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RNS Number : 7836S Wickes Group PLC 28 July 2025
28(th) 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: 25(th) July 2025
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 7,766
Lowest price per share (pence): 223.00
Highest price per share (pence): 226.50
Weighted average price per day (pence): 224.2562
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 4,779,891
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 237,286,408 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 237,286,408. 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 224.2562 7,766 223.00 226.50
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
25 July 2025 08:05:33 594 226.50 XLON 00346227193TRLO1
25 July 2025 09:00:53 631 226.00 XLON 00346255813TRLO1
25 July 2025 10:27:01 608 224.50 XLON 00346316619TRLO1
25 July 2025 10:36:59 639 224.00 XLON 00346333069TRLO1
25 July 2025 11:40:56 597 223.50 XLON 00346367764TRLO1
25 July 2025 11:47:27 646 223.00 XLON 00346368284TRLO1
25 July 2025 14:05:27 368 224.50 XLON 00346371099TRLO1
25 July 2025 15:47:13 616 224.00 XLON 00346375669TRLO1
25 July 2025 15:47:13 2,466 224.00 XLON 00346375670TRLO1
25 July 2025 15:47:34 601 223.50 XLON 00346375674TRLO1
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
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