Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
01 May 2024
 

1st 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

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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