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RNS Number : 6391G Wickes Group PLC 03 June 2026
03 June 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 26 May 2026 to 01 June 2026.
Ordinary Shares
Date Venue Volume-weighted average price (p) Aggregated volume Lowest price per share (p) Highest price per share (p)
26 May 2026 XLON 180.0036 129,895 179.0000 182.6000
27 May 2026 XLON 181.8710 118,842 180.6000 183.4000
28 May 2026 XLON 180.9243 139,545 178.8000 183.4000
29 May 2026 XLON 177.2950 140,923 170.0000 180.6000
01 June 2026 XLON 172.9616 112,498 170.6000 177.0000
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 4,592,427
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
228,099,307 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 228,099,307. 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/6391G_1-2026-6-2.pdf
(http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6391G_1-2026-6-2.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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