Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

01 May 2024

 

1^st May 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:	30th April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	64,659
Lowest price per share (pence):	145.4
Highest price per share (pence):	147.2
Weighted average price per day (pence):	146.2667

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 12,882,664 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 246,755,334. 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 246,755,334. 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	64,659	171,857	145.4	147.2

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
30th April 2024 08:05:00	190	146.6	XLON	00161406167TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:09:41	1643	146.6	XLON	00161406691TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:09:42	1075	146.4	XLON	00161406692TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:09:42	928	146.4	XLON	00161406693TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:09:43	1828	146.4	XLON	00161406696TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:14:56	587	146	XLON	00161407214TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:19:50	1285	146	XLON	00161407553TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:19:53	552	145.8	XLON	00161407554TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:19:53	1283	145.8	XLON	00161407555TRLO0
30th April 2024 08:39:15	1818	145.8	XLON	00161409067TRLO0
30th April 2024 09:33:27	1900	145.8	XLON	00161412792TRLO0
30th April 2024 10:11:39	1886	146	XLON	00161416073TRLO0
30th April 2024 10:22:35	2019	147	XLON	00161416904TRLO0
30th April 2024 10:23:35	1658	147	XLON	00161416963TRLO0
30th April 2024 10:32:02	1064	147.2	XLON	00161417541TRLO0
30th April 2024 10:32:02	922	147.2	XLON	00161417542TRLO0
30th April 2024 11:42:13	1714	147	XLON	00161422762TRLO0
30th April 2024 12:23:22	1849	146.8	XLON	00161425557TRLO0
30th April 2024 13:02:47	1664	147	XLON	00161427767TRLO0
30th April 2024 13:03:13	1997	147	XLON	00161427778TRLO0
30th April 2024 13:09:31	1947	146.8	XLON	00161428092TRLO0
30th April 2024 13:27:49	1760	146.4	XLON	00161429008TRLO0
30th April 2024 13:41:10	1828	146.4	XLON	00161429987TRLO0
30th April 2024 13:43:04	1962	146.2	XLON	00161430151TRLO0
30th April 2024 13:53:15	1898	146.2	XLON	00161430724TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:01:49	1957	146	XLON	00161431198TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:19:53	591	146.2	XLON	00161432374TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:22:49	1245	146.2	XLON	00161432587TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:41:23	27	146	XLON	00161435709TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:49:28	1905	146	XLON	00161436654TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:50:22	516	145.8	XLON	00161436782TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:52:45	250	145.8	XLON	00161437027TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:52:45	752	145.8	XLON	00161437028TRLO0
30th April 2024 14:55:09	499	145.8	XLON	00161437287TRLO0
30th April 2024 15:11:59	1882	145.8	XLON	00161439228TRLO0
30th April 2024 15:11:59	23	145.8	XLON	00161439229TRLO0
30th April 2024 15:31:19	779	145.6	XLON	00161441698TRLO0
30th April 2024 15:38:14	1933	146.4	XLON	00161442555TRLO0
30th April 2024 15:49:01	55	146	XLON	00161443683TRLO0
30th April 2024 15:49:01	1967	146	XLON	00161443684TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:03:37	1996	146.2	XLON	00161445722TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:06:37	1885	146.2	XLON	00161446031TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:06:55	132	145.8	XLON	00161446091TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:06:55	1588	145.8	XLON	00161446092TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:16:58	1802	145.4	XLON	00161447484TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:21:43	655	146	XLON	00161448190TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:21:43	253	146	XLON	00161448191TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:21:43	978	146	XLON	00161448192TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:24:34	1745	146	XLON	00161448604TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:24:34	226	146	XLON	00161448605TRLO0
30th April 2024 16:26:29	1761	145.8	XLON	00161448922TRLO0

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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