Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

04 February 2025

WH Smith PLC

Transactions in own shares

WH Smith PLC (the 'Company') announces the purchase, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 29 January 2025, of 22,500 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 04 February 2025 as part of the buyback programme announced on 23 September 2024 (the 'Programme').The Company intends to cancel these shares.Since the announcement of the programme (the 'Programme'), the Company has purchased a total of 1,433,938 Ordinary Shares.The Company has 129,482,996 shares in issue . This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.The table below contains detailed information about the purchases referred to above.

Schedule of purchases

Shares purchased:

WH Smith PLC (ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16)

Date of purchases:

04 February 2025

Investment firm:

Barclays

Aggregate information

Venue

Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased

Volume-weighted average price per share

Lowest price per share

Highest price per share

London Stock Exchange

22,500

12.8547

12.8000

12.9200

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Barclays on behalf of the Company is set out below.

Transaction Time

Time Zone

Volume

Price

Currency

Platform Code

Transaction reference number

08:02:06

GMT

32

12.85

GBP

XLON

592094738164906583

08:02:33

GMT

38

12.85

GBP

XLON

592094738164919444

08:06:05

GMT

35

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738164997053

08:06:05

GMT

62

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738164997054

08:07:28

GMT

107

12.88

GBP

XLON

592094738165025091

08:08:36

GMT

100

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487000574518

08:09:04

GMT

566

12.85

GBP

XLON

592094738165057260

08:09:04

GMT

188

12.85

GBP

XLON

606168487000583889

08:31:39

GMT

10

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738165520229

08:31:39

GMT

110

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738165520228

08:31:39

GMT

110

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738165520230

08:31:39

GMT

494

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738165520227

08:31:39

GMT

69

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738165520235

08:31:39

GMT

250

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738165520234

08:33:31

GMT

70

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487001059831

08:33:31

GMT

260

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487001059830

08:40:22

GMT

416

12.81

GBP

XLON

592094738165712259

09:03:20

GMT

102

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738166126790

09:12:38

GMT

169

12.92

GBP

XLON

606168487001746674

09:12:38

GMT

115

12.92

GBP

XLON

592094738166294836

09:12:38

GMT

448

12.91

GBP

XLON

606168487001746676

09:12:38

GMT

382

12.91

GBP

XLON

606168487001746681

09:22:08

GMT

4

12.92

GBP

XLON

606168487001933661

09:22:08

GMT

9

12.92

GBP

XLON

606168487001933662

09:22:08

GMT

17

12.92

GBP

XLON

606168487001933660

09:22:08

GMT

391

12.92

GBP

XLON

606168487001933659

09:36:13

GMT

107

12.88

GBP

XLON

592094738166805864

09:43:10

GMT

16

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487002355759

09:43:10

GMT

18

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487002355760

09:43:10

GMT

20

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487002355761

09:43:10

GMT

114

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738166943694

10:00:45

GMT

116

12.91

GBP

XLON

592094738167297648

10:00:45

GMT

438

12.91

GBP

XLON

606168487002688650

10:06:56

GMT

285

12.91

GBP

XLON

592094738167419912

10:08:30

GMT

8

12.91

GBP

XLON

592094738167449221

10:10:49

GMT

99

12.91

GBP

XLON

592094738167498841

10:11:09

GMT

104

12.9

GBP

XLON

592094738167504552

10:11:09

GMT

112

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487002884050

10:11:09

GMT

112

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487002884051

10:11:09

GMT

188

12.9

GBP

XLON

592094738167504551

10:22:27

GMT

175

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487003096561

10:37:54

GMT

108

12.88

GBP

XLON

592094738168037040

10:37:54

GMT

325

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487003389239

10:37:54

GMT

107

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487003389247

10:37:54

GMT

185

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487003389242

11:00:33

GMT

511

12.9

GBP

XLON

592094738168469430

11:00:38

GMT

111

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738168472666

11:30:45

GMT

109

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169067721

11:30:45

GMT

35

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169067723

11:30:45

GMT

42

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169067728

11:30:45

GMT

47

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169067725

11:30:45

GMT

54

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169067726

11:30:45

GMT

59

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169067727

11:30:45

GMT

66

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169067724

11:30:45

GMT

101

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487004360269

11:30:45

GMT

115

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169067722

11:58:29

GMT

101

12.88

GBP

XLON

592094738169628325

12:02:31

GMT

100

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487004980913

12:05:06

GMT

101

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487005035655

12:05:06

GMT

101

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487005035657

12:05:06

GMT

101

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487005035658

12:05:06

GMT

202

12.87

GBP

XLON

592094738169784125

12:05:06

GMT

243

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487005035656

12:30:11

GMT

43

12.9

GBP

XLON

592094738170351412

12:30:11

GMT

67

12.9

GBP

XLON

592094738170351411

12:48:38

GMT

5

12.9

GBP

XLON

592094738170745821

12:48:38

GMT

41

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487005940059

12:48:38

GMT

72

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487005940058

12:48:38

GMT

78

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487005940057

12:48:38

GMT

98

12.9

GBP

XLON

592094738170745822

12:48:38

GMT

145

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487005940054

12:48:38

GMT

150

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487005940056

12:48:38

GMT

202

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487005940055

12:48:38

GMT

453

12.9

GBP

XLON

606168487005940066

13:03:42

GMT

39

12.88

GBP

XLON

592094738171126224

13:03:42

GMT

68

12.88

GBP

XLON

592094738171126225

