WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

18 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 24,311 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 18 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 1,666,854 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,250,080 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:

18 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

24,311

12.2584

12.1800

12.3300

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

08:01:43

GMT

75

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173441516736943

08:02:23

GMT

34

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692681184703

08:02:59

GMT

67

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692681200305

08:15:11

GMT

76

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099692681503850

08:15:11

GMT

100

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099692681503845

08:15:11

GMT

119

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173441517049031

08:15:11

GMT

35

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099692681503854

08:15:12

GMT

28

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173441517049091

08:15:12

GMT

266

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173441517049090

08:15:28

GMT

120

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173441517054712

08:15:29

GMT

35

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692681509779

08:15:29

GMT

48

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441517054764

08:15:29

GMT

65

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692681509777

08:15:29

GMT

100

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692681509776

08:15:29

GMT

100

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441517054766

08:15:29

GMT

100

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441517054767

08:15:29

GMT

118

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441517054765

08:15:32

GMT

87

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173441517055654

08:15:40

GMT

68

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173441517057509

08:36:40

GMT

115

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099692681952417

08:39:20

GMT

105

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099692682004023

08:39:20

GMT

62

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099692682004025

08:39:20

GMT

220

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099692682004026

08:39:20

GMT

220

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099692682004027

08:39:20

GMT

362

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173441517512956

08:54:58

GMT

108

12.26

GBP

XLON

592099692682310401

08:56:22

GMT

9

12.25

GBP

XLON

606173441517822069

08:56:22

GMT

9

12.25

GBP

XLON

606173441517822070

08:56:22

GMT

90

12.25

GBP

XLON

606173441517822068

08:56:22

GMT

108

12.25

GBP

XLON

592099692682341688

08:56:22

GMT

108

12.25

GBP

XLON

606173441517822067

08:56:22

GMT

266

12.25

GBP

XLON

592099692682341687

09:05:14

GMT

108

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099692682519112

09:05:14

GMT

116

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099692682519113

09:05:14

GMT

159

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099692682519111

09:13:41

GMT

77

12.2

GBP

XLON

606173441518138718

09:13:41

GMT

112

12.2

GBP

XLON

592099692682685502

09:13:41

GMT

189

12.2

GBP

XLON

606173441518138717

09:26:33

GMT

115

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441518384399

09:26:33

GMT

432

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441518384400

09:31:04

GMT

266

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441518479279

09:52:25

GMT

22

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441518879488

09:52:25

GMT

82

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441518879485

09:52:25

GMT

104

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099692683489078

09:52:25

GMT

104

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099692683489079

09:52:25

GMT

104

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441518879489

09:52:25

GMT

266

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441518879484

10:05:40

GMT

117

12.19

GBP

XLON

592099692683740074

10:05:40

GMT

117

12.19

GBP

XLON

606173441519110415

10:05:40

GMT

266

12.19

GBP

XLON

606173441519110414

10:25:46

GMT

107

12.25

GBP

XLON

606173441519450228

10:25:46

GMT

456

12.25

GBP

XLON

592099692684110925

10:29:00

GMT

114

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441519503809

10:29:00

GMT

182

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692684169278

10:53:15

GMT

116

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099692684618538

10:53:15

GMT

116

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099692684618540

10:53:15

GMT

116

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441519916227

10:53:15

GMT

116

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441519916228

10:53:15

GMT

267

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099692684618539

11:21:47

GMT

7

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441520418042

11:21:47

GMT

52

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441520418044

11:21:47

GMT

57

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441520418043

11:23:32

GMT

116

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099692685201793

11:23:32

GMT

116

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099692685201794

11:23:32

GMT

464

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441520451137

11:23:32

GMT

226

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173441520451142

11:43:06

GMT

110

12.22

GBP

XLON

592099692685599710

11:43:06

GMT

273

12.22

GBP

XLON

592099692685599711

12:02:05

GMT

109

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441521166160

12:02:05

GMT

109

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441521166161

12:02:05

GMT

109

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441521166162

12:02:05

GMT

587

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099692685976812

12:15:24

GMT

179

12.2

GBP

XLON

606173441521471721

12:33:00

GMT

113

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441521824365

12:39:27

GMT

113

12.25

GBP

XLON

592099692686845500

12:40:12

GMT

19

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099692686862323

12:40:12

GMT

103

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099692686862322

13:01:33

GMT

116

12.32

GBP

XLON

592099692687357895

13:01:33

GMT

160

12.32

GBP

XLON

592099692687357896

13:01:33

GMT

167

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173441522425557

13:01:42

GMT

293

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173441522429222

13:01:56

GMT

108

12.31

GBP

XLON

592099692687369983

13:02:39

GMT

202

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099692687390868

13:02:39

GMT

480

