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

30 July 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

222,925

Weighted average price paid (p)

171.70

Highest price paid (p)

172.40

Lowest price paid (p)

170.70

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 134,777,744 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 615,917,271. 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 30 July 2024 is 615,917,271. 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

171.70

66,144

BATE

171.70

3,128

CHIX

171.64

140,864

TRQX

171.70

1,088

Aquis

171.70

11,701

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:41:28

1050

170.90

CHIX

08:43:14

851

171.60

CHIX

08:43:14

120

171.60

CHIX

08:43:14

312

171.60

CHIX

08:43:14

146

171.60

CHIX

08:43:15

856

171.50

CHIX

08:43:21

526

171.70

CHIX

08:44:58

374

171.80

CHIX

08:44:58

138

171.80

CHIX

08:44:58

917

171.80

CHIX

08:44:59

61

171.70

CHIX

08:45:47

249

171.70

CHIX

08:45:47

500

171.70

CHIX

08:45:47

680

171.70

CHIX

08:48:22

452

171.90

CHIX

08:48:22

500

171.90

CHIX

08:48:22

477

171.90

CHIX

08:51:08

449

171.70

CHIX

08:51:08

980

171.70

CHIX

08:51:18

696

171.50

CHIX

08:51:18

733

171.50

CHIX

08:55:29

1429

172.00

CHIX

09:00:29

847

172.20

CHIX

09:00:29

582

172.20

CHIX

09:08:06

125

172.00

CHIX

09:08:06

1000

172.00

CHIX

09:08:06

304

172.00

CHIX

09:08:12

500

171.70

CHIX

09:08:12

500

171.70

CHIX

09:08:12

429

171.70

CHIX

09:11:03

411

171.50

CHIX

09:11:03

500

171.50

CHIX

09:11:03

518

171.50

CHIX

09:11:24

197

171.40

CHIX

09:11:24

500

171.40

CHIX

09:11:24

732

171.40

CHIX

09:13:01

1429

171.40

CHIX

09:17:35

1429

171.40

CHIX

09:20:36

1123

171.80

CHIX

09:20:36

306

171.80

CHIX

09:21:51

1429

171.80

CHIX

09:24:58

406

171.90

CHIX

09:24:58

1023

171.90

CHIX

09:25:13

1281

171.80

CHIX

09:25:13

148

171.80

CHIX

09:29:14

1429

172.00

CHIX

09:30:44

1429

172.00

CHIX

09:33:31

1429

172.10

CHIX

09:33:49

1429

172.10

CHIX

09:41:05

755

172.40

CHIX

09:41:05

111

172.40

CHIX

09:41:05

337

172.40

CHIX

09:41:05

226

172.40

CHIX

09:58:05

300

172.10

CHIX

10:13:31

57

172.20

CHIX

10:13:31

500

172.20

CHIX

10:13:31

445

172.20

CHIX

10:13:31

417

172.20

CHIX

10:13:31

10

172.20

CHIX

10:15:18

173

172.00

CHIX

10:15:18

1256

172.00

CHIX

10:21:01

500

172.20

CHIX

10:21:01

500

172.20

CHIX

10:21:01

429

172.20

CHIX

10:22:11

453

172.20

CHIX

10:22:11

500

172.20

CHIX

10:22:11

476

172.20

CHIX

10:27:15

500

172.10

CHIX

10:27:15

500

172.10

CHIX

10:27:15

224

172.10

CHIX

10:27:42

205

172.10

CHIX

10:31:25

700

171.90

CHIX

10:31:25

729

171.90

CHIX

10:31:54

1429

171.80

CHIX

10:31:54

456

171.70

CHIX

10:31:54

304

171.70

TRQX

10:31:54

1240

171.70

XLON

10:31:54

304

171.70

TRQX

10:48:02

533

172.00

CHIX

10:48:02

448

172.00

CHIX

10:48:02

448

172.00

CHIX

10:52:44

1

171.80

CHIX

11:02:09

1429

171.90

CHIX

11:02:09

158

171.70

TRQX

11:02:09

170

171.70

TRQX

11:02:09

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:09

1064

171.70

XLON

11:02:09

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:09

152

171.70

TRQX

11:02:09

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:09

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:09

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:10

784

171.70

CHIX

11:02:10

1429

171.70

CHIX

11:02:10

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:10

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:11

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:11

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:11

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:11

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:11

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:11

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:11

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:11

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:11

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:11

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:11

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:11

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:12

