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 |Number of |Weighted |Lowest |Highest price paid (p)|
|Purchase|Ordinary Shares|average price|price paid| |
| |Purchased |paid (p) |(p) | |
+--------+---------------+-------------+----------+----------------------+
|02 |112,645 |225.7119 |218.6000 |228.0000 |
|November| | | | |
|2026 | | | | |
+--------+---------------+-------------+----------+----------------------+
|06 |95,561 |229.8437 |229.2000 |230.0000 |
|November| | | | |
|2026 | | | | |
+--------+---------------+-------------+----------+----------------------+
Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 39,421,650 Ordinary Shares in
treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as
treasury shares is 531,273,365. 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
06 November 2026 is 531,273,365. 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
companysecretariat@firstgroup.co.uk
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 attached to this
announcement.
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FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares
Summary by 6ix AI
FirstGroup plc bought back its own ordinary shares through RBC Europe Limited under its share buyback programme announced on June 18, 2026: 112,645 shares on November 2, 2026 and 95,561 shares on November 6, 2026.
Key details
- November 2, 2026 purchases: weighted average price 225.7119 pence, lowest 218.6000 pence, highest 228.0000 pence per share.
- November 6, 2026 purchases: weighted average price 229.8437 pence, lowest 229.2000 pence, highest 230.0000 pence per share.
- Following the purchases, FirstGroup holds 39,421,650 ordinary shares in treasury (shares the company holds itself). Ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, total 531,273,365.
- Total voting rights as at November 6, 2026, excluding treasury shares, are 531,273,365, which shareholders may use to work out whether they must disclose their holdings under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
What’s still pending
- FirstGroup initially intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury but may cancel them in due course.
6ix AI wrote this summary from the release below and checked it against the release.
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