FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

PR Newswire

LONDON, United Kingdom, May 18

 

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 16 December 2022, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) through Liberum Capital Limited.

 

Date of Purchase

17 May 2023

Number of ordinary shares purchased

482,082

Weighted average price paid (p)

118.22

Highest price paid (p)

119.90

Lowest price paid (p)

117.10

 

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 42,533,128 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 708,115,190. 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 17 May 2023 is 708,115,190. 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 / William Hall 
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 

Contacts at RBC Europe Limited:


James Agnew / Jonathan Hardy / 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

118.18

347,682

BATE

118.40

53,393

CHIX

118.28

56,033

TRQX

118.32

24,974

 

Individual transactions:

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Venue

08:01:03

622

119.30

BATE

08:01:03

1,897

119.30

BATE

08:01:03

2,174

119.90

CHIX

08:01:03

552

119.90

CHIX

08:05:43

5,192

117.60

XLON

08:05:58

3,457

117.80

XLON

08:05:58

3,753

117.90

XLON

08:07:03

1,153

118.40

BATE

08:07:03

1,914

118.40

BATE

08:07:43

3,081

118.60

XLON

08:08:06

2,625

118.60

CHIX

08:08:58

324

118.50

XLON

08:08:58

3,037

118.50

XLON

08:11:09

120

118.00

XLON

08:11:09

3,341

118.00

XLON

08:17:03

2,959

118.80

BATE

08:18:08

3,685

118.60

XLON

08:32:14

301

118.10

CHIX

08:33:00

301

118.10

CHIX

08:34:25

299

118.10

CHIX

08:35:12

302

118.10

CHIX

08:36:37

169

118.30

XLON

08:36:43

2,797

118.60

TRQX

08:37:37

3,255

118.60

XLON

08:38:36

302

118.50

CHIX

08:38:36

2,216

118.50

CHIX

08:49:37

3,283

118.30

XLON

09:00:52

118

118.10

CHIX

09:00:57

507

118.10

CHIX

09:01:50

200

118.10

CHIX

09:02:20

300

118.10

CHIX

09:02:40

213

118.10

CHIX

09:03:48

299

118.10

CHIX

09:07:04

299

118.10

CHIX

09:08:43

3,153

118.10

XLON

09:08:43

682

118.10

CHIX

09:08:43

2,200

118.10

XLON

09:08:43

1,378

118.10

XLON

09:08:43

1,100

118.10

XLON

09:08:43

2,200

118.10

XLON

09:08:43

843

118.10

XLON

09:13:10

113

118.20

XLON

09:13:10

3,567

118.30

XLON

09:22:10

3,613

118.40

XLON

09:22:10

66

118.40

XLON

09:25:14

185

118.10

CHIX

09:26:23

28

118.10

CHIX

09:26:55

299

118.10

CHIX

09:27:30

2,081

118.10

CHIX

09:27:30

3,573

118.30

XLON

09:27:30

5,415

118.30

XLON

09:27:30

3,229

118.10

XLON

09:27:30

1,355

118.10

XLON

09:27:32

917

118.10

XLON

09:27:32

597

118.10

XLON

09:27:32

382

118.10

XLON

09:28:03

2,548

118.00

BATE

09:35:26

3,354

117.90

XLON

09:36:42

3,506

117.60

XLON

09:40:31

300

117.90

BATE

09:40:31

2,222

117.90

BATE

09:40:31

1,515

117.90

XLON

09:40:31

1,768

117.90

XLON

09:40:31

435

117.90

BATE

09:53:31

1,100

117.90

XLON

09:53:31

2,200

117.90

XLON

09:53:31

199

117.90

XLON

09:59:50

3,186

118.00

XLON

10:00:56

1,100

117.90

CHIX

10:00:56

1,100

117.90

CHIX

10:00:56

422

117.90

CHIX

10:00:58

3,422

117.80

XLON

10:06:58

3,211

117.80

XLON

