Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

29 April 2024

 

29^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:	26 April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	41,005
Lowest price per share (pence):	144.0
Highest price per share (pence):	146.4
Weighted average price per day (pence):	144.8851

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 12,646,148 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 246,991,850. 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 246,991,850. 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	144.8851	41,005	144.0	146.4

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
26th April 2024 08:05:06	1702	146.2	XLON	00161296238TRLO0
26th April 2024 08:37:54	1870	146.2	XLON	00161298496TRLO0
26th April 2024 08:39:53	1672	145.8	XLON	00161298632TRLO0
26th April 2024 08:54:56	1815	146.4	XLON	00161299643TRLO0
26th April 2024 09:59:41	1940	146	XLON	00161304051TRLO0
26th April 2024 10:05:05	573	145.2	XLON	00161305053TRLO0
26th April 2024 10:12:53	1358	145.2	XLON	00161305715TRLO0
26th April 2024 10:21:17	1881	144.8	XLON	00161306233TRLO0
26th April 2024 10:47:20	159	145	XLON	00161307714TRLO0
26th April 2024 10:47:20	1637	145	XLON	00161307713TRLO0
26th April 2024 10:47:29	48	144.4	XLON	00161307724TRLO0
26th April 2024 11:07:26	655	144.6	XLON	00161308889TRLO0
26th April 2024 11:07:26	993	144.6	XLON	00161308888TRLO0
26th April 2024 11:16:58	432	144	XLON	00161309415TRLO0
26th April 2024 12:36:58	1672	144.6	XLON	00161313870TRLO0
26th April 2024 12:52:23	552	144	XLON	00161314562TRLO0
26th April 2024 13:19:56	465	144	XLON	00161315816TRLO0
26th April 2024 13:25:02	113	144	XLON	00161316014TRLO0
26th April 2024 13:32:13	1853	145	XLON	00161316490TRLO0
26th April 2024 13:32:13	90	145	XLON	00161316491TRLO0
26th April 2024 13:32:14	1754	144.6	XLON	00161316493TRLO0
26th April 2024 13:48:13	1725	144.4	XLON	00161317250TRLO0
26th April 2024 14:07:01	184	144	XLON	00161318285TRLO0
26th April 2024 14:21:41	123	144	XLON	00161319154TRLO0
26th April 2024 14:33:41	1053	144	XLON	00161320694TRLO0
26th April 2024 14:33:41	275	144	XLON	00161320693TRLO0
26th April 2024 14:40:55	913	144.8	XLON	00161321727TRLO0
26th April 2024 14:40:55	1005	144.8	XLON	00161321726TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:33:54	55	145	XLON	00161328063TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:33:54	746	145	XLON	00161328062TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:34:01	3	145	XLON	00161328067TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:34:01	75	145	XLON	00161328066TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:38:08	200	145	XLON	00161328624TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:38:08	600	145	XLON	00161328623TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:38:08	140	145	XLON	00161328622TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:38:12	2	144.6	XLON	00161328627TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:38:12	1734	144.6	XLON	00161328628TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:41:38	196	144.4	XLON	00161329003TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:42:54	1625	144.4	XLON	00161329109TRLO0
26th April 2024 15:56:09	927	144.2	XLON	00161330476TRLO0
26th April 2024 16:12:47	874	144.2	XLON	00161332649TRLO0
26th April 2024 16:27:39	1746	144	XLON	00161334608TRLO0
26th April 2024 16:28:41	1959	144.2	XLON	00161334781TRLO0
26th April 2024 16:29:41	1611	144	XLON	00161334924TRLO0

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

 

END