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

1 August 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

242,890

Weighted average price paid (p)

176.40

Highest price paid (p)

178.30

Lowest price paid (p)

172.40

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 135,223,293 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 615,471,722. 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 1 August 2024 is 615,471,722. 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

176.41

72,620

BATE

176.37

4,907

CHIX

176.34

147,167

TRQX

176.28

3,639

Aquis

176.56

14,557

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

08:01:18

808

175.50

CHIX

08:04:02

547

176.20

CHIX

08:04:02

841

176.20

CHIX

08:08:17

199

175.70

CHIX

08:08:17

1189

175.70

CHIX

08:08:18

1388

175.50

CHIX

08:08:18

906

175.50

Aquis

08:08:18

470

175.50

CHIX

08:08:18

453

175.50

TRQX

08:08:18

3171

175.50

XLON

08:08:19

131

175.60

CHIX

08:08:19

1257

175.60

CHIX

08:16:25

1388

175.80

CHIX

08:23:52

7

176.40

CHIX

08:27:19

22

177.00

CHIX

08:28:02

547

177.00

CHIX

08:29:02

547

177.00

CHIX

08:29:02

272

177.00

CHIX

08:29:56

1388

176.40

CHIX

08:29:56

1829

176.40

CHIX

08:29:56

2705

176.40

XLON

08:29:56

466

176.40

XLON

08:29:56

800

176.40

Aquis

08:29:56

274

176.40

Aquis

08:29:56

755

176.40

CHIX

08:29:56

3171

176.40

XLON

08:33:38

1032

176.60

CHIX

08:36:40

1388

177.00

CHIX

08:37:24

681

176.90

CHIX

08:37:24

707

176.90

CHIX

08:40:13

428

176.80

CHIX

08:40:13

480

176.80

CHIX

08:40:13

480

176.80

CHIX

08:50:02

1388

176.60

CHIX

08:54:08

13

176.50

CHIX

08:54:08

1017

176.50

CHIX

08:54:08

358

176.50

CHIX

08:54:08

775

176.40

Aquis

08:54:08

152

176.40

Aquis

08:54:08

23

176.40

Aquis

08:54:08

11

176.40

Aquis

08:54:08

26

176.40

Aquis

08:54:08

4

176.40

Aquis

08:54:08

3

176.40

Aquis

08:54:08

3157

176.40

XLON

08:54:08

165

176.40

XLON

08:58:07

31

176.50

CHIX

09:08:57

800

176.70

XLON

09:08:57

800

176.70

XLON

09:08:57

400

176.70

XLON

09:08:57

364

176.70

XLON

09:08:57

271

176.70

XLON

09:09:28

491

176.70

XLON

09:09:28

45

176.70

XLON

09:13:21

1388

176.70

CHIX

09:13:21

1829

176.70

XLON

09:13:21

653

176.70

Aquis

09:17:39

71

176.80

CHIX

09:17:39

1317

176.80

CHIX

09:17:39

446

176.70

XLON

09:18:52

1388

176.80

CHIX

09:19:58

138

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

1250

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

445

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

253

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

214

176.70

BATE

09:19:58

214

176.70

BATE

09:19:58

25

176.70

BATE

09:19:58

25

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

2725

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

302

176.70

TRQX

09:19:58

400

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

400

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

106

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

319

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

302

176.70

BATE

09:19:58

3171

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

90

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

515

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

96

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

180

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

109

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

102

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

800

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

453

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

22

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

1453

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

510

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

400

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

44

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

772

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

3171

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

613

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

772

176.70

CHIX

09:19:58

170

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

887

176.70

Aquis

09:19:58

3171

176.70

XLON

09:19:58

227

176.60

Aquis

