Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
25 March 2024
 

25th March 2024

Wickes Group plc

("Wickes" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

 

Wickes Group plc ("Wickes" or the "Company") announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each through Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt").

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:

22nd  March 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

48,452

Lowest price per share (pence):

149.9

Highest price per share (pence):

152.1

Weighted average price per day (pence):

150.9845

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 9,557,438 ordinary shares since the commencement of the buyback programme. 

 

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 250,080,560 shares. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.

 

Once the shares are cancelled, the total number of voting rights in Wickes will therefore be 250,080,560. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 

 

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme.

  

Aggregate information:

Venue

Volume-weighted average price (p)

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share (p)

Highest price per share (p)

XLON

150.9845

48,452

149.9

152.1

 

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is detailed below:

 

Date and time of each trade

Number of shares purchased

Price (pence per share)

Trading Venue

Transaction Reference Number

22nd March 2024

08:16:06

1615

151.4

XLON

00159926840TRLO0

22nd March 2024

08:16:10

1704

150.6

XLON

00159926857TRLO0

22nd March 2024

08:18:33

1707

151.2

XLON

00159927071TRLO0

22nd March 2024

09:39:33

1623

151.5

XLON

00159934853TRLO0

22nd March 2024

09:42:32

1673

151.7

XLON

00159935051TRLO0

22nd March 2024

10:12:10

1709

152

XLON

00159938512TRLO0

22nd March 2024

10:20:33

1709

152.1

XLON

00159940043TRLO0

22nd March 2024

10:32:26

1419

151.8

XLON

00159941025TRLO0

22nd March 2024

10:32:44

1534

151.7

XLON

00159941081TRLO0

22nd March 2024

10:32:48

461

151.7

XLON

00159941087TRLO0

22nd March 2024

10:43:09

1068

151.7

XLON

00159942023TRLO0

22nd March 2024

10:54:54

1638

151.8

XLON

00159943172TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:25:39

1597

151.8

XLON

00159945910TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:25:39

14

151.8

XLON

00159945911TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:25:40

1442

151.8

XLON

00159945919TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:55:13

1722

151.5

XLON

00159948385TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:55:14

1611

150.9

XLON

00159948388TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:55:15

1574

150.9

XLON

00159948390TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:55:20

1603

150.6

XLON

00159948401TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:55:20

1686

150.7

XLON

00159948402TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:56:56

444

150.1

XLON

00159948587TRLO0

22nd March 2024

11:56:56

168

150.1

XLON

00159948588TRLO0

22nd March 2024

12:14:31

1144

150.2

XLON

00159950026TRLO0

22nd March 2024

12:14:31

402

150.2

XLON

00159950027TRLO0

22nd March 2024

12:47:54

1722

150.2

XLON

00159952335TRLO0

22nd March 2024

13:10:21

374

150.7

XLON

00159953649TRLO0

22nd March 2024

13:10:21

1158

150.7

XLON

00159953650TRLO0

22nd March 2024

13:34:24

1494

150.5

XLON

00159956311TRLO0

22nd March 2024

14:01:16

855

150.1

XLON

00159959990TRLO0

22nd March 2024

14:01:16

590

150.1

XLON

00159959991TRLO0

22nd March 2024

14:03:47

220

149.9

XLON

00159960308TRLO0

22nd March 2024

14:03:47

1324

149.9

XLON

00159960309TRLO0

22nd March 2024

14:38:32

529

150.1

XLON

00159964906TRLO0

22nd March 2024

14:38:32

951

150.1

XLON

00159964907TRLO0

22nd March 2024

14:47:36

1610

150.1

XLON

00159965877TRLO0

22nd March 2024

15:33:39

1613

150.1

XLON

00159971890TRLO0

22nd March 2024

15:34:24

400

150.2

XLON

00159971975TRLO0

22nd March 2024

15:34:24

1157

150.2

XLON

00159971976TRLO0

22nd March 2024

16:17:53

246

150.5

XLON

00159977802TRLO0

22nd March 2024

16:17:53

947

150.5

XLON

00159977803TRLO0

22nd March 2024

16:17:53

284

150.5

XLON

00159977804TRLO0

22nd March 2024

16:18:00

140

150.3

XLON

00159977813TRLO0

22nd March 2024

16:23:19

35

151.4

XLON

00159978688TRLO0

22nd March 2024

16:23:19

1219

151.4

XLON

00159978689TRLO0

22nd March 2024

16:23:19

317

151.4

XLON

00159978690TRLO0

  

For further information please contact:

 

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

holly.grainger@wickes.co.uk

 

Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
+44 (0) 0203 805 4822
wickes@headlandconsultancy.com

 

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

 

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