Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

22 August 2024

 

22^nd August 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:	21st August 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	21,994
Lowest price per share (pence):	158.2000
Highest price per share (pence):	160.4000
Weighted average price per day (pence):	159.4754

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 16,709,950 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 242,928,048. 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 242,928,048. 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	159.4754	21,994	158.2	160.4

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
21st August 2024 08:08:36	716	158.8	XLON	00165714751TRLO0
21st August 2024 08:10:00	914	158.8	XLON	00165714838TRLO0
21st August 2024 10:00:11	436	158.2	XLON	00165721349TRLO0
21st August 2024 10:00:11	1145	158.2	XLON	00165721348TRLO0
21st August 2024 10:00:11	69	158.2	XLON	00165721347TRLO0
21st August 2024 11:06:48	57	158.2	XLON	00165725635TRLO0
21st August 2024 11:17:20	48	158.2	XLON	00165726129TRLO0
21st August 2024 11:21:49	69	158.2	XLON	00165726398TRLO0
21st August 2024 11:37:21	41	158.2	XLON	00165727142TRLO0
21st August 2024 11:52:46	100	158.2	XLON	00165727932TRLO0
21st August 2024 14:38:43	981	158.6	XLON	00165737565TRLO0
21st August 2024 14:38:43	900	158.6	XLON	00165737564TRLO0
21st August 2024 14:47:11	1864	158.6	XLON	00165738446TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:00:59	12	159.4	XLON	00165739814TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:14:53	1847	159.6	XLON	00165741588TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:14:53	112	159.6	XLON	00165741587TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:50:17	1200	159.8	XLON	00165745053TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:50:19	460	159.8	XLON	00165745060TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:50:19	93	159.8	XLON	00165745059TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:50:20	1515	159.6	XLON	00165745062TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:50:20	122	159.6	XLON	00165745061TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:59:15	1908	159.6	XLON	00165745848TRLO0
21st August 2024 15:59:15	41	159.6	XLON	00165745847TRLO0
21st August 2024 16:09:03	109	159.6	XLON	00165747303TRLO0
21st August 2024 16:09:20	1832	160	XLON	00165747375TRLO0
21st August 2024 16:11:56	1568	160.4	XLON	00165747797TRLO0
21st August 2024 16:11:56	367	160.4	XLON	00165747796TRLO0
21st August 2024 16:16:22	19	160.4	XLON	00165748378TRLO0
21st August 2024 16:17:16	1725	160.4	XLON	00165748534TRLO0
21st August 2024 16:18:37	1724	160.2	XLON	00165748681TRLO0

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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