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FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own SharesFirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares
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LONDON, United Kingdom, September 08
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 Liberum Capital Limited.
| Date of Purchase | 7 September 2023 |
| Number of ordinary shares purchased | 386,541 |
| Weighted average price paid (p) | 153.88 |
| Highest price paid (p) | 155.70 |
| Lowest price paid (p) | 149.90 |
Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 73,261,695 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 677,433,320. 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 7 September 2023 is 677,433,320. 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 Liberum Capital Limited: 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: Liberum Capital Limited
Intermediary Code: RINFGB21XXX
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 Liberum Capital 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 | 153.84 | 261,312 |
| BATE | 153.94 | 41,021 |
| CHIX | 154.01 | 57,014 |
| TRQX | 153.95 | 27,194 |
Individual transactions:
| Transaction Time | Volume | Price (GBp) | Platform |
| 08:01:18 | 1514 | 149.9 | XLON |
| 08:01:18 | 1192 | 149.9 | XLON |
| 08:02:57 | 3774 | 151.4 | XLON |
| 08:02:57 | 1833 | 151.3 | XLON |
| 08:02:57 | 1603 | 151.4 | XLON |
| 08:02:57 | 1243 | 151.2 | BATE |
| 08:02:57 | 1216 | 151.4 | BATE |
| 08:02:57 | 1177 | 151.2 | CHIX |
| 08:02:57 | 4247 | 151.2 | XLON |
| 08:07:15 | 1279 | 151 | TRQX |
| 08:09:47 | 2030 | 151.6 | XLON |
| 08:10:53 | 1900 | 150.9 | XLON |
| 08:13:32 | 2100 | 151.2 | XLON |
| 08:15:32 | 1582 | 151.2 | XLON |
| 08:17:40 | 1629 | 152.7 | CHIX |
| 08:18:06 | 2865 | 153 | XLON |
| 08:18:06 | 1292 | 153 | BATE |
| 08:18:06 | 4838 | 152.8 | XLON |
| 08:18:06 | 3475 | 152.8 | XLON |
| 08:18:06 | 1544 | 152.8 | XLON |
| 08:18:06 | 1430 | 152.9 | CHIX |
| 08:18:06 | 1903 | 153 | BATE |
| 08:18:19 | 2241 | 153.1 | XLON |
| 08:18:19 | 1784 | 153.1 | XLON |
| 08:19:33 | 1559 | 153.2 | XLON |
| 08:21:15 | 1162 | 152.9 | TRQX |
| 08:22:33 | 715 | 153.1 | XLON |
| 08:22:33 | 1171 | 153.1 | XLON |
| 08:25:03 | 730 | 153 | CHIX |
| 08:25:03 | 679 | 153 | CHIX |
| 08:25:03 | 1753 | 153.2 | XLON |
| 08:27:15 | 1563 | 152.8 | XLON |
| 08:32:15 | 858 | 153 | XLON |
| 08:32:15 | 816 | 153 | XLON |
| 08:33:48 | 1831 | 153 | XLON |
| 08:34:10 | 1279 | 153 | CHIX |
| 08:35:48 | 1200 | 153.2 | XLON |
| 08:35:48 | 661 | 153.2 | XLON |
| 08:38:06 | 1369 | 153 | TRQX |
| 08:38:48 | 1200 | 153.1 | XLON |
| 08:38:48 | 636 | 153.1 | XLON |
| 08:42:48 | 600 | 152.8 | XLON |
| 08:42:48 | 600 | 152.8 | XLON |
| 08:42:48 | 480 | 152.8 | XLON |
| 08:47:38 | 1666 | 153 | XLON |
| 08:49:10 | 1448 | 153 | CHIX |
| 08:54:06 | 1398 | 153.6 | BATE |
| 08:54:38 | 600 | 153.2 | XLON |
| 08:54:38 | 1050 | 153.2 | XLON |
| 08:57:47 | 2727 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 08:57:47 | 1832 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 08:57:47 | 1906 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 08:59:20 | 1752 | 154.9 | XLON |
| 09:00:06 | 1312 | 154.8 | BATE |
| 09:02:23 | 441 | 155.3 | XLON |
| 09:02:23 | 1258 | 155.3 | XLON |
| 09:02:23 | 1285 | 155.2 | CHIX |
| 09:05:23 | 1626 | 155.7 | XLON |
| 09:06:07 | 132 | 155.6 | XLON |
| 09:06:07 | 1763 | 155.6 | XLON |
| 09:08:07 | 600 | 155.6 | XLON |
| 09:08:07 | 1025 | 155.6 | XLON |
| 09:08:08 | 883 | 155.4 | TRQX |
| 09:08:08 | 563 | 155.4 | TRQX |
| 09:09:37 | 1735 | 155.3 | XLON |
| 09:09:37 | 1179 | 155.2 | BATE |
| 09:10:37 | 1200 | 155 | XLON |
| 09:10:37 | 423 | 155 | XLON |
| 09:10:48 | 1335 | 154.7 | CHIX |
| 09:14:37 | 1200 | 155.1 | XLON |
| 09:14:37 | 696 | 155.1 | XLON |
| 09:16:37 | 1599 | 155 | XLON |
| 09:19:37 | 1793 | 155.1 | XLON |
| 09:20:38 | 1382 | 155 | BATE |
| 09:20:38 | 1711 | 154.9 | XLON |
| 09:24:38 | 1602 | 155 | XLON |
| 09:31:20 | 1279 | 155 | CHIX |
| 09:31:39 | 1802 | 155 | XLON |
| 09:37:39 | 1693 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 09:48:26 | 37 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 09:48:26 | 1879 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 09:49:20 | 1191 | 154.7 | CHIX |