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:12

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:12

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:12

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:13

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:13

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:13

328

171.70

CHIX

11:02:13

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:13

784

171.70

CHIX

11:02:14

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:14

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:14

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:15

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:15

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:15

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:16

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:16

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:16

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:16

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:16

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:16

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:16

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:16

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:16

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:16

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:16

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:17

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:17

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:17

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:17

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:17

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:17

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:17

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:17

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:17

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:17

328

171.70

CHIX

11:02:17

304

171.70

Aquis

11:02:17

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:17

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:17

328

171.70

CHIX

11:02:18

1520

171.70

XLON

11:02:18

176

171.70

CHIX

11:02:18

152

171.70

BATE

11:02:18

152

171.70

Aquis

11:02:18

1520

171.70

XLON

11:02:18

176

171.70

CHIX

11:02:18

152

171.70

BATE

11:02:18

152

171.70

Aquis

11:02:18

1520

171.70

XLON

11:02:18

176

171.70

CHIX

11:02:18

152

171.70

BATE

11:02:18

152

171.70

Aquis

11:02:18

1520

171.70

XLON

11:02:18

176

171.70

CHIX

11:02:18

152

171.70

BATE

11:02:18

152

171.70

Aquis

11:02:18

1520

171.70

XLON

11:02:18

176

171.70

CHIX

11:02:18

152

171.70

BATE

11:02:18

152

171.70

Aquis

11:02:18

1520

171.70

XLON

11:02:18

176

171.70

CHIX

11:02:18

152

171.70

BATE

11:02:18

152

171.70

Aquis

11:02:19

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:19

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:19

328

171.70

BATE

11:02:19

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:19

328

171.70

CHIX

11:02:19

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:19

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:19

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:19

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:19

152

171.70

CHIX

11:02:19

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:19

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:19

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:19

152

171.70

CHIX

11:02:19

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:19

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:19

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:19

152

171.70

CHIX

11:02:19

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:19

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:19

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:19

152

171.70

CHIX

11:02:20

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:20

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:20

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:20

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:21

1429

171.70

CHIX

11:02:21

328

171.70

CHIX

11:02:21

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:21

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:21