09:19:58

245

176.60

XLON

09:19:58

103

176.60

XLON

09:19:58

95

176.60

XLON

09:19:59

151

176.70

Aquis

09:19:59

22

176.70

CHIX

09:19:59

382

176.70

XLON

09:19:59

129

176.70

CHIX

09:19:59

1388

176.50

CHIX

09:20:04

360

176.30

CHIX

09:20:04

988

176.30

CHIX

09:20:04

40

176.30

CHIX

09:20:18

400

176.30

CHIX

09:20:18

988

176.30

CHIX

09:21:37

612

176.00

CHIX

09:21:37

388

176.00

CHIX

09:21:37

388

176.00

CHIX

09:23:43

1388

175.60

CHIX

09:25:07

143

175.90

BATE

09:41:14

134

176.50

CHIX

09:41:14

627

176.50

CHIX

09:41:14

627

176.50

CHIX

09:50:58

1388

176.40

CHIX

09:51:29

1388

176.10

CHIX

09:56:57

1388

175.90

CHIX

09:58:54

109

175.90

CHIX

09:58:54

800

175.90

CHIX

09:58:54

479

175.90

CHIX

10:07:43

1388

176.00

CHIX

10:11:55

1

175.80

CHIX

10:11:56

1

175.80

CHIX

10:11:58

1

175.80

CHIX

10:11:59

1

175.80

CHIX

10:19:16

1384

175.80

CHIX

10:49:45

1388

175.80

CHIX

11:00:26

1388

175.60

CHIX

11:04:48

1388

175.50

CHIX

11:04:48

386

175.50

TRQX

11:04:48

400

175.50

CHIX

11:04:48

204

175.50

CHIX

11:04:48

400

175.50

XLON

11:04:48

770

175.50

XLON

11:04:48

340

175.50

XLON

11:04:48

815

175.50

BATE

11:04:48

201

175.50

BATE

11:04:48

93

175.50

XLON

11:04:48

1300

175.50

XLON

11:04:48

91

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

1388

175.50

CHIX

11:04:52

235

175.50

CHIX

11:04:52

453

175.50

Aquis

11:04:52

400

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

973

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

137

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

151

175.50

TRQX

11:04:52

151

175.50

BATE

11:04:52

688

175.50

Aquis

11:04:52

151

175.50

CHIX

11:04:52

14

175.50

BATE

11:04:52

3

175.50

BATE

11:04:52

134

175.50

BATE

11:04:52

1300

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

210

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

175

175.50

TRQX

11:04:52

183

175.50

Aquis

11:04:52

101

175.50

CHIX

11:04:52

35

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

96

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

772

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

60

175.50

XLON

11:04:52

145

175.50

Aquis

11:04:52

3

175.50

TRQX

11:04:52

41

175.50

TRQX

11:04:53

98

175.50

CHIX

11:04:53

249

175.50

CHIX

11:04:53

249

175.50

CHIX

11:04:53

249

175.50

CHIX

11:04:53

249

175.50

CHIX

11:04:53

107

175.50

TRQX

11:04:53

151

175.50

CHIX

11:04:53

216

175.50

XLON

11:04:53

237

175.50

XLON

11:04:54

147

175.50

BATE

11:04:54

27

175.50

Aquis

11:04:54

294

175.50

CHIX

11:04:54

4

175.50

BATE

11:04:55

1388

175.50

CHIX

11:04:55

151

175.50

TRQX

11:04:55

235

175.50

CHIX

11:04:55

453

175.50

Aquis

11:04:55

151

175.50

BATE

11:04:55

1510

175.50

XLON

11:04:56

105

175.50

CHIX

11:04:56

108

175.50

XLON

11:04:56

1300

175.50

XLON

11:04:56

105

175.50

XLON

11:04:56

252

175.50

Aquis

11:04:56

14

175.50

TRQX

11:04:56

121

175.50

XLON

11:04:56

30

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

383

175.50

CHIX

11:05:00

237

175.50

CHIX

11:05:00

151

175.50

CHIX

11:05:00

768

175.50

CHIX

11:05:00

44

175.50

TRQX

11:05:00

26

175.50

Aquis

11:05:00

151

175.50

BATE

11:05:00

93

175.50

TRQX

11:05:00

453

175.50

Aquis

11:05:00

235

175.50

CHIX

11:05:00

1510

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

151

175.50

TRQX

11:05:00

151

175.50

BATE

11:05:00

2300

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

105

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

95

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

59

175.50

Aquis

11:05:00

100

175.50

CHIX

11:05:00

117

175.50

CHIX

11:05:00

355

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

92

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

97

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

151

175.50

TRQX

11:05:00

151

175.50

CHIX

11:05:00

151

175.50

BATE

11:05:00

1076

175.50

XLON

11:05:00

151

175.50

XLON

11:05:15

1388

175.10

CHIX

11:33:57

1388

175.00

CHIX

12:09:34

421

175.60

CHIX

12:09:34

967

175.60

CHIX

12:15:42

1388

176.10

CHIX

12:21:49

1388

176.40

CHIX

12:21:57

400

176.40

CHIX

