Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

30 April 2024

 

30^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:	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

[e-mail]

Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
[phone]
[e-mail]

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

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