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

15 July 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

200,352

Weighted average price paid (p)

173.90

Highest price paid (p)

175.40

Lowest price paid (p)

172.60

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 132,204,742 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 618,490,273. 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 15 July 2024 is 618,490,273. 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

173.85

88,368

BATE

174.05

7,118

CHIX

173.98

89,769

TRQX

173.82

5,901

Aquis

173.85

9,196

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:32:03

1700

173.20

CHIX

08:35:33

1700

172.90

CHIX

08:55:40

221

172.60

CHIX

08:58:04

1700

172.90

CHIX

09:07:27

1700

173.50

CHIX

09:07:41

604

173.50

CHIX

09:07:41

1096

173.50

CHIX

09:10:56

1700

174.00

CHIX

09:11:09

1043

174.10

CHIX

09:11:09

657

174.10

CHIX

09:12:01

1600

174.40

CHIX

09:12:01

100

174.40

CHIX

09:12:47

188

174.40

CHIX

09:12:47

1512

174.40

CHIX

10:45:27

486

173.80

CHIX

10:45:27

19

173.80

TRQX

10:45:27

16

173.80

TRQX

10:45:27

359

173.80

TRQX

10:45:27

1371

173.80

XLON

10:45:27

224

173.80

XLON

10:45:27

25

173.80

XLON

10:45:27

547

173.80

XLON

10:45:27

523

173.80

XLON

10:57:53

200

173.80

BATE

11:21:15

162

173.80

CHIX

11:21:15

258

173.80

BATE

11:21:15

380

173.80

XLON

11:21:15

430

173.80

XLON

11:21:15

700

173.80

XLON

11:21:26

100

173.80

XLON

11:22:17

618

173.80

XLON

11:22:17

607

173.80

XLON

11:22:25

426

173.80

XLON

11:22:47

49

173.80

XLON

11:22:47

324

173.80

Aquis

11:22:47

162

173.80

TRQX

11:22:47

162

173.80

BATE

11:22:47

232

173.80

CHIX

11:22:47

1368

173.80

XLON

11:22:47

252

173.80

XLON

11:22:47

324

173.80

Aquis

11:22:47

162

173.80

TRQX

11:22:47

162

173.80

BATE

11:22:47

232

173.80

CHIX

11:22:47

800

173.80

XLON

11:22:47

400

173.80

XLON

11:22:47

420

173.80

XLON

11:22:47

1620

173.80

XLON

11:22:50

787

173.80

XLON

11:22:50

93

173.80

XLON

11:22:51

2300

173.80

XLON

11:22:51

149

173.80

XLON

11:22:51

51

173.80

XLON

11:22:51

83

173.80

XLON

11:22:54

139

173.80

Aquis

11:22:54

232

173.80

CHIX

11:22:54

162

173.80

BATE

11:22:54

162

173.80

TRQX

11:22:54

185

173.80

Aquis

11:22:54

1537

173.80

XLON

11:23:03

232

173.80

TRQX

11:23:03

162

173.80

BATE

11:23:03

351

173.80

XLON

11:23:03

11

173.80

BATE

11:23:05

162

173.80

BATE

11:23:05

162

173.80

Aquis

11:23:05

162

173.80

CHIX

11:23:05

162

173.80

TRQX

11:23:07

1096

173.80

XLON

11:23:07

162

173.80

BATE

11:23:08

249

173.80

XLON

11:24:11

162

173.80

BATE

11:25:03

324

173.80

BATE

11:25:03

162

173.80

CHIX

11:25:03

368

173.80

XLON

11:25:03

1073

173.80

XLON

11:25:04

324

173.80

Aquis

11:25:05

162

173.80

BATE

11:25:05

162

173.80

CHIX

11:25:05

367

173.80

XLON

11:25:05

942

173.80

XLON

11:25:06

162

173.80

TRQX

11:25:06

381

173.80

XLON

11:25:06

324

173.80

Aquis

11:38:00

162

173.80

TRQX

11:38:00

394

173.80

Aquis

11:38:00

162

173.80

CHIX

11:38:00

162

173.80

BATE

11:38:00

1296

173.80

XLON

11:38:00

52

173.80

Aquis

11:38:00

162

173.80

CHIX

11:38:00

162

173.80

BATE

11:38:00

1690

173.80

XLON

11:38:00

242

173.80

Aquis

11:38:04

162

173.80

TRQX

11:38:04

30

173.80

Aquis

11:38:04

146

173.80

CHIX

11:38:04

155

173.80

XLON

11:38:04

478

173.80

XLON

11:38:04

149

173.80

XLON

11:38:04

135

173.80

CHIX

11:38:04

84

173.70

Aquis

11:38:04

86

173.70

BATE

11:38:37

324

173.80

CHIX

11:38:37

284

173.80

XLON

11:38:37

659

173.80

XLON

11:38:37

880

173.80

TRQX

11:38:37

1620

173.80

XLON

11:38:37

478

173.80

XLON

11:38:37

934

173.80

XLON

11:38:37

598

173.80

XLON

11:38:37

147

173.80

XLON

11:46:42

162

173.80

Aquis

11:46:42

181

173.80

XLON

11:47:00

448

173.80

CHIX

11:47:00

302

173.80

CHIX

11:47:04

44

173.80

CHIX

11:47:04

370

173.80

XLON

11:47:04

1250

173.80

XLON

11:47:05

86

173.80

CHIX

11:47:05

95

173.80

BATE

11:47:05

90

173.80

Aquis

11:47:05

82

173.80

CHIX

11:47:05

131

173.80

CHIX

11:47:05

14

173.80

XLON

11:47:05

129

173.80

XLON

11:47:12

619

173.80

CHIX

11:47:12

1200

173.80

TRQX

11:47:17

140

173.80

