Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

26 April 2024

 

26^th April 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:	25th April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	166,382
Lowest price per share (pence):	143.6
Highest price per share (pence):	147.0
Weighted average price per day (pence):	145.4017

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 12,605,143 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 247,032,855. 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 247,032,855. 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	145.4017	166,382	143.6	147.0

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
25th April 2024 08:04:12	1817	147	XLON	00161244214TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:04:28	1675	146.2	XLON	00161244269TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:04:36	1608	145.4	XLON	00161244291TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:05:12	280	145.2	XLON	00161244375TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:14:30	1544	145.4	XLON	00161245258TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:14:30	172	145.4	XLON	00161245259TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:14:31	403	145.2	XLON	00161245260TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:14:55	1339	145.2	XLON	00161245280TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:23:24	66382	145.6	XLON	00161245801TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:36:55	1082	146.2	XLON	00161246643TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:36:55	580	146.2	XLON	00161246644TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:37:19	250	145.8	XLON	00161246664TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:37:19	1585	145.8	XLON	00161246665TRLO0
25th April 2024 08:50:36	1661	145	XLON	00161247381TRLO0
25th April 2024 09:16:58	1788	145.2	XLON	00161249129TRLO0
25th April 2024 09:17:38	900	145	XLON	00161249186TRLO0
25th April 2024 09:17:38	1003	145	XLON	00161249187TRLO0
25th April 2024 09:35:47	1710	145.4	XLON	00161250478TRLO0
25th April 2024 09:37:50	1652	145	XLON	00161250694TRLO0
25th April 2024 09:46:18	1918	145	XLON	00161251279TRLO0
25th April 2024 10:05:28	1801	145	XLON	00161253024TRLO0
25th April 2024 10:08:51	1769	145	XLON	00161253252TRLO0
25th April 2024 10:13:48	668	145.8	XLON	00161253601TRLO0
25th April 2024 10:13:48	1036	145.8	XLON	00161253602TRLO0
25th April 2024 10:15:23	551	146	XLON	00161253735TRLO0
25th April 2024 10:15:23	1212	146	XLON	00161253736TRLO0
25th April 2024 11:24:56	1647	145.6	XLON	00161258404TRLO0
25th April 2024 11:24:57	1783	145.4	XLON	00161258406TRLO0
25th April 2024 11:24:59	1785	145.2	XLON	00161258410TRLO0
25th April 2024 11:37:46	1745	145.4	XLON	00161259170TRLO0
25th April 2024 11:57:59	1895	145	XLON	00161260343TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:03:43	1421	145.4	XLON	00161264396TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:03:43	374	145.4	XLON	00161264397TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:31:11	1864	145.2	XLON	00161266053TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:39:59	413	144.6	XLON	00161266740TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:39:59	1224	144.6	XLON	00161266741TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:39:59	262	144.8	XLON	00161266742TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:39:59	391	144.8	XLON	00161266743TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:39:59	1153	144.8	XLON	00161266744TRLO0
25th April 2024 13:53:43	1631	144.4	XLON	00161267734TRLO0
25th April 2024 14:07:39	545	144.6	XLON	00161268722TRLO0
25th April 2024 14:07:39	1288	144.6	XLON	00161268723TRLO0
25th April 2024 14:34:54	1040	144	XLON	00161272047TRLO0
25th April 2024 14:34:54	671	144	XLON	00161272048TRLO0
25th April 2024 14:40:10	1916	143.8	XLON	00161272939TRLO0
25th April 2024 14:48:44	120	143.6	XLON	00161273998TRLO0
25th April 2024 15:05:28	1888	144	XLON	00161276208TRLO0
25th April 2024 15:14:19	1400	144.8	XLON	00161277395TRLO0
25th April 2024 15:14:19	331	144.8	XLON	00161277396TRLO0
25th April 2024 16:07:33	43209	145.4	XLON	00161285029TRLO0

For further information please contact:

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

[e-mail]

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

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

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