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

03 July 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

141,867

Weighted average price paid (p)

162.80

Highest price paid (p)

164.40

Lowest price paid (p)

160.40

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 130,119,305 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 620,575,710. 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 03 July 2024 is 620,575,710. 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 Panmure Liberum:


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

162.71

84,193

BATE

163.09

6,823

CHIX

163.09

39,898

TRQX

162.72

4,677

Aquis

162.96

6,276

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:14:01

716

160.80

CHIX

08:14:02

1049

160.80

CHIX

08:14:02

7

160.80

CHIX

08:15:01

1772

160.40

CHIX

08:41:56

412

161.00

CHIX

08:41:56

600

161.00

CHIX

08:41:56

600

161.00

CHIX

08:41:56

160

161.00

CHIX

09:04:34

500

161.30

XLON

09:04:34

3371

161.30

XLON

09:04:34

1129

161.30

XLON

09:14:04

1508

161.70

CHIX

09:14:04

281

161.70

CHIX

09:14:04

3211

161.70

XLON

09:14:04

5000

161.70

XLON

09:14:04

612

161.70

CHIX

09:14:04

1177

161.70

CHIX

09:14:04

2500

161.70

XLON

09:14:04

182

161.70

XLON

09:14:04

529

161.70

XLON

09:14:04

651

161.70

XLON

10:16:58

49

162.70

TRQX

10:16:58

600

162.70

TRQX

10:16:58

600

162.70

TRQX

10:16:58

540

162.70

TRQX

10:17:00

2800

162.70

XLON

10:17:01

48

162.70

XLON

10:17:01

1

162.70

XLON

10:17:01

49

162.70

XLON

10:17:12

313

162.70

TRQX

10:17:12

168

162.70

CHIX

10:17:12

1750

162.70

Aquis

10:17:12

68

162.70

TRQX

10:17:12

49

162.70

TRQX

10:17:12

1106

162.70

TRQX

10:17:13

76

162.70

XLON

10:17:13

49

162.70

XLON

10:17:13

200

162.70

XLON

10:17:18

182

162.70

XLON

10:17:18

182

162.70

TRQX

10:17:24

325

162.70

TRQX

10:17:24

600

162.70

XLON

10:17:24

245

162.70

XLON

10:17:24

49

162.70

TRQX

10:17:24

239

162.70

BATE

10:17:27

437

162.70

BATE

10:17:27

606

162.70

CHIX

10:17:27

1171

162.70

XLON

10:17:27

2040

162.70

XLON

10:17:27

110

162.70

TRQX

10:17:27

49

162.70

TRQX

10:17:27

299

162.70

TRQX

10:17:45

17

162.70

XLON

10:18:40

49

162.70

Aquis

10:52:39

316

163.00

CHIX

10:52:39

290

163.00

CHIX

10:52:39

507

163.00

BATE

10:52:39

207

163.00

Aquis

10:52:39

25

163.00

Aquis

10:52:39

444

163.00

Aquis

10:52:40

1182

163.00

XLON

10:52:40

2029

163.00

XLON

10:52:40

32

163.00

XLON

10:52:40

17

163.00

XLON

10:52:40

600

163.00

XLON

10:52:41

86

163.00

XLON

10:52:41

49

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

3500

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

716

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

203

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

49

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

1056

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

71

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

1

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

31

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

2

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

15

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

1

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

31

163.00

XLON

10:52:43

92

163.00

XLON

10:52:44

49

163.00

XLON

10:52:45

3399

163.00

XLON

10:52:46

2500

163.00

XLON

10:52:46

333

163.00

XLON

10:52:46

489

163.00

XLON

10:52:46

497

163.00

XLON

10:52:46

14

163.00

Aquis

10:52:46

540

163.00

XLON

10:52:46

171

163.00

XLON

10:52:46

23

163.00

BATE

10:52:47

433

163.00

XLON

11:20:58

849

163.00

XLON

12:05:15

507

163.00

BATE

12:05:15

606

163.00

CHIX

12:05:15

676

163.00

Aquis

12:05:15

410

163.00

XLON

12:05:15

17

163.00

XLON

12:05:15

1935

163.00

XLON

12:15:32

658

163.00

XLON

12:15:32

28

163.00

XLON

12:15:32

338

163.00

CHIX

12:15:32

676

163.00

Aquis

12:15:32

338

163.00

BATE

12:15:32

113

163.00

TRQX

12:15:32

4

163.00

TRQX

