Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
22 August 2024
 

22nd 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:

21st August 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

21,994

Lowest price per share (pence):

158.2000

Highest price per share (pence):

160.4000

Weighted average price per day (pence):

159.4754

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 16,709,950 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 242,928,048. 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 242,928,048. 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

159.4754

21,994

158.2

160.4

 

 

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

21st August 2024 08:08:36

716

158.8

XLON

00165714751TRLO0

21st August 2024 08:10:00

914

158.8

XLON

00165714838TRLO0

21st August 2024 10:00:11

436

158.2

XLON

00165721349TRLO0

21st August 2024 10:00:11

1145

158.2

XLON

00165721348TRLO0

21st August 2024 10:00:11

69

158.2

XLON

00165721347TRLO0

21st August 2024 11:06:48

57

158.2

XLON

00165725635TRLO0

21st August 2024 11:17:20

48

158.2

XLON

00165726129TRLO0

21st August 2024 11:21:49

69

158.2

XLON

00165726398TRLO0

21st August 2024 11:37:21

41

158.2

XLON

00165727142TRLO0

21st August 2024 11:52:46

100

158.2

XLON

00165727932TRLO0

21st August 2024 14:38:43

981

158.6

XLON

00165737565TRLO0

21st August 2024 14:38:43

900

158.6

XLON

00165737564TRLO0

21st August 2024 14:47:11

1864

158.6

XLON

00165738446TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:00:59

12

159.4

XLON

00165739814TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:14:53

1847

159.6

XLON

00165741588TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:14:53

112

159.6

XLON

00165741587TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:50:17

1200

159.8

XLON

00165745053TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:50:19

460

159.8

XLON

00165745060TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:50:19

93

159.8

XLON

00165745059TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:50:20

1515

159.6

XLON

00165745062TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:50:20

122

159.6

XLON

00165745061TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:59:15

1908

159.6

XLON

00165745848TRLO0

21st August 2024 15:59:15

41

159.6

XLON

00165745847TRLO0

21st August 2024 16:09:03

109

159.6

XLON

00165747303TRLO0

21st August 2024 16:09:20

1832

160

XLON

00165747375TRLO0

21st August 2024 16:11:56

1568

160.4

XLON

00165747797TRLO0

21st August 2024 16:11:56

367

160.4

XLON

00165747796TRLO0

21st August 2024 16:16:22

19

160.4

XLON

00165748378TRLO0

21st August 2024 16:17:16

1725

160.4

XLON

00165748534TRLO0

21st August 2024 16:18:37

1724

160.2

XLON

00165748681TRLO0

 

 

 

 

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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