XLON

11:47:17

486

173.80

Aquis

11:47:17

394

173.80

CHIX

11:47:57

429

173.80

XLON

11:47:57

705

173.80

XLON

11:47:57

486

173.80

CHIX

11:51:18

394

173.80

CHIX

11:51:18

486

173.80

Aquis

11:51:18

1620

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

162

173.80

BATE

11:51:18

232

173.80

CHIX

11:51:18

324

173.80

Aquis

11:51:18

162

173.80

TRQX

11:51:18

1620

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

478

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

580

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

134

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

580

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

478

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

250

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

154

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

928

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

478

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

260

173.80

XLON

11:51:18

478

173.80

XLON

11:51:19

202

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

580

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

1500

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

420

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

153

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

149

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

841

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

508

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

136

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

133

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

580

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

259

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

580

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

18

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

56

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

1587

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

163

173.80

TRQX

11:51:20

160

173.80

Aquis

11:51:20

129

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

153

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

333

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

135

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

132

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

580

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

62

173.80

TRQX

11:51:20

54

173.80

TRQX

11:51:20

221

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

378

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

173

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

252

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

155

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

1920

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

44

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

140

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

149

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

132

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

928

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

139

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

580

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

388

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

38

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

136

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

145

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

540

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

153

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

132

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

181

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

247

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

928

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

40

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

464

173.80

Aquis

11:51:20

22

173.80

Aquis

11:51:20

162

173.80

TRQX

11:51:20

162

173.80

BATE

11:51:20

1

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

191

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

1458

173.80

XLON

11:51:20

162

173.80

TRQX

11:51:20

324

173.80

Aquis

11:51:20

232

173.80

CHIX

11:51:20

162

173.80

BATE

11:51:20

1620

173.80

XLON

11:51:21

324

173.80

Aquis

11:51:21

162

173.80

TRQX

11:51:21

