Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

03 April 2024

 

3^rd April 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:	2nd April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	175,343
Lowest price per share (pence):	153.2
Highest price per share (pence):	155.2
Weighted average price per day (pence):	154.3778

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 10,176,919 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 249,461,079 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 249,461,079. 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	154.3778	175,343	153.2	155.8

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
2nd April 2024 10:02:51	1691	154.6	XLON	00160273697TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:03:07	1476	154.2	XLON	00160273727TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:12:30	454	155.2	XLON	00160275877TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:12:30	1231	155.2	XLON	00160275876TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:30:00	1516	155	XLON	00160279772TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:30:33	40000	154.8	XLON	00160279973TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:33:38	1462	154.4	XLON	00160280672TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:37:22	1024	154.4	XLON	00160281175TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:37:22	533	154.4	XLON	00160281174TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:42:02	1652	154	XLON	00160281789TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:48:15	1658	153.8	XLON	00160282793TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:57:14	1627	153.2	XLON	00160283783TRLO0
2nd April 2024 10:57:39	1675	153.2	XLON	00160283832TRLO0
2nd April 2024 11:56:04	682	154.4	XLON	00160289961TRLO0
2nd April 2024 11:56:04	794	154.4	XLON	00160289962TRLO0
2nd April 2024 12:31:48	1448	154.4	XLON	00160293049TRLO0
2nd April 2024 14:21:27	75000	154.4	XLON	00160301875TRLO0
2nd April 2024 15:55:25	40000	154	XLON	00160320870TRLO0
2nd April 2024 15:55:55	1420	154	XLON	00160320952TRLO0

For further information please contact:

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

[e-mail]

Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
[phone]
[e-mail]

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

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