FirstGroup plc Announces Transaction in Own Shares

FirstGroup plc announced that it has purchased a number of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme initiated on 18 June 2026. Following this transaction, the company holds 38,072,928 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury, is 532,622,087. The company stated that it initially intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury but may cancel them in the future.