Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

19 April 2024

 

19^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:	18th April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	81,385
Lowest price per share (pence):	152.6
Highest price per share (pence):	156.4
Weighted average price per day (pence):	154.8604

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 11,845,812 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 247,792,186. 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 247,792,186. 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	154.8604	81,385	152.6	156.4

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
18th April 2024 08:00:23	319	153.2	XLON	00161000879TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:00:23	1295	153.2	XLON	00161000880TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:09:29	867	152.6	XLON	00161002022TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:09:29	867	152.6	XLON	00161002021TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:21:37	956	153	XLON	00161002840TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:21:37	164	153	XLON	00161002839TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:21:37	649	153	XLON	00161002838TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:36:20	1535	154.4	XLON	00161003823TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:42:35	1617	154.2	XLON	00161004183TRLO0
18th April 2024 08:59:03	1706	155.8	XLON	00161004967TRLO0
18th April 2024 09:12:56	888	156.4	XLON	00161005757TRLO0
18th April 2024 09:12:56	655	156.4	XLON	00161005758TRLO0
18th April 2024 09:18:34	1608	156.2	XLON	00161006020TRLO0
18th April 2024 09:18:38	713	154.8	XLON	00161006025TRLO0
18th April 2024 09:29:37	1052	154.8	XLON	00161006687TRLO0
18th April 2024 09:43:40	1679	154.4	XLON	00161007514TRLO0
18th April 2024 09:59:08	1644	154.6	XLON	00161008347TRLO0
18th April 2024 10:21:15	1755	154.6	XLON	00161010248TRLO0
18th April 2024 10:45:23	777	154.8	XLON	00161011767TRLO0
18th April 2024 10:45:23	1000	154.8	XLON	00161011766TRLO0
18th April 2024 10:58:10	1650	154.8	XLON	00161012461TRLO0
18th April 2024 11:54:11	613	155.6	XLON	00161015118TRLO0
18th April 2024 11:54:11	952	155.6	XLON	00161015117TRLO0
18th April 2024 11:54:16	1756	155	XLON	00161015121TRLO0
18th April 2024 11:54:19	1501	154.4	XLON	00161015138TRLO0
18th April 2024 12:21:31	1544	154.8	XLON	00161016551TRLO0
18th April 2024 12:34:24	1623	154.8	XLON	00161017352TRLO0
18th April 2024 12:43:39	50000	155	XLON	00161017831TRLO0

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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