WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

13 December 2024

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 26 January 2024, of 24,359 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 13 December 2024 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 776,481 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 130,140,453 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:

13 December 2024

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

24,359

12.1498

12.0600

12.2800

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

08:07:24

GMT

84

12.26

GBP

XLON

592205503368613467

08:09:10

GMT

116

12.28

GBP

XLON

606279254904067228

08:09:16

GMT

417

12.27

GBP

XLON

606279254904068783

08:09:16

GMT

252

12.27

GBP

XLON

592205503368638724

08:09:16

GMT

11

12.27

GBP

XLON

592205503368638726

08:09:29

GMT

263

12.27

GBP

XLON

592205503368642529

08:09:29

GMT

47

12.27

GBP

XLON

592205503368642542

08:20:37

GMT

100

12.25

GBP

XLON

606279254904236434

08:20:37

GMT

197

12.25

GBP

XLON

606279254904236435

08:20:37

GMT

99

12.25

GBP

XLON

592205503368819128

08:20:37

GMT

100

12.25

GBP

XLON

592205503368819127

08:42:25

GMT

97

12.27

GBP

XLON

592205503369190878

08:42:25

GMT

155

12.27

GBP

XLON

592205503369190877

08:42:25

GMT

243

12.27

GBP

XLON

592205503369190876

08:42:25

GMT

330

12.27

GBP

XLON

592205503369190882

08:42:25

GMT

113

12.27

GBP

XLON

606279254904586230

09:01:03

GMT

91

12.26

GBP

XLON

592205503369496823

09:01:03

GMT

258

12.26

GBP

XLON

606279254904872601

09:01:03

GMT

23

12.26

GBP

XLON

592205503369496830

09:01:03

GMT

100

12.26

GBP

XLON

592205503369496828

09:01:03

GMT

100

12.26

GBP

XLON

592205503369496829

09:01:03

GMT

91

12.25

GBP

XLON

606279254904872602

09:01:03

GMT

91

12.25

GBP

XLON

606279254904872603

09:31:48

GMT

84

12.24

GBP

XLON

606279254905394901

09:31:48

GMT

97

12.24

GBP

XLON

592205503370055274

09:31:48

GMT

97

12.24

GBP

XLON

592205503370055276

09:31:48

GMT

97

12.24

GBP

XLON

592205503370055277

09:31:48

GMT

111

12.24

GBP

XLON

606279254905394904

09:31:48

GMT

147

12.24

GBP

XLON

592205503370055275

09:31:48

GMT

172

12.24

GBP

XLON

606279254905394903

09:31:48

GMT

241

12.24

GBP

XLON

606279254905394902

09:47:28

GMT

100

12.24

GBP

XLON

592205503370370447

09:47:28

GMT

252

12.24

GBP

XLON

606279254905691635

09:47:28

GMT

73

12.24

GBP

XLON

592205503370370453

09:49:50

GMT

99

12.23

GBP

XLON

606279254905728512

10:18:40

GMT

85

12.23

GBP

XLON

606279254906237216

10:18:40

GMT

306

12.23

GBP

XLON

592205503370946425

10:18:40

GMT

230

12.23

GBP

XLON

592205503370946430

10:18:40

GMT

170

12.23

GBP

XLON

606279254906237219

10:18:40

GMT

111

12.23

GBP

XLON

606279254906237223

10:20:02

GMT

41

12.21

GBP

XLON

592205503370971259

10:20:02

GMT

44

12.21

GBP

XLON

592205503370971260

10:48:52

GMT

22

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503371446781

10:48:52

GMT

32

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254906711856

10:48:52

GMT

37

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503371446784

10:48:52

GMT

58

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503371446783

10:48:52

GMT

63

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254906711855

10:48:52

GMT

242

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503371446782

10:48:52

GMT

61

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254906711861

11:04:15

GMT

91

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503371734029

11:04:15

GMT

91

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503371734030

11:04:15

GMT

95

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254906982464

11:22:42

GMT

100

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503372066935

11:22:42

GMT

191

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503372066936

11:43:55

GMT

2

12.2

GBP

XLON

592205503372618330

11:43:55

GMT

14

12.2

GBP

XLON

592205503372618331

11:43:55

GMT

83

12.2

GBP

XLON

606279254907819790

11:45:23

GMT

89

12.19

GBP

XLON

592205503372654352

11:48:15

GMT

92

12.19

GBP

XLON

592205503372715704

11:51:00

GMT

94

12.19

GBP

XLON

592205503372768124

11:51:35

GMT

200

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254907972181

11:51:35

GMT

48

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254907972182

11:51:35

GMT

99

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503372780146

11:52:03

GMT

151

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254907982776

11:54:07

GMT

16

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254908027079

12:03:03

GMT

32

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254908213290

12:03:03

GMT

98

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503373035294

12:03:03

GMT

98

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254908213291

12:03:03

GMT

100

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254908213289

12:03:03

GMT

315

12.18

GBP

XLON

606279254908213298

12:03:03

GMT

84

12.18

GBP

XLON

592205503373035298

12:04:39

GMT

3

12.17

GBP

XLON

606279254908247922

12:04:39

GMT

3

12.17

GBP

XLON

606279254908247923

12:04:39

GMT

92

12.17

GBP

XLON

606279254908247921

12:04:39

GMT

98

12.17

GBP

XLON

606279254908247920

12:18:00

GMT

101

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503373348597

12:18:00