| 09:49:20 | 600 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 09:49:20 | 1200 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 09:49:20 | 31 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 09:49:23 | 234 | 154.5 | TRQX |
| 09:49:23 | 958 | 154.5 | TRQX |
| 09:54:10 | 1679 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 09:56:10 | 1806 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 09:59:23 | 1741 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 09:59:28 | 278 | 154.1 | CHIX |
| 09:59:28 | 1126 | 154.1 | CHIX |
| 10:02:12 | 181 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 10:02:12 | 600 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 10:02:12 | 1039 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 10:02:38 | 1411 | 154.5 | BATE |
| 10:06:47 | 400 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 10:06:47 | 1154 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 10:11:07 | 1633 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 10:11:34 | 1416 | 154.1 | TRQX |
| 10:18:13 | 365 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 10:18:13 | 1743 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 10:19:50 | 1200 | 155 | XLON |
| 10:19:50 | 514 | 155 | XLON |
| 10:20:38 | 1311 | 155 | BATE |
| 10:21:28 | 1297 | 155 | CHIX |
| 10:22:50 | 600 | 155 | XLON |
| 10:22:50 | 986 | 155 | XLON |
| 10:24:00 | 1246 | 155 | BATE |
| 10:28:07 | 1675 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 10:32:07 | 1803 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 10:38:19 | 1721 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 10:40:12 | 1250 | 154.5 | CHIX |
| 10:40:12 | 1581 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 10:48:12 | 414 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 10:48:12 | 600 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 10:48:12 | 600 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 10:48:12 | 211 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 10:52:12 | 1230 | 154.4 | CHIX |
| 10:52:35 | 1307 | 154.4 | TRQX |
| 11:10:42 | 1311 | 154.4 | CHIX |
| 11:10:43 | 587 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 600 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 369 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 229 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 600 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 767 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 230 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 598 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 1060 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 1287 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 334 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:10:43 | 565 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 11:18:43 | 63 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 11:18:43 | 184 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 11:21:43 | 600 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 11:21:43 | 1800 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 11:21:43 | 1576 | 154.9 | BATE |
| 11:21:43 | 19 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 11:21:43 | 1714 | 154.9 | BATE |
| 11:22:43 | 600 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 11:22:43 | 983 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 11:27:00 | 1233 | 154.8 | CHIX |
| 11:27:00 | 447 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:27:00 | 600 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:27:00 | 600 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:27:00 | 234 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:32:29 | 769 | 154.8 | TRQX |
| 11:32:29 | 484 | 154.8 | TRQX |
| 11:38:25 | 33 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:40:00 | 898 | 154.8 | CHIX |
| 11:40:00 | 387 | 154.8 | CHIX |
