RNS Number : 7262X
Wickes Group PLC
25 July 2024
 

25th July 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:

24 July 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

47,412

Lowest price per share (pence):

142.0000

Highest price per share (pence):

142.6000

Weighted average price per day (pence):

142.5453

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 15,952,987 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 243,685,011. 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 243,685,011. 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)

BATS (BATE)

142.4048

4,088

142.2

142.6

Chi-X (CHIX)

142.4242

10,222

142.0

142.6

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

142.6000

33,102

142.6

142.6

Total

142.5453

47,412

142.0

142.6

 

 

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

24th July 2024 08:16:11

2093

142.6

BATE

00164525854TRLO0

24th July 2024 09:18:34

1200

142.2

CHIX

00164531614TRLO0

24th July 2024 09:20:15

708

142.2

CHIX

00164531825TRLO0

24th July 2024 09:20:17

889

142.2

BATE

00164531832TRLO0

24th July 2024 09:20:17

154

142.2

BATE

00164531831TRLO0

24th July 2024 09:20:17

952

142.2

BATE

00164531830TRLO0

24th July 2024 09:20:18

1328

142

CHIX

00164531839TRLO0

24th July 2024 13:21:26

1185

142.4

CHIX

00164548806TRLO0

24th July 2024 13:34:40

1941

142.6

CHIX

00164549535TRLO0

24th July 2024 13:34:50

1836

142.6

CHIX

00164549545TRLO0

24th July 2024 13:34:50

112

142.6

CHIX

00164549546TRLO0

24th July 2024 13:34:51

818

142.6

CHIX

00164549547TRLO0

24th July 2024 13:34:51

1094

142.6

CHIX

00164549548TRLO0

24th July 2024 13:55:51

33102

142.6

XLON

00164551005TRLO0

 

 

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

 

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

holly.grainger@wickes.co.uk

 

Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
+44 (0) 0203 805 4822
wickes@headlandconsultancy.com

 

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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