GMT

325

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254908508729

12:41:28

GMT

13

12.12

GBP

XLON

606279254908963602

12:41:28

GMT

82

12.12

GBP

XLON

606279254908963601

12:41:28

GMT

95

12.12

GBP

XLON

606279254908963603

13:00:52

GMT

92

12.14

GBP

XLON

592205503374256660

13:11:55

GMT

90

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254909595976

13:11:55

GMT

152

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503374507229

13:11:55

GMT

292

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503374507228

13:11:55

GMT

300

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503374507233

13:11:55

GMT

51

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254909595982

13:11:55

GMT

93

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254909595981

13:11:55

GMT

156

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254909595983

13:11:55

GMT

144

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254909596011

13:25:24

GMT

90

12.14

GBP

XLON

592205503374786789

13:32:46

GMT

11

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254910010658

13:32:46

GMT

85

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254910010657

13:34:29

GMT

96

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503374984760

13:39:47

GMT

93

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254910160854

13:41:43

GMT

94

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375152771

13:43:35

GMT

88

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254910256543

13:45:27

GMT

45

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375249232

13:45:27

GMT

47

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375249231

13:47:37

GMT

95

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254910353045

13:49:18

GMT

4

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375348292

13:49:18

GMT

12

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375348291

13:49:18

GMT

72

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375348290

13:51:26

GMT

8

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375403460

13:51:26

GMT

9

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375403461

13:51:26

GMT

83

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375403462

13:53:04

GMT

84

12.15

GBP

XLON

606279254910482004

13:54:25

GMT

108

12.16

GBP

XLON

592205503375473883

13:56:32

GMT

39

12.16

GBP

XLON

606279254910558424

13:56:32

GMT

62

12.16

GBP

XLON

606279254910558423

13:57:02

GMT

105

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375532388

13:57:02

GMT

258

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375532389

13:57:02

GMT

272

12.14

GBP

XLON

606279254910568497

13:57:02

GMT

18

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375532393

13:57:02

GMT

330

12.15

GBP

XLON

592205503375532392

14:19:43

GMT

92

12.14

GBP

XLON

592205503376075680

14:21:25

GMT

92

12.13

GBP

XLON

592205503376117113

14:21:25

GMT

92

12.13

GBP

XLON

592205503376117114

14:21:25

GMT

92

12.13

GBP

XLON

592205503376117115

14:21:25

GMT

92

12.13

GBP

XLON

592205503376117116

14:21:25

GMT

92

12.13

GBP

XLON

592205503376117117

14:21:25

GMT

92

12.13

GBP

XLON

606279254911122989

14:21:25

GMT

92

12.13

GBP

XLON

606279254911122990

14:21:25

GMT

93

12.13

GBP

XLON

592205503376117112

14:21:25

GMT

96

12.13

GBP

XLON

606279254911122991

14:21:25

GMT

231

12.13

GBP

XLON

592205503376117111

14:31:03

GMT

2

12.11

GBP

XLON

592205503376385151

14:31:03

GMT

84

12.11

GBP

XLON

592205503376385150

14:31:03

GMT

86

12.11

GBP

XLON

592205503376385149

14:31:03

GMT

86

12.11

GBP

XLON

606279254911378107

14:31:03

GMT

86

12.11

GBP

XLON

606279254911378108

14:31:03

GMT

86

12.11

GBP

XLON

606279254911378109

14:31:03

GMT

224

12.11

GBP

XLON

606279254911378106

14:31:03

GMT

99

12.11

GBP

XLON

592205503376385163

14:35:52

GMT

95

12.1

GBP

XLON

592205503376555344

14:35:52

GMT

95

12.1

GBP

XLON

606279254911539149

14:35:52

GMT

313

12.1

GBP

XLON

592205503376555343

14:35:52

GMT

11

12.1

GBP

XLON

606279254911539153

14:45:33

GMT

95

12.09

GBP

XLON

606279254911836046

14:46:32

GMT

99

12.09

GBP

XLON

592205503376897854

14:47:26

GMT

43

12.09

GBP

XLON

592205503376925659

14:47:26

GMT

46

12.09

GBP

XLON

592205503376925660

14:49:32

GMT

101

12.09

GBP

XLON

606279254911951184

14:50:26

GMT

97

12.09

GBP

XLON

606279254911982867

14:51:49

GMT

9

12.09

GBP

XLON

592205503377064643

14:51:49

GMT

86

12.09

GBP

XLON

592205503377064642

14:53:19

GMT

76

12.09

GBP

XLON

592205503377120403

14:53:19

GMT

3

12.09

GBP

XLON

606279254912076391

14:53:19

GMT

20

12.09

GBP

XLON

606279254912076393

14:54:38

GMT

96

12.09

GBP

XLON

606279254912114463

14:54:50

GMT

12

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254912120873

14:54:50

GMT

19

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254912120876

14:54:50

GMT

83

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254912120872

14:54:50

GMT

95

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503377167315

14:54:50

GMT

95

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503377167319

14:54:50

GMT

95

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254912120871

14:54:50

GMT

95

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254912120875

14:54:50

GMT

221

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254912120877

