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

18 July 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

250,185

Weighted average price paid (p)

172.50

Highest price paid (p)

174.30

Lowest price paid (p)

170.90

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 132,917,485 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 617,777,530. 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 18 July 2024 is 617,777,530. 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

172.38

106,196

BATE

172.44

7,521

CHIX

172.55

121,353

TRQX

172.35

4,624

Aquis

172.40

10,491

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:17:40

920

171.80

CHIX

08:18:41

1670

171.90

CHIX

08:25:27

700

171.50

XLON

08:25:27

2210

171.50

XLON

08:25:27

400

171.50

XLON

08:25:27

400

171.50

XLON

08:25:27

400

171.50

XLON

08:26:52

1670

171.60

CHIX

08:26:52

890

171.50

XLON

08:30:49

183

171.80

CHIX

08:30:49

730

171.80

CHIX

08:30:49

757

171.80

CHIX

08:30:49

1760

171.80

CHIX

08:30:49

3240

171.80

XLON

08:30:49

3340

171.80

XLON

08:30:49

358

171.80

XLON

08:30:49

1302

171.80

XLON

08:30:50

1362

171.80

XLON

08:31:57

1670

171.80

CHIX

08:31:57

1599

171.80

XLON

08:31:57

960

171.80

XLON

08:31:57

1079

171.80

XLON

08:32:01

1249

171.80

CHIX

08:32:01

5000

171.80

XLON

08:32:01

421

171.80

CHIX

08:32:01

307

171.80

TRQX

08:32:01

396

171.80

BATE

08:32:01

179

171.80

TRQX

08:32:01

162

171.80

Aquis

08:32:01

230

171.80

BATE

08:32:01

400

171.80

Aquis

08:32:01

86

171.80

Aquis

08:32:01

346

171.80

XLON

08:32:01

400

171.80

XLON

08:32:01

400

171.80

XLON

08:32:01

400

171.80

XLON

08:32:01

60

171.80

XLON

08:32:11

383

171.80

CHIX

08:32:11

738

171.80

CHIX

08:32:11

549

171.80

CHIX

08:32:11

279

171.80

TRQX

08:32:11

207

171.80

TRQX

08:32:27

400

171.80

CHIX

08:32:27

400

171.80

TRQX

08:32:27

662

171.80

XLON

08:32:27

38

171.80

XLON

08:32:27

48

171.80

XLON

08:32:38

738

171.80

CHIX

08:33:37

73

171.80

CHIX

08:37:22

459

171.80

CHIX

08:37:22

1522

171.80

CHIX

08:37:22

624

171.80

XLON

08:37:22

172

171.80

XLON

08:38:08

434

171.80

XLON

08:42:23

62

171.80

CHIX

08:42:23

238

171.80

CHIX

08:58:02

310

172.20

CHIX

08:59:02

543

172.20

CHIX

08:59:02

817

172.20

CHIX

09:11:16

264

172.50

BATE

09:14:04

1670

172.50

CHIX

09:14:04

1496

172.50

BATE

09:14:04

2400

172.50

XLON

09:14:04

601

172.50

XLON

09:14:04

239

172.50

XLON

09:14:04

760

172.50

Aquis

09:14:04

50

172.50

Aquis

09:14:04

950

172.50

CHIX

09:14:04

3240

172.50

XLON

09:14:04

738

172.50

Aquis

09:14:04

543

172.50

Aquis

09:14:08

1021

172.50

CHIX

09:14:08

479

172.50

Aquis

09:14:08

424

172.50

XLON

09:14:10

2816

172.50

XLON

09:15:21

543

172.50

CHIX

09:16:02

106

172.50

CHIX

09:16:02

437

172.50

CHIX

09:16:02

277

172.50

CHIX

09:16:02

369

172.50

XLON

09:16:02

927

172.50

XLON

09:18:54

38

172.20

CHIX

09:18:54

271

172.20

CHIX

09:18:54

1200

172.20

CHIX

09:18:54

161

172.20

CHIX

09:47:44

543

171.60

CHIX

09:48:02

543

171.60

CHIX

09:49:02

454

171.60

CHIX

09:50:02

130

171.60

CHIX

09:59:46

25

172.20

CHIX

09:59:46

1645

172.20

CHIX

09:59:46

626

172.20

CHIX

09:59:46

648

172.20

Aquis

09:59:46

486

172.20

BATE

09:59:46

400

