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

19 July 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

274,889

Weighted average price paid (p)

171.70

Highest price paid (p)

172.50

Lowest price paid (p)

169.50

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 133,192,374 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 617,502,641. 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 19 July 2024 is 617,502,641. 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

171.74

116,413

BATE

171.98

9,395

CHIX

171.64

118,547

TRQX

172.00

8,304

Aquis

171.71

22,230

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:40:13

1217

169.50

CHIX

08:40:13

433

169.50

CHIX

08:40:13

767

169.50

Aquis

08:40:13

100

169.50

Aquis

08:40:13

893

169.50

Aquis

08:40:13

3240

169.50

XLON

08:42:53

1650

169.90

CHIX

08:44:04

1650

169.90

CHIX

08:53:02

825

169.70

CHIX

08:53:02

825

169.70

CHIX

08:53:02

5000

169.70

XLON

08:53:02

489

169.70

XLON

09:08:23

1650

170.50

CHIX

09:47:21

719

171.10

CHIX

09:47:21

931

171.10

CHIX

10:03:45

100

170.80

CHIX

10:03:45

185

170.80

CHIX

10:03:45

525

170.80

CHIX

10:03:45

327

170.80

BATE

10:03:45

64

170.80

BATE

10:03:45

425

170.80

CHIX

10:03:45

160

170.80

XLON

10:03:45

1309

170.80

XLON

10:03:45

197

170.80

XLON

10:05:02

285

170.80

CHIX

10:05:02

400

170.80

CHIX

10:05:02

680

170.80

CHIX

10:05:02

257

170.80

BATE

10:05:02

120

170.80

CHIX

10:05:02

400

170.80

CHIX

10:05:02

452

170.80

CHIX

10:05:02

764

170.80

XLON

10:05:03

61

170.80

XLON

10:07:02

112

170.80

CHIX

10:07:02

645

170.80

CHIX

10:07:02

649

170.80

TRQX

10:07:02

161

170.80

TRQX

10:07:02

824

170.80

XLON

10:07:02

970

170.80

XLON

10:07:07

267

170.80

CHIX

10:07:07

31

170.80

CHIX

10:07:07

160

170.80

CHIX

10:07:07

33

170.80

CHIX

10:07:07

400

170.80

XLON

10:07:07

400

170.80

XLON

10:07:07

18

170.80

XLON

10:07:07

40

170.80

CHIX

10:07:32

1312

170.80

CHIX

10:07:32

285

170.80

TRQX

10:07:32

243

170.80

CHIX

10:07:32

39

170.80

TRQX

10:23:44

1650

171.00

CHIX

10:25:02

542

170.90

CHIX

10:30:28

390

170.90

CHIX

10:31:03

542

170.90

CHIX

10:32:02

176

170.90

CHIX

10:32:02

236

170.80

XLON

10:32:02

337

170.80

XLON

10:35:10

1650

170.80

CHIX

10:35:10

486

170.80

CHIX

10:35:10

9

170.80

Aquis

10:35:10

357

170.80

BATE

10:35:10

639

170.80

Aquis

10:35:10

129

170.80

BATE

10:35:10

2807

170.80

XLON

10:35:11

950

170.80

Aquis

10:35:11

400

170.80

CHIX

10:35:11

26

170.80

CHIX

10:35:11

384

170.80

CHIX

10:35:11

3240

170.80

XLON

10:39:23

65

170.80

CHIX

10:39:23

400

170.80

CHIX

10:39:23

464

170.80

CHIX

10:39:23

83

170.80

CHIX

10:39:23

3240

170.80

XLON

10:39:23

3

170.80

CHIX

10:39:26

400

170.80

CHIX

10:39:26

385

170.80

CHIX

10:39:26

800

170.80

CHIX

10:39:26

415

170.80

Aquis

10:39:26

395

170.80

Aquis

10:39:26

648

170.80

Aquis

10:39:26

464

170.80

CHIX

10:39:29

423

170.80

XLON

10:39:29

2331

170.80

XLON

10:40:01

440

170.80

CHIX

10:40:01

1210

170.80

CHIX

10:40:01

344

170.80

XLON

10:40:01

790

170.80

XLON

10:40:02

648

170.80

