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RNS Number : 2345L Wickes Group PLC 19 April 2024
19(th) 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: 18(th) April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 81,385
Lowest price per share (pence): 152.6
Highest price per share (pence): 156.4
Weighted average price per day (pence): 154.8604
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 11,845,812
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 247,792,186. 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 247,792,186. 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 154.8604 81,385 152.6 156.4
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
18(th) April 2024 08:00:23 319 153.2 XLON 00161000879TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:00:23 1295 153.2 XLON 00161000880TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:09:29 867 152.6 XLON 00161002022TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:09:29 867 152.6 XLON 00161002021TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:21:37 956 153 XLON 00161002840TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:21:37 164 153 XLON 00161002839TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:21:37 649 153 XLON 00161002838TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:36:20 1535 154.4 XLON 00161003823TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:42:35 1617 154.2 XLON 00161004183TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 08:59:03 1706 155.8 XLON 00161004967TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 09:12:56 888 156.4 XLON 00161005757TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 09:12:56 655 156.4 XLON 00161005758TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 09:18:34 1608 156.2 XLON 00161006020TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 09:18:38 713 154.8 XLON 00161006025TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 09:29:37 1052 154.8 XLON 00161006687TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 09:43:40 1679 154.4 XLON 00161007514TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 09:59:08 1644 154.6 XLON 00161008347TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 10:21:15 1755 154.6 XLON 00161010248TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 10:45:23 777 154.8 XLON 00161011767TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 10:45:23 1000 154.8 XLON 00161011766TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 10:58:10 1650 154.8 XLON 00161012461TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 11:54:11 613 155.6 XLON 00161015118TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 11:54:11 952 155.6 XLON 00161015117TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 11:54:16 1756 155 XLON 00161015121TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 11:54:19 1501 154.4 XLON 00161015138TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 12:21:31 1544 154.8 XLON 00161016551TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 12:34:24 1623 154.8 XLON 00161017352TRLO0
18(th) April 2024 12:43:39 50000 155 XLON 00161017831TRLO0
For further information please contact:
Holly Grainger
Director of Investor Relations
07341 680426
holly.grainger@wickes.co.uk (mailto:holly.grainger@wickes.co.uk)
Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
+44 (0) 0203 805 4822
wickes@headlandconsultancy.com
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