

147

168.60

TRQX

12:58:38

412

168.60

XLON

12:58:38

1000

168.60

XLON

12:58:38

98

168.60

Aquis

12:58:38

573

168.60

CHIX

12:58:38

49

168.60

XLON

12:58:38

280

168.60

XLON

12:58:38

941

168.60

CHIX

12:58:38

59

168.60

XLON

12:59:11

147

169.00

Aquis

12:59:11

147

169.00

BATE

12:59:11

147

169.00

CHIX

12:59:11

147

169.00

TRQX

12:59:11

412

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

1000

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

294

169.00

Aquis

12:59:11

706

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

159

169.00

BATE

12:59:11

129

169.00

CHIX

12:59:11

125

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

282

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

87

169.00

TRQX

12:59:11

159

169.00

Aquis

12:59:11

159

169.00

BATE

12:59:11

455

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

140

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

881

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

119

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

20

169.00

CHIX

12:59:11

618

169.00

XLON

12:59:11

146

168.90

TRQX

12:59:11

159

168.90

Aquis

12:59:12

362

169.00

XLON

12:59:12

147

169.00

Aquis

12:59:12

147

169.00

CHIX

12:59:12

147

169.00

TRQX

12:59:12

559

169.00

XLON

13:29:37

265

169.00

Aquis

13:29:37

147

169.00

CHIX

13:29:37

588

169.00

XLON

13:31:17

1000

169.00

XLON

13:42:30

500

169.10

XLON

13:42:30

500

169.10

XLON

13:42:30

441

169.00

XLON

13:54:37

147

169.10

CHIX

13:54:37

147

169.10

BATE

13:54:37

206

169.10

XLON

13:54:37

147

169.10

Aquis

13:54:38

353

169.10

XLON

13:54:40

353

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

147

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

422

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

78

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

500

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

443

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

57

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

250

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

250

169.10

XLON

13:55:17

500

169.10

CHIX

13:55:17

93

169.10

Aquis

13:55:17

93

169.10

TRQX

13:55:17

58

169.10

CHIX

13:55:20

256

169.10

XLON

13:55:20

147

169.10

BATE

13:55:20

147

169.10

CHIX

13:55:20

206

169.10

XLON

13:55:20

147

169.10

Aquis

13:55:20

353

169.10

XLON

13:55:20

500

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

147

169.10

BATE

13:55:21

147

169.10

CHIX

13:55:21

206

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

500

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

147

169.10

BATE

13:55:21

147

169.10

CHIX

13:55:21

206

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

500

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

59

169.10

BATE

13:55:21

147

169.10

Aquis

13:55:21

294

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

500

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

90

169.10

BATE

13:55:21

44

169.10

BATE

13:55:21

72

169.10

BATE

13:55:21

147

169.10

CHIX

13:55:21

147

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

500

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

147

169.10

BATE

13:55:21

147

169.10

CHIX

13:55:21

1

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

205

169.10

XLON

13:55:21

147

169.10

Aquis

13:55:21

59

169.10

BATE

13:55:21

294

169.10

XLON

13:56:17

135

169.10

CHIX

13:56:17

147

169.10

BATE

13:56:17

206

169.10

XLON

14:02:50

12

169.10

XLON

14:03:50

147

169.10

BATE

14:03:53

353

169.10

BATE

14:03:53

147

169.10

Aquis

14:03:53

59

169.10

BATE

14:03:53

169

169.10

XLON

14:03:53

125

169.10

XLON

14:04:30

147

169.10

Aquis

14:04:30

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:30

21

169.10

CHIX

14:05:30

147

169.10

BATE

14:05:30

206

169.10

XLON

14:05:35

126

169.10

CHIX

14:05:35

152

169.10

XLON

14:05:35

348

169.00

XLON

14:05:36

133

169.10

XLON

14:05:36

147

169.10

Aquis

14:05:36

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:36

147

169.10

Aquis

14:05:36

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:36

147

169.10

Aquis

14:05:36

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:36

147

169.10

Aquis

14:05:36

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:36

147

169.10

Aquis

14:05:36

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:36

49

169.10

Aquis

14:05:36

98

169.10

Aquis

14:05:36

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:36