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

2840

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

648

172.20

Aquis

09:59:46

324

172.20

TRQX

09:59:46

324

172.20

BATE

09:59:46

324

172.20

CHIX

09:59:46

1491

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

355

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

1534

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

343

172.20

TRQX

09:59:46

926

172.20

BATE

09:59:46

1351

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

153

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

460

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

167

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

1600

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

648

172.20

Aquis

09:59:46

324

172.20

TRQX

09:59:46

324

172.20

BATE

09:59:46

464

172.20

CHIX

09:59:46

3240

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

648

172.20

Aquis

09:59:46

324

172.20

TRQX

09:59:46

464

172.20

BATE

09:59:46

324

172.20

CHIX

09:59:46

3240

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

487

172.20

Aquis

09:59:46

324

172.20

TRQX

09:59:46

324

172.20

BATE

09:59:46

161

172.20

Aquis

09:59:46

137

172.20

CHIX

09:59:46

327

172.20

CHIX

09:59:46

2576

172.20

XLON

09:59:46

90

172.20

XLON

10:00:05

543

172.20

CHIX

10:04:02

543

172.20

CHIX

10:33:33

474

172.20

CHIX

10:33:33

110

172.20

CHIX

10:33:33

324

172.20

TRQX

10:33:33

250

172.20

XLON

10:39:36

1670

172.20

CHIX

10:39:36

1464

172.20

XLON

10:39:36

3536

172.20

XLON

10:39:36

500

172.20

CHIX

10:56:18

1387

172.60

CHIX

10:56:18

283

172.60

CHIX

10:56:18

950

172.60

CHIX

10:56:18

459

172.60

TRQX

10:56:18

1014

172.60

XLON

10:56:18

82

172.60

XLON

11:03:29

1004

172.60

XLON

11:03:54

330

172.60

XLON

11:18:09

113

172.60

CHIX

11:19:47

384

172.60

XLON

11:19:47

500

172.60

CHIX

11:20:17

1057

172.60

CHIX

11:20:18

476

172.60

CHIX

11:20:33

1194

172.60

CHIX

11:21:25

97

172.60

CHIX

11:21:25

5

172.60

CHIX

11:21:30

1041

172.60

CHIX

11:21:30

527

172.60

CHIX

11:21:30

588

172.60

XLON

11:21:35

1500

172.60

CHIX

11:21:35

170

172.60

CHIX

11:21:35

189

172.60

XLON

11:28:32

1670

172.60

CHIX

11:28:32

648

172.60

Aquis

11:28:32

626

172.60

CHIX

11:28:32

486

172.60

BATE

11:28:32

3240

172.60

XLON

11:29:16

324

172.60

BATE

11:29:16

1080

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

162

172.60

TRQX

11:30:06

162

172.60

Aquis

11:30:06

162

172.60

CHIX

11:30:06

626

172.60

BATE

11:30:06

400

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

1200

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

884

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

139

172.60

TRQX

11:30:06

145

172.60

Aquis

11:30:06

421

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

160

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

144

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

470

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

22

172.60

TRQX

11:30:06

21

172.60

TRQX

11:30:06

1372

172.60

CHIX

11:30:06

2106

172.60

XLON

11:30:06

810

172.60

Aquis

11:30:06

400

172.60

CHIX

11:30:06

550

172.60

CHIX

11:30:06

1670

172.60

CHIX

11:30:06

716

172.60

XLON

11:30:07

340

172.60

CHIX

11:30:07

