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 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

27 June 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

197,665

Weighted average price paid (p)

159.80

Highest price paid (p)

161.30

Lowest price paid (p)

158.00

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 128,916,455 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 621,778,560. 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 27 June 2024 is 621,778,560. 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

159.67

92,834

BATE

160.23

19,108

CHIX

159.87

65,669

TRQX

159.87

8,263

Aquis

159.98

11,791

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:09:16

1767

158.70

CHIX

08:10:05

10

158.00

CHIX

08:16:56

700

158.40

CHIX

08:16:56

1067

158.40

CHIX

08:57:43

775

158.80

CHIX

08:57:43

1225

158.80

XLON

08:57:43

422

158.80

CHIX

08:57:43

1271

158.80

CHIX

08:57:43

307

158.80

CHIX

08:57:44

775

158.80

BATE

08:57:44

1225

158.80

XLON

08:57:44

1070

158.80

XLON

08:57:47

250

158.80

BATE

08:57:47

175

158.80

CHIX

08:57:47

350

158.80

Aquis

08:57:47

75

158.80

XLON

08:59:36

80

158.80

Aquis

08:59:37

499

158.80

XLON

09:09:22

97

159.00

BATE

09:09:22

253

159.00

BATE

09:09:22

350

159.00

CHIX

09:09:22

1300

159.00

XLON

09:09:23

175

159.00

Aquis

09:09:23

175

159.00

TRQX

09:09:23

175

159.00

BATE

09:09:23

250

159.00

CHIX

09:09:23

700

159.00

XLON

09:09:23

525

159.00

XLON

09:09:23

1224

159.00

XLON

09:09:23

776

159.00

XLON

09:09:23

1

159.00

CHIX

09:09:24

774

159.00

CHIX

09:10:06

350

159.00

XLON

09:16:43

525

159.00

CHIX

09:16:43

350

159.00

XLON

09:16:43

499

159.00

XLON

09:16:43

229

159.00

XLON

09:18:45

116

159.00

XLON

09:25:22

175

159.00

TRQX

09:25:22

222

159.00

CHIX

09:25:22

759

159.00

XLON

09:25:27

1225

159.00

XLON

09:25:27

775

159.00

XLON

09:25:27

44

159.00

XLON

09:25:27

498

159.00

XLON

09:25:27

525

159.00

BATE

09:25:27

656

159.00

XLON

09:25:55

277

159.00

BATE

09:26:16

175

159.00

BATE

09:26:16

250

159.00

CHIX

09:26:16

175

159.00

Aquis

09:26:16

175

159.00

TRQX

09:26:16

1225

159.00

XLON

09:26:59

116

159.00

XLON

09:26:59

1109

159.00

XLON

09:27:29

775

159.00

XLON

09:27:29

2000

159.00

XLON

09:27:29

2000

159.00

Aquis

09:27:29

1962

159.00

CHIX

09:27:29

38

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

133

159.00

Aquis

09:27:30

387

159.00

BATE

09:27:30

502

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

499

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

129

159.00

BATE

09:27:30

350

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

847

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

998

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

155

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

69

159.00

TRQX

09:27:30

312

159.00

TRQX

09:27:30

133

159.00

Aquis

09:27:30

30

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

202

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

499

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

175

159.00

TRQX

09:27:30

230

159.00

BATE

09:27:30

350

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

88

159.00

Aquis

09:27:30

87

159.00

Aquis

09:27:30

175

159.00

TRQX

09:27:30

175

159.00

BATE