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:21

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:21

152

171.70

CHIX

11:02:21

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:21

152

171.70

CHIX

11:02:21

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:21

672

171.70

XLON

11:02:21

544

171.70

XLON

11:02:21

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:21

328

171.70

CHIX

11:02:21

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:21

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:21

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:21

152

171.70

CHIX

11:02:21

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:21

1520

171.70

XLON

11:02:22

176

171.70

CHIX

11:02:22

152

171.70

Aquis

11:02:22

152

171.70

BATE

11:02:22

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:22

632

171.70

CHIX

11:02:22

1429

171.70

CHIX

11:02:22

784

171.70

CHIX

11:02:22

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:23

1368

171.70

XLON

11:02:23

328

171.70

Aquis

11:02:23

304

171.70

CHIX

11:02:23

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:23

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:23

176

171.70

CHIX

11:02:23

152

171.70

BATE

11:02:23

1216

171.70

XLON

11:02:23

456

171.70

Aquis

11:02:23

176

171.70

BATE

11:02:23

152

171.70

CHIX

11:03:52

1429

171.60

CHIX

11:10:34

1429

171.60

CHIX

11:26:44

314

171.50

CHIX

11:26:44

1115

171.50

CHIX

11:33:48

500

171.30

CHIX

11:33:48

500

171.30

CHIX

11:33:48

429

171.30

CHIX

11:39:04

478

171.10

CHIX

11:39:04

951

171.10

CHIX

11:42:22

284

171.00

CHIX

11:42:22

1145

171.00

CHIX

11:44:49

546

170.80

CHIX

11:44:49

17

170.80

CHIX

11:44:49

46

170.80

CHIX

11:44:49

2

170.80

CHIX

11:44:49

44

170.80

CHIX

11:44:59

774

170.80

CHIX

11:57:03

826

170.70

CHIX

11:57:18

300

170.70

CHIX

12:00:29

83

170.70

CHIX

12:02:29

220

170.70

CHIX

12:36:37

900

171.30

CHIX

12:36:47

529

171.30

CHIX

12:41:28

1429

171.20

CHIX

12:43:37

1429

171.20

CHIX

12:43:59

1429

171.20

CHIX

12:55:09

1429

171.10

CHIX

12:58:50

1025

171.10

CHIX

12:58:50

404

171.10

CHIX

12:59:07

1429

171.00

CHIX

13:20:01

655

171.30

CHIX

13:20:01

483

171.30

CHIX

13:20:01

291

171.30

CHIX

13:32:00

1245

171.00

CHIX

13:41:58

184

171.00

CHIX

14:00:50

866

170.80

CHIX

14:00:50

436

170.80

CHIX

14:00:50

127

170.80

CHIX

14:20:35

908

170.70

CHIX

14:22:59

521

170.70

CHIX

14:35:51

1429

171.20

CHIX

14:48:07

1000

171.60

CHIX

14:48:07

429

171.60

CHIX

14:51:34

1429

171.60

CHIX

14:55:10

1223

171.50

CHIX

14:55:10

206

171.50

CHIX

15:04:29

1429

171.30

CHIX

15:07:46

1429

171.30

CHIX

15:09:59

469

171.50

CHIX

15:10:17

500

171.50

CHIX

15:10:17

460

171.50

CHIX

15:10:24

1429

171.40

CHIX

15:13:32

85

171.50

Aquis

15:14:01

500

171.50

CHIX

15:14:01

357

171.50

CHIX

15:14:18

487

171.50

CHIX

15:15:20

1429

171.40

CHIX

15:17:44

60

171.50

CHIX

15:17:56

153

171.70

CHIX

15:17:56

6

171.70

CHIX

15:20:03

427

172.40

CHIX

15:20:03

427

172.40

CHIX

15:20:03

500

172.40

CHIX

15:20:03

75

172.40

CHIX

15:20:31

533

172.30

CHIX

15:20:31

448

172.30

CHIX

15:20:31

448

172.30

CHIX

15:20:32

1429

172.20

CHIX

15:35:39

1429

172.00

CHIX

15:42:51

1429

172.20

CHIX

15:52:09

500

172.20

CHIX

15:52:09

929

172.20

CHIX

15:54:25

1200

172.10

CHIX

15:56:03

229

172.10

CHIX

15:57:22

327

172.00

CHIX

15:57:22

1042

172.00

CHIX

15:57:22

50

172.00

CHIX

15:57:22

10

172.00

CHIX

15:57:25

84

171.90

CHIX

15:57:25

1345

171.90

CHIX

15:57:34

11

171.90

CHIX

15:57:35

500

171.90

CHIX

15:57:35

500

171.90

CHIX

15:57:35

418

171.90

CHIX

16:01:55

1429

171.70

CHIX

16:01:56

1429

171.70

CHIX

16:02:22

323

171.60

CHIX

16:02:22

29

171.60

CHIX

16:02:22

1077

171.60

CHIX

16:05:58

1429

171.50

CHIX

16:06:09

785

171.30

CHIX

16:06:21

457

171.30

CHIX

16:06:51

187

171.30

CHIX

16:17:24

1429

171.40

CHIX

16:22:16

361

171.80

CHIX

16:22:16

1068

171.80

CHIX

16:28:04

500

171.70

CHIX

16:28:04

929

171.70

CHIX

16:29:23

1429

171.60

CHIX

16:29:42

1135

171.30

CHIX

16:29:43

114

171.30

CHIX

16:29:44

50

171.30

CHIX

16:29:45

5

171.30

CHIX

16:29:46

1

171.30

CHIX