Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
28 March 2024
 

28th 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:

27th March 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

33,676

Lowest price per share (pence):

152.8

Highest price per share (pence):

155.1

Weighted average price per day (pence):

154.1997

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 9,910,090 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 249,727,908 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 249,727,908. 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

154.1997

33,676

152.8

155.1

 

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

27th March 2024

09:14:48

1659

152.8

XLON

00160118740TRLO0

27th March 2024

10:40:04

1617

153.2

XLON

00160126729TRLO0

27th March 2024

11:27:46

1565

153.4

XLON

00160130449TRLO0

27th March 2024

11:27:46

296

153.6

XLON

00160130451TRLO0

27th March 2024

11:27:46

1145

153.6

XLON

00160130450TRLO0

27th March 2024

11:27:46

244

153.6

XLON

00160130452TRLO0

27th March 2024

11:27:47

1026

153.2

XLON

00160130456TRLO0

27th March 2024

11:27:47

357

153.2

XLON

00160130455TRLO0

27th March 2024

12:02:50

51

153.2

XLON

00160133148TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:04:27

755

154.2

XLON

00160137717TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:04:27

1000

154.2

XLON

00160137716TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:39:33

61

154.6

XLON

00160141323TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:39:54

995

154.7

XLON

00160141339TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:39:54

509

154.7

XLON

00160141338TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:40:43

957

154.6

XLON

00160141476TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:40:43

715

154.6

XLON

00160141475TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:46:07

78

154.3

XLON

00160142226TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:46:07

1540

154.3

XLON

00160142227TRLO0

27th March 2024

13:49:24

1574

154

XLON

00160142620TRLO0

27th March 2024

14:00:08

965

154

XLON

00160143873TRLO0

27th March 2024

14:00:08

525

154

XLON

00160143872TRLO0

27th March 2024

14:00:08

40

154

XLON

00160143874TRLO0

27th March 2024

14:47:22

1167

154.5

XLON

00160150166TRLO0

27th March 2024

14:47:22

51

154.5

XLON

00160150167TRLO0

27th March 2024

14:47:22

250

154.5

XLON

00160150168TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:13:43

366

154.5

XLON

00160153632TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:13:43

1358

154.5

XLON

00160153631TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:13:43

2

154.5

XLON

00160153630TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:20:39

42

154.8

XLON

00160154377TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:20:45

1427

154.8

XLON

00160154392TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:35:00

1533

155.1

XLON

00160156290TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:42:09

390

154.7

XLON

00160157100TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:42:09

1126

154.7

XLON

00160157099TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:42:09

79

154.7

XLON

00160157101TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:58:39

477

154.6

XLON

00160159234TRLO0

27th March 2024

15:58:39

1274

154.6

XLON

00160159233TRLO0

27th March 2024

16:06:42

1473

154.6

XLON

00160160216TRLO0

27th March 2024

16:12:42

1602

154.5

XLON

00160161017TRLO0

27th March 2024

16:18:37

1610

154.4

XLON

00160161738TRLO0

27th March 2024

16:21:45

1149

154.5

XLON

00160162193TRLO0

27th March 2024

16:21:45

271

154.5

XLON

00160162192TRLO0

27th March 2024

16:21:45

316

154.5

XLON

00160162191TRLO0

27th March 2024

16:26:12

39

154.5

XLON

00160162849TRLO0

 

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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