Wickes Group PLC Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7460L

Wickes Group PLC

24 April 2024

 

24^th April 2024

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 Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt").

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:	23rd April 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	143,742
Lowest price per share (pence):	152.4
Highest price per share (pence):	153.6
Weighted average price per day (pence):	153.0144

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 12,285,076 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 247,352,922. 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 247,352,922. 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. 

 

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme.

  

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price (p)	Aggregated volume	Lowest price per share (p)	Highest price per share (p)
XLON	153.0144	143,742	152.4	153.6

 

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 Peel Hunt on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is detailed below:

 

Date and time of each trade	Number of shares purchased	Price (pence per share)	Trading Venue	Transaction Reference Number
23rd April 2024 08:02:00	1785	153.4	XLON	00161148390TRLO0
23rd April 2024 08:15:07	1833	153	XLON	00161149890TRLO0
23rd April 2024 08:40:33	182	152.8	XLON	00161151454TRLO0
23rd April 2024 09:00:03	1657	153.2	XLON	00161152795TRLO0
23rd April 2024 09:04:56	1629	153.2	XLON	00161153183TRLO0
23rd April 2024 09:04:58	612	153	XLON	00161153185TRLO0
23rd April 2024 09:04:58	357	153	XLON	00161153186TRLO0
23rd April 2024 09:04:58	789	153	XLON	00161153187TRLO0
23rd April 2024 09:05:04	1534	152.8	XLON	00161153202TRLO0
23rd April 2024 09:39:12	1542	152.6	XLON	00161155353TRLO0
23rd April 2024 09:49:29	1603	152.4	XLON	00161155994TRLO0
23rd April 2024 10:12:39	1261	152.4	XLON	00161158014TRLO0
23rd April 2024 10:12:39	414	152.4	XLON	00161158015TRLO0
23rd April 2024 10:20:47	1234	152.4	XLON	00161158512TRLO0
23rd April 2024 10:20:47	499	152.4	XLON	00161158513TRLO0
23rd April 2024 11:06:06	1696	153.2	XLON	00161162143TRLO0
23rd April 2024 11:59:12	1588	153	XLON	00161165944TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:03:53	1716	153.6	XLON	00161166232TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:11:07	16	153.4	XLON	00161166657TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:11:07	1065	153.4	XLON	00161166658TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:11:07	446	153.4	XLON	00161166659TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:14:50	616	153.2	XLON	00161166931TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:14:50	953	153.2	XLON	00161166932TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:49:27	70	153.4	XLON	00161169146TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:49:27	1451	153.4	XLON	00161169147TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:49:37	1660	153.4	XLON	00161169158TRLO0
23rd April 2024 12:49:37	123	153.4	XLON	00161169159TRLO0
23rd April 2024 13:16:00	1761	153.4	XLON	00161170679TRLO0
23rd April 2024 13:24:36	1820	153.2	XLON	00161171188TRLO0
23rd April 2024 13:25:01	1663	153	XLON	00161171202TRLO0
23rd April 2024 13:25:10	782	152.8	XLON	00161171211TRLO0
23rd April 2024 13:25:10	699	152.8	XLON	00161171212TRLO0
23rd April 2024 13:25:10	169	152.8	XLON	00161171213TRLO0
23rd April 2024 14:04:38	135	152.8	XLON	00161173124TRLO0
23rd April 2024 14:04:38	1615	152.8	XLON	00161173125TRLO0
23rd April 2024 14:10:26	1735	152.8	XLON	00161173446TRLO0
23rd April 2024 14:11:08	1608	153.4	XLON	00161173483TRLO0
23rd April 2024 14:11:11	1814	153.2	XLON	00161173485TRLO0
23rd April 2024 14:27:04	20000	153	XLON	00161174495TRLO0
23rd April 2024 14:47:31	81610	153	XLON	00161177965TRLO0

 

For further information please contact:

 

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

[e-mail]

 

Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
[phone]
[e-mail]

 

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