Aquis

10:40:02

464

170.80

BATE

10:40:02

626

170.80

CHIX

10:40:02

22

170.80

BATE

10:40:02

3240

170.80

XLON

10:40:02

407

170.80

CHIX

10:40:02

542

170.80

Aquis

10:40:03

338

170.80

CHIX

10:40:03

543

170.80

CHIX

10:42:10

542

170.80

CHIX

11:08:38

1650

171.30

CHIX

11:08:38

194

171.30

Aquis

11:08:38

918

171.30

CHIX

11:08:38

748

171.30

Aquis

11:08:38

1000

171.30

XLON

11:08:38

2140

171.30

XLON

11:27:14

1029

171.50

CHIX

12:02:20

542

172.20

Aquis

12:02:32

560

172.20

CHIX

12:02:32

729

172.20

CHIX

12:02:32

361

172.20

CHIX

12:02:32

604

172.20

TRQX

12:02:32

243

172.20

Aquis

12:02:32

471

172.20

BATE

12:02:32

3140

172.20

XLON

12:02:32

604

172.20

TRQX

12:02:32

471

172.20

BATE

12:02:32

400

172.20

Aquis

12:02:32

385

172.20

Aquis

12:02:35

1650

172.20

CHIX

12:02:35

628

172.20

TRQX

12:02:35

2512

172.20

XLON

12:02:35

107

172.20

BATE

12:02:35

107

172.20

BATE

12:02:35

2

172.20

BATE

12:02:35

883

172.20

XLON

12:02:35

1107

172.20

CHIX

12:02:35

149

172.20

CHIX

12:02:35

264

172.10

Aquis

12:03:21

203

172.30

CHIX

12:03:21

1447

172.30

CHIX

12:08:21

1282

172.20

CHIX

12:08:24

1457

172.20

CHIX

12:08:24

193

172.20

CHIX

12:08:24

400

172.20

CHIX

12:08:24

699

172.20

CHIX

12:26:51

1650

172.40

CHIX

12:49:29

1650

172.40

CHIX

12:56:08

542

172.30

XLON

12:57:02

491

172.30

CHIX

12:58:02

542

172.30

CHIX

13:01:07

602

172.30

CHIX

13:01:07

2598

172.30

XLON

13:02:02

418

172.30

XLON

13:02:02

8

172.30

CHIX

13:02:02

7

172.30

CHIX

13:02:02

1442

172.30

XLON

13:08:20

1650

172.50

CHIX

13:16:03

1650

172.30

CHIX

13:16:03

785

172.30

CHIX

13:16:03

1075

172.30

Aquis

13:16:03

3140

172.30

XLON

13:16:38

65

172.30

CHIX

13:16:38

1585

172.30

CHIX

13:16:38

918

172.30

CHIX

13:16:38

942

172.30

Aquis

13:16:38

2855

172.30

XLON

13:16:38

285

172.30

XLON

13:16:38

33

172.30

Aquis

13:16:38

3273

172.30

XLON

13:20:29

20

172.30

CHIX

13:20:29

1630

172.30

CHIX

13:20:29

993

172.30

XLON

13:20:29

400

172.30

XLON

13:20:29

301

172.30

XLON

13:20:29

400

172.30

Aquis

13:23:51

489

172.30

CHIX

13:23:51

471

172.30

CHIX

13:23:51

500

172.30

BATE

13:23:51

3140

172.30

XLON

13:23:51

385

172.30

Aquis

13:23:51

104

172.30

BATE

13:23:51

52

172.30

CHIX

13:23:51

1109

172.30

CHIX

13:23:51

400

172.30

Aquis

13:23:51

282

172.30

Aquis

13:23:51

314

172.30

TRQX

13:23:51

103

172.30

Aquis

13:23:51

447

172.30

BATE

13:23:51

314

172.30

CHIX

13:23:51

400

172.30

XLON

13:23:51

145

172.30

XLON

13:23:51

400

172.30

XLON

13:23:51

2195

172.30

XLON

13:23:51

314

172.30

Aquis

13:23:51

157

172.30

BATE

13:23:51

157

172.30

CHIX

13:23:51

1362

172.30

XLON

13:23:59

400

172.00

CHIX

13:23:59

1200

172.00

CHIX

13:23:59

50

172.00

CHIX

13:54:26

1650

172.10

CHIX

13:54:36

247

171.90

CHIX

13:54:36

1403

171.90

CHIX

13:56:55

1650

171.90

CHIX

14:02:23

352

171.70

CHIX

14:02:23

1200

171.70

CHIX

14:02:23

98

171.70

CHIX

14:03:24

410

171.50

CHIX

14:03:41

1240

171.50

CHIX

14:04:15

461

171.50

CHIX

14:07:49

542

171.50

CHIX

14:09:02

