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2023 AGM Statement
2023 AGM Statement.
About this update from Firstgroup Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nFIRSTGROUP PLC\n2023 AGM STATEMENT\n \nFirstGroup plc (`FirstGroup' or `the Group') will be holding its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') at 14:30 today.\n \nAhead of the AGM, the Group notes that its overall trading performance for the financial year-to-date has been in line with the expectations we outlined at our full year results on 8 June 2023. \n \nAs at 20 July 2023, £70.9m of the £75m on-market share buyback programme launched in December 2022 has been completed. As previously announced, upon completion of the £75m buyback programme, the Group will launch an additional on-market share buyback programme to purchase up to £115m of ordinary shares of 5p, subject to approval of the normal buyback authority at today's AGM. \n \nThe Group is scheduled to announce its interim results for the six months to the end of September 2023 on Thursday 23 November 2023.\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContacts at FirstGroup:\n\n\nMarianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations\n\n\n\nStuart Butchers, Head of Corporate Communications\n\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContacts at Brunswick PR:\n\n\nAndrew Porter / Simone Selzer\n\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nContacts at Liberum Capital Limited:\n\n\nNicholas How / John Fishley / William Hall\n\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nContacts at RBC Europe Limited:\n\n\nJames Agnew / Jack Wood\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nForward-looking statements\nCertain statements included or incorporated by reference within this document may constitute `forward-looking statements' with respect to the business, strategy and plans of the Group and our current goals, assumptions and expectations relating to our future financial condition, performance and results. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, assumptions, uncertainties and other factors that cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Group to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. No statement in this document should be construed as a profit forecast for any period. Shareholders ar...