Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
30 April 2024
 

30th 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:

29th April 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

171,857

Lowest price per share (pence):

144.6

Highest price per share (pence):

146.2

Weighted average price per day (pence):

145.8278

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 12,818,005 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 246,819,993. 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 246,819,993. 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

145.8278

171,857

144.6

146.2

 

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

29th April 2024 08:16:23

1832

146.2

XLON

00161345368TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:20:30

223

146

XLON

00161345639TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:20:30

1593

146

XLON

00161345638TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:32:12

1691

145.4

XLON

00161346478TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:32:16

301

145.2

XLON

00161346484TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:32:16

1690

145.2

XLON

00161346483TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:39:56

260

144.8

XLON

00161346933TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:47:05

1459

145.4

XLON

00161347493TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:47:05

225

145.4

XLON

00161347492TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:53:16

1557

144.8

XLON

00161347993TRLO0

29th April 2024 08:53:50

352

144.8

XLON

00161348031TRLO0

29th April 2024 09:03:43

1742

144.6

XLON

00161348789TRLO0

29th April 2024 09:26:24

1732

145.8

XLON

00161350360TRLO0

29th April 2024 10:40:34

1715

145.6

XLON

00161358792TRLO0

29th April 2024 12:56:33

866

146

XLON

00161369381TRLO0

29th April 2024 12:56:33

829

146

XLON

00161369380TRLO0

29th April 2024 13:04:47

100000

146.12

XLON

00161369874TRLO0

29th April 2024 16:35:11

4440

145.4

XLON

00161397727TRLO0

29th April 2024 16:35:11

991

145.4

XLON

00161397726TRLO0

 

 

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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