REG-FirstGroup Plc: Completion of Buyback Programme

FirstgroupAnnouncement

03/10/2025 09:30

3 October 2025

 

FirstGroup plc

 

Completion of Buyback Programme

On 10 June 2025 FirstGroup plc (the ‘Group’) announced an on-market share
buyback programme to purchase up to £50m of ordinary shares (the
’Programme’), which commenced on 10 June 2025.

The Group confirms that, having repurchased 22,439,652 shares for a total
consideration of £49,997,469 the Programme is now complete.  The average
price of shares bought back under the Programme was 222.81 pence per share.

 

 Contacts at FirstGroup:                                                          Contacts at Brunswick Group: Simone Selzer Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959  
  David Blizzard, Company Secretary Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations                                                                          
  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354                                                                                                                             
 Contacts at Panmure Liberum Limited:                                             Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:                                       
  Nicholas How                                                                     James Agnew                                                          
  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000                                                        Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000                                            

 

 

Notes
                                                                                                                                                   

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93.  Classification as per
DTR 6 Annex 1R: 2.4.

 

About FirstGroup

FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP.L) is a leading private sector provider of public
transport services. With around 29,000 employees, we reported revenue of £5.1
billion and transported almost 2m passengers a day in FY 2025. We create
solutions that reduce complexity, making travel smoother and life easier. Our
businesses are at the heart of our communities and the essential services we
provide are critical to delivering wider economic, social and environmental
goals. Each of our divisions is a leader in its field: First Bus is one of the
largest bus operators in the UK, serving more than 25% of the population in
the UK with a fleet of c.6,000 buses and coaches, and carrying more than a
million passengers a day. First Rail is one of the UK’s most experienced
rail operators, with many years of experience running long-distance, commuter,
regional and sleeper rail services. We operate a fleet of c.1,800 locomotives
and rail carriages through two DfT contracted train operating companies: WCP
(incorporating Avanti West Coast and West Coast Partnership Development) and
GWR, and two open access routes (Hull Trains and Lumo). We are formally
committed to operating a zero emission First Bus commercial fleet by 2035, and
First Rail will help support the UK Government’s goal to remove all
diesel-only trains from service by 2040. During FY 2025 FirstGroup received
MSCI’s highest possible ESG rating of AAA, was named one of the world’s
cleanest 200 public companies for the sixth consecutive year and holds an
Industry Top-Rated status with Sustainalytics and Sustainability Yearbook
membership with S&P Global. We provide easy and convenient mobility, improving
quality of life by connecting people and communities. Visit our website at
www.firstgroupplc.com and follow us on LinkedIn at
http://www.linkedin.com/company/first-group.

 

 

 

 



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