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RNS Number : 1154S Wickes Group PLC 23 July 2025
23(rd) July 2025
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 Investec
Bank plc.
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase: 22(nd) July 2025
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 6,968
Lowest price per share (pence): 222.00
Highest price per share (pence): 224.50
Weighted average price per day (pence): 222.9823
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 4,753,459
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 237,312,840 shares. 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 237,312,840. 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 222.9823 6,968 222.00 224.50
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 Investec 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
22 July 2025 08:29:24 606 224.50 XLON 00345571995TRLO1
22 July 2025 09:15:11 627 224.00 XLON 00345600012TRLO1
22 July 2025 09:51:05 331 223.50 XLON 00345627791TRLO1
22 July 2025 10:18:38 388 224.00 XLON 00345655001TRLO1
22 July 2025 10:26:29 613 223.50 XLON 00345658528TRLO1
22 July 2025 11:19:06 624 223.00 XLON 00345697297TRLO1
22 July 2025 11:52:55 630 222.50 XLON 00345699026TRLO1
22 July 2025 12:56:16 618 223.00 XLON 00345701128TRLO1
22 July 2025 13:42:17 603 222.00 XLON 00345702414TRLO1
22 July 2025 13:42:17 42 222.00 XLON 00345702415TRLO1
22 July 2025 14:47:52 612 222.00 XLON 00345705448TRLO1
22 July 2025 15:11:59 621 222.00 XLON 00345707084TRLO1
22 July 2025 15:32:50 653 222.50 XLON 00345708879TRLO1
For further information please contact:
Holly Grainger
Director of Investor Relations
07341 680 426
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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