| 11:42:15 | 485 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:42:15 | 677 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:42:15 | 547 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:42:15 | 513 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:42:15 | 1407 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:54:15 | 1200 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:54:15 | 600 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:54:15 | 200 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:56:08 | 1260 | 154.7 | CHIX |
| 11:56:45 | 1034 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:56:45 | 600 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 11:56:45 | 133 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 12:06:15 | 581 | 154.8 | TRQX |
| 12:06:15 | 780 | 154.8 | TRQX |
| 12:11:04 | 600 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 12:11:04 | 1200 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 12:11:04 | 109 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 12:11:04 | 1899 | 154.7 | XLON |
| 12:17:08 | 481 | 154.7 | CHIX |
| 12:17:08 | 600 | 154.7 | CHIX |
| 12:17:08 | 231 | 154.7 | CHIX |
| 12:18:51 | 1813 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 12:29:52 | 27 | 154 | XLON |
| 12:32:08 | 1401 | 154.1 | CHIX |
| 12:33:16 | 1858 | 154 | XLON |
| 12:33:16 | 1856 | 154 | XLON |
| 12:38:55 | 2026 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 12:41:55 | 1200 | 154.4 | TRQX |
| 12:42:22 | 98 | 154.4 | TRQX |
| 12:42:22 | 87 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 12:42:22 | 1542 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 12:43:55 | 1623 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 12:46:55 | 600 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 12:46:55 | 1106 | 154.5 | XLON |
| 13:02:55 | 1919 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 13:02:55 | 1816 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 13:02:55 | 1820 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 13:02:55 | 1230 | 154.5 | CHIX |
| 13:03:43 | 1384 | 154.7 | BATE |
| 13:09:55 | 240 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 13:09:55 | 1336 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 13:13:55 | 1200 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 13:13:55 | 554 | 154.6 | XLON |
| 13:13:55 | 1055 | 154.5 | CHIX |
| 13:13:55 | 121 | 154.5 | CHIX |
| 13:13:55 | 1236 | 154.5 | TRQX |
| 13:16:55 | 1817 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:19:45 | 1216 | 154.1 | CHIX |
| 13:19:55 | 986 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:19:55 | 780 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:23:55 | 1200 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:23:55 | 441 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:27:55 | 1885 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:31:07 | 1081 | 153.7 | XLON |
| 13:33:07 | 1063 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 13:33:07 | 705 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 13:34:40 | 388 | 154.2 | BATE |
| 13:34:40 | 1010 | 154.2 | BATE |
| 13:35:42 | 807 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:35:42 | 270 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:35:42 | 1239 | 154.4 | CHIX |
| 13:39:51 | 807 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:39:51 | 1756 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:41:51 | 1796 | 154.2 | XLON |
| 13:43:21 | 969 | 154.1 | CHIX |
| 13:43:21 | 459 | 154.1 | CHIX |
| 13:43:55 | 1364 | 154.2 | TRQX |
| 13:59:21 | 1045 | 154 | CHIX |
| 13:59:21 | 146 | 154 | CHIX |
| 14:08:41 | 1358 | 154 | CHIX |
| 14:17:00 | 201 | 153.9 | TRQX |
| 14:17:00 | 1036 | 153.9 | TRQX |
| 14:19:10 | 520 | 154 | CHIX |
| 14:19:10 | 737 | 154 | CHIX |
| 14:19:19 | 17 | 154 | XLON |
| 14:19:46 | 8 | 154 | XLON |
| 14:20:05 | 1365 | 154 | XLON |
| 14:20:05 | 294 | 154 | XLON |
| 14:20:05 | 113 | 154 | XLON |
| 14:20:05 | 1419 | 154 | XLON |
| 14:20:05 | 906 | 154 | XLON |
| 14:20:05 | 2076 | 154 | XLON |
| 14:25:12 | 1218 | 153.9 | TRQX |
| 14:29:55 | 112 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 14:30:55 | 1386 | 154 | CHIX |
| 14:30:55 | 2454 | 154 | BATE |
| 14:30:55 | 195 | 154.2 | BATE |
| 14:30:55 | 2775 | 154.2 | BATE |
| 14:33:03 | 355 | 154 | BATE |
| 14:33:03 | 600 | 153.9 | XLON |
| 14:33:03 | 2251 | 153.9 | XLON |
| 14:39:17 | 22 | 154 | CHIX |
