FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares
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FirstGroup Plc20 Jul, 2026, 06:00 GMT
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 18 June 2026, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through RBC Europe Limited.
| Date of Purchase |
Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased |
Weighted average price paid (p) |
Lowest price paid (p) |
Highest price paid (p) |
| 13 July 2026 |
661,693 |
182.2794 |
178.7000 |
183.5000 |
| 14 July 2026 |
682,835 |
180.3904 |
178.8000 |
183.0000 |
| 15 July 2026 |
682,972 |
179.4878 |
176.2000 |
180.7000 |
| 16 July 2026 |
581,084 |
179.8001 |
177.8000 |
180.7000 |
| 17 July 2026 |
381,274 |
177.0617 |
175.6000 |
178.9000 |
Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 18,943,361 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 551,751,654. 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 17 July 2026 is 551,751,654. 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 |
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| Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations David Blizzard, Company Secretary companysecretariat@firstgroup.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354 |
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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 attached to this announcement.
