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REG - Wickes Group PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 9045E  Wickes Group PLC  20 May 2026

20 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 12 May 2026 to 18 May 2026.

Ordinary Shares

 Date         Venue  Volume-weighted average price (p)  Aggregated volume  Lowest price per share (p)  Highest price per share (p)
 12 May 2026  XLON   179.8761                           95,000             178.0000                    199.4000
 13 May 2026  XLON   176.6150                           121,361            172.6000                    178.4000
 14 May 2026  XLON   174.0628                           126,476            172.2000                    177.2000
 15 May 2026  XLON   170.5732                           129,726            169.4000                    172.0000
 18 May 2026  XLON   173.0148                           125,215            169.8000                    175.2000

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 3,462,347
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

229,229,387 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 229,229,387. 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/9045E_1-2026-5-19.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9045E_1-2026-5-19.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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