Transaction in Own Shares
FirstGroup purchased 1,140,516 ordinary shares between 26 and 30 October 2026 under its buyback programme at a weighted-average price of approximately 218.08p (total consideration c.£2.49m), with individual trade prices ranging from 216.00p to 222.00p. Following these purchases FirstGroup holds 39,213,444 ordinary shares in treasury and the number of ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury (and total voting rights) is 531,481,571. The company initially intends to hold the purchased shares as treasury but may cancel them in due course, a potential cancellation that would reduce shares outstanding and be potentially supportive of the share price.
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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 Purchase | Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased | Weighted average price paid (p) | Lowest price paid (p) | Highest price paid (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2026 | 232,775 | 217.1194 | 216.0000 | 218.0000 |
| 27 October 2026 | 220,239 | 219.2147 | 216.4000 | 221.0000 |
| 28 October 2026 | 227,066 | 218.6786 | 216.0000 | 222.0000 |
| 29 October 2026 | 230,840 | 217.6998 | 216.6000 | 219.4000 |
| 30 October 2026 | 229,596 | 217.6820 | 216.6000 | 218.8000 |
Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 39,213,444 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 531,481,571. 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 30 October 2026 is 531,481,571. 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.
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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