FirstGroup PLC has announced the purchase of 13,101 of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each through RBC Europe Limited as part of its share buyback program. The weighted average price paid was 168.40 pence per share, with the highest price paid at 169.90 pence and the lowest at 166.40 pence. Following this purchase, the company now holds 109,865,685 Ordinary Shares in treasury out of a total of 640,829,330 shares in issue.

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 March 2024, is 640,829,330. 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.

The transaction details, including the breakdown of individual trades made by RBC Europe Limited on behalf of FirstGroup as part of the Programme, have been provided in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).

For further information, contacts at FirstGroup, Brunswick PR, Liberum Capital Limited, and RBC Europe Limited have been listed.