Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
07 August 2024
 

7th August 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:

6th August 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

31,924

Lowest price per share (pence):

146.6

Highest price per share (pence):

152.0

Weighted average price per day (pence):

148.8674

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 16,398,692 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 243,239,306. 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 243,239,306. 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

148.8674

31,924

146.6

152.0

 

 

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

6th August 2024 08:10:37

1251

152

XLON

00165183691TRLO0

6th August 2024 08:10:50

426

152

XLON

00165183728TRLO0

6th August 2024 08:12:19

751

151.6

XLON

00165184008TRLO0

6th August 2024 08:12:19

982

151.6

XLON

00165184009TRLO0

6th August 2024 08:13:06

1744

151

XLON

00165184163TRLO0

6th August 2024 08:14:41

1033

150.6

XLON

00165184492TRLO0

6th August 2024 08:14:41

854

150.6

XLON

00165184493TRLO0

6th August 2024 08:26:11

394

150.2

XLON

00165186781TRLO0

6th August 2024 08:26:11

1404

150.2

XLON

00165186783TRLO0

6th August 2024 09:16:24

1833

150.2

XLON

00165193211TRLO0

6th August 2024 09:46:47

800

149.6

XLON

00165196080TRLO0

6th August 2024 09:46:47

835

149.6

XLON

00165196082TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:03:22

1100

149.2

XLON

00165197899TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:03:22

758

149.2

XLON

00165197900TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:13:39

761

148.6

XLON

00165199645TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:13:39

1107

148.6

XLON

00165199646TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:21:30

1646

148.2

XLON

00165200406TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:30:01

1

148.2

XLON

00165201126TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:40:58

30

148.2

XLON

00165202009TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:41:08

1

148.2

XLON

00165202030TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:41:22

400

148.2

XLON

00165202049TRLO0

6th August 2024 10:41:36

300

148.2

XLON

00165202091TRLO0

6th August 2024 11:04:59

917

148.2

XLON

00165204271TRLO0

6th August 2024 12:34:39

414

148

XLON

00165211369TRLO0

6th August 2024 12:46:03

1024

148

XLON

00165212244TRLO0

6th August 2024 12:46:03

303

148

XLON

00165212245TRLO0

6th August 2024 13:32:51

800

147.4

XLON

00165215430TRLO0

6th August 2024 13:32:51

821

147.4

XLON

00165215431TRLO0

6th August 2024 15:36:15

400

147.4

XLON

00165232232TRLO0

6th August 2024 15:39:39

332

147.4

XLON

00165232749TRLO0

6th August 2024 16:10:46

922

147.4

XLON

00165237866TRLO0

6th August 2024 16:16:03

99

147.2

XLON

00165238875TRLO0

6th August 2024 16:16:03

1561

147.2

XLON

00165238876TRLO0

6th August 2024 13:40:53

1898

147

XLON

00165216153TRLO0

6th August 2024 16:22:18

1790

147

XLON

00165239848TRLO0

6th August 2024 15:11:47

484

146.8

XLON

00165228285TRLO0

6th August 2024 16:28:46

1748

146.6

XLON

00165240873TRLO0

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

 

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

holly.grainger@wickes.co.uk0

 

Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
+44 (0) 0203 805 4822
wickes@headlandconsultancy.com

 

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