10:17:36

1,173

117.80

TRQX

10:17:36

424

117.80

TRQX

10:17:36

382

117.80

TRQX

10:17:36

510

117.80

TRQX

10:17:36

239

117.80

TRQX

10:23:58

3,665

117.80

XLON

10:27:22

76

117.40

CHIX

10:28:03

334

117.60

BATE

10:32:57

356

117.80

CHIX

10:40:03

582

117.90

XLON

10:40:03

11

117.90

XLON

10:40:03

296

117.90

XLON

10:40:03

463

117.90

XLON

10:40:03

198

117.90

XLON

10:40:03

26

117.90

XLON

10:40:03

94

117.90

XLON

10:40:03

5,455

117.90

XLON

10:42:34

27

117.80

CHIX

10:47:55

942

117.80

CHIX

11:06:46

165

117.80

CHIX

11:06:46

151

117.80

XLON

11:06:46

3,258

117.80

XLON

11:06:46

3,405

117.80

XLON

11:06:46

36

117.80

CHIX

11:06:46

1,329

117.80

CHIX

11:06:46

1,100

117.80

XLON

11:06:46

1,100

117.80

XLON

11:06:46

1,129

117.80

XLON

11:10:14

302

117.90

BATE

11:10:14

1,100

117.90

BATE

11:10:14

438

117.90

BATE

11:10:14

342

117.90

BATE

11:10:14

789

117.90

BATE

11:12:23

307

117.80

XLON

11:14:36

9

117.90

CHIX

11:19:29

1,100

117.90

CHIX

11:19:29

1,100

117.90

CHIX

11:19:29

672

117.90

CHIX

11:19:29

3,137

118.00

XLON

11:22:29

2,200

118.10

XLON

11:22:29

953

118.10

XLON

11:22:31

449

118.00

XLON

11:22:31

2,200

118.00

XLON

11:22:31

802

118.00

XLON

11:23:25

1,100

117.70

XLON

11:23:27

2,474

117.70

XLON

11:24:14

2,856

118.00

BATE

11:24:14

50

118.10

BATE

11:24:14

986

118.10

BATE

11:24:14

1,728

118.10

BATE

11:24:36

3,049

117.90

XLON

11:24:36

2,666

117.90

TRQX

11:28:34

1,148

117.80

XLON

11:28:34

1,100

117.90

XLON

11:28:34

371

117.90

XLON

11:28:34

1,100

117.90

XLON

11:28:34

584

117.90

XLON

11:31:08

3,697

117.80

XLON

11:38:08

3,300

117.90

XLON

11:38:08

242

117.90

XLON

11:38:08

154

117.90

XLON

11:50:49

75

117.90

XLON

11:50:54

167

117.90

XLON

11:56:27

1,923

117.90

XLON

11:56:27

1,469

117.90

XLON

11:56:27

48

117.90

CHIX

11:56:27

875

117.90

CHIX

11:56:27

1,100

117.90

CHIX

11:56:27

829

117.90

CHIX

11:56:31

543

117.80

XLON

11:58:41

2,743

117.80

XLON

12:11:41

1,693

117.50

XLON

12:11:41

1,500

117.50

XLON

12:18:56

95

117.10

XLON

12:19:37

224

117.10

XLON

12:20:15

299

117.10

XLON

12:21:34

300

117.10

XLON

12:22:53

300

117.10

XLON

12:24:12

300

117.10

XLON

12:25:31

298

117.10

XLON

12:27:24

298

117.10

XLON

12:29:16

297

117.10

XLON

12:30:56

380

117.10

CHIX

12:31:01

598

117.10

CHIX

12:31:09

299

117.10

CHIX

12:35:16

2,200

117.30

XLON

12:35:16

794

117.30

XLON

12:44:16

2,972

117.90

XLON

12:51:16

1,127

117.90

XLON

12:51:16

1,100

117.90

XLON

12:51:16

989

117.90

XLON

13:01:13

11

117.90

CHIX

13:06:16

2,028

118.10

BATE

13:06:16

270

118.20

CHIX

13:06:16

6

118.20

CHIX

13:06:17

1,100

118.20

XLON

13:06:17

1,100

118.20

XLON

13:06:17

237

118.20

XLON

13:06:17

1,100

118.20

XLON

13:06:17

397

118.20

XLON

13:06:17

317

118.20

CHIX

13:06:17

466

118.20

CHIX

13:06:17

550

118.20

CHIX

13:06:17

1,100

118.20

CHIX

13:06:21

668

118.10

BATE

13:06:21

195

118.10

BATE

13:06:21

315

118.10

BATE

13:07:31

277

118.00

XLON

13:16:42

165

118.00

XLON

13:18:00

300

118.00

XLON

13:19:17

297

118.00

