REG-FirstGroup Plc: Transaction in Own Shares

FirstgroupAnnouncement

24/10/2023 07:15

 

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                     23 October 2023  
 Number of ordinary shares purchased  266,052          
 Weighted average price paid (p)      148.20           
 Highest price paid (p)               151.10           
 Lowest price paid (p)                147.20           

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 85,756,750 Ordinary Shares in
treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held
as treasury shares is 664,938,265. 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 23 October 2023 is 664,938,265. 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:                        Contacts at Brunswick PR:         
  Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations     Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer    
  David Blizzard, Company Secretary              Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959        
  corporate.comms@firstgroup.co.uk                                                
  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354                                                       
 Contacts at Liberum Capital Limited:           Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:   
  Nicholas How / John Fishley                    James Agnew / Jack Wood          
  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000                      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   148.04                                    181,365            
 BATE   148.52                                    28,257             
 CHIX   148.59                                    25,379             
 TRQX   148.55                                    31,051             

 

Individual transactions:

 Transaction Time  Volume  Price (GBp)  Platform  

 8:00:13   512     151.10  XLON  
 8:01:59   832     149.90  XLON  
 8:01:59   142     149.90  XLON  
 8:03:07   556     148.40  CHIX  
 8:03:07   584     148.40  BATE  
 8:03:07   588     148.40  TRQX  
 8:05:46   512     148.60  TRQX  
 8:05:46   512     148.60  XLON  
 8:05:46   513     148.60  CHIX  
 8:05:46   513     148.60  BATE  
 8:05:46   608     148.50  CHIX  
 8:05:47   1,156   148.30  TRQX  
 8:05:47   683     148.30  XLON  
 8:05:47   683     148.30  CHIX  
 8:05:47   684     148.30  BATE  
 8:05:49   279     148.20  TRQX  
 8:05:49   513     148.20  BATE  
 8:05:49   513     148.20  CHIX  
 8:05:49   512     148.20  XLON  
 8:05:49   233     148.20  TRQX  
 8:05:49   653     148.20  BATE  
 8:05:49   652     148.10  CHIX  
 8:06:05   128     149.00  XLON  
 8:06:05   52      149.00  XLON  
 8:07:45   61      148.00  BATE  
 8:07:54   512     148.00  TRQX  
 8:07:54   452     148.00  BATE  
 8:07:54   513     148.00  CHIX  
 8:07:54   512     148.00  XLON  
 8:39:23   512     149.20  XLON  
 8:39:23   513     149.20  BATE  
 8:39:23   512     149.20  TRQX  
 8:39:23   513     149.20  CHIX  
 8:45:40   512     149.10  TRQX  
 8:45:40   512     149.10  XLON  
 8:45:40   513     149.10  CHIX  
 8:45:40   513     149.10  BATE  
 8:52:38   512     149.00  TRQX  
 8:52:38   512     149.00  XLON  
 8:52:38   513     149.00  BATE  
 8:52:38   513     149.00  CHIX  
 8:57:01   512     148.90  TRQX  
 8:57:01   512     148.90  XLON  
 8:57:01   46      148.90  CHIX  
 8:57:01   47      148.90  BATE  
 9:00:12   195     148.80  TRQX  
 9:00:12   195     148.80  XLON  
 9:00:12   196     148.80  BATE  
 9:00:12   196     148.80  CHIX  
 9:00:14   158     148.60  XLON  
 9:00:14   158     148.60  TRQX  
 9:00:14   158     148.60  CHIX  
 9:00:14   158     148.60  BATE  
 9:01:50   176     148.50  TRQX  
 9:01:50   176     148.50  XLON  
