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RNS Number : 2061C Wickes Group PLC 29 April 2026
29 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 21 April 2026 to 27 April 2026.
Ordinary Shares
Date Venue Volume-weighted average price (p) Aggregated volume Lowest price per share (p) Highest price per share (p)
21 April 2026 XLON 222.5361 174,207 219.0000 224.0000
22 April 2026 XLON 220.9606 150,970 219.0000 222.5000
23 April 2026 XLON 209.9386 152,873 208.5000 212.0000
24 April 2026 XLON 208.9209 159,154 206.0000 211.0000
27 April 2026 XLON 208.7620 171,637 207.5000 210.0000
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 1,963,563
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
230,728,171 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 230,728,171. 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/2061C_1-2026-4-28.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2061C_1-2026-4-28.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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