13:03:42

GMT

107

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487006293986

13:03:42

GMT

107

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487006293987

13:03:42

GMT

225

12.88

GBP

XLON

592094738171126223

13:17:30

GMT

100

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487006596720

13:17:30

GMT

238

12.88

GBP

XLON

606168487006596718

13:52:46

GMT

36

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645493

13:52:46

GMT

42

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645491

13:52:46

GMT

58

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645487

13:52:46

GMT

64

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738172566884

13:52:46

GMT

64

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645495

13:52:46

GMT

100

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738172566886

13:52:46

GMT

100

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738172566887

13:52:46

GMT

100

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645486

13:52:46

GMT

100

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645488

13:52:46

GMT

100

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645490

13:52:46

GMT

183

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645492

13:52:46

GMT

233

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007645497

13:52:46

GMT

256

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738172566885

14:00:43

GMT

97

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738172815282

14:00:43

GMT

225

12.89

GBP

XLON

606168487007878658

14:11:10

GMT

95

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738173138649

14:11:10

GMT

399

12.89

GBP

XLON

592094738173138650

14:27:03

GMT

15

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487008628364

14:27:03

GMT

35

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487008628365

14:27:03

GMT

63

12.87

GBP

XLON

606168487008628363

14:27:33

GMT

113

12.84

GBP

XLON

592094738173627310

14:27:33

GMT

113

12.84

GBP

XLON

592094738173627311

14:27:33

GMT

113

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487008642673

14:27:33

GMT

113

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487008642674

14:27:33

GMT

224

12.84

GBP

XLON

592094738173627308

14:33:45

GMT

113

12.83

GBP

XLON

592094738173896117

14:33:45

GMT

224

12.83

GBP

XLON

592094738173896116

14:37:46

GMT

92

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487009052943

14:44:40

GMT

44

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487009316697

14:44:40

GMT

65

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487009316696

14:44:40

GMT

109

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738174338012

14:44:40

GMT

109

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738174338013

14:44:40

GMT

109

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738174338014

14:44:40

GMT

109

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738174338015

14:44:40

GMT

109

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487009316698

14:44:40

GMT

131

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487009316695

14:50:52

GMT

46

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487009550485

14:50:52

GMT

108

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487009550487

14:50:52

GMT

179

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487009550486

15:00:04

GMT

102

12.82

GBP

XLON

592094738174992899

15:01:07

GMT

39

12.81

GBP

XLON

592094738175052988

15:01:07

GMT

121

12.81

GBP

XLON

592094738175052991

15:01:07

GMT

300

12.81

GBP

XLON

592094738175052989

15:16:31

GMT

109

12.82

GBP

XLON

606168487010612739

15:17:06

GMT

16

12.83

GBP

XLON

606168487010633352

15:17:06

GMT

138

12.83

GBP

XLON

606168487010633353

15:19:29

GMT

76

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487010713301

15:23:19

GMT

48

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487010848366

15:23:19

GMT

77

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487010848363

15:23:19

GMT

100

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487010848364

15:23:19

GMT

131

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487010848367

15:23:19

GMT

150

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487010848362

15:23:19

GMT

290

12.84

GBP

XLON

606168487010848361

15:23:19

GMT

57

12.84

GBP

XLON

592094738175953492

15:35:19

GMT

78

12.82

GBP

XLON

606168487011248539

15:35:19

GMT

100

12.82

GBP

XLON

606168487011248540

15:35:19

GMT

100

12.82

GBP

XLON

606168487011248542

15:35:19

GMT

224

12.82

GBP

XLON

606168487011248538

15:36:05

GMT

22

12.82

GBP

XLON

606168487011275804

15:36:05

GMT

100

12.82

GBP

XLON

592094738176406721

15:36:05

GMT

103

12.82

GBP

XLON

592094738176406722

15:46:09

GMT

98

12.82

GBP

XLON

592094738176781124

15:49:14

GMT

544

12.82

GBP

XLON

592094738176897411

15:50:35

GMT

54

12.82

GBP

XLON

592094738176946527

15:51:02

GMT

100

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487011801671

16:02:01

GMT

105

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487012207466

16:02:07

GMT

105

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738177397593

16:02:07

GMT

105

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738177397594

16:02:07

GMT

105

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487012210344

16:02:07

GMT

105

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487012210346

16:02:07

GMT

105

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487012210347

16:02:07

GMT

223

12.8

GBP

XLON

606168487012210345

16:10:53

GMT

223

12.8

GBP

XLON

592094738177758736

16:11:37

GMT

12

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487012582305

16:11:37

GMT

98

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487012582302

16:22:17

GMT

51

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013059450

16:22:17

GMT

52

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013059444

16:22:17

GMT

81

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013059451

16:22:17

GMT

104

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013059446

16:22:17

GMT

104

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013059449

16:22:17

GMT

126

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013059445

16:22:17

GMT

145

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013059448

16:22:17

GMT

397

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013059447

16:27:35

GMT

100

12.81

GBP

XLON

592094738178550892

16:27:35

GMT

100

12.81

GBP

XLON

592094738178550893

16:27:35

GMT

103

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013302285

16:27:35

GMT

220

12.81

GBP

XLON

592094738178550894

16:27:35

GMT

238

12.81

GBP

XLON

606168487013302284

Ends