Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
11 April 2024
 

11th 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:

10th April 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

160,471

Lowest price per share (pence):

153.6

Highest price per share (pence):

157.0

Weighted average price per day (pence):

154.9724

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 10,998,883 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 248,639,115. 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 248,639,115. 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

154.9724

160,471

153.6

157.0

 

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

10th April 2024 11:02:37

443

155.4

XLON

00160675271TRLO0

10th April 2024 11:02:37

1048

155.4

XLON

00160675270TRLO0

10th April 2024 11:10:21

195

156.4

XLON

00160675903TRLO0

10th April 2024 11:10:21

1520

156.4

XLON

00160675902TRLO0

10th April 2024 11:45:27

1708

156.4

XLON

00160678751TRLO0

10th April 2024 12:32:07

1569

157

XLON

00160682941TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:30:02

1601

156.8

XLON

00160686924TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:37:05

1755

156

XLON

00160688221TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:51:30

1479

155.8

XLON

00160689578TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:51:39

1172

155.8

XLON

00160689607TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:51:39

500

155.8

XLON

00160689606TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:51:47

1576

156

XLON

00160689633TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:56:26

566

156

XLON

00160690147TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:56:26

500

156

XLON

00160690146TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:56:26

673

156

XLON

00160690145TRLO0

10th April 2024 13:57:03

1564

156

XLON

00160690187TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:06:07

1492

156

XLON

00160691099TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:09:46

20000

156

XLON

00160691506TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:16:27

1485

155.8

XLON

00160692235TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:20:26

1524

155.4

XLON

00160692666TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:24:36

886

155

XLON

00160693093TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:24:36

879

155

XLON

00160693094TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:34:11

1335

154.6

XLON

00160695397TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:34:11

439

154.6

XLON

00160695396TRLO0

10th April 2024 14:54:59

1734

155

XLON

00160698659TRLO0

10th April 2024 15:27:21

16

155.2

XLON

00160703294TRLO0

10th April 2024 15:27:21

39

155.2

XLON

00160703293TRLO0

10th April 2024 15:44:52

1715

155.6

XLON

00160705483TRLO0

10th April 2024 15:56:01

1782

155

XLON

00160707101TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:02:58

1612

154.6

XLON

00160708012TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:16:39

1670

154.4

XLON

00160709963TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:20:09

3

154.2

XLON

00160710431TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:20:23

1678

154.2

XLON

00160710473TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:20:25

1494

154

XLON

00160710481TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:25:10

437

153.8

XLON

00160711286TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:25:10

1326

153.8

XLON

00160711285TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:26:27

1594

153.6

XLON

00160711483TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:27:24

75

154.6

XLON

00160711642TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:27:24

201

154.6

XLON

00160711641TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:27:24

1087

154.6

XLON

00160711640TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:27:24

30

154.6

XLON

00160711644TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:27:24

358

154.6

XLON

00160711643TRLO0

10th April 2024 16:27:58

97711

154.6

XLON

00160711781TRLO0

 

 

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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