Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

16 April 2024

 

16^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:	15th April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	160,574
Lowest price per share (pence):	154.2
Highest price per share (pence):	155.2
Weighted average price per day (pence):	154.8573

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 11,452,682 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 248,185,316. 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 248,185,316. 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	154.8573	160,574	154.2	155.2

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
15th April 2024 09:53:25	879	154.6	XLON	00160845141TRLO0
15th April 2024 09:53:25	518	154.6	XLON	00160845140TRLO0
15th April 2024 09:53:25	174	154.6	XLON	00160845142TRLO0
15th April 2024 09:59:47	1556	155	XLON	00160845549TRLO0
15th April 2024 11:58:33	704	154.8	XLON	00160855669TRLO0
15th April 2024 11:58:33	914	154.8	XLON	00160855668TRLO0
15th April 2024 12:00:13	564	154.2	XLON	00160855761TRLO0
15th April 2024 12:42:15	1053	154.2	XLON	00160858570TRLO0
15th April 2024 12:58:23	508	154.8	XLON	00160859659TRLO0
15th April 2024 12:58:23	736	154.8	XLON	00160859658TRLO0
15th April 2024 12:58:23	306	154.8	XLON	00160859657TRLO0
15th April 2024 13:30:50	1638	154.4	XLON	00160861674TRLO0
15th April 2024 14:55:28	1598	155	XLON	00160871163TRLO0
15th April 2024 15:09:01	1601	154.8	XLON	00160873401TRLO0
15th April 2024 15:23:33	1522	154.4	XLON	00160875971TRLO0
15th April 2024 15:29:56	60000	154.62	XLON	00160877181TRLO0
15th April 2024 15:38:00	1689	154.8	XLON	00160878377TRLO0
15th April 2024 16:00:00	1561	155	XLON	00160881123TRLO0
15th April 2024 16:00:00	25000	155.2	XLON	00160881125TRLO0
15th April 2024 16:00:19	58053	155	XLON	00160881163TRLO0

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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