Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
02 May 2024
 

2nd 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:

1st May 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

62,509

Lowest price per share (pence):

140.8

Highest price per share (pence):

145.0

Weighted average price per day (pence):

143.1209

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 12,945,173 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 246,692,825. 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 246,692,825. 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

143.1209

62,509

140.8

145.0

 

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

1st May 2024 08:00:13

1979

143

XLON

00161456634TRLO0

1st May 2024 08:00:31

1819

141.6

XLON

00161456926TRLO0

1st May 2024 08:00:34

1794

141.6

XLON

00161456937TRLO0

1st May 2024 08:18:41

1763

142.4

XLON

00161458628TRLO0

1st May 2024 08:19:09

1834

142.2

XLON

00161458652TRLO0

1st May 2024 08:37:18

570

142

XLON

00161459698TRLO0

1st May 2024 08:37:18

1162

142

XLON

00161459697TRLO0

1st May 2024 09:45:28

1750

142

XLON

00161463636TRLO0

1st May 2024 10:20:13

2019

141.4

XLON

00161466377TRLO0

1st May 2024 10:20:22

1988

140.8

XLON

00161466397TRLO0

1st May 2024 10:46:05

1694

141

XLON

00161468023TRLO0

1st May 2024 10:46:54

150

141

XLON

00161468070TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:04:49

588

141

XLON

00161469346TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:04:52

1009

141

XLON

00161469351TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:14:07

1867

142.4

XLON

00161469819TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:14:40

1779

142.8

XLON

00161469852TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:19:05

1713

142.8

XLON

00161470107TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:19:57

471

142.6

XLON

00161470153TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:19:57

988

142.6

XLON

00161470155TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:19:57

494

142.6

XLON

00161470154TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:56:33

390

142.8

XLON

00161472148TRLO0

1st May 2024 11:56:33

1310

142.8

XLON

00161472149TRLO0

1st May 2024 12:49:09

1822

142.8

XLON

00161475049TRLO0

1st May 2024 12:56:43

1905

142.4

XLON

00161475447TRLO0

1st May 2024 13:42:22

217

142.6

XLON

00161478025TRLO0

1st May 2024 13:42:22

1522

142.6

XLON

00161478024TRLO0

1st May 2024 13:48:58

1737

142.8

XLON

00161478306TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:02:31

1777

143.4

XLON

00161478956TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:39:27

98

144

XLON

00161482121TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:39:27

159

144

XLON

00161482120TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:39:27

1715

144

XLON

00161482119TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:40:49

1986

144.4

XLON

00161482235TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:43:23

1733

145

XLON

00161482512TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:43:39

656

144.6

XLON

00161482535TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:43:39

1150

144.6

XLON

00161482534TRLO0

1st May 2024 14:51:02

235

144.2

XLON

00161483493TRLO0

1st May 2024 15:20:28

1700

144.8

XLON

00161486790TRLO0

1st May 2024 15:22:49

1733

144.6

XLON

00161486963TRLO0

1st May 2024 15:31:52

1695

145

XLON

00161487923TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:00:01

1902

144.8

XLON

00161490792TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:00:33

2044

144.4

XLON

00161490824TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:01:29

1894

144.4

XLON

00161490928TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:09:27

1806

144.6

XLON

00161491660TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:23:12

38

144.4

XLON

00161493347TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:23:12

5

144.4

XLON

00161493346TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:23:12

858

144.4

XLON

00161493345TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:23:12

990

144.4

XLON

00161493344TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:29:02

273

144.4

XLON

00161494010TRLO0

1st May 2024 16:29:34

1728

144.4

XLON

00161494094TRLO0

 

 

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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