Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
13 September 2024
 

13th September 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:

12th September 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

52,376

Lowest price per share (pence):

173.6

Highest price per share (pence):

175.4

Weighted average price per day (pence):

174.9406

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 17,518,576 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 242,119,422. 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 242,119,422. 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

174.9406

52,376

173.6000

175.4000

 

 

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

12th September 2024 08:11:07

958

174.2

XLON

00166429211TRLO0

12th September 2024 08:11:07

500

174.2

XLON

00166429210TRLO0

12th September 2024 08:12:36

1575

173.8

XLON

00166429342TRLO0

12th September 2024 08:12:37

762

173.6

XLON

00166429343TRLO0

12th September 2024 08:36:38

1749

175.4

XLON

00166431362TRLO0

12th September 2024 08:39:18

1614

175

XLON

00166431531TRLO0

12th September 2024 08:58:50

140

174.8

XLON

00166432903TRLO0

12th September 2024 09:01:46

1651

175

XLON

00166433171TRLO0

12th September 2024 09:18:01

1061

175.2

XLON

00166434307TRLO0

12th September 2024 09:18:01

654

175.2

XLON

00166434308TRLO0

12th September 2024 09:22:57

1509

175

XLON

00166434654TRLO0

12th September 2024 09:25:37

1774

175

XLON

00166434806TRLO0

12th September 2024 09:28:21

38429

175

XLON

00166435020TRLO0

 

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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