Buyback programme

27 July 2026

FirstGroup plc

On-market Share Buyback Programme of £100m

Completion of First Tranche and Commencement of Second Tranche

FirstGroup plc (" FirstGroup ")   announces that, in accordance with the terms of its on-market share buyback programme of £100m announced on   18 June 2026 (the “ Buyback ”), RBC Europe Limited completed the first tranche on 24 July 2026, with a total of 13,553,662 ordinary shares purchased for a total of £24,806,895 and currently being held in Treasury.

Panmure Liberum Limited will now commence the second £25m   tranche of the Buyback of with effect from today.   The second, third and fourth tranches of the Buyback are expected to proceed as set out in our announcement of 18 June 2026.

Forward-looking statements

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