12:15:32

45

163.00

TRQX

12:15:32

786

163.00

XLON

12:15:32

176

163.00

TRQX

12:15:32

1200

163.00

XLON

12:15:32

638

163.00

XLON

12:15:33

338

163.00

BATE

12:39:06

575

163.00

Aquis

12:43:00

101

163.00

Aquis

12:48:42

338

163.00

CHIX

12:48:42

2197

163.00

XLON

12:48:43

338

163.00

BATE

12:52:55

130

163.00

BATE

12:52:55

208

163.00

BATE

12:52:55

268

163.00

CHIX

12:52:55

507

163.00

XLON

12:56:50

507

163.00

BATE

12:56:50

600

163.00

CHIX

12:56:50

6

163.00

CHIX

12:56:50

3211

163.00

XLON

12:56:50

637

163.00

Aquis

13:01:46

39

163.00

XLON

13:01:46

2500

163.00

XLON

13:01:46

169

163.00

BATE

13:01:46

169

163.00

CHIX

13:01:46

1483

162.90

XLON

13:01:46

452

162.90

XLON

13:01:49

227

163.00

CHIX

13:01:49

951

163.00

CHIX

13:01:49

3211

163.00

XLON

13:01:50

749

163.00

CHIX

13:01:51

89

163.00

CHIX

13:01:56

1789

163.00

CHIX

13:01:56

1200

163.00

XLON

13:01:56

2011

163.00

XLON

13:10:35

845

163.00

BATE

13:10:35

944

163.00

CHIX

13:10:35

1243

163.00

XLON

13:10:35

1968

163.00

XLON

13:10:35

493

163.00

XLON

13:10:35

1700

163.00

XLON

13:10:35

1543

163.00

XLON

13:10:35

165

163.00

Aquis

13:10:35

4

163.00

Aquis

13:10:35

378

163.00

XLON

13:15:32

490

162.90

XLON

13:15:32

510

162.90

XLON

13:15:32

182

162.90

CHIX

13:15:32

5

162.90

XLON

13:15:32

182

162.90

XLON

13:15:32

194

162.90

XLON

13:15:32

268

162.90

XLON

13:15:32

169

162.90

CHIX

13:15:32

662

162.90

XLON

13:15:32

338

162.90

CHIX

13:15:33

113

162.90

CHIX

13:15:33

225

162.90

CHIX

13:15:38

662

162.90

XLON

13:16:56

40

163.00

BATE

13:16:56

36

163.00

BATE

13:16:56

662

163.00

XLON

13:16:56

93

163.00

BATE

13:16:56

169

163.00

CHIX

13:17:34

338

163.00

BATE

13:17:34

662

163.00

XLON

14:10:11

493

163.00

CHIX

14:10:11

69

163.00

XLON

14:10:11

301

163.00

XLON

14:10:11

1

163.00

XLON

14:10:11

136

163.00

XLON

14:10:11

324

163.00

Aquis

14:10:11

169

163.00

CHIX

14:10:11

507

163.00

XLON

14:10:11

18

163.00

BATE

14:10:11

151

163.00

BATE

14:10:11

324

163.00

CHIX

14:11:22

324

163.30

CHIX

14:11:22

169

163.30

BATE

14:11:22

143

163.30

XLON

14:14:14

14

163.30

BATE

14:14:52

181

163.30

BATE

14:14:52

169

163.30

CHIX

14:15:11

169

163.40

BATE

14:15:11

169

163.40

CHIX

14:15:11

600

163.40

XLON

14:15:11

62

163.40

XLON

14:15:11

169

163.40

Aquis

14:15:11

169

163.40

BATE

14:15:11

169

163.40

CHIX

14:15:11

493

163.40

XLON

14:15:11

169

163.40

Aquis

14:15:11

169

163.40

BATE

14:15:11

169

163.40

CHIX

14:15:20

324

163.40

CHIX

14:15:20

169

163.40

XLON

14:21:51

324

163.40

CHIX

14:21:51

313

163.40

XLON

14:23:00

338

163.40

CHIX

14:23:00

25

163.40

XLON

14:28:29

324

163.50

CHIX

14:28:29

169

163.50

BATE

14:28:29

507

163.50

XLON

14:28:29

291

163.50

Aquis

14:52:57

169

163.50

CHIX

14:52:57

169

163.50

BATE

14:52:57

338

163.50

XLON

14:54:21

33

163.50

XLON

14:54:21

1000

163.50

XLON

14:54:21

183

163.50

BATE

14:54:21

191

163.50

XLON

14:54:21

190

163.50

XLON

14:54:21

436

163.50

XLON

14:54:22

811

163.50

XLON

14:54:23

14

163.50

XLON

14:55:01

175

163.50

XLON

15:26:03

169

164.30

BATE

15:26:03

169

164.30

CHIX

15:30:30

637

164.30

CHIX

15:30:30

117

164.30

CHIX

15:30:30

1018

164.30

CHIX

15:40:05

930

164.20

CHIX

15:40:05

842

164.20

CHIX

15:42:07

1772

164.20

CHIX

15:51:59

1097

164.00

CHIX

15:51:59

49

164.00

CHIX

15:51:59

201

164.00

CHIX

15:51:59

425

164.00

CHIX

16:03:11

439

163.90

CHIX

16:03:44

43

163.90

CHIX

16:03:44

164

163.90

CHIX

16:03:44

2

163.90

CHIX

16:03:44

6

163.90

CHIX

16:03:44

43

163.90

CHIX

16:03:44

6

163.90

CHIX

16:06:19

659

163.90

CHIX

16:06:24

410

163.90

CHIX

16:06:26

879

163.90

CHIX

16:06:33

893

163.90

CHIX

16:10:52

1772

163.70

CHIX

16:10:53

1772

164.00

CHIX

16:17:08

259

164.30

CHIX

16:17:08

1513

164.30

CHIX

16:28:33

143

164.40

CHIX

16:28:34

1629

164.40

CHIX