09:27:30

175

159.00

CHIX

09:27:30

700

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

600

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

350

159.00

TRQX

09:27:30

47

159.00

BATE

09:27:30

303

159.00

BATE

09:27:30

1300

159.00

XLON

09:27:30

250

159.00

TRQX

09:27:30

175

159.00

CHIX

09:27:30

175

159.00

BATE

09:27:30

175

159.00

Aquis

09:27:30

1225

159.00

XLON

09:27:31

775

159.00

CHIX

09:27:31

1043

159.00

XLON

09:27:31

182

159.00

XLON

09:27:32

182

159.00

CHIX

09:27:32

441

159.00

CHIX

09:27:32

998

159.00

XLON

09:27:32

199

159.00

XLON

09:27:32

180

159.00

XLON

09:27:32

61

159.00

TRQX

09:27:32

133

159.00

Aquis

09:27:32

299

159.00

CHIX

09:27:32

193

159.00

CHIX

09:27:32

175

159.00

Aquis

09:27:32

175

159.00

TRQX

09:27:32

175

159.00

BATE

09:27:32

175

159.00

CHIX

09:27:32

614

159.00

XLON

09:27:32

2000

158.90

XLON

09:27:33

350

159.00

BATE

09:27:33

175

159.00

CHIX

09:27:33

175

159.00

TRQX

09:27:33

1300

159.00

XLON

09:27:33

175

159.00

BATE

09:27:33

175

159.00

CHIX

09:27:33

175

159.00

Aquis

09:27:33

175

159.00

TRQX

09:27:33

1300

159.00

XLON

09:27:33

250

159.00

CHIX

09:27:34

405

159.00

XLON

09:27:36

820

159.00

XLON

09:27:38

175

159.00

Aquis

09:27:38

175

159.00

BATE

09:27:38

175

159.00

TRQX

09:27:38

175

159.00

Aquis

09:27:38

175

159.00

BATE

09:27:38

175

159.00

CHIX

09:27:38

175

159.00

TRQX

09:27:38

1300

159.00

XLON

09:27:43

1300

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

1767

159.00

CHIX

09:28:01

279

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

421

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

1944

159.00

CHIX

09:28:01

56

159.00

CHIX

09:28:01

68

159.00

TRQX

09:28:01

125

159.00

CHIX

09:28:01

999

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

202

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

175

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

379

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

52

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

73

159.00

XLON

09:28:01

498

159.00

XLON

09:28:10

175

159.00

CHIX

09:35:26

175

159.20

TRQX

09:35:26

175

159.20

CHIX

09:35:26

425

159.20

BATE

09:35:26

1225

159.20

XLON

09:35:26

11

159.20

XLON

09:50:20

175

159.40

Aquis

09:50:20

100

159.40

BATE

09:50:20

1225

159.40

XLON

09:59:58

612

159.40

CHIX

10:22:53

1767

159.60

CHIX

10:32:59

175

159.60

BATE

10:32:59

300

159.60

CHIX

10:32:59

525

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

340

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

660

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

233

159.60

CHIX

10:33:00

767

159.60

CHIX

10:33:00

687

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

313

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

718

159.60

CHIX

10:33:00

282

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

85

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

175

159.60

BATE

10:33:00

175

159.60

CHIX

10:33:00

565

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

1000

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

175

159.60

Aquis

10:33:00

175

159.60

TRQX

10:33:00

175

159.60

BATE

10:33:00

175

159.60

CHIX

10:33:00

300

159.60

XLON

10:33:00

175

159.60

