21^st August 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

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 16,687,956 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 242,950,042. 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 242,950,042. 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:

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:

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

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