12:21:57

400

176.40

CHIX

12:21:57

494

176.40

CHIX

12:21:57

94

176.40

CHIX

12:22:41

400

176.50

CHIX

12:22:41

494

176.50

CHIX

12:22:41

494

176.50

CHIX

12:22:55

28

176.80

Aquis

12:22:55

18

176.80

BATE

12:23:45

1044

177.20

CHIX

12:23:45

344

177.20

CHIX

12:24:13

46

177.30

Aquis

12:24:41

1388

177.40

CHIX

12:27:09

1036

177.80

CHIX

12:27:09

176

177.80

CHIX

12:27:09

176

177.80

CHIX

12:27:58

1388

178.10

CHIX

12:28:25

146

178.30

CHIX

12:29:04

149

178.30

CHIX

12:29:04

1093

178.30

CHIX

12:29:06

1388

178.10

CHIX

12:29:06

1074

178.10

CHIX

12:29:06

467

178.10

TRQX

12:29:06

288

178.10

TRQX

12:29:06

3171

178.10

XLON

12:29:06

470

178.10

BATE

12:29:06

453

178.10

CHIX

12:29:06

3171

178.10

XLON

12:29:06

847

178.10

Aquis

12:29:06

59

178.10

Aquis

12:29:06

906

178.10

Aquis

12:29:06

453

178.10

BATE

12:29:06

470

178.10

CHIX

12:29:06

3171

178.10

XLON

12:29:06

302

178.10

TRQX

12:29:06

302

178.10

BATE

12:29:06

319

178.10

CHIX

12:29:06

3171

178.10

XLON

12:29:07

1388

178.10

CHIX

12:29:09

1388

178.10

CHIX

12:29:09

906

178.10

XLON

12:29:09

486

178.10

Aquis

12:29:09

2200

178.10

XLON

12:29:09

458

178.10

XLON

12:29:09

926

178.10

XLON

12:29:09

161

178.10

Aquis

12:29:16

39

178.10

Aquis

12:29:16

1388

178.10

CHIX

12:29:16

126

178.10

Aquis

12:29:16

151

178.10

CHIX

12:29:16

453

178.10

XLON

12:30:37

1388

177.80

CHIX

12:31:22

1388

177.50

CHIX

12:33:51

1388

177.30

CHIX

12:40:28

1000

177.00

CHIX

12:40:28

388

177.00

CHIX

12:42:59

694

176.90

CHIX

12:42:59

694

176.90

CHIX

12:44:42

100

176.80

CHIX

12:44:42

800

176.80

CHIX

12:44:42

400

176.80

CHIX

12:44:42

88

176.80

CHIX

13:00:01

46

177.00

CHIX

13:00:01

931

177.00

CHIX

13:00:01

411

177.00

CHIX

13:00:35

134

177.10

CHIX

13:00:36

1254

177.10

CHIX

13:00:42

800

177.00

CHIX

13:00:42

588

177.00

CHIX

13:00:48

400

176.90

CHIX

13:00:48

400

176.90

CHIX

13:01:21

122

177.10

Aquis

13:01:24

1266

177.10

CHIX

13:01:35

1388

177.10

CHIX

13:02:12

800

176.90

CHIX

13:02:12

294

176.90

CHIX

13:02:12

294

176.90

CHIX

13:18:05

1388

176.70

CHIX

13:22:58

1388

176.50

CHIX

13:55:31

1388

176.70

CHIX

13:55:59

1388

176.90

CHIX

13:56:12

37

177.00

Aquis

13:57:02

293

177.00

CHIX

13:57:02

293

177.00

CHIX

13:57:02

529

177.00

CHIX

13:57:02

236

177.00

CHIX

13:58:17

1388

176.70

CHIX

13:59:40

1388

176.50

CHIX

14:13:15

59

176.50

TRQX

14:13:15

542

176.50

BATE

14:13:16

787

176.50

CHIX

14:18:02

400

176.40

CHIX

14:18:02

988

176.40

CHIX

14:31:13

703

176.30

CHIX

14:31:13

685

176.30

CHIX

14:31:18

1388

176.20

CHIX

14:35:36

1388

175.90

CHIX

14:38:47

1114

176.00

CHIX

14:38:47

137

176.00

CHIX

14:38:47

137

176.00

CHIX

14:38:48

400

176.00

CHIX

14:38:48

900

176.00

CHIX

14:38:48

88

176.00

CHIX

14:39:32

60

176.10

CHIX

14:39:32

105

176.10

Aquis

14:39:46

208

176.30

CHIX

14:39:46

428

176.30

CHIX

14:40:05

150

176.50

TRQX

14:40:05

354

176.50

CHIX

14:40:05

884

176.50

CHIX

14:40:18

1388

176.50

CHIX

14:43:34

215

176.50

CHIX

14:43:34

1173

176.50

CHIX

14:45:26

341

176.60

CHIX

14:45:26

741

176.60

CHIX

14:45:26

306

176.60

CHIX

14:46:16

1064

176.70

CHIX

14:46:37

324

176.70

CHIX

14:48:36

1388

176.60

CHIX

14:50:06

1388

176.50

CHIX

14:52:04

843

176.10

CHIX

14:52:04

545

176.10

CHIX

14:55:00

539

176.00

CHIX

14:55:00

800

176.00

CHIX

14:55:00

49

176.00

CHIX

14:56:39

1388

175.70

CHIX

15:00:14

1388

175.60

CHIX

15:01:29

411

175.40

CHIX

15:01:29

977

175.40

CHIX

15:04:25

1388

175.10

CHIX

15:04:56

260

174.80

CHIX

15:04:56

1022

174.80

CHIX

15:04:56

106

174.80

CHIX

15:06:40

303

174.70

CHIX

15:06:40

1085

174.70

CHIX

15:09:09

1388

174.60

CHIX

15:11:27

1388

174.50

CHIX

15:11:38

814

174.30

CHIX

15:31:29

1829

173.00

CHIX

15:31:29

3171

173.00

XLON

15:41:41

245

172.40

CHIX

15:41:41

151

172.40

TRQX

15:41:41

604

172.40

XLON

15:46:54

302

172.40

CHIX

15:46:54

698

172.40

XLON

15:46:54

27

172.40

BATE

15:46:54

62

172.40

BATE

15:46:54

62

172.40

BATE

15:46:54

151

172.40

Aquis

15:46:54

151

172.40

CHIX

15:46:54

437

172.40

XLON