Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

20 May 2024

 

20^th 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

[e-mail]

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

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

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