 9:01:50   177     148.50  BATE  
 9:01:50   176     148.50  CHIX  
 9:02:10   343     148.50  BATE  
 9:05:40   29      148.50  XLON  
 9:05:40   28      148.50  TRQX  
 9:13:45   230     148.80  XLON  
 9:13:46   298     148.80  XLON  
 9:13:46   767     148.80  XLON  
 9:14:28   147     148.70  XLON  
 9:14:28   720     148.70  TRQX  
 9:14:28   296     148.70  XLON  
 9:14:28   443     148.70  CHIX  
 9:14:28   444     148.70  BATE  
 9:25:42   229     148.70  XLON  
 9:25:42   867     148.70  TRQX  
 9:25:42   229     148.70  BATE  
 9:25:42   229     148.70  CHIX  
 9:26:19   626     149.40  XLON  
 9:26:19   625     149.40  TRQX  
 9:26:29   475     149.10  XLON  
 9:26:29   475     149.10  CHIX  
 9:26:29   475     149.10  BATE  
 9:50:42   68      149.50  CHIX  
 9:50:42   683     149.50  XLON  
 9:50:42   615     149.50  CHIX  
 9:50:42   684     149.50  BATE  
 9:50:42   1,009   149.50  TRQX  
 9:57:10   455     149.50  XLON  
 9:57:10   455     149.50  TRQX  
 9:57:10   456     149.50  CHIX  
 9:57:13   569     149.70  XLON  
 10:02:05  588     149.40  TRQX  
 10:02:05  199     149.40  TRQX  
 10:02:05  455     149.40  TRQX  
 10:02:05  570     149.40  BATE  
 10:02:05  456     149.40  CHIX  
 10:05:48  512     149.30  XLON  
 10:05:48  443     149.30  TRQX  
 10:05:48  69      149.30  TRQX  
 10:05:48  513     149.30  CHIX  
 10:05:48  513     149.30  BATE  
 10:07:32  564     149.60  XLON  
 10:07:32  152     149.60  TRQX  
 10:07:32  391     149.60  XLON  
 10:07:32  213     149.60  TRQX  
 10:07:32  365     149.60  CHIX  
 10:07:32  122     149.60  BATE  
 10:07:32  243     149.60  BATE  
 10:20:15  1       149.50  XLON  
 10:20:15  1       149.50  TRQX  
 10:20:15  511     149.50  XLON  
 10:20:15  513     149.50  CHIX  
 10:20:15  511     149.50  TRQX  
 10:20:15  470     149.50  BATE  
 10:20:15  43      149.50  BATE  
 10:27:42  513     149.50  XLON  
 10:27:42  512     149.50  TRQX  
 10:27:42  176     149.50  CHIX  
 10:27:42  266     149.50  BATE  
 10:27:42  337     149.50  CHIX  
 10:27:42  246     149.50  BATE  
 10:30:52  345     149.40  XLON  
 10:30:52  345     149.40  TRQX  
 10:30:52  43      149.40  CHIX  
 10:33:29  210     149.20  XLON  
 10:33:29  210     149.20  TRQX  
 10:33:29  211     149.20  CHIX  
 10:33:29  211     149.20  BATE  
 10:33:29  656     149.20  CHIX  
 10:37:14  69      149.10  XLON  
 10:37:14  69      149.10  TRQX  
 10:37:14  70      149.10  BATE  
 10:37:14  70      149.10  CHIX  
 10:37:14  483     149.10  CHIX  
 10:42:34  40      148.90  XLON  
 10:42:34  39      148.90  TRQX  
 10:42:34  40      148.90  BATE  
 10:42:34  40      148.90  CHIX  
 10:47:44  78      148.90  CHIX  
 10:47:44  78      148.90  TRQX  
 10:47:44  79      148.90  XLON  
 10:47:44  79      148.90  BATE  
 10:59:08  133     148.90  XLON  
 10:59:08  132     148.90  TRQX  
 10:59:08  133     148.90  CHIX  
 10:59:08  133     148.90  BATE  
 10:59:08  33      148.90  BATE  
 11:01:41  41      148.80  BATE  
 11:01:41  41      148.80  XLON  
 11:01:41  40      148.80  TRQX  
 11:01:41  41      148.80  CHIX  
 11:06:40  129     148.60  XLON  
 11:33:36  87      148.70  TRQX  
 11:48:53  385     148.70  TRQX  
 11:48:53  472     148.70  XLON  
 11:48:53  120     148.70  CHIX  
 11:48:53  473     148.70  BATE  
 11:48:53  353     148.70  CHIX  
 11:49:53  14      148.70  BATE  
 11:49:53  14      148.70  CHIX  
 11:53:19  79      148.60  TRQX  
 11:53:19  256     148.60  XLON  
 11:53:19  177     148.60  TRQX  
 11:53:19  257     148.60  BATE  
 11:53:19  256     148.60  CHIX  
 12:07:39  24      148.50  XLON  
 12:07:39  24      148.50  TRQX  
 12:07:39  564     148.50  CHIX  
 12:07:39  25      148.50  BATE  
 12:07:39  23      148.50  CHIX  
 12:07:39  141     148.50  CHIX  