1330

172.60

CHIX

11:30:07

1028

172.60

XLON

11:30:07

1496

172.60

XLON

11:30:07

810

172.60

Aquis

11:30:07

950

172.60

CHIX

11:30:09

1042

172.60

CHIX

11:30:09

628

172.60

CHIX

11:30:09

3240

172.60

XLON

11:30:09

434

172.60

BATE

11:30:09

414

172.60

CHIX

11:30:09

421

172.60

XLON

11:30:09

1700

172.60

XLON

11:30:09

450

172.60

XLON

11:30:09

1581

172.60

XLON

11:30:09

800

172.60

XLON

11:30:09

1501

172.60

XLON

11:30:10

241

172.60

XLON

11:30:10

682

172.60

XLON

11:30:10

662

172.60

XLON

11:30:10

410

172.60

XLON

11:30:10

78

172.60

XLON

11:30:20

1670

172.60

CHIX

11:30:20

626

172.60

XLON

11:30:20

666

172.60

Aquis

11:30:20

144

172.60

Aquis

11:30:20

950

172.60

CHIX

11:30:25

1670

172.60

CHIX

11:30:25

972

172.60

CHIX

11:30:25

804

172.60

XLON

11:30:25

524

172.60

XLON

11:30:25

940

172.60

XLON

11:30:26

294

172.60

CHIX

11:30:26

656

172.60

CHIX

11:31:17

75

172.60

Aquis

11:31:17

80

172.60

CHIX

11:31:17

2430

172.60

XLON

11:31:17

573

172.60

Aquis

11:31:17

543

172.60

CHIX

11:31:17

349

172.60

CHIX

11:31:17

773

172.60

CHIX

11:31:17

669

172.60

CHIX

11:31:17

228

172.60

CHIX

11:31:18

1232

172.60

CHIX

11:31:18

1492

172.60

XLON

11:31:18

776

172.60

XLON

11:31:21

1020

172.00

CHIX

11:31:21

650

172.00

CHIX

13:04:23

1670

172.50

CHIX

13:30:51

521

173.40

CHIX

13:30:51

1149

173.40

CHIX

13:52:54

406

174.10

CHIX

13:53:02

1264

174.10

CHIX

13:56:56

1670

173.90

CHIX

14:15:05

477

174.20

CHIX

14:16:02

543

174.20

CHIX

14:16:02

366

174.20

CHIX

14:31:28

541

174.30

CHIX

14:31:28

43

174.30

CHIX

14:31:28

40

174.30

CHIX

14:31:28

1046

174.30

CHIX

14:31:28

383

174.10

CHIX

14:31:28

1377

174.10

CHIX

14:31:28

3240

174.10

XLON

14:31:28

486

174.10

TRQX

14:31:28

22

174.10

CHIX

14:31:28

35

174.10

BATE

14:31:28

382

174.10

BATE

14:31:28

3240

174.10

XLON

14:31:28

835

174.10

XLON

14:34:59

1670

174.20

CHIX

14:43:43

22

173.90

CHIX

14:49:00

1648

173.90

CHIX

14:49:45

13

173.80

CHIX

14:50:21

500

173.80

CHIX

14:50:21

400

173.80

CHIX

14:50:21

400

173.80

CHIX

14:50:21

340

173.80

CHIX

14:50:21

17

173.80

CHIX

14:55:01

1670

173.90

CHIX

14:59:36

1670

173.80

CHIX

15:01:08

1670

173.60

CHIX

15:07:18

706

173.40

CHIX

15:07:18

964

173.40

CHIX

15:08:09

668

173.30

CHIX

15:08:09

1002

173.30

CHIX

15:09:33

1670

173.20

CHIX

15:25:59

1670

173.60

CHIX

15:26:30

800

173.20

CHIX

15:26:30

870

173.20

CHIX

15:28:01

1670

173.00

CHIX

15:29:13

400

172.80

CHIX

15:29:13

1270

172.80

CHIX

15:30:58

400

172.60

CHIX

15:30:58

1270

172.60

CHIX

15:31:40

400

172.30

CHIX

15:31:40

1270

172.30

CHIX

15:31:42

1670

172.10

CHIX

15:32:16

123

172.00

CHIX

15:34:29

1547

172.00

CHIX

15:41:06

431

172.00

CHIX

15:43:30

336

172.00

CHIX

15:43:30

903

172.00

CHIX

15:45:56

1670

171.90

CHIX

15:47:31

618

171.70

CHIX

15:47:31

1052

171.70

CHIX

16:02:00

1670

171.70

CHIX

16:02:01

1670

171.50

CHIX

16:06:49

565

171.50

CHIX

16:07:21

485

171.50

CHIX

16:07:21

620

171.50

CHIX

16:09:13

455

171.20

CHIX

16:14:25

1670

171.40

CHIX

16:14:27

710

171.20

CHIX

16:15:02

228

171.20

CHIX

16:22:20

1670

171.20

CHIX

16:28:49

169

170.90

CHIX

16:28:52

395

170.90

CHIX