Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC

13 September 2024

 

13^th 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:	12th September 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	52,376
Lowest price per share (pence):	173.6
Highest price per share (pence):	175.4
Weighted average price per day (pence):	174.9406

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 17,518,576 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 242,119,422. 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 242,119,422. 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	174.9406	52,376	173.6000	175.4000

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
12th September 2024 08:11:07	958	174.2	XLON	00166429211TRLO0
12th September 2024 08:11:07	500	174.2	XLON	00166429210TRLO0
12th September 2024 08:12:36	1575	173.8	XLON	00166429342TRLO0
12th September 2024 08:12:37	762	173.6	XLON	00166429343TRLO0
12th September 2024 08:36:38	1749	175.4	XLON	00166431362TRLO0
12th September 2024 08:39:18	1614	175	XLON	00166431531TRLO0
12th September 2024 08:58:50	140	174.8	XLON	00166432903TRLO0
12th September 2024 09:01:46	1651	175	XLON	00166433171TRLO0
12th September 2024 09:18:01	1061	175.2	XLON	00166434307TRLO0
12th September 2024 09:18:01	654	175.2	XLON	00166434308TRLO0
12th September 2024 09:22:57	1509	175	XLON	00166434654TRLO0
12th September 2024 09:25:37	1774	175	XLON	00166434806TRLO0
12th September 2024 09:28:21	38429	175	XLON	00166435020TRLO0

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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