Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

02 September 2024

 

2^nd September 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:	30 August 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	50,629
Lowest price per share (pence):	169.9000
Highest price per share (pence):	170.6000
Weighted average price per day (pence):	169.9800

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 17,029,519 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 242,608,479 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 242,608,479. 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	169.98	50,629	169.9	170.6

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
30th August 2024 09:04:49	25000	169.9	XLON	00097148379ORLO0
30th August 2024 11:25:00	20000	170	XLON	00097148379ORLO0
30th August 2024 13:31:08	902	170.6	XLON	00097177426ORLO0
30th August 2024 13:39:54	4727	170.2	XLON	00097148379ORLO0

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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