Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
24 April 2024
 

24th 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:

23rd April 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

143,742

Lowest price per share (pence):

152.4

Highest price per share (pence):

153.6

Weighted average price per day (pence):

153.0144

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 12,285,076 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 247,352,922. 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 247,352,922. 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

153.0144

143,742

152.4

153.6

 

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

23rd April 2024 08:02:00

1785

153.4

XLON

00161148390TRLO0

23rd April 2024 08:15:07

1833

153

XLON

00161149890TRLO0

23rd April 2024 08:40:33

182

152.8

XLON

00161151454TRLO0

23rd April 2024 09:00:03

1657

153.2

XLON

00161152795TRLO0

23rd April 2024 09:04:56

1629

153.2

XLON

00161153183TRLO0

23rd April 2024 09:04:58

612

153

XLON

00161153185TRLO0

23rd April 2024 09:04:58

357

153

XLON

00161153186TRLO0

23rd April 2024 09:04:58

789

153

XLON

00161153187TRLO0

23rd April 2024 09:05:04

1534

152.8

XLON

00161153202TRLO0

23rd April 2024 09:39:12

1542

152.6

XLON

00161155353TRLO0

23rd April 2024 09:49:29

1603

152.4

XLON

00161155994TRLO0

23rd April 2024 10:12:39

1261

152.4

XLON

00161158014TRLO0

23rd April 2024 10:12:39

414

152.4

XLON

00161158015TRLO0

23rd April 2024 10:20:47

1234

152.4

XLON

00161158512TRLO0

23rd April 2024 10:20:47

499

152.4

XLON

00161158513TRLO0

23rd April 2024 11:06:06

1696

153.2

XLON

00161162143TRLO0

23rd April 2024 11:59:12

1588

153

XLON

00161165944TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:03:53

1716

153.6

XLON

00161166232TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:11:07

16

153.4

XLON

00161166657TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:11:07

1065

153.4

XLON

00161166658TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:11:07

446

153.4

XLON

00161166659TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:14:50

616

153.2

XLON

00161166931TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:14:50

953

153.2

XLON

00161166932TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:49:27

70

153.4

XLON

00161169146TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:49:27

1451

153.4

XLON

00161169147TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:49:37

1660

153.4

XLON

00161169158TRLO0

23rd April 2024 12:49:37

123

153.4

XLON

00161169159TRLO0

23rd April 2024 13:16:00

1761

153.4

XLON

00161170679TRLO0

23rd April 2024 13:24:36

1820

153.2

XLON

00161171188TRLO0

23rd April 2024 13:25:01

1663

153

XLON

00161171202TRLO0

23rd April 2024 13:25:10

782

152.8

XLON

00161171211TRLO0

23rd April 2024 13:25:10

699

152.8

XLON

00161171212TRLO0

23rd April 2024 13:25:10

169

152.8

XLON

00161171213TRLO0

23rd April 2024 14:04:38

135

152.8

XLON

00161173124TRLO0

23rd April 2024 14:04:38

1615

152.8

XLON

00161173125TRLO0

23rd April 2024 14:10:26

1735

152.8

XLON

00161173446TRLO0

23rd April 2024 14:11:08

1608

153.4

XLON

00161173483TRLO0

23rd April 2024 14:11:11

1814

153.2

XLON

00161173485TRLO0

23rd April 2024 14:27:04

20000

153

XLON

00161174495TRLO0

23rd April 2024 14:47:31

81610

153

XLON

00161177965TRLO0

 

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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