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FirstGroup: Transaction in Own Shares

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Summary by 6ix AI

FirstGroup plc bought back its own ordinary shares of 5 pence each through RBC Europe Limited between October 19 and October 23, 2026, under the share buyback programme it announced on June 18, 2026.

Key details

  • Daily purchases: 214,858 shares on October 19 at a weighted average price of 202.5888 pence; 242,758 on October 20 at 207.3281 pence; 237,824 on October 21 at 210.4463 pence; 214,268 on October 22 at 212.4540 pence; 220,220 on October 23 at 213.4356 pence.
  • Prices paid ranged from a low of 200.8000 pence on October 19 to a high of 214.8000 pence on October 23.
  • After these purchases, FirstGroup holds 38,072,928 ordinary shares in treasury (shares the company holds itself) and has 532,622,087 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares.
  • Total voting rights, excluding treasury shares, were 532,622,087 as at October 23, 2026; shareholders may use this figure to work out whether they must notify a holding or change in holding under the UK 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.

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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 Purchase

Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased

Weighted average price paid (p)

Lowest price paid (p)

Highest price paid (p)

19 October 2026

214,858

202.5888

200.8000

203.6000

20 October 2026

242,758

207.3281

203.0000

209.4000

21 October 2026

237,824

210.4463

208.0000

211.6000

22 October 2026

214,268

212.4540

210.4000

213.4000

23 October 2026

220,220

213.4356

212.0000

214.8000

Following the above purchase, FirstGroup holds 38,072,928 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue excluding shares held as treasury shares is 532,622,087. 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 23 October 2026 is 532,622,087. 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

[email protected]

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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