530

171.50

CHIX

14:09:02

117

171.50

CHIX

14:29:23

1622

171.50

CHIX

14:29:23

28

171.50

CHIX

14:32:42

1650

171.40

CHIX

14:34:56

893

171.30

CHIX

14:34:56

757

171.30

CHIX

14:42:54

1650

171.10

CHIX

14:52:12

6

170.80

CHIX

15:03:45

1650

171.30

CHIX

15:14:02

1650

171.10

CHIX

15:29:11

45

171.20

BATE

15:30:34

110

171.20

CHIX

15:30:34

445

171.20

CHIX

15:30:34

1095

171.20

CHIX

15:30:34

290

171.20

TRQX

15:30:34

24

171.20

TRQX

15:30:34

44

171.20

BATE

15:30:34

438

171.20

Aquis

15:30:34

92

171.20

BATE

15:30:34

139

171.20

BATE

15:30:34

39

171.20

BATE

15:30:34

347

171.20

Aquis

15:30:34

44

171.20

CHIX

15:30:34

277

171.20

CHIX

15:30:34

81

171.20

CHIX

15:30:34

705

171.20

XLON

15:30:34

578

171.20

XLON

15:30:34

1471

171.20

XLON

15:30:34

386

171.20

XLON

15:30:34

314

171.20

TRQX

15:30:34

400

171.20

Aquis

15:30:34

400

171.20

Aquis

15:30:34

314

171.20

BATE

15:30:34

314

171.20

CHIX

15:32:01

1650

171.20

CHIX

15:32:01

314

171.20

TRQX

15:32:01

118

171.20

Aquis

15:32:01

2826

171.20

XLON

15:32:01

447

171.20

BATE

15:32:01

16

171.20

Aquis

15:32:01

253

171.20

CHIX

15:32:01

314

171.20

TRQX

15:32:17

157

171.40

CHIX

15:32:17

1703

171.40

CHIX

15:32:17

24

171.40

XLON

15:32:17

172

171.40

XLON

15:32:17

121

171.40

XLON

15:32:17

2823

171.40

XLON

15:32:17

1727

171.40

CHIX

15:32:17

3273

171.40

XLON

15:32:17

45

171.30

CHIX

15:42:08

1650

172.00

CHIX

15:48:23

1644

172.30

CHIX

15:48:23

6

172.30

CHIX

15:48:23

471

172.30

CHIX

15:48:23

226

172.30

Aquis

15:48:23

142

172.30

BATE

15:48:23

302

172.30

BATE

15:48:23

160

172.30

BATE

15:48:23

190

172.30

Aquis

15:48:23

369

172.30

Aquis

15:48:23

3140

172.30

XLON

15:48:42

1650

172.40

CHIX

15:48:57

608

172.30

Aquis

15:54:57

8

172.50

Aquis

15:54:57

109

172.50

CHIX

15:54:57

121

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

785

172.50

Aquis

15:54:57

523

172.50

CHIX

15:54:57

471

172.50

BATE

15:54:57

2932

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

51

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

314

172.50

TRQX

15:54:57

314

172.50

BATE

15:54:57

261

172.50

CHIX

15:54:57

785

172.50

Aquis

15:54:57

186

172.50

CHIX

15:54:57

3140

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

314

172.50

TRQX

15:54:57

400

172.50

Aquis

15:54:57

385

172.50

Aquis

15:54:57

89

172.50

BATE

15:54:57

225

172.50

BATE

15:54:57

447

172.50

CHIX

15:54:57

1

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

9

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

44

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

1

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

44

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

1

172.50

XLON

15:54:57

1650

172.40

CHIX

15:55:38

2

172.50

CHIX

15:55:38

305

172.50

CHIX

15:55:38

758

172.50

CHIX

15:55:38

400

172.50

CHIX

15:55:38

62

172.50

TRQX

15:55:38

252

172.50

TRQX

15:55:38

540

172.50

XLON

15:55:38

3

172.50

XLON

15:55:38

2183

172.50

XLON

15:55:38

185

172.50

CHIX

15:55:39

1

172.50

CHIX

15:55:39

99

