FirstGroup plc has announced that it has purchased 209,051 of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each through RBC Europe Limited. The weighted average price paid for the shares was 164.81 pence, with the highest price paid being 165.00 pence and the lowest price paid being 163.30 pence. Following this purchase, FirstGroup now holds 89,252,649 Ordinary Shares in treasury, while the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 661,442,366. 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 of 10 November 2023, is 661,442,366. 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 show that the purchases were made on various platforms, with the weighted average price ranging from 163.30 pence to 165.00 pence per share. The individual transactions include purchases made on CHIX, XLON, and BATE platforms at different times throughout the day.

No further information or details about the reasons behind the share buyback or the impact on the company's financial position were provided in the news release.