 12:10:39  134     148.70  BATE  
 12:21:39  128     148.60  XLON  
 12:21:39  46      148.50  BATE  
 12:27:46  128     148.40  TRQX  
 12:27:46  43      148.40  XLON  
 12:27:46  128     148.40  BATE  
 12:27:46  128     148.40  CHIX  
 12:27:46  32      148.40  BATE  
 12:27:50  168     148.40  TRQX  
 12:27:50  168     148.40  XLON  
 12:27:50  169     148.40  BATE  
 12:27:50  168     148.40  CHIX  
 12:36:46  42      148.20  TRQX  
 12:36:46  43      148.20  XLON  
 12:36:46  43      148.20  BATE  
 12:36:46  43      148.20  CHIX  
 12:36:47  11      148.20  CHIX  
 13:11:32  102     148.00  XLON  
 13:11:32  101     148.00  TRQX  
 13:11:32  102     148.00  CHIX  
 13:11:32  102     148.00  BATE  
 13:12:07  286     147.80  XLON  
 13:12:07  286     147.80  TRQX  
 13:12:07  287     147.80  BATE  
 13:12:07  287     147.80  CHIX  
 13:23:32  72      148.00  XLON  
 13:23:32  44      147.70  CHIX  
 13:23:35  18      148.00  XLON  
 13:27:45  53      147.70  XLON  
 13:31:11  258     147.40  XLON  
 13:31:11  258     147.40  TRQX  
 13:31:11  258     147.40  BATE  
 13:31:11  258     147.40  CHIX  
 13:31:11  7       147.40  XLON  
 13:33:11  182     147.70  CHIX  
 13:33:14  27      147.70  XLON  
 13:33:14  155     147.70  XLON  
 13:33:17  170     147.70  BATE  
 13:33:17  12      147.70  BATE  
 13:33:18  46      147.70  XLON  
 13:33:19  176     147.70  XLON  
 13:33:21  1       147.70  XLON  
 13:44:15  182     147.50  TRQX  
 13:44:15  700     147.50  XLON  
 13:44:15  522     147.50  XLON  
 13:44:15  77      147.50  CHIX  
 13:44:15  45      147.50  BATE  
 13:58:58  1,406   147.40  TRQX  
 13:59:49  334     147.30  TRQX  
 13:59:49  334     147.30  XLON  
 13:59:49  334     147.30  BATE  
 13:59:49  334     147.30  CHIX  
 14:03:40  293     147.20  TRQX  
 14:03:40  716     147.20  TRQX  
 14:03:40  24      147.20  XLON  
 14:03:40  25      147.20  BATE  
 14:03:40  25      147.20  CHIX  
 14:06:03  55      147.40  XLON  
 14:06:05  177     147.40  XLON  
 14:06:44  77      147.30  BATE  
 14:06:44  77      147.30  XLON  
 14:06:44  70      147.30  CHIX  
 14:07:10  160     147.40  XLON  
 14:07:10  70      147.30  CHIX  
 14:07:11  40      147.40  XLON  
 14:07:15  161     147.50  BATE  
 14:07:17  339     147.50  XLON  
 14:07:17  159     147.50  XLON  
 14:07:20  64      147.50  XLON  
 14:07:23  64      147.60  CHIX  
 14:07:23  125     147.50  XLON  
 14:21:03  83      147.50  TRQX  
 14:21:03  16      147.50  XLON  
 14:21:03  77      147.50  TRQX  
 14:21:03  13      147.50  BATE  
 14:21:03  414     147.50  CHIX  
 14:21:03  27      147.50  BATE  
 14:22:23  195     147.50  XLON  
 14:22:23  194     147.50  TRQX  
 14:22:23  195     147.50  BATE  
 14:22:23  195     147.50  CHIX  
 14:22:33  216     147.50  TRQX  
 14:22:33  216     147.50  XLON  
 14:22:33  216     147.50  CHIX  
 14:22:39  54      147.50  CHIX  
 14:22:39  55      147.50  XLON  
 14:22:39  55      147.50  TRQX  
 14:22:39  48      147.50  BATE  
 14:24:24  14      147.60  XLON  
 14:24:25  14      147.60  CHIX  
 14:30:19  170     147.70  BATE  
 14:30:19  219     147.70  BATE  
 14:30:21  170     147.90  BATE  
 14:30:21  723     147.90  BATE  
 14:30:21  340     147.70  CHIX  
 14:32:19  13      147.80  TRQX  
 14:32:19  18      147.80  XLON  
 14:32:19  1,400   147.80  BATE  
 14:32:19  3       147.80  CHIX  
 14:32:19  616     147.80  BATE  
 14:43:20  715     147.70  TRQX  
 14:43:20  716     147.70  XLON  
 14:43:21  444     147.50  TRQX  
 14:43:21  445     147.50  BATE  
 14:43:21  445     147.50  CHIX  
 14:45:21  256     147.40  TRQX  
 14:45:21  508     147.40  XLON  
 14:45:21  252     147.40  TRQX  
 14:45:21  508     147.40  CHIX  
 14:45:21  508     147.40  BATE  
