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18 Nov, 2024 08:00

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 14 November 2024, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through RBC Europe Limited.

Date of Purchase

15 November 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased

21,009

Weighted average price paid (p)

145.38

Highest price paid (p)

145.80

Lowest price paid (p)

144.90

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 135,247,302 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 615,447,713. FirstGroup initially intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury shares but may cancel them in due course.

The total number of voting rights in FirstGroup, excluding treasury shares as at 15 November 2024 is 615,447,713. 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

[email protected]

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

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

145.42

13,048

CHIX

144.90

120

BATE

145.02

2,913

TRQX

145.46

4,184

Aquis

145.80

744

Individual Transactions

Transaction Time

Volume

Price (GBp)

Platform

15/11/2024