TRQX

10:33:00

175

159.60

BATE

10:33:00

175

159.60

CHIX

10:33:00

475

159.60

XLON

10:33:08

1767

159.60

CHIX

10:33:08

175

159.60

CHIX

10:33:08

175

159.60

BATE

10:33:08

650

159.60

XLON

10:33:09

157

159.60

CHIX

10:33:09

175

159.60

Aquis

10:33:09

143

159.60

CHIX

10:33:09

525

159.60

XLON

10:33:09

175

159.60

BATE

10:33:09

300

159.60

CHIX

10:33:09

175

159.60

Aquis

10:33:09

175

159.60

TRQX

10:33:09

175

159.60

XLON

10:33:09

175

159.60

TRQX

10:33:09

50

159.60

Aquis

10:33:09

125

159.60

Aquis

10:33:09

300

159.60

CHIX

10:33:09

175

159.60

BATE

10:33:09

175

159.60

XLON

10:33:09

175

159.60

Aquis

10:33:45

46

159.60

Aquis

10:34:54

1767

159.60

CHIX

10:34:54

254

159.60

Aquis

10:34:54

175

159.60

CHIX

10:34:54

175

159.60

BATE

10:34:54

175

159.60

TRQX

10:34:54

175

159.60

Aquis

10:34:54

175

159.60

TRQX

10:34:54

175

159.60

BATE

10:34:54

300

159.60

CHIX

10:34:54

175

159.60

XLON

10:34:54

1000

159.60

CHIX

10:34:54

1000

159.60

XLON

10:34:54

1000

159.60

XLON

10:34:55

1000

159.60

CHIX

10:34:55

858

159.60

CHIX

10:34:55

142

159.60

CHIX

10:34:55

175

159.60

BATE

10:34:55

175

159.60

CHIX

10:34:55

650

159.60

XLON

10:35:41

300

159.60

CHIX

10:35:41

525

159.60

XLON

10:35:47

175

159.60

XLON

10:35:47

203

159.60

XLON

10:36:02

121

159.60

Aquis

10:36:02

175

159.60

XLON

10:40:00

626

159.60

CHIX

10:40:00

447

159.60

XLON

10:40:00

882

159.60

CHIX

10:40:00

179

159.60

CHIX

10:40:01

80

159.60

CHIX

10:40:01

50

159.60

Aquis

10:40:01

4

159.60

Aquis

10:40:01

175

159.60

Aquis

10:40:01

175

159.60

CHIX

10:40:01

175

159.60

BATE

10:40:01

300

159.60

TRQX

10:40:01

175

159.60

XLON

10:40:50

38

159.60

CHIX

10:40:50

175

159.60

CHIX

10:40:51

123

159.60

TRQX

10:40:51

30

159.60

TRQX

10:40:51

475

159.60

XLON

10:40:57

843

159.60

CHIX

10:41:00

886

159.60

CHIX

10:41:00

125

159.60

CHIX

10:41:00

22

159.60

TRQX

10:41:00

50

159.60

XLON

10:48:11

658

159.60

CHIX

10:48:11

300

159.60

CHIX

10:48:44

201

159.60

CHIX

10:51:57

657

159.60

CHIX

10:52:29

251

159.60

CHIX

10:52:29

525

159.60

CHIX

10:52:29

175

159.60

XLON

10:56:58

200

159.60

CHIX

11:07:22

1343

159.60

CHIX

11:07:22

17

159.60

CHIX

11:11:50

407

159.60

CHIX

11:18:43

68

159.50

Aquis

11:18:54

24

159.50

CHIX

11:21:47

10

159.50

CHIX

11:23:29

10

159.50

XLON

11:23:29

271

159.50

XLON

11:26:54

68

159.50

Aquis

11:26:54

416

159.50

CHIX

11:26:54

261

159.50

BATE

11:26:54

564

159.50

Aquis

11:26:54

259

159.50

TRQX

11:26:54

2125

159.50

XLON

11:26:54

744

159.50

XLON

11:26:54

89

159.50

BATE

11:26:54

91

159.50

TRQX

11:26:54

807

159.50

CHIX

11:26:54

744

159.50

XLON

11:26:54

179

159.50

XLON

11:26:54

744

159.50

XLON

11:27:46

1227

159.50

XLON

11:27:46

348

159.50

XLON

11:30:58

28

159.60

CHIX

11:33:43

48

159.70

Aquis

11:41:58

47

159.70

XLON

11:48:48

60

159.70

XLON

11:49:50

546

159.70

XLON

12:23:38

351

159.70

XLON

13:44:31

3098

160.40

XLON

13:46:25

700

160.60

BATE

13:46:25

625

160.60

CHIX

13:46:25

525

160.60

TRQX

13:49:27

525

160.60

TRQX

13:49:27

700

160.60

XLON

13:49:27

1925

160.60

XLON

14:06:32

700

160.80

Aquis

14:06:32

625

160.80

CHIX

14:06:32

525

160.80

TRQX

14:06:32