14:54:50

GMT

327

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503377167313

15:09:45

GMT

98

12.07

GBP

XLON

606279254912621375

15:11:01

GMT

40

12.07

GBP

XLON

592205503377732625

15:11:01

GMT

58

12.07

GBP

XLON

606279254912657127

15:11:27

GMT

98

12.06

GBP

XLON

592205503377749600

15:11:27

GMT

98

12.06

GBP

XLON

592205503377749601

15:11:27

GMT

98

12.06

GBP

XLON

592205503377749602

15:11:27

GMT

98

12.06

GBP

XLON

606279254912673583

15:11:27

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98

12.06

GBP

XLON

606279254912673584

15:11:27

GMT

363

12.06

GBP

XLON

592205503377749603

15:11:27

GMT

121

12.06

GBP

XLON

592205503377749608

15:31:53

GMT

96

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503378402331

15:31:53

GMT

103

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254913290154

15:31:53

GMT

415

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254913290155

15:31:53

GMT

119

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503378402337

15:31:53

GMT

180

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503378402336

15:31:53

GMT

330

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503378402335

15:33:37

GMT

27

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254913335991

15:33:37

GMT

73

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254913335992

15:33:37

GMT

152

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254913335990

15:40:18

GMT

75

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254913520906

15:40:18

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85

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503378645336

15:40:18

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85

12.08

GBP

XLON

606279254913520907

15:40:18

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251

12.08

GBP

XLON

592205503378645335

15:45:50

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45

12.07

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XLON

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15:45:50

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54

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91

12.07

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15:45:50

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233

12.07

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592205503378842588

16:00:58

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86

12.06

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592205503379327898

16:02:04

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14

12.06

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606279254914206017

16:02:04

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75

12.06

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606279254914206016

16:03:43

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121

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606279254914256107

16:03:43

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303

12.06

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592205503379422656

16:03:43

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57

12.06

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606279254914256112

16:03:43

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330

12.06

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606279254914256111

16:03:43

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123

12.06

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592205503379422662

16:03:43

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180

12.06

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592205503379422663

16:13:32

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89

12.12

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592205503379762607

16:16:04

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100

12.12

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606279254914671085

16:16:55

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407

12.11

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339

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606279254914694915

16:16:55

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33

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592205503379884351

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180

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592205503379884350

16:16:55

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120

12.11

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606279254914694921

16:17:05

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88

12.11

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606279254914699725

16:22:22

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84

12.09

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592205503380094383

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84

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592205503380094384

16:22:22

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84

12.09

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606279254914894190

16:22:22

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327

12.09

GBP

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592205503380094382

16:29:59

GMT

44

12.1

GBP

XLON

606279254915194979

16:29:59

GMT

248

12.1

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XLON

606279254915194980

Ends