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RNS Number : 4356A Wickes Group PLC 15 April 2026
15 April 2026
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 ("Investec") in the
period from 7 April 2026 to 13 April 2026.
Ordinary Shares
Date Venue Volume-weighted average price (p) Aggregated volume Lowest price per share (p) Highest price per share (p)
07 April 2026 XLON 209.4468 85,896 208.0000 211.0000
08 April 2026 XLON 220.0000 4,577 220.0000 220.0000
09 April 2026 XLON 222.6095 37,089 221.5000 223.0000
13 April 2026 XLON 215.0825 161,356 212.5000 225.0000
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 288,918
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
232,402,816 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 232,402,816. 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.
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 attached
to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4356A_1-2026-4-14.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4356A_1-2026-4-14.pdf)
For further information:
Holly Grainger
Director of Investor Relations
07341 680 426
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 (mailto:wickes@headlandconsultancy.com)
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