| 14:40:05 | 1 | 154 | CHIX |
| 14:41:15 | 1200 | 154.4 | CHIX |
| 14:41:15 | 173 | 154.4 | CHIX |
| 14:45:12 | 368 | 154.4 | TRQX |
| 14:45:16 | 106 | 154.4 | TRQX |
| 14:45:31 | 825 | 154.4 | TRQX |
| 14:48:24 | 975 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 14:48:24 | 8579 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 14:48:24 | 571 | 154.3 | CHIX |
| 14:48:24 | 591 | 154.3 | CHIX |
| 14:52:24 | 1569 | 154.3 | XLON |
| 14:55:24 | 1212 | 154.2 | CHIX |
| 14:59:53 | 75 | 153.9 | TRQX |
| 14:59:53 | 1171 | 153.9 | TRQX |
| 15:03:24 | 681 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 15:03:24 | 511 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 15:07:08 | 2539 | 153.8 | XLON |
| 15:07:08 | 250 | 153.9 | XLON |
| 15:07:08 | 600 | 153.9 | XLON |
| 15:07:08 | 600 | 153.9 | XLON |
| 15:07:09 | 5021 | 154 | XLON |
| 15:07:12 | 2087 | 154 | XLON |
| 15:07:12 | 1552 | 154 | XLON |
| 15:07:12 | 600 | 154 | XLON |
| 15:07:12 | 600 | 154 | XLON |
| 15:07:12 | 600 | 154 | XLON |
| 15:07:50 | 38 | 154 | BATE |
| 15:07:50 | 1952 | 154 | BATE |
| 15:07:50 | 1200 | 154 | BATE |
| 15:07:50 | 458 | 154 | BATE |
| 15:13:08 | 647 | 154 | CHIX |
| 15:13:08 | 538 | 154 | CHIX |
| 15:20:08 | 1423 | 154 | CHIX |
| 15:22:24 | 1366 | 153.9 | TRQX |
| 15:22:24 | 1838 | 153.9 | XLON |
| 15:25:17 | 1268 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 15:25:17 | 59 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 15:32:03 | 4601 | 153.7 | XLON |
| 15:32:04 | 588 | 153.5 | CHIX |
| 15:32:04 | 798 | 153.5 | CHIX |
| 15:32:11 | 489 | 153.5 | BATE |
| 15:32:11 | 600 | 153.5 | BATE |
| 15:32:11 | 1106 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 15:32:11 | 87 | 153.7 | BATE |
| 15:32:11 | 932 | 153.7 | BATE |
| 15:32:11 | 416 | 153.7 | BATE |
| 15:32:11 | 1404 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 15:32:11 | 130 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 15:32:11 | 600 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 15:32:11 | 600 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 15:35:24 | 600 | 153.5 | TRQX |
| 15:35:24 | 695 | 153.5 | TRQX |
| 15:38:56 | 238 | 153.7 | BATE |
| 15:38:56 | 2232 | 153.7 | XLON |
| 15:38:56 | 18 | 153.7 | BATE |
| 15:38:56 | 2365 | 153.7 | BATE |
| 15:38:56 | 489 | 153.7 | BATE |
| 15:39:04 | 3015 | 153.7 | XLON |
| 15:39:04 | 1198 | 153.7 | XLON |
| 15:39:04 | 2507 | 153.7 | BATE |
| 15:39:04 | 600 | 153.7 | XLON |
| 15:43:45 | 6 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 15:43:46 | 1381 | 154 | CHIX |
| 15:44:04 | 600 | 153.9 | XLON |
| 15:44:04 | 1051 | 153.9 | XLON |
| 15:51:29 | 600 | 153.9 | TRQX |
| 15:51:29 | 616 | 153.9 | TRQX |
| 15:53:04 | 87 | 154 | CHIX |
| 15:53:04 | 600 | 154 | CHIX |
| 15:53:04 | 570 | 154 | CHIX |
| 15:59:30 | 600 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 15:59:30 | 690 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 16:06:30 | 478 | 153.6 | CHIX |
| 16:06:30 | 881 | 153.6 | CHIX |
| 16:06:36 | 600 | 153.7 | TRQX |
| 16:06:36 | 600 | 153.7 | TRQX |
| 16:06:36 | 216 | 153.7 | TRQX |
| 16:08:04 | 1542 | 153.5 | XLON |
| 16:15:08 | 424 | 153.2 | CHIX |
| 16:15:52 | 1407 | 153.8 | CHIX |
| 16:15:52 | 733 | 154 | CHIX |
| 16:15:52 | 578 | 154 | CHIX |
| 16:15:52 | 404 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:15:52 | 1385 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 600 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 600 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 600 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 600 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 1812 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 5400 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 993 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 2844 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 8413 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:22 | 5123 | 153.6 | XLON |
| 16:16:52 | 1182 | 153.5 | BATE |
| 16:16:52 | 105 | 153.5 | BATE |
| 16:20:12 | 600 | 153.5 | TRQX |
| 16:20:12 | 600 | 153.5 | TRQX |
| 16:20:12 | 18 | 153.5 | TRQX |
| 16:23:52 | 1201 | 153.4 | BATE |
| 16:28:51 | 258 | 153.3 | CHIX |