172.50

CHIX

15:55:39

245

172.50

XLON

15:55:39

113

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

1650

172.50

CHIX

15:58:14

460

172.50

CHIX

15:58:14

107

172.50

Aquis

15:58:14

30

172.50

BATE

15:58:14

284

172.50

BATE

15:58:14

521

172.50

Aquis

15:58:14

314

172.50

TRQX

15:58:14

45

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

12

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

420

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

400

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

486

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

1463

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

275

172.50

CHIX

15:58:14

2213

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

802

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

74

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

356

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

128

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

177

172.50

TRQX

15:58:14

171

172.50

Aquis

15:58:14

170

172.50

BATE

15:58:14

500

172.50

CHIX

15:58:14

637

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

132

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

1099

172.50

CHIX

15:58:14

290

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

1039

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

785

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

785

172.50

Aquis

15:58:14

314

172.50

TRQX

15:58:14

447

172.50

BATE

15:58:14

314

172.50

CHIX

15:58:14

3140

172.50

XLON

15:58:14

171

172.40

Aquis

15:58:14

128

172.40

XLON

15:58:14

479

172.40

XLON

15:58:14

256

172.40

XLON

15:58:14

118

172.40

XLON

15:58:15

1650

172.50

CHIX

15:58:15

785

172.50

Aquis

15:58:15

314

172.50

TRQX

15:58:15

447

172.50

BATE

15:58:15

314

172.50

CHIX

15:58:15

3140

172.50

XLON

15:58:15

314

172.50

TRQX

15:58:15

785

172.50

Aquis

15:58:15

447

172.50

BATE

15:58:15

314

172.50

CHIX

15:58:15

3140

172.50

XLON

15:58:15

447

172.50

TRQX

15:58:15

314

172.50

BATE

15:58:15

314

172.50

CHIX

15:58:15

565

172.50

XLON

15:58:15

87

172.50

XLON

15:58:15

45

172.50

XLON

15:58:24

881

172.50

CHIX

15:58:24

769

172.50

CHIX

15:58:24

19

172.50

Aquis

15:58:24

994

172.50

XLON

15:58:24

145

172.50

XLON

15:58:24

50

172.50

Aquis

15:58:24

471

172.50

TRQX

15:58:24

1304

172.50

XLON

15:58:30

1650

172.50

CHIX

15:58:30

245

172.50

Aquis

15:58:30

400

172.50

Aquis

15:58:30

314

172.50

TRQX

15:58:30

56

172.50

BATE

15:58:30

391

172.50

BATE

15:58:30

3140

172.50

XLON

15:58:30

314

172.50

CHIX

15:59:01

1

172.50

CHIX

15:59:02

542

172.50

CHIX

15:59:22

874

172.50

CHIX

16:01:45

49

172.50

CHIX

16:01:45

2

172.50

CHIX

16:01:45

43

172.50

CHIX

16:01:46

139

172.50

CHIX

16:01:46

471

172.40

CHIX

16:01:46

7

172.40

TRQX

16:01:46

150

172.40

TRQX

16:01:46

880

172.40

XLON

16:01:46

239

172.40

XLON

16:01:59

1650

172.20

CHIX

16:04:53

163

171.90

CHIX

16:04:53

2

171.90

CHIX

16:04:53

43

171.90

CHIX

16:15:02

42

171.90

CHIX

16:15:02

1608

171.90

CHIX

16:15:07

1650

171.80

CHIX

16:15:13

1650

171.70

CHIX