Last checked at 25 Jan 2024 07:00
25th January 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 Investec Bank plc.
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase: | 24th January 2024 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 74,117 |
Lowest price per share (pence): | 143.5 |
Highest price per share (pence): | 145.4 |
Weighted average price per day (pence): | 144.0977 |
The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.
Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 9,029,923 ordinary shares since the commencement of the buyback programme.
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 | 144.1924 | 50,117 | 143.50 | 145.40 |
BATE | 143.9000 | 24,000 | 143.90 | 143.90 |
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 detailed below:
Date and time of each trade | Number of shares purchased | Price (pence per share) | Trading Venue | Transaction Reference Number |
24 January 2024 15:04:15 | 557 | 144 | XLON | 00253709776TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:31 | 485 | 144.7 | XLON | 00253709812TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:31 | 83 | 144.7 | XLON | 00253709813TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:31 | 1277 | 144.7 | XLON | 00253709814TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:34 | 1277 | 144.7 | XLON | 00253709821TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:41 | 200 | 144.6 | XLON | 00253709834TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:41 | 1277 | 144.6 | XLON | 00253709835TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:41 | 1277 | 144.3 | XLON | 00253709836TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:41 | 1749 | 144.3 | XLON | 00253709837TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:04:46 | 568 | 144 | XLON | 00253709838TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:38 | 9921 | 143.9 | XLON | 00253710070TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:38 | 79 | 143.9 | XLON | 00253710071TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:38 | 600 | 143.9 | XLON | 00253710069TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 3248 | 143.9 | BATE | 00253710082TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 12640 | 143.9 | BATE | 00253710083TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 6282 | 143.9 | BATE | 00253710084TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 1778 | 143.9 | BATE | 00253710085TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 52 | 143.9 | BATE | 00253710086TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 120 | 143.6 | XLON | 00253710077TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 275 | 143.6 | XLON | 00253710078TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 203 | 143.6 | XLON | 00253710079TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:11:52 | 570 | 143.5 | XLON | 00253710087TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:15:39 | 25000 | 144.1 | XLON | 00253710140TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 15:30:21 | 599 | 144.2 | XLON | 00253710475TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:02:07 | 137 | 145.2 | XLON | 00253711483TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:02:07 | 594 | 145.2 | XLON | 00253711484TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:02:07 | 557 | 145.1 | XLON | 00253711485TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:02:07 | 557 | 145 | XLON | 00253711486TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:02:15 | 82 | 145 | XLON | 00253711497TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:08:00 | 574 | 144.7 | XLON | 00253711792TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:25:29 | 273 | 145.4 | XLON | 00253712592TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:25:29 | 25 | 145.4 | XLON | 00253712593TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:29:20 | 601 | 145.4 | XLON | 00253712836TRLO1 |
24 January 2024 16:29:20 | 600 | 145.4 | XLON | 00253712837TRLO1 |
For further information please contact:
Holly Grainger
Director of Investor Relations
07341 680426
holly.grainger@wickes.co.uk
Lucy Legh, Will SmithHeadland - PR Adviser to the Company+44 (0) 0203 805 4822wickes@headlandconsultancy.com
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