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

17 July 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

185,124

Weighted average price paid (p)

175.10

Highest price paid (p)

176.00

Lowest price paid (p)

174.20

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 132,667,300 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 618,027,715. 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 17 July 2024 is 618,027,715. 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

175.13

112,864

BATE

175.24

10,745

CHIX

174.97

41,559

TRQX

175.23

9,239

Aquis

175.04

10,717

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:56:55

328

175.00

BATE

08:56:55

328

175.00

TRQX

08:56:55

871

175.00

Aquis

08:56:55

328

175.00

CHIX

08:56:55

1199

175.00

XLON

08:56:55

1917

175.00

XLON

09:00:19

12

175.00

XLON

09:00:19

17

175.00

XLON

09:00:19

900

175.00

BATE

09:00:19

984

175.00

Aquis

09:00:19

800

175.00

XLON

09:00:19

1257

175.00

XLON

09:00:19

1059

175.00

XLON

09:09:54

120

175.00

Aquis

09:09:54

328

175.00

CHIX

09:09:54

408

175.00

BATE

09:09:54

328

175.00

TRQX

09:09:54

1466

175.00

XLON

09:09:56

206

175.00

Aquis

09:10:16

408

175.00

TRQX

09:10:16

412

175.00

BATE

09:10:16

328

175.00

CHIX

09:10:16

330

175.00

Aquis

09:10:16

544

175.00

XLON

09:10:16

122

175.00

XLON

09:10:17

820

175.00

Aquis

09:10:17

408

175.00

BATE

09:10:17

328

175.00

CHIX

09:10:17

328

175.00

TRQX

09:10:17

400

175.00

XLON

09:10:17

427

175.00

XLON

09:10:17

2289

175.00

XLON

09:10:33

820

175.00

CHIX

09:10:33

984

175.00

BATE

09:10:33

2269

175.00

XLON

09:10:33

927

175.00

XLON

09:11:11

1084

175.00

XLON

09:17:06

73

175.00

XLON

09:17:06

3843

175.00

XLON

09:18:44

572

175.00

TRQX

09:18:44

2

175.00

XLON

09:18:44

44

175.00

XLON

09:22:20

39

175.00

CHIX

09:22:20

111

175.00

Aquis

09:22:20

289

175.00

CHIX

09:22:20

217

175.00

Aquis

09:22:20

656

175.00

TRQX

09:22:20

2700

175.00

XLON

09:22:20

370

175.00

XLON

09:22:20

737

175.00

CHIX

09:22:20

991

175.00

XLON

09:22:20

496

175.00

XLON

09:22:20

894

175.00

XLON

09:22:20

496

175.00

XLON

09:22:20

184

174.90

TRQX

09:22:20

2300

174.90

XLON

09:22:20

1800

174.90

XLON

09:22:20

220

174.90

XLON

09:22:20

496

174.90

XLON

09:22:20

384

174.90

XLON

09:22:20

1127

174.90

XLON

09:22:20

551

174.90

XLON

09:22:20

936

174.90

CHIX

09:22:20

58

174.80

TRQX

09:22:20

58

174.80

Aquis

09:22:20

72

174.80

BATE

09:22:20

58

174.80

CHIX

09:22:20

496

174.80

XLON

09:22:20

651

174.80

XLON

09:22:20

1127

174.80

XLON

09:22:20

418

174.80

XLON

09:22:22

84

175.00

XLON

09:22:22

366

175.00

XLON

09:22:22

81

175.00

BATE

09:22:22

100

175.00

Aquis

09:22:22

81

175.00

CHIX

09:22:22

1858

175.00

XLON

09:22:22

396

175.00

XLON

09:22:31

809

175.00

XLON

09:22:31

1675

175.00

XLON

09:22:31

58

175.00

BATE

09:22:31

105

175.00

CHIX

09:22:31

991

175.00

XLON

09:22:31

408

175.00

XLON

09:22:31

986

174.90

TRQX

09:22:31

1044

174.90

XLON

09:22:31

406

174.90

XLON

09:22:35

991

175.00

XLON

09:22:35

11

175.00

XLON

09:22:35

485

175.00

XLON

09:22:36

496

175.00

XLON

09:23:10

1559

175.00

CHIX

09:23:10

1112

175.00

XLON

09:23:10

1348

175.00

XLON

09:23:10

44

175.00

TRQX

09:23:10

140

175.00

XLON

09:23:10

2038

175.00

XLON

10:53:47

328

175.90

BATE

10:53:47

328

175.90

CHIX

10:53:47

900

175.90

Aquis

10:53:47

328

175.90

TRQX

10:53:47

3116

175.90

XLON

10:53:47

408

175.90

TRQX

10:53:47

328

175.90

BATE

10:53:47

136

175.90

CHIX

10:53:47

192

175.90

CHIX

10:53:47

820

175.90

XLON

11:42:22

3280

176.00

XLON

11:44:34

1500