500

169.00

XLON

14:05:36

87

169.00

CHIX

14:05:36

111

169.00

XLON

14:05:36

302

169.00

XLON

14:05:36

37

169.00

TRQX

14:05:36

40

169.00

Aquis

14:05:36

75

169.00

BATE

14:05:36

215

169.00

CHIX

14:05:37

48

169.10

Aquis

14:05:37

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:40

99

169.10

XLON

14:05:40

147

169.10

BATE

14:05:40

147

169.10

CHIX

14:05:40

206

169.10

XLON

14:05:40

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:40

89

169.10

Aquis

14:05:46

58

169.10

XLON

14:05:46

147

169.10

BATE

14:05:46

147

169.10

CHIX

14:05:46

206

169.10

XLON

14:05:46

353

169.10

XLON

14:05:49

147

169.10

XLON

14:05:50

147

169.10

BATE

14:05:50

145

169.10

CHIX

14:06:01

206

169.10

BATE

14:06:58

2

169.10

BATE

14:06:58

147

169.10

Aquis

14:06:58

59

169.10

BATE

14:06:58

294

169.10

XLON

14:06:58

147

169.10

BATE

14:06:58

147

169.10

CHIX

14:06:58

206

169.10

XLON

14:06:58

147

169.10

Aquis

14:06:58

115

169.10

XLON

14:06:58

238

169.10

XLON

14:06:58

147

169.10

BATE

14:06:58

147

169.10

CHIX

14:06:58

206

169.10

XLON

14:06:58

353

169.10

XLON

14:07:01

147

169.10

XLON

14:07:01

353

169.10

XLON

14:07:02

43

169.10

Aquis

14:07:58

104

169.10

XLON

14:08:38

147

169.10

BATE

14:08:38

147

169.10

CHIX

14:08:38

206

169.10

XLON

14:11:01

147

169.10

CHIX

14:11:01

147

169.10

BATE

14:11:01

206

169.10

XLON

14:11:06

206

169.10

CHIX

14:11:06

294

169.10

XLON

14:11:21

206

169.10

CHIX

14:11:21

294

169.10

XLON

14:11:21

206

169.10

CHIX

14:11:21

294

169.10

XLON

14:11:22

147

169.10

CHIX

14:11:22

44

169.10

TRQX

14:11:22

103

169.10

TRQX

14:11:22

122

169.10

XLON

14:11:22

84

169.10

XLON

14:11:22

31

169.10

BATE

14:11:22

207

169.10

CHIX

14:11:22

262

169.10

XLON

14:11:22

37

169.10

Aquis

14:11:22

34

169.10

TRQX

14:11:22

38

169.10

BATE

14:14:30

147

169.10

XLON

14:16:10

244

169.10

XLON

14:17:50

74

169.10

CHIX

14:17:50

294

169.10

XLON

14:18:38

132

169.10

XLON

14:20:10

206

169.10

CHIX

14:20:10

294

169.10

XLON

14:20:10

500

169.10

XLON

14:20:10

500

169.10

XLON

14:20:10

402

169.10

CHIX

14:20:10

90

169.10

XLON

14:20:16

8

169.10

XLON

14:20:18

147

169.10

CHIX

14:20:18

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:18

63

169.10

Aquis

14:20:18

84

169.10

Aquis

14:20:18

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:18

147

169.10

CHIX

14:20:18

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:18

147

169.10

CHIX

14:20:18

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:18

43

169.10

Aquis

14:20:18

104

169.10

Aquis

14:20:18

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:18

147

169.10

Aquis

14:20:18

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:18

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:20

147

169.10

Aquis

14:20:20

147

169.10

Aquis

14:20:20

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:20

93

169.10

Aquis

14:20:20

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:20

54

169.10

Aquis

14:20:20

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:30

147

169.10

XLON

14:20:30

147

169.10

Aquis

14:20:30

353

169.10

XLON

14:20:30

353

169.10

XLON

14:23:03

147

169.10

XLON

14:23:04

206

169.10

BATE

14:26:10

147

169.10

XLON

14:27:50

147

169.10

XLON

14:27:58

206

169.10

Aquis

14:27:58

294

169.10

XLON

14:27:58

500

169.10

XLON

14:27:58

500

169.10

CHIX

14:27:58

14

169.10

Aquis

14:27:58

219

169.10

BATE

14:27:58

267

169.10

CHIX

14:27:58

96

169.10

Aquis

14:28:38

110

169.10

BATE

14:28:38

294

169.10

XLON

14:28:53

206

169.10

CHIX

14:29:30

294

169.10

CHIX

14:33:38

204

169.10

CHIX

14:33:38

1622

169.10

CHIX

14:35:04

1200

169.00

CHIX

14:35:04

626

169.00

CHIX

14:41:35

147

169.00

Aquis

14:41:35

265

169.00

CHIX

14:41:35

147

169.00

BATE

14:41:35

147

169.00

TRQX

14:41:35

294

169.00

XLON

14:41:35

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:35

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:35

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:35

1000

169.00

Aquis

14:41:35

1000

169.00

TRQX

14:41:35

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:35

33

169.00

TRQX

14:41:35

470

169.00

Aquis

14:41:35

29

169.00

CHIX

14:41:35

28

169.00

XLON

14:41:35

146

169.00

Aquis

14:41:35

294

169.00

XLON

14:41:35

1000

168.90

XLON

14:41:36

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:36