XLON

13:19:17

143

118.00

XLON

13:20:20

260

118.00

XLON

13:20:49

1,100

118.00

XLON

13:20:49

2,307

118.00

XLON

13:20:49

1,058

118.00

XLON

13:20:49

1,306

118.00

XLON

13:20:49

3,691

118.00

XLON

13:25:36

1,317

118.10

TRQX

13:25:36

1,513

118.10

TRQX

13:29:42

540

118.00

XLON

13:29:42

1,100

118.00

XLON

13:29:42

1,100

118.00

XLON

13:29:42

744

118.00

XLON

13:30:04

3,045

117.90

CHIX

13:33:01

3,699

118.20

XLON

13:51:21

196

118.00

XLON

13:51:56

140

118.00

XLON

13:52:14

299

118.00

XLON

13:53:07

68

118.00

XLON

13:53:43

2,995

118.00

XLON

13:53:43

2,005

118.00

XLON

13:54:00

301

118.00

XLON

13:54:53

300

118.00

XLON

13:57:23

297

118.00

XLON

13:58:33

12

118.00

CHIX

14:00:18

430

118.10

XLON

14:00:19

472

118.10

XLON

14:00:29

8,528

118.10

XLON

14:00:29

328

118.10

XLON

14:03:17

298

118.10

XLON

14:03:19

782

118.10

XLON

14:03:26

474

118.10

CHIX

14:03:26

2,914

118.20

TRQX

14:03:27

662

118.10

CHIX

14:04:15

1,819

118.60

XLON

14:04:15

683

118.60

XLON

14:04:15

1,126

118.60

XLON

14:07:24

3,106

118.50

XLON

14:07:24

2,974

118.50

XLON

14:07:25

381

118.40

BATE

14:07:25

633

118.40

BATE

14:07:25

3,320

118.40

BATE

14:07:25

1,763

118.40

BATE

14:07:25

1,010

118.40

BATE

14:07:25

84

118.40

BATE

14:07:25

66

118.40

BATE

14:12:50

3,126

118.50

XLON

14:12:51

2,200

118.30

XLON

14:12:51

1,100

118.30

XLON

14:12:51

245

118.30

XLON

14:12:51

2,891

118.30

CHIX

14:15:25

2,607

118.20

BATE

14:17:54

3,321

118.00

XLON

14:24:05

1,048

118.00

XLON

14:24:05

2,200

118.00

XLON

14:24:05

66

118.00

XLON

14:26:05

1,100

118.00

XLON

14:26:05

1,100

118.00

XLON

14:26:05

859

118.00

XLON

14:31:05

3,434

118.00

XLON

14:31:36

2,825

118.00

CHIX

14:35:05

3,540

118.20

XLON

14:39:05

2,540

118.20

XLON

14:39:05

1,070

118.20

XLON

14:39:26

2,572

118.40

TRQX

14:42:19

345

118.50

XLON

14:42:19

2,988

118.50

XLON

14:45:55

74

118.40

XLON

14:45:55

1,100

118.50

XLON

14:45:55

1,100

118.50

XLON

14:45:55

314

118.50

XLON

14:45:55

820

118.50

XLON

14:45:56

275

118.40

CHIX

14:47:01

1,689

118.40

CHIX

14:47:01

939

118.40

CHIX

14:47:25

1,100

118.30

BATE

14:47:25

1,422

118.30

BATE

14:48:03

325

118.20

XLON

14:50:03

1,100

118.50

XLON

14:50:03

1,931

118.50

XLON

14:55:18

301

118.60

XLON

14:55:18

3,211

118.60

XLON

14:58:05

2,431

119.00

XLON

14:58:05

1,062

119.00

XLON

14:58:25

2,768

119.10

BATE

15:00:05

3,054

119.00

XLON

15:03:30

3,269

118.80

XLON

15:03:30

1,429

118.80

CHIX

15:03:50

135

118.80

CHIX

15:04:46

299

118.80

CHIX

15:05:00

838

118.80

CHIX

15:05:59

302

118.80

XLON

15:05:59

1,821

118.80

XLON

15:05:59

1,475

118.80

XLON

15:05:59

18

118.80

CHIX

15:10:04

2,656

119.00

TRQX

15:10:39

15

118.90

BATE

15:11:48

74

119.00

XLON

15:11:48

15

119.10

BATE

15:12:05

3,543

119.00

XLON

15:12:05

1,100

119.10

BATE

15:12:05

1,971

119.10

BATE

15:12:05

2,080

119.10

BATE

15:12:05

801

119.10

BATE

15:15:05

308

119.00

XLON

15:15:23

299

119.00

XLON

15:15:47

298

119.00

XLON

15:16:11

298

119.00

XLON

15:16:35

298

119.00

XLON