 15:16:59  517     148.40  TRQX  
 15:16:59  517     148.40  XLON  
 15:16:59  508     148.40  CHIX  
 15:16:59  142     148.40  BATE  
 15:16:59  366     148.40  BATE  
 15:16:59  690     148.35  TRQX  
 15:16:59  651     148.35  CHIX  
 15:16:59  685     148.35  BATE  
 15:20:40  53      148.40  CHIX  
 15:30:42  683     148.50  XLON  
 15:30:42  683     148.50  TRQX  
 15:30:42  631     148.50  CHIX  
 15:30:53  473     148.50  XLON  
 15:30:53  473     148.50  TRQX  
 15:30:53  473     148.50  BATE  
 15:30:56  143     148.60  BATE  
 15:30:56  537     148.60  BATE  
 15:33:51  552     148.50  XLON  
 15:33:51  473     148.50  TRQX  
 15:33:51  473     148.50  BATE  
 15:33:51  181     148.50  CHIX  
 15:33:51  371     148.50  CHIX  
 15:36:07  513     148.40  XLON  
 15:36:07  391     148.40  TRQX  
 15:36:07  392     148.40  BATE  
 15:36:07  391     148.40  CHIX  
 15:36:07  121     148.40  BATE  
 15:36:07  121     148.40  CHIX  
 15:43:50  375     148.40  CHIX  
 15:50:38  512     148.80  TRQX  
 15:50:38  512     148.80  XLON  
 15:50:38  513     148.80  BATE  
 15:50:38  138     148.80  CHIX  
 15:54:01  387     148.70  XLON  
 15:54:01  887     148.70  TRQX  
 15:54:01  388     148.70  CHIX  
 15:54:01  388     148.70  BATE  
 15:54:24  637     148.60  XLON  
 15:54:24  637     148.60  TRQX  
 16:08:58  291     148.70  TRQX  
 16:09:47  700     148.80  BATE  
 16:09:47  384     148.80  BATE  
 16:09:50  392     148.80  TRQX  
 16:09:50  651     148.80  XLON  
 16:09:50  32      148.80  XLON  
 16:09:50  684     148.80  CHIX  
 16:09:50  173     148.80  BATE  
 16:09:50  397     148.80  BATE  
 16:09:50  134     148.80  TRQX  
 16:12:29  512     148.80  XLON  
 16:12:29  512     148.80  TRQX  
 16:12:29  513     148.80  CHIX  
 16:12:29  513     148.80  BATE  
 16:13:18  512     148.70  XLON  
 16:13:18  513     148.70  BATE  
 16:13:42  353     148.70  XLON  
 16:13:42  512     148.70  TRQX  
 16:13:42  159     148.70  XLON  
 16:13:42  187     148.70  CHIX  
 16:13:42  513     148.70  BATE  
 16:13:42  326     148.70  CHIX  
 16:16:12  61      148.60  TRQX  
 16:17:47  804     148.80  TRQX  
 16:17:47  395     148.80  XLON  
 16:17:47  395     148.80  BATE  
 16:17:47  395     148.80  CHIX  
 16:17:47  146     148.70  TRQX  
 16:20:45  249     148.70  TRQX  
 16:23:27  513     148.70  BATE  
 16:23:27  127     148.70  CHIX  
 16:24:40  512     148.70  XLON  
 16:24:40  263     148.70  TRQX  
 16:24:40  700     148.70  BATE  
 16:24:40  386     148.70  CHIX  
 16:24:40  189     148.70  BATE  
 16:24:51  738     148.70  XLON  
 16:24:51  221     148.70  TRQX  
 16:25:17  516     148.70  TRQX  
 16:25:17  437     148.70  XLON  
 16:25:17  438     148.70  BATE  
 16:25:17  438     148.70  CHIX  
 16:26:13  294     148.60  TRQX  
 16:26:53  339     148.60  BATE  
 16:27:02  587     148.60  XLON  
 16:27:02  293     148.60  TRQX  
 16:27:02  99      148.60  BATE  
 16:27:02  438     148.60  CHIX  
 16:27:02  1,220   148.50  XLON  
 16:29:53  180     148.50  XLON  
 16:29:53  512     148.50  TRQX  
 16:35:24  17,671  147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  70,684  147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  6,444   147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  1,744   147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  716     147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  3,194   147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  6,743   147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  15372   147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  10948   147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  13,946  147.90  XLON  
 16:35:24  1,688   147.90  XLON  
 


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