Director/PDMR Shareholding
Wickes Group Plc announced that on April 8, 2026, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) exercised nil cost options under the Deferred Annual Bonus Plan and Long Term Incentive Plan. David Wood exercised options for 10,006 shares under DABP and 743,763 under LTIP, selling 4,714 and 350,336 shares respectively at £2.23 per share to cover tax liabilities. Mark George exercised options for 3,108 shares under DABP and 471,182 under LTIP, selling 1,465 and 221,968 shares respectively at £2.200625 per share. The net acquired shares were retained by the PDMRs.
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Responsibilities ('PDMRs')
The Company was notified on 9 April 2026 of the exercise of nil cost options over Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ("Shares") in the Company under the Wickes Group Plc Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) and Wickes Group Plc Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) on 8 April 2026 by PDMRs as set out below. Sufficient Shares were sold to meet the income tax and national insurance liabilities arising from the exercises. The net shares acquired have been retained by the PDMRs.
| PDMR | Plan | No. of Shares Under Option Exercised | Transaction Date | Number of Shares Sold | Share Price |
| David Wood | DABP | 10,006 | 8 April 2026 | 4,714 | £2.230000 |
| David Wood | LTIP | 743,763 | 8 April 2026 | 350,336 | £2.230000 |
| Mark George | DABP | 3,108 | 8 April 2026 | 1,465 | £2.200625 |
| Mark George | LTIP | 471,182 | 8 April 2026 | 221,968 | £2.200625 |
| a) | Name | Wickes Group plc | |||
| b) | LEI | 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133 | |||
| a) | Description of the financial Instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN: GB00BL6C2002 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of share options under the Wickes Group Plc Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) and Wickes Group Plc Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume (s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £Nil | DABP 10,006 LTIP 743,763 | ||||
| £Nil | 753,769 | N/A | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 8 April 2026 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||
| a) | Description of the financial Instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN: GB00BL6C2002 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares to cover tax and national insurance liabilities | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume (s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £2.23 | DABP 4,714 LTIP 350,336 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price | £2.23 | 355,050 | £791,761.50 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 8 April 2026 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | |||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Mark George | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/Status | Chief Financial Officer | |||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | |||
| a) | Name | Wickes Group plc | |||
| b) | LEI | 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133 | |||
| a) | Description of the financial Instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN: GB00BL6C2002 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of share options under the Wickes Group Plc Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) and Wickes Group Plc Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume (s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £Nil | DABP 3,108 LTIP 471,182 | ||||
| £Nil | 474,290 | N/A | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 8 April 2026 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||
| a) | Description of the financial Instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN: GB00BL6C2002 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares to cover tax and national insurance liabilities | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume (s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £2.200625 | DABP 1,465 LTIP 221,968 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price | £2.200625 | 223,433 | £491,692.25 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 8 April 2026 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON |
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