Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

09 August 2024

 

9^th 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:	8th August 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	20,798
Lowest price per share (pence):	147.8000
Highest price per share (pence):	149.6000
Weighted average price per day (pence):	148.7275

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 16,453,331 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 243,184,667. 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 243,184,667. 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	148.7275	20,798	147.8	149.6

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
8th August 2024 08:00:51	9	149.2	XLON	00165303324TRLO0
8th August 2024 08:00:51	1627	149.2	XLON	00165303325TRLO0
8th August 2024 08:10:51	531	148.2	XLON	00165304627TRLO0
8th August 2024 08:10:51	1424	148.2	XLON	00165304628TRLO0
8th August 2024 08:15:33	1764	148	XLON	00165305080TRLO0
8th August 2024 09:26:34	1766	147.8	XLON	00165310713TRLO0
8th August 2024 12:02:07	1951	148.4	XLON	00165320633TRLO0
8th August 2024 12:18:11	1959	148.2	XLON	00165321804TRLO0
8th August 2024 14:43:39	1300	149	XLON	00165332932TRLO0
8th August 2024 14:43:39	531	149	XLON	00165332933TRLO0
8th August 2024 15:17:47	1610	149.2	XLON	00165338202TRLO0
8th August 2024 15:20:49	1665	149	XLON	00165338598TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:15:10	1914	149.6	XLON	00165346396TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:20:23	1674	149.2	XLON	00165347126TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:20:23	220	149.2	XLON	00165347127TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:21:35	312	149.4	XLON	00165347370TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:21:49	23	149.4	XLON	00165347418TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:25:10	1	149.4	XLON	00165347897TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:25:39	39	149.4	XLON	00165347971TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:29:53	303	149.4	XLON	00165348653TRLO0
8th August 2024 16:29:53	175	149.4	XLON	00165348654TRLO0

For further information please contact:

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

[e-mail]0

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

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

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