1439

160.80

XLON

14:06:32

1070

160.80

XLON

14:06:32

641

160.80

XLON

14:06:32

641

160.80

XLON

14:06:32

700

160.80

Aquis

14:06:32

509

160.80

CHIX

14:06:32

350

160.80

TRQX

14:06:32

2100

160.80

XLON

14:06:32

700

160.80

XLON

14:06:33

546

160.80

CHIX

14:18:39

50

160.90

CHIX

14:18:39

1717

160.90

CHIX

15:00:13

1767

160.60

BATE

15:07:30

52

160.60

Aquis

15:07:30

28

160.60

TRQX

15:07:30

928

160.50

CHIX

15:07:30

839

160.50

CHIX

15:21:30

1767

161.00

CHIX

15:23:01

1767

160.90

BATE

15:24:23

926

160.60

CHIX

15:24:23

525

160.60

CHIX

15:24:23

316

160.60

CHIX

15:24:23

345

160.60

CHIX

15:24:23

175

160.60

BATE

15:24:23

175

160.60

TRQX

15:24:23

1225

160.60

XLON

15:24:23

492

160.60

XLON

15:24:23

1508

160.60

XLON

15:24:39

305

160.70

CHIX

15:24:39

154

160.70

CHIX

15:24:39

6

160.70

CHIX

15:24:39

3

160.70

CHIX

15:24:39

41

160.70

CHIX

15:24:39

6

160.70

CHIX

15:24:57

1252

160.70

CHIX

15:30:15

234

161.00

BATE

15:30:15

5

161.00

TRQX

15:30:15

45

161.00

TRQX

15:32:10

584

161.00

BATE

15:32:10

700

161.00

BATE

15:32:10

483

161.00

BATE

15:32:10

116

161.00

BATE

15:32:10

250

161.00

CHIX

15:32:10

125

161.00

TRQX

15:32:10

700

161.00

XLON

15:32:10

525

161.00

XLON

15:32:10

175

161.00

Aquis

15:32:10

50

161.00

XLON

15:32:16

1767

161.00

CHIX

15:32:16

175

161.00

BATE

15:32:16

1175

161.00

XLON

15:32:16

425

161.00

Aquis

15:32:17

77

161.00

XLON

15:32:17

50

161.00

XLON

15:42:31

1098

161.00

XLON

15:43:11

775

161.00

XLON

15:50:32

670

161.00

XLON

15:50:32

555

161.00

XLON

15:50:38

775

161.00

XLON

15:56:19

1343

161.30

BATE

15:56:19

424

161.30

BATE

16:05:19

1496

161.20

BATE

16:05:19

271

161.20

BATE

16:06:15

1767

161.00

CHIX

16:06:15

175

161.00

BATE

16:06:15

175

161.00

TRQX

16:06:15

250

161.00

CHIX

16:06:15

175

161.00

Aquis

16:06:15

1225

161.00

XLON

16:06:15

175

161.00

BATE

16:06:15

175

161.00

TRQX

16:06:15

1225

161.00

XLON

16:06:22

831

161.00

CHIX

16:06:22

250

161.00

XLON

16:06:23

936

161.00

CHIX

16:06:23

175

161.00

TRQX

16:06:23

175

161.00

Aquis

16:06:23

175

161.00

BATE

16:06:23

250

161.00

CHIX

16:06:23

175

161.00

TRQX

16:06:23

1191

161.00

XLON

16:06:23

34

161.00

XLON

16:06:23

350

161.00

BATE

16:06:23

425

161.00

CHIX

16:06:23

1225

161.00

XLON

16:06:23

175

161.00

CHIX

16:06:23

162

161.00

Aquis

16:06:23

2

161.00

BATE

16:06:23

1

161.00

BATE

16:06:23

47

161.00

TRQX

16:06:23

172

161.00

BATE

16:06:23

13

161.00

Aquis

16:06:23

75

161.00

CHIX

16:06:23

128

161.00

TRQX

16:06:51

1767

161.00

CHIX

16:06:51

249

161.00

XLON

16:06:51

801

161.00

XLON

16:06:51

175

161.00

TRQX

16:06:54

447

161.00

XLON

16:11:02

536

161.10

CHIX

16:11:04

31

161.10

CHIX

16:11:08

1200

161.10

CHIX

16:13:52

127

161.10

CHIX

16:13:52

65

161.10

CHIX

16:13:52

66

161.10

CHIX

16:13:52

59

161.10

CHIX

16:15:13

1450

161.10

CHIX

16:15:16

12

161.00

CHIX

16:15:16

250

161.00

CHIX

16:21:40

1

161.00

CHIX

16:21:42

300

161.00

CHIX

16:22:53

260

161.10

Aquis

16:23:28

263

161.10

Aquis

16:25:22

11

161.10

Aquis

16:29:05

4

161.10

Aquis

16:29:33

2

161.10

Aquis

16:29:40

70

161.10

Aquis

16:29:40

2

161.10

Aquis

16:29:52

1750

161.30

Aquis