Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

08 July 2024

 

8^th July 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:	5th July 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	53,267
Lowest price per share (pence):	135.6
Highest price per share (pence):	139.0
Weighted average price per day (pence):	137.7

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 15,367,069 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 244,270,929. 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 244,270,929. 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	137.7130	53,267	135.6	139.0

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
5th July 2024 08:20:05	516	135.6	XLON	00163840613TRLO0
5th July 2024 08:20:05	1567	135.6	XLON	00163840612TRLO0
5th July 2024 08:45:03	436	135.8	XLON	00163842999TRLO0
5th July 2024 10:00:29	2087	137.2	XLON	00163848153TRLO0
5th July 2024 10:33:01	1934	137.2	XLON	00163850743TRLO0
5th July 2024 10:34:05	328	137.6	XLON	00163850810TRLO0
5th July 2024 10:42:49	15	138.2	XLON	00163851477TRLO0
5th July 2024 10:42:49	1	138.2	XLON	00163851478TRLO0
5th July 2024 10:42:49	1818	138.2	XLON	00163851479TRLO0
5th July 2024 11:02:49	770	138.6	XLON	00163852881TRLO0
5th July 2024 11:02:49	1216	138.6	XLON	00163852882TRLO0
5th July 2024 11:07:07	1946	139	XLON	00163853067TRLO0
5th July 2024 11:12:17	1731	139	XLON	00163853338TRLO0
5th July 2024 11:12:22	2043	139	XLON	00163853342TRLO0
5th July 2024 11:34:51	1958	138.4	XLON	00163855049TRLO0
5th July 2024 12:18:31	1900	137.4	XLON	00163858452TRLO0
5th July 2024 12:18:35	727	136.8	XLON	00163858457TRLO0
5th July 2024 12:24:00	1337	136.8	XLON	00163858793TRLO0
5th July 2024 14:00:19	1879	137.4	XLON	00163864400TRLO0
5th July 2024 14:45:00	1797	137.2	XLON	00163870316TRLO0
5th July 2024 14:53:11	1822	136.6	XLON	00163871428TRLO0
5th July 2024 15:10:44	1915	136.4	XLON	00163874027TRLO0
5th July 2024 15:14:24	1872	136.8	XLON	00163874527TRLO0
5th July 2024 15:36:41	21652	138	XLON	00163877445TRLO0

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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