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441522455914

13:02:39

GMT

144

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173441522455918

13:28:18

GMT

102

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099692687962920

13:28:18

GMT

102

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173441522978343

13:28:18

GMT

102

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173441522978344

13:28:18

GMT

102

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173441522978345

13:28:18

GMT

102

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173441522978346

13:28:18

GMT

266

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099692687962919

13:46:26

GMT

119

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173441523427853

13:46:26

GMT

15

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173441523427890

13:46:26

GMT

104

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173441523427892

13:46:26

GMT

119

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099692688450762

13:46:26

GMT

119

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173441523427891

13:46:26

GMT

119

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173441523427893

13:46:26

GMT

119

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173441523427894

13:46:26

GMT

266

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173441523427889

13:52:22

GMT

267

12.25

GBP

XLON

592099692688615212

14:20:33

GMT

110

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441524299899

14:20:33

GMT

129

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692689397382

14:22:40

GMT

477

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441524353520

14:22:40

GMT

38

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173441524353528

14:22:40

GMT

77

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173441524353527

14:31:15

GMT

28

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173441524615404

14:31:15

GMT

96

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173441524615407

14:31:15

GMT

111

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099692689735819

14:31:15

GMT

111

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099692689735820

14:31:15

GMT

286

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173441524615406

14:31:15

GMT

264

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173441524615434

14:36:17

GMT

104

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099692689939946

14:36:17

GMT

104

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173441524804526

14:36:17

GMT

267

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099692689939947

14:43:06

GMT

119

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692690171526

14:43:06

GMT

269

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441525019845

14:43:32

GMT

13

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099692690183851

14:43:32

GMT

106

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099692690183850

14:50:22

GMT

103

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099692690420074

14:50:22

GMT

265

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099692690420073

14:53:58

GMT

19

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173441525373250

14:53:58

GMT

292

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173441525373249

15:04:40

GMT

115

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692690983383

15:04:40

GMT

115

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692690983384

15:04:40

GMT

115

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173441525777422

15:04:40

GMT

266

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099692690983382

15:16:36

GMT

7

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173441526114924

15:16:36

GMT

112

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099692691344807

15:16:36

GMT

112

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099692691344808

15:16:36

GMT

112

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099692691344809

15:16:36

GMT

112

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173441526114926

15:16:36

GMT

261

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173441526114922

15:22:03

GMT

113

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173441526269603

15:22:03

GMT

286

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173441526269605

15:29:57

GMT

100

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441526481989

15:29:57

GMT

266

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692691738004

15:30:28

GMT

5

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441526499089

15:39:33

GMT

129

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441526744563

15:44:13

GMT

69

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441526881061

15:44:13

GMT

44

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441526881062

15:50:02

GMT

63

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692692350552

15:50:02

GMT

117

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441527050612

15:50:02

GMT

323

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692692350553

15:50:02

GMT

180

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692692350558

15:50:49

GMT

32

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692692377296

15:50:49

GMT

143

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441527075191

15:50:49

GMT

168

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441527075195

15:50:49

GMT

93

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692692377303

15:58:44

GMT

221

12.22

GBP

XLON

606173441527304903

15:58:49

GMT

46

12.22

GBP

XLON

606173441527307226

15:58:49

GMT

73

12.22

GBP

XLON

606173441527307228

15:58:49

GMT

102

12.22

GBP

XLON

606173441527307227

15:58:49

GMT

29

12.22

GBP

XLON

606173441527307229

15:58:49

GMT

102

12.22

GBP

XLON

592099692692627092

16:04:31

GMT

77

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099692692835489

16:10:30

GMT

42

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099692693039432

16:10:30

GMT

101

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099692693039431

16:10:30

GMT

189

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099692693039430

16:14:47

GMT

101

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441527852671

16:14:47

GMT

136

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692693211985

16:14:47

GMT

101

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173441527852672

16:14:47

GMT

497

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692693211986

16:14:47

GMT

97

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099692693212001

16:17:15

GMT

265

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173441527943305

16:20:36

GMT

134

12.2

GBP

XLON

606173441528080940

16:20:36

GMT

229

12.2

GBP

XLON

606173441528080941

16:24:28

GMT

116

12.19

GBP

XLON

592099692693629067

16:24:28

GMT

264

12.19

GBP

XLON

606173441528241897

16:26:31

GMT

219

12.18

GBP

XLON

592099692693729511

Ends