15:16:46

1,605

119.00

XLON

15:18:59

301

119.00

XLON

15:19:23

304

119.00

XLON

15:19:52

93

119.00

XLON

15:19:52

1,100

119.00

XLON

15:19:52

1,100

119.00

XLON

15:19:52

178

119.00

XLON

15:22:15

309

119.00

CHIX

15:22:38

308

119.00

XLON

15:23:01

83

119.00

CHIX

15:23:24

309

119.00

CHIX

15:23:47

310

119.00

XLON

15:24:10

310

119.00

CHIX

15:24:32

297

119.00

CHIX

15:24:54

297

119.00

CHIX

15:25:12

1,005

119.00

CHIX

15:25:15

298

119.00

XLON

15:25:15

2,397

119.00

XLON

15:25:49

64

119.00

CHIX

15:26:32

87

119.00

XLON

15:26:42

3,026

119.00

XLON

15:30:42

3,559

118.70

XLON

15:34:43

301

118.50

XLON

15:35:43

306

118.50

XLON

15:38:13

302

118.50

TRQX

15:39:43

305

118.50

TRQX

15:41:50

1,208

118.60

CHIX

15:42:18

144

118.60

CHIX

15:42:47

208

118.60

CHIX

15:42:48

1,015

118.60

CHIX

15:43:03

2,567

118.50

XLON

15:43:03

3,128

118.50

XLON

15:43:03

3,548

118.50

XLON

15:43:03

3,120

118.50

XLON

15:43:03

2,405

118.50

TRQX

15:45:03

1,100

118.20

XLON

15:45:03

2,299

118.20

XLON

15:49:03

2,200

118.20

XLON

15:49:03

1,100

118.20

XLON

15:49:03

287

118.20

XLON

15:53:17

1,366

118.20

XLON

15:53:17

944

118.20

XLON

15:55:26

770

118.20

XLON

15:56:53

2,200

118.30

BATE

15:56:53

790

118.30

BATE

15:57:38

300

118.20

XLON

15:57:53

739

118.40

XLON

15:57:54

1,001

118.40

XLON

15:58:24

297

118.40

XLON

15:58:24

1,190

118.40

XLON

16:00:36

302

118.30

XLON

16:00:36

2,759

118.30

XLON

16:01:05

2,550

118.20

CHIX

16:06:36

297

118.20

XLON

16:06:56

305

118.20

XLON

16:07:16

306

118.20

XLON

16:07:36

308

118.20

XLON

16:08:16

310

118.20

XLON

16:08:36

311

118.20

XLON

16:08:43

306

118.20

XLON

16:09:02

297

118.20

XLON

16:09:21

298

118.20

XLON

16:09:40

299

118.20

XLON

16:09:54

68

118.20

XLON

16:09:59

100

118.20

XLON

16:09:59

202

118.20

XLON

16:10:17

297

118.20

XLON

16:10:35

303

118.20

XLON

16:10:53

74

118.20

XLON

16:11:11

300

118.20

XLON

16:11:29

302

118.20

XLON

16:11:29

1,622

118.20

XLON

16:12:29

407

118.20

XLON

16:13:05

16

118.20

XLON

16:13:23

307

118.20

XLON

16:13:41

308

118.20

XLON

16:13:59

309

118.20

XLON

16:14:17

310

118.20

XLON

16:14:28

416

118.20

XLON

16:15:36

298

118.20

TRQX

16:16:28

3,021

118.30

XLON

16:17:08

302

118.30

XLON

16:17:30

303

118.30

XLON

16:17:36

2,501

118.40

TRQX

16:17:37

1,100

118.30

XLON

16:17:37

1,838

118.30

XLON

16:17:37

362

118.30

XLON

16:17:37

2,621

118.30

XLON

16:17:37

542

118.20

CHIX

16:17:37

883

118.20

CHIX

16:17:37

16

118.20

CHIX

16:17:37

28

118.20

CHIX

16:17:38

83

118.20

CHIX

16:20:00

1,100

118.20

CHIX

16:20:00

485

118.20

CHIX

16:20:00

608

118.10

XLON

16:20:00

2,899

118.10

XLON

16:20:53

921

118.00

BATE

16:20:53

900

118.00

BATE

16:20:53

670

118.00

BATE

16:20:53

404

118.00

BATE

16:21:15

297

118.00

XLON

16:21:35

2,065

118.10

XLON

16:21:48

308

118.10

XLON

16:21:48

805

118.10

XLON

16:24:25

301

118.10

XLON

16:24:43

2,760

118.10

XLON

16:24:44

191

118.00

BATE

16:25:43

2,200

118.00

XLON

16:25:43

1,115

118.00

XLON

16:28:00

2,986

118.00

XLON