Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
20 May 2024
 

20th May 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:

17th May 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

24,388

Lowest price per share (pence):

145.0

Highest price per share (pence):

146.4

Weighted average price per day (pence):

145.7841

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 14,010,702 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 245,627,296. 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 245,627,296. 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

145.7841

24,388

145.0

146.4

 

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

17th May 2024 08:09:41

869

146.4

XLON

00162097891TRLO0

17th May 2024 08:09:41

1000

146.4

XLON

00162097890TRLO0

17th May 2024 10:22:27

1340

146.2

XLON

00162107280TRLO0

17th May 2024 10:22:27

635

146.2

XLON

00162107279TRLO0

17th May 2024 11:00:20

1602

145.6

XLON

00162109628TRLO0

17th May 2024 11:00:20

382

145.6

XLON

00162109627TRLO0

17th May 2024 12:11:22

424

145.4

XLON

00162113719TRLO0

17th May 2024 12:11:22

369

145.4

XLON

00162113718TRLO0

17th May 2024 12:11:22

240

145.4

XLON

00162113717TRLO0

17th May 2024 12:11:22

920

145.4

XLON

00162113716TRLO0

17th May 2024 13:14:56

1903

145.4

XLON

00162116983TRLO0

17th May 2024 14:56:02

20

145

XLON

00162125124TRLO0

17th May 2024 14:56:02

1580

145

XLON

00162125125TRLO0

17th May 2024 14:59:52

13

145

XLON

00162125513TRLO0

17th May 2024 15:00:58

341

145

XLON

00162125707TRLO0

17th May 2024 15:10:30

485

145

XLON

00162126995TRLO0

17th May 2024 15:10:30

54

145

XLON

00162126996TRLO0

17th May 2024 15:31:21

205

145.8

XLON

00162130334TRLO0

17th May 2024 15:31:21

113

145.8

XLON

00162130333TRLO0

17th May 2024 15:31:21

1823

145.8

XLON

00162130332TRLO0

17th May 2024 15:54:05

1938

145.8

XLON

00162133587TRLO0

17th May 2024 15:54:06

2183

145.8

XLON

00162133588TRLO0

17th May 2024 16:07:51

1946

145.8

XLON

00162135506TRLO0

17th May 2024 16:20:38

1917

146

XLON

00162137299TRLO0

17th May 2024 16:23:03

2086

146.4

XLON

00162137681TRLO0

 

 

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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