Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

22 April 2024

 

22^nd 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:	19th April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	149,948
Lowest price per share (pence):	151.4
Highest price per share (pence):	153.0
Weighted average price per day (pence):	151.7315

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 11,995,760 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 247,642,238. 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 247,642,238. 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	151.7315	149,948	151.4	153.0

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
19th April 2024 12:17:35	65000	151.4	XLON	00161063181TRLO0
19th April 2024 12:32:23	1425	151.4	XLON	00161063938TRLO0
19th April 2024 12:32:23	117	151.4	XLON	00161063939TRLO0
19th April 2024 12:53:02	918	152	XLON	00161064771TRLO0
19th April 2024 12:53:02	736	152	XLON	00161064770TRLO0
19th April 2024 13:05:36	983	152.6	XLON	00161065293TRLO0
19th April 2024 13:05:36	500	152.6	XLON	00161065292TRLO0
19th April 2024 13:30:05	129	153	XLON	00161066298TRLO0
19th April 2024 13:30:05	500	153	XLON	00161066297TRLO0
19th April 2024 13:30:05	968	153	XLON	00161066296TRLO0
19th April 2024 13:33:38	1674	152.6	XLON	00161066449TRLO0
19th April 2024 13:45:41	1665	152	XLON	00161066988TRLO0
19th April 2024 14:12:17	1585	152.2	XLON	00161068369TRLO0
19th April 2024 14:15:06	20000	152	XLON	00161068505TRLO0
19th April 2024 14:31:41	1761	152	XLON	00161069759TRLO0
19th April 2024 14:47:23	290	152.2	XLON	00161071898TRLO0
19th April 2024 14:47:23	500	152.2	XLON	00161071897TRLO0
19th April 2024 14:47:23	903	152.2	XLON	00161071896TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:00:00	1143	151.8	XLON	00161073243TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:08:23	176	152.2	XLON	00161074379TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:08:23	500	152.2	XLON	00161074378TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:08:23	375	152.2	XLON	00161074377TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:08:23	624	152.2	XLON	00161074376TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:23:31	298	152.2	XLON	00161075958TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:23:31	1419	152.2	XLON	00161075957TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:36:06	268	152.2	XLON	00161077175TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:36:34	1219	152.2	XLON	00161077231TRLO0
19th April 2024 15:49:33	44272	151.882	XLON	00161078656TRLO0

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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