162

173.80

BATE

11:51:21

232

173.80

CHIX

11:51:21

1620

173.80

XLON

11:51:21

255

173.80

XLON

11:51:21

478

173.80

XLON

11:51:21

134

173.80

XLON

11:51:21

151

173.80

XLON

11:51:21

162

173.80

TRQX

11:51:21

162

173.80

BATE

11:51:21

162

173.80

CHIX

11:51:21

162

173.80

Aquis

11:51:21

834

173.80

XLON

11:51:22

58

173.80

BATE

11:51:22

162

173.80

CHIX

11:51:22

1620

173.80

XLON

11:51:24

174

173.80

BATE

11:51:24

162

173.80

TRQX

11:51:24

324

173.80

Aquis

11:51:24

162

173.80

TRQX

11:51:24

162

173.80

CHIX

11:51:24

324

173.80

Aquis

11:51:24

162

173.80

BATE

11:51:24

1690

173.80

XLON

11:51:24

91

173.80

CHIX

11:51:24

91

173.80

BATE

11:51:24

1336

173.80

XLON

11:51:26

324

173.80

Aquis

11:51:26

71

173.80

CHIX

11:51:26

71

173.80

BATE

11:51:26

278

173.80

XLON

11:51:26

76

173.80

XLON

11:51:31

162

173.80

BATE

11:51:31

162

173.80

TRQX

11:51:31

46

173.80

Aquis

11:51:31

19

173.80

BATE

11:51:31

19

173.80

CHIX

11:51:31

143

173.80

BATE

11:51:31

143

173.80

CHIX

11:51:31

730

173.80

XLON

11:51:31

890

173.80

XLON

11:51:31

348

173.80

Aquis

11:51:31

162

173.80

CHIX

11:51:32

324

173.80

Aquis

11:51:32

162

173.80

BATE

11:51:32

269

173.80

XLON

11:52:11

1421

173.80

XLON

11:52:14

162

173.80

XLON

11:52:14

1223

173.80

XLON

11:52:14

641

173.80

XLON

11:52:14

636

173.80

XLON

11:54:00

1700

173.40

CHIX

11:56:34

18

173.30

CHIX

11:56:34

392

173.30

CHIX

11:56:34

36

173.30

CHIX

11:56:34

1254

173.30

CHIX

11:56:35

742

173.10

CHIX

11:56:35

958

173.10

CHIX

12:22:39

1700

173.90

CHIX

12:54:28

1700

174.10

CHIX

12:55:09

700

173.90

CHIX

12:55:09

1000

173.90

CHIX

13:22:45

1700

174.20

CHIX

13:45:51

800

173.90

CHIX

13:45:51

900

173.90

CHIX

13:51:03

1700

173.60

CHIX

14:00:10

1685

173.50

CHIX

14:00:10

15

173.50

CHIX

14:00:11

1029

173.40

CHIX

14:00:11

671

173.40

CHIX

14:00:44

1100

173.40

CHIX

14:00:44

600

173.40

CHIX

14:04:40

777

173.50

CHIX

14:04:40

923

173.50

CHIX

14:04:43

389

173.50

CHIX

14:04:43

1311

173.50

CHIX

14:05:01

846

173.40

CHIX

14:05:01

854

173.40

CHIX

14:05:01

486

173.40

BATE

14:05:01

290

173.40

CHIX

14:05:01

104

173.40

CHIX

14:05:01

1596

173.40

XLON

14:05:01

24

173.40

XLON

14:05:01

324

173.40

Aquis

14:05:01

162

173.40

BATE

14:05:01

162

173.40

TRQX

14:05:01

162

173.40

CHIX

14:05:02

502

173.40

CHIX

14:05:03

969

173.40

XLON

14:15:43

1700

173.70

CHIX

14:17:00

1700

173.60

CHIX

14:31:09

1700

173.50

CHIX

14:31:32

1700

173.70

CHIX

14:33:43

1700

173.80

CHIX

14:35:56

1208

173.80

XLON

14:35:56

1292

173.80

XLON

14:41:46

900

173.90

CHIX

14:41:46

800

173.90

CHIX

14:43:37

1700

173.90

CHIX

14:43:38

232

173.80

CHIX

14:43:38

162

173.80

BATE

14:43:38

1620

173.80

XLON

14:43:38

162

173.80

TRQX

14:43:38

136

173.80

Aquis

14:53:40

486

174.20

Aquis

14:53:40

394

174.20

CHIX

14:53:40

1134

174.20

XLON

14:53:40

486

174.20

XLON

14:53:44

1700

174.20

CHIX

14:53:44

394

174.20

CHIX

14:53:44

486

174.20

Aquis

14:53:44

1620

174.20

XLON

14:53:44

486

174.20

Aquis

14:53:44

324

174.20

CHIX

14:53:44

726

174.20

XLON

14:53:44

964

174.20

XLON

15:26:09

1700

174.50

CHIX

15:31:23

1700

174.70

CHIX

15:31:39

78

174.60

CHIX

15:31:39

1622

174.60

CHIX

15:32:19

1700

174.50

CHIX

15:32:19

25

174.40

CHIX

15:32:19

1620

174.40

XLON

15:46:17

1254

174.40

CHIX

15:46:17

16

174.40

CHIX

15:46:17

430

174.40

CHIX

15:46:17

400

174.40

XLON

15:46:17

102

174.40

XLON

15:46:17

44

174.40

XLON

15:46:17

309

174.40

XLON

16:04:01

964

174.90

BATE

16:04:01

282

174.90

BATE

16:04:01

454

174.90

BATE

16:04:01

1031

174.80

XLON

16:04:02

1700

174.80

CHIX

16:04:02

162

174.80

TRQX

16:04:02

162

174.80

CHIX

16:04:02

162

174.80

BATE

16:04:02

659

174.80

XLON

16:09:57

1700

175.20

CHIX

16:11:30

1700

175.40

CHIX

16:12:08

1700

175.20

CHIX

16:15:11

1700

175.10

CHIX

16:17:10

1337

175.00

CHIX

16:17:10

204

175.00

CHIX

16:17:10

159

175.00

CHIX

16:20:03

361

175.00

CHIX

16:20:03

797

175.00

CHIX

16:20:03

397

175.00

CHIX

16:20:03

145

175.00

CHIX

16:21:44

1700

174.90

CHIX

16:29:40

162

174.80

CHIX