176.00

XLON

11:46:24

220

176.00

XLON

11:46:25

408

176.00

TRQX

11:46:25

328

176.00

CHIX

11:46:25

328

176.00

BATE

11:46:25

1421

176.00

XLON

11:56:02

545

176.00

XLON

11:57:02

328

176.00

Aquis

11:57:02

492

176.00

TRQX

11:57:02

521

176.00

XLON

11:57:02

629

176.00

XLON

11:57:07

3116

176.00

XLON

11:59:02

545

176.00

XLON

12:00:00

1339

176.00

XLON

12:00:03

1297

176.00

BATE

12:00:03

587

176.00

BATE

12:00:03

3116

176.00

XLON

12:00:03

174

176.00

TRQX

12:00:03

511

176.00

TRQX

12:00:03

59

176.00

XLON

12:00:03

752

176.00

XLON

12:00:03

760

176.00

XLON

12:00:03

183

176.00

BATE

12:00:03

290

176.00

CHIX

12:00:03

400

176.00

CHIX

12:00:04

420

176.00

CHIX

12:00:04

545

176.00

XLON

12:00:04

400

176.00

XLON

12:00:04

506

176.00

XLON

12:00:04

469

176.00

XLON

12:00:04

425

176.00

XLON

12:59:40

800

174.30

XLON

12:59:40

2400

174.30

XLON

12:59:40

300

174.30

XLON

12:59:40

820

174.30

Aquis

12:59:40

220

174.30

TRQX

12:59:40

164

174.30

BATE

12:59:40

164

174.30

CHIX

12:59:40

44

174.30

XLON

12:59:40

1200

174.30

XLON

12:59:40

800

174.30

XLON

13:07:14

88

174.30

TRQX

13:07:15

53

174.30

BATE

13:07:15

232

174.30

CHIX

13:07:15

591

174.30

XLON

13:07:15

15

174.30

BATE

13:07:15

201

174.30

BATE

13:07:15

757

174.30

XLON

13:07:15

467

174.30

XLON

13:07:15

140

174.30

XLON

13:07:15

285

174.30

XLON

13:07:15

651

174.30

XLON

13:07:15

591

174.30

XLON

13:07:15

194

174.20

TRQX

13:07:15

109

174.20

CHIX

13:07:15

456

174.20

XLON

13:07:17

608

174.30

XLON

13:29:11

44

174.70

CHIX

13:29:11

448

174.70

CHIX

13:29:11

508

174.70

XLON

13:29:11

180

174.70

CHIX

13:29:11

328

174.70

Aquis

13:29:11

492

174.70

XLON

13:29:11

492

174.70

CHIX

13:29:11

508

174.70

XLON

13:29:11

344

174.70

CHIX

13:29:11

656

174.70

XLON

13:29:11

344

174.70

CHIX

13:29:11

656

174.70

XLON

13:29:11

328

174.70

Aquis

13:29:11

164

174.70

CHIX

13:29:11

508

174.70

XLON

13:29:11

344

174.70

CHIX

13:29:11

656

174.70

XLON

13:29:12

328

174.70

Aquis

13:29:12

164

174.70

CHIX

13:29:12

508

174.70

XLON

13:55:08

29

174.60

XLON

13:55:08

15

174.60

XLON

13:55:08

956

174.60

XLON

13:55:33

100

174.60

XLON

13:55:46

554

174.70

XLON

13:55:53

446

174.70

XLON

14:02:16

328

174.70

BATE

14:02:16

164

174.70

CHIX

14:02:16

435

174.70

XLON

14:02:16

73

174.70

XLON

14:02:16

58

174.70

BATE

14:02:16

100

174.70

CHIX

14:11:45

1000

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

69

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

931

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

191

174.90

BATE

14:11:46

529

174.90

BATE

14:11:46

280

174.90

CHIX

14:11:46

10

174.90

CHIX

14:11:46

174

174.90

Aquis

14:11:46

324

174.90

BATE

14:11:46

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:46

328

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

164

174.90

Aquis

14:11:46

180

174.90

BATE

14:11:46

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:46

164

174.90

TRQX

14:11:46

328

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

450

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

222

174.90

CHIX

14:11:46

328

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

244

174.90

Aquis

14:11:46

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:46

215

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

277

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

344

174.90

Aquis

14:11:46

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:46

492

174.90

XLON

14:11:46

344

174.90

Aquis

14:11:46

100

174.80

XLON

14:11:49

300

174.90

XLON

14:11:49

192

