Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

08 April 2024

 

8^th 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:	5th April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	93,539
Lowest price per share (pence):	150.6
Highest price per share (pence):	152.6
Weighted average price per day (pence):	151.4850

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 10,518,079 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 249,119,919. 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 249,119,919. 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	151.4850	93,539	150.6	152.6

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
5th April 2024 12:31:29	1263	152.4	XLON	00160482046TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:36:36	337	152.4	XLON	00160482335TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:36:36	52	152.4	XLON	00160482334TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:36:37	1233	152.2	XLON	00160482336TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:36:37	232	152.2	XLON	00160482337TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:43:37	1298	151.2	XLON	00160482729TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:43:37	253	151.2	XLON	00160482730TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:43:37	104	151.2	XLON	00160482731TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:45:19	1415	151	XLON	00160482843TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:52:32	184	151	XLON	00160483284TRLO0
5th April 2024 12:52:32	52	151	XLON	00160483283TRLO0
5th April 2024 13:30:19	1552	150.6	XLON	00160486064TRLO0
5th April 2024 14:15:11	337	151.2	XLON	00160489712TRLO0
5th April 2024 14:15:11	1280	151.2	XLON	00160489713TRLO0
5th April 2024 14:16:10	700	151.6	XLON	00160489812TRLO0
5th April 2024 14:16:10	1048	151.6	XLON	00160489811TRLO0
5th April 2024 14:31:55	1458	151.8	XLON	00160491676TRLO0
5th April 2024 14:32:45	1608	151.8	XLON	00160491871TRLO0
5th April 2024 14:40:13	1739	151.6	XLON	00160493233TRLO0
5th April 2024 14:53:24	1680	151.2	XLON	00160495092TRLO0
5th April 2024 15:01:22	1063	151.8	XLON	00160496301TRLO0
5th April 2024 15:01:22	575	151.8	XLON	00160496300TRLO0
5th April 2024 15:08:49	1506	151.6	XLON	00160497539TRLO0
5th April 2024 15:31:12	65000	151.4	XLON	00160501083TRLO0
5th April 2024 15:31:37	613	151.6	XLON	00160501175TRLO0
5th April 2024 15:31:37	892	151.6	XLON	00160501174TRLO0
5th April 2024 16:07:09	1469	152.6	XLON	00160506070TRLO0
5th April 2024 16:07:09	14	152.6	XLON	00160506069TRLO0
5th April 2024 16:17:54	1424	152.2	XLON	00160507736TRLO0
5th April 2024 16:17:54	143	152.2	XLON	00160507735TRLO0
5th April 2024 16:26:42	253	152	XLON	00160509374TRLO0
5th April 2024 16:26:42	1232	152	XLON	00160509373TRLO0
5th April 2024 16:27:54	795	152	XLON	00160509583TRLO0
5th April 2024 16:27:54	735	152	XLON	00160509584TRLO0

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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