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RNS Number : 1477W Wickes Group PLC 21 August 2025
21 August 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 10p each through Peel Hunt LLP.
Ordinary Shares
Date of Purchase 20 August 2025
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased: 23,797
Lowest price per share (pence): 214.50
Highest price per share (pence): 216.50
Weighted average price per day (pence): 215.50
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 5,308,371
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 236,757,928 shares. The Company holds 0 shares
in Treasury.
Once the shares are cancelled, the total number of voting rights in Wickes
will therefore be 236,757,928. 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 215.50 23,797 214.50 216.50
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 Peel Hunt on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is
detailed below:
Number of shares purchased Price (pence per share) Trading Venue Date and time of each trade Transaction reference number
1,910 215.00 XLON 09:55:36 00181068414TRLO0
1,688 214.50 XLON 11:14:40 00181073586TRLO0
1,340 214.50 XLON 11:34:22 00181074991TRLO0
463 214.50 XLON 11:34:22 00181074992TRLO0
1,917 214.50 XLON 13:34:08 00181082454TRLO0
1,841 214.50 XLON 14:01:11 00181083819TRLO0
1,963 215.00 XLON 14:53:42 00181092473TRLO0
1,891 216.00 XLON 15:27:39 00181098699TRLO0
1,826 216.00 XLON 15:32:04 00181099503TRLO0
1,704 216.00 XLON 15:59:11 00181104045TRLO0
1,723 216.00 XLON 16:14:08 00181106179TRLO0
1,865 216.50 XLON 16:20:36 00181107237TRLO0
1,842 216.50 XLON 16:20:40 00181107248TRLO0
1,824 216.50 XLON 16:21:20 00181107344TRLO0
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 Advisor to the Company
+44 (0) 0203 805 4822
wickes@headlandconsultancy.com
LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133
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