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RNS Number : 9758D Wickes Group PLC 13 May 2026
13 May 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 5 May 2026 to 11 May 2026.
Ordinary Shares
Date Venue Volume-weighted average price (p) Aggregated volume Lowest price per share (p) Highest price per share (p)
05 May 2026 XLON 196.0821 100,850 194.8000 197.6000
06 May 2026 XLON 205.5618 79,949 198.4000 208.5000
07 May 2026 XLON 208.0080 60,369 206.0000 208.5000
08 May 2026 XLON 207.6516 84,503 205.0000 210.5000
11 May 2026 XLON 202.4968 87,969 200.0000 205.0000
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 2,864,569
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
229,827,165 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 229,827,165. 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/9758D_1-2026-5-12.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9758D_1-2026-5-12.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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