174.90

XLON

14:11:49

164

174.90

Aquis

14:11:51

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:51

37

174.90

Aquis

14:11:51

164

174.90

BATE

14:11:51

143

174.90

Aquis

14:11:51

492

174.90

XLON

14:11:51

1000

174.90

XLON

14:11:52

62

174.90

XLON

14:11:52

164

174.90

Aquis

14:11:52

164

174.90

TRQX

14:11:52

164

174.90

BATE

14:11:52

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:52

282

174.90

XLON

14:11:52

164

174.90

Aquis

14:11:52

164

174.90

TRQX

14:11:52

164

174.90

BATE

14:11:52

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:52

344

174.90

XLON

14:11:52

1000

174.90

XLON

14:11:52

149

174.90

XLON

14:11:52

441

174.90

XLON

14:11:52

410

174.90

XLON

14:11:52

450

174.90

XLON

14:11:59

164

174.90

BATE

14:11:59

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:59

222

174.90

XLON

14:11:59

164

174.90

Aquis

14:11:59

164

174.90

TRQX

14:11:59

164

174.90

BATE

14:11:59

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:59

344

174.90

XLON

14:11:59

1000

174.90

XLON

14:11:59

164

174.90

BATE

14:11:59

147

174.90

Aquis

14:11:59

164

174.90

CHIX

14:11:59

508

174.90

XLON

14:12:00

17

174.90

Aquis

14:12:00

164

174.90

TRQX

14:12:00

164

174.90

BATE

14:12:00

164

174.90

CHIX

14:12:00

344

174.90

XLON

14:15:31

1683

174.90

CHIX

14:20:37

961

174.70

CHIX

14:22:38

59

174.70

CHIX

14:25:37

663

174.70

CHIX

14:26:36

1111

174.30

CHIX

14:26:36

572

174.30

CHIX

14:33:53

1050

174.40

CHIX

14:33:53

633

174.40

CHIX

15:01:23

1683

175.50

CHIX

15:02:23

1683

175.30

CHIX

15:05:49

691

175.00

CHIX

15:10:37

992

175.00

CHIX

15:13:33

141

175.10

CHIX

15:13:33

171

175.10

CHIX

15:13:33

400

175.10

CHIX

15:13:33

400

175.10

CHIX

15:13:33

400

175.10

CHIX

15:13:33

171

175.10

CHIX

15:23:01

1224

174.90

CHIX

15:30:45

459

174.90

CHIX

15:37:11

1683

175.20

CHIX

15:41:45

1200

175.10

CHIX

15:41:45

483

175.10

CHIX

15:46:49

463

174.80

CHIX

15:46:49

1220

174.80

CHIX

15:58:00

1683

175.00

CHIX

16:01:29

775

174.70

CHIX

16:05:01

36

174.90

CHIX

16:05:01

587

174.90

CHIX

16:05:01

800

174.90

CHIX

16:05:01

127

174.90

CHIX

16:05:01

82

174.90

CHIX

16:05:01

51

174.90

CHIX

16:06:50

1683

174.80

CHIX

16:17:13

360

175.20

TRQX

16:17:13

492

175.20

CHIX

16:17:13

1148

175.20

XLON

16:17:13

164

175.20

TRQX

16:17:13

164

175.20

CHIX

16:17:13

36

175.20

Aquis

16:17:13

160

175.20

Aquis

16:17:13

1476

175.20

XLON

16:17:13

492

175.20

Aquis

16:17:13

164

175.20

TRQX

16:17:13

164

175.20

CHIX

16:17:13

819

175.20

XLON

16:17:13

26

175.20

XLON

16:17:13

335

175.20

XLON

16:17:13

936

175.20

XLON

16:20:00

164

175.30

TRQX

16:20:00

328

175.30

Aquis

16:20:00

164

175.30

CHIX

16:20:00

196

175.30

BATE

16:20:00

400

175.30

XLON

16:20:00

400

175.30

XLON

16:20:00

348

175.30

XLON

16:20:00

164

175.30

TRQX

16:20:00

164

175.30

CHIX

16:21:13

196

175.30

TRQX

16:21:13

164

175.30

BATE

16:21:13

984

175.30

XLON

16:21:18

100

175.30

XLON

16:21:23

4

175.30

XLON

16:23:02

224

175.30

XLON

16:23:02

440

175.30

XLON

16:23:14

203

175.30

Aquis

16:24:07

164

175.30

BATE

16:24:07

196

175.30

CHIX

16:24:07

164

175.30

TRQX

16:24:07

708

175.30

XLON

16:24:08

18

175.30

Aquis

16:24:13

107

175.30

XLON

16:24:13

164

175.30

TRQX

16:24:13

328

175.30

Aquis

16:24:13

164

175.30

BATE

16:24:13

196

175.30

CHIX

16:24:13

1148

175.30

XLON

16:24:13

164

175.30

TRQX

16:24:13

164

175.30

BATE

16:24:45

164

175.30

CHIX

16:25:02

196

175.30

CHIX

16:25:08

3

175.30

XLON

16:29:46

12

175.30

Aquis

16:29:46

11

175.30

Aquis

16:29:46

10

175.30

Aquis