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:36

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:36

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:36

1000

169.00

Aquis

14:41:36

841

169.00

TRQX

14:41:36

159

169.00

TRQX

14:41:36

710

169.00

CHIX

14:41:36

290

169.00

XLON

14:41:36

147

169.00

Aquis

14:41:36

265

169.00

CHIX

14:41:36

588

169.00

XLON

14:41:36

147

169.00

Aquis

14:41:36

147

169.00

TRQX

14:41:36

147

169.00

BATE

14:41:36

265

169.00

CHIX

14:41:36

294

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

BATE

14:41:37

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:37

265

169.00

Aquis

14:41:37

147

169.00

TRQX

14:41:37

147

169.00

BATE

14:41:37

147

169.00

CHIX

14:41:37

294

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:37

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:38

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

838

169.00

CHIX

14:41:38

87

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

75

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:38

882

169.00

Aquis

14:41:38

118

169.00

Aquis

14:41:38

226

169.00

TRQX

14:41:38

774

169.00

CHIX

14:41:39

735

169.00

BATE

14:41:39

16

169.00

BATE

14:41:39

249

169.00

BATE

14:41:39

267

169.00

TRQX

14:41:39

733

169.00

XLON

14:41:39

242

169.00

TRQX

14:41:39

170

169.00

Aquis

14:41:39

147

169.00

BATE

14:41:39

147

169.00

CHIX

14:41:39

294

169.00

XLON

14:41:39

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:39

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:39

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:39

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:39

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:39

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:39

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:40

296

169.00

CHIX

14:41:40

704

169.00

XLON

14:41:40

1

169.00

BATE

14:41:40

327

169.00

CHIX

14:41:40

231

169.00

Aquis

14:41:40

147

169.00

BATE

14:41:40

147

169.00

CHIX

14:41:40

147

169.00

XLON

14:41:40

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:40

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:40

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:40

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:40

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:40

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:40

783

169.00

CHIX

14:41:40

217

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

400

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

600

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:41

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:41

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

886

169.00

CHIX

14:41:41

15

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

99

169.00

XLON

14:41:41

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:42

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:42

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:42

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:42

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:42

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:42

143

169.00

CHIX

14:41:42

857

169.00

XLON

14:41:42

503

169.00

CHIX

14:41:42

203

169.00

Aquis

14:41:42

294

169.00

XLON

14:41:42

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:42

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:43

1000

169.00

XLON

14:41:43

1000

169.00

CHIX

14:41:43

1000

169.00

BATE

14:41:43

176

169.00

BATE

14:41:43

176

169.00

CHIX

14:41:43

147

169.00

CHIX

14:41:43

207

169.00

Aquis

14:41:43

294

169.00

XLON

14:59:33

1826

169.40

CHIX

15:01:19

976

169.50

CHIX

15:01:59

810

169.50

CHIX

15:01:59

40

169.50

CHIX

15:14:17

1826

169.90

CHIX

15:19:20

573

169.90

CHIX

15:19:20

1253

169.90

CHIX

15:20:08

1826

169.70

CHIX

15:30:00

1826

169.60

CHIX

15:31:11

1826

169.50

CHIX

15:39:00

1826

169.60

CHIX

15:43:43

522

169.60

CHIX

15:43:43

48

169.60

CHIX

15:43:43

600

169.60

CHIX

15:43:43

600

169.60

CHIX

15:49:30

56

169.60

CHIX

15:54:42

1826

169.60

CHIX

16:02:04

708

169.50

CHIX

16:06:23

998

169.50

CHIX

16:06:23

120

169.50

CHIX

16:06:33

448

169.40

CHIX

16:07:00

48

169.40

CHIX

16:07:50

75

169.40

CHIX

16:12:04

1255

169.40

CHIX

16:14:57

370

169.30

CHIX

16:14:57

1456

169.30

CHIX

16:16:48

793

169.20

CHIX

16:16:48

60

169.20

CHIX

16:17:04

601

169.20

CHIX

16:17:05

51

169.20

CHIX

16:29:18

1200

169.70

CHIX

16:29:18

626

169.70

CHIX