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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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