Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
26 April 2024
 

26th 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:

25th April 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

166,382

Lowest price per share (pence):

143.6

Highest price per share (pence):

147.0

Weighted average price per day (pence):

145.4017

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 12,605,143 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 247,032,855. 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 247,032,855. 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

145.4017

166,382

143.6

147.0

 

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

25th April 2024 08:04:12

1817

147

XLON

00161244214TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:04:28

1675

146.2

XLON

00161244269TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:04:36

1608

145.4

XLON

00161244291TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:05:12

280

145.2

XLON

00161244375TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:14:30

1544

145.4

XLON

00161245258TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:14:30

172

145.4

XLON

00161245259TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:14:31

403

145.2

XLON

00161245260TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:14:55

1339

145.2

XLON

00161245280TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:23:24

66382

145.6

XLON

00161245801TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:36:55

1082

146.2

XLON

00161246643TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:36:55

580

146.2

XLON

00161246644TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:37:19

250

145.8

XLON

00161246664TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:37:19

1585

145.8

XLON

00161246665TRLO0

25th April 2024 08:50:36

1661

145

XLON

00161247381TRLO0

25th April 2024 09:16:58

1788

145.2

XLON

00161249129TRLO0

25th April 2024 09:17:38

900

145

XLON

00161249186TRLO0

25th April 2024 09:17:38

1003

145

XLON

00161249187TRLO0

25th April 2024 09:35:47

1710

145.4

XLON

00161250478TRLO0

25th April 2024 09:37:50

1652

145

XLON

00161250694TRLO0

25th April 2024 09:46:18

1918

145

XLON

00161251279TRLO0

25th April 2024 10:05:28

1801

145

XLON

00161253024TRLO0

25th April 2024 10:08:51

1769

145

XLON

00161253252TRLO0

25th April 2024 10:13:48

668

145.8

XLON

00161253601TRLO0

25th April 2024 10:13:48

1036

145.8

XLON

00161253602TRLO0

25th April 2024 10:15:23

551

146

XLON

00161253735TRLO0

25th April 2024 10:15:23

1212

146

XLON

00161253736TRLO0

25th April 2024 11:24:56

1647

145.6

XLON

00161258404TRLO0

25th April 2024 11:24:57

1783

145.4

XLON

00161258406TRLO0

25th April 2024 11:24:59

1785

145.2

XLON

00161258410TRLO0

25th April 2024 11:37:46

1745

145.4

XLON

00161259170TRLO0

25th April 2024 11:57:59

1895

145

XLON

00161260343TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:03:43

1421

145.4

XLON

00161264396TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:03:43

374

145.4

XLON

00161264397TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:31:11

1864

145.2

XLON

00161266053TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:39:59

413

144.6

XLON

00161266740TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:39:59

1224

144.6

XLON

00161266741TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:39:59

262

144.8

XLON

00161266742TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:39:59

391

144.8

XLON

00161266743TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:39:59

1153

144.8

XLON

00161266744TRLO0

25th April 2024 13:53:43

1631

144.4

XLON

00161267734TRLO0

25th April 2024 14:07:39

545

144.6

XLON

00161268722TRLO0

25th April 2024 14:07:39

1288

144.6

XLON

00161268723TRLO0

25th April 2024 14:34:54

1040

144

XLON

00161272047TRLO0

25th April 2024 14:34:54

671

144

XLON

00161272048TRLO0

25th April 2024 14:40:10

1916

143.8

XLON

00161272939TRLO0

25th April 2024 14:48:44

120

143.6

XLON

00161273998TRLO0

25th April 2024 15:05:28

1888

144

XLON

00161276208TRLO0

25th April 2024 15:14:19

1400

144.8

XLON

00161277395TRLO0

25th April 2024 15:14:19

331

144.8

XLON

00161277396TRLO0

25th April 2024 16:07:33

43209

145.4

XLON

00161285029TRLO0

 

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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