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      <title>Pre-close trading update</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc has provided a pre-close trading update for the financial year ending 28 March 2026, indicating that both First Bus and First Rail divisions are trading in line with expectations. First Bus has seen growth through acquisitions and mitigation of industry challenges, while First Rail&apos;s open access services and the upcoming London Overground contract are progressing well. The company has also enhanced its fuel and electricity hedging for FY 2027 and FY 2028, with approximately 88% an</description>
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      <title>Director/PDMR Shareholding</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc announced that Lena Wilson, Chair of the Board, purchased 6,000 ordinary shares at 171.0738 pence per share on the London Stock Exchange on March 18, 2026, for a total consideration of £10,264.43. This transaction, a share purchase, is being disclosed in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
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      <title>Total Voting Rights</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc announced that as of January 31, 2026, its total issued share capital comprises 570,695,015 ordinary shares, with 8,164,166 shares held in treasury. Consequently, the total number of voting rights available to shareholders is 562,530,849. This figure serves as the denominator for shareholders to calculate their notification obligations regarding voting rights holdings under the FCA&apos;s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
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      <title>Cancellation of Treasury Shares</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc has announced the cancellation of 180,000,000 treasury shares, reducing its total treasury holdings to 8,164,166 shares. Following this cancellation, the company&apos;s issued share capital will comprise 570,695,015 ordinary shares. The total number of voting rights remains unchanged at 562,530,849, which shareholders should use as the denominator for regulatory notification calculations.
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      <title>Holding(s) in Company</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Schroders Plc has reduced its holding in FIRSTGROUP PLC, with its total voting rights now standing at 4.991659%, representing 28,079,627 voting rights. This change, which occurred on January 2, 2026, marks a decrease from its previous notification level of 9.991435%. The notification was made on January 5, 2026.
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      <title>Acquisition</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc has acquired the UK sightseeing bus operations of RATP Développement SA, branded as Tootbus, for approximately £17 million to expand its First Bus business in London and Bath. This acquisition includes 63 buses, depots in London and Bath, and around 190 employees, with Tootbus reporting £15.9 million in revenue and a £0.6 million operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2023. FirstGroup anticipates annual revenues of around £30 million by FY 2029 from these operations, which</description>
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      <title>FirstGroup named as preferred operator for Lo...</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup has been named the preferred operator for the London Overground rail contract, valued at approximately £3 billion over an initial eight-year term with a two-year extension option.  This contract, commencing May 3, 2026, will see First Rail London Limited responsible for train service delivery and station management, while Transport for London retains all revenue risk. The agreement includes plans for increased services, enhanced customer experience, and sustainability initiatives aime</description>
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      <title>Half-year Financial Report</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc reported a 30% increase in adjusted revenue to £833.6 million for the half-year ended 27 September 2025, with adjusted operating profit rising to £103.6 million. Adjusted earnings per share grew by 16% to 9.9p, supported by a share repurchase program. The company returned approximately £76 million to shareholders through buybacks and dividends. Despite a free cash outflow of £35.6 million due to accelerated investment in bus electrification, adjusted net debt stood at £207.6 milli</description>
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      <title>Completion of Buyback Programme</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc announced the completion of its share buyback programme, which commenced on June 10, 2025. The company repurchased a total of 22,439,652 ordinary shares. The total consideration for these shares amounted to £49,997,469. The average price paid per share during the buyback programme was 222.81 pence. The initial announcement on June 10, 2025, stated the programme would purchase up to £50 million of ordinary shares.

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      <title>Transaction in Own Shares</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc announced a transaction in its own shares, purchasing 165,000 ordinary shares at a weighted average price of 222.79 pence per share on October 2, 2025, as part of its share buyback program. The highest price paid was 224.40 pence and the lowest price paid was 220.80 pence. Following this purchase, FirstGroup holds 188,164,166 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 562,530,849, which is also the total number of voting </description>
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      <title>Blocklisting - Interim Review</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FirstGroup plc reports its six-monthly return for the period from April 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, concerning its block listing. The balance of unallotted securities from the previous return for the FirstGroup Long Term Incentive Plan was 947,838. For the FirstGroup Share Incentive Plan, the balance was 93,094, and for the FirstGroup Sharesave Plan, it was 986,685. There was no increase to the block schemes since the last return, and no securities were issued or allotted under any of the sc</description>
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      <title>HSBC HOLDINGS PLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ITS TENDER OFFERS FOR FOUR SERIES OF NOTES</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>HSBC Holdings plc (the &apos;Company&apos;, &apos;we&apos; or &apos;us&apos;) today announces the results of its previously announced four separate offers to purchase for cash any and all of the outstanding series of notes listed in the table below. We refer to the outstanding notes listed in the table below collectively as the &apos;Notes&apos; and separately as a &apos;series&apos; of Notes. We refer to each offer to purchase a series of Notes as an &apos;Offer&apos;, and collectively as the &apos;Offers&apos;.</description>
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      <title>Award of open access rail extensions</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 06:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Award of open access rail extensions.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Result of AGM</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Result of AGM.</description>
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      <title>Buyback update</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Buyback update.</description>
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      <title>AGM Statement</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Annual Financial Report</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Annual Financial Report.</description>
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      <title>Director Change</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Director Change.</description>
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      <title>Launch of £50m share buyback programme</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Launch of £50m share buyback programme.</description>
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