Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
05 April 2024
 

5th April 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:

4th April 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

70,902

Lowest price per share (pence):

151.4

Highest price per share (pence):

153.4

Weighted average price per day (pence):

152.6354

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 10,424,540 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 249,213,458. 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 249,213,458. 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

152.6354

70,902

151.4

153.4

 

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

4th April 2024

10:01:34

1690

153

XLON

00160407985TRLO0

4th April 2024

10:31:11

1610

153

XLON

00160411333TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:02:08

1529

153.4

XLON

00160414260TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:02:10

50

152.4

XLON

00160414264TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:02:10

108

152.4

XLON

00160414263TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:02:10

13

152.4

XLON

00160414265TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:02:10

424

152.4

XLON

00160414266TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:20:47

1

152.4

XLON

00160415809TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:25:27

834

152.4

XLON

00160416114TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:31:34

12

152.4

XLON

00160416543TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:39:21

1460

152.4

XLON

00160417106TRLO0

4th April 2024

11:57:58

40000

152.6

XLON

00160418426TRLO0

4th April 2024

12:05:18

500

153

XLON

00160419006TRLO0

4th April 2024

12:05:18

500

153

XLON

00160419005TRLO0

4th April 2024

12:05:18

695

153

XLON

00160419007TRLO0

4th April 2024

12:08:43

1736

153

XLON

00160419291TRLO0

4th April 2024

12:24:59

1626

152.8

XLON

00160420676TRLO0

4th April 2024

13:31:45

1656

153

XLON

00160425337TRLO0

4th April 2024

14:08:12

910

152.8

XLON

00160427653TRLO0

4th April 2024

14:08:12

736

152.8

XLON

00160427652TRLO0

4th April 2024

14:34:32

488

152.6

XLON

00160431650TRLO0

4th April 2024

14:34:32

1163

152.6

XLON

00160431649TRLO0

4th April 2024

14:40:24

1518

152.2

XLON

00160432775TRLO0

4th April 2024

14:40:35

114

151.4

XLON

00160432824TRLO0

4th April 2024

14:41:42

568

151.6

XLON

00160433020TRLO0

4th April 2024

15:08:57

877

151.8

XLON

00160436959TRLO0

4th April 2024

15:30:17

350

151.8

XLON

00160440173TRLO0

4th April 2024

15:30:17

202

151.8

XLON

00160440172TRLO0

4th April 2024

15:31:24

818

151.8

XLON

00160440254TRLO0

4th April 2024

15:31:24

709

151.8

XLON

00160440253TRLO0

4th April 2024

15:40:59

1680

152

XLON

00160441447TRLO0

4th April 2024

15:42:56

1662

152.8

XLON

00160441708TRLO0

4th April 2024

16:06:56

1709

153.2

XLON

00160444779TRLO0

4th April 2024

16:07:20

425

153

XLON

00160444849TRLO0

4th April 2024

16:07:20

64

153

XLON

00160444848TRLO0

4th April 2024

16:07:20

970

153

XLON

00160444847TRLO0

4th April 2024

16:08:46

599

153

XLON

00160445080TRLO0

4th April 2024

16:08:46

896

153

XLON

00160445079TRLO0

 

For further information please contact:

 

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

holly.grainger@wickes.co.uk

 

Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
+44 (0) 0203 805 4822
wickes@headlandconsultancy.com

 

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

 

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