WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

26 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 25,684 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 26 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 1,816,974 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,099,960 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:

26 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

25,684

11.7704

11.6400

11.8900

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

08:01:45

GMT

363

11.7

GBP

XLON

592102523830995344

08:01:45

GMT

150

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272666500165

08:10:34

GMT

598

11.8

GBP

XLON

592102523831296871

08:10:34

GMT

107

11.8

GBP

XLON

606176272666782264

08:10:34

GMT

152

11.8

GBP

XLON

592102523831296875

08:16:27

GMT

292

11.77

GBP

XLON

592102523831460942

08:26:10

GMT

101

11.77

GBP

XLON

606176272667197937

08:26:10

GMT

101

11.77

GBP

XLON

606176272667197938

08:26:10

GMT

163

11.77

GBP

XLON

592102523831750996

08:26:10

GMT

177

11.77

GBP

XLON

606176272667197936

08:33:36

GMT

149

11.77

GBP

XLON

592102523831969307

08:33:36

GMT

462

11.77

GBP

XLON

592102523831969306

08:39:52

GMT

292

11.73

GBP

XLON

592102523832140110

08:49:59

GMT

403

11.75

GBP

XLON

592102523832403652

09:02:53

GMT

101

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523832740382

09:02:53

GMT

459

11.81

GBP

XLON

606176272668102827

09:09:26

GMT

105

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523832921386

09:09:26

GMT

292

11.84

GBP

XLON

606176272668268367

09:24:20

GMT

506

11.85

GBP

XLON

606176272668612140

09:24:22

GMT

316

11.85

GBP

XLON

606176272668613662

09:43:59

GMT

100

11.89

GBP

XLON

606176272669063660

09:43:59

GMT

417

11.89

GBP

XLON

592102523833787029

09:43:59

GMT

67

11.89

GBP

XLON

592102523833787035

09:43:59

GMT

99

11.89

GBP

XLON

592102523833787036

10:00:05

GMT

82

11.86

GBP

XLON

592102523834243266

10:07:20

GMT

109

11.86

GBP

XLON

592102523834449774

10:07:20

GMT

109

11.86

GBP

XLON

606176272669676441

10:07:20

GMT

109

11.86

GBP

XLON

606176272669676443

10:07:20

GMT

297

11.86

GBP

XLON

592102523834449773

10:15:42

GMT

102

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523834668957

10:15:42

GMT

109

11.84

GBP

XLON

606176272669878426

10:15:42

GMT

184

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523834668955

10:40:26

GMT

113

11.86

GBP

XLON

606176272670423933

10:40:26

GMT

228

11.86

GBP

XLON

606176272670423934

10:40:26

GMT

126

11.86

GBP

XLON

606176272670423935

10:40:26

GMT

27

11.86

GBP

XLON

606176272670423939

10:40:26

GMT

340

11.86

GBP

XLON

606176272670423938

10:59:42

GMT

39

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523835705732

10:59:42

GMT

112

11.84

GBP

XLON

606176272670834887

10:59:42

GMT

113

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523835705733

10:59:42

GMT

254

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523835705731

11:29:36

GMT

99

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523836443875

11:33:53

GMT

106

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523836549988

11:35:08

GMT

2

11.83

GBP

XLON

592102523836579290

11:35:08

GMT

27

11.83

GBP

XLON

592102523836579291

11:35:08

GMT

39

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272671639156

11:35:08

GMT

60

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272671639158

11:35:08

GMT

99

11.83

GBP

XLON

592102523836579293

11:35:08

GMT

99

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272671639157

11:35:08

GMT

99

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272671639159

11:35:08

GMT

99

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272671639160

11:35:08

GMT

130

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272671639155

11:35:08

GMT

263

11.83

GBP

XLON

592102523836579292

12:00:18

GMT

105

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523837170155

12:00:18

GMT

105

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523837170156

12:00:18

GMT

105

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523837170157

12:00:18

GMT

105

11.84

GBP

XLON

606176272672185124

12:00:18

GMT

105

11.84

GBP

XLON

606176272672185126

12:00:18

GMT

292

11.84

GBP

XLON

606176272672185123

12:14:09

GMT

98

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272672486500

12:14:09

GMT

98

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272672486501

12:14:09

GMT

292

11.83

GBP

XLON

606176272672486499

12:43:47

GMT

116

11.82

GBP

XLON

592102523838161041

12:43:47

GMT

116

11.82

GBP

XLON

606176272673095862

12:44:00

GMT

34

11.81

GBP

XLON

606176272673100373

12:44:00

GMT

116

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523838165862

12:44:00

GMT

116

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523838165864

12:44:00

GMT

292

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523838165863

12:44:00

GMT

17

11.81

GBP

XLON

606176272673100375

12:44:00

GMT

82

11.81

GBP

XLON

606176272673100374

12:44:00

GMT

99

11.81

GBP

XLON

606176272673100376

13:01:46

GMT

111

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523838585257

13:01:46

GMT

111

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523838585258

13:01:46

GMT

111

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523838585259

13:01:46

GMT

111

11.81

GBP

XLON

606176272673488747

13:01:46

GMT

293

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523838585256

13:27:01

GMT

102

11.83

GBP

XLON

592102523839225034

13:30:51

GMT

106

11.84

GBP

XLON

606176272674174660

13:33:32

GMT

98

11.85

GBP

XLON

592102523839412934

13:35:20

GMT

38

11.85

GBP

XLON

606176272674296995

13:35:20

GMT

64

11.85

GBP

XLON

606176272674296994

13:37:26

GMT

44

11.85

GBP

XLON

606176272674358128

13:37:26

GMT

67

11.85

GBP

XLON

606176272674358130

13:39:31

GMT

30

11.85

GBP

XLON

592102523839600557

13:39:31

GMT

38

11.85

GBP

XLON

592102523839600558

13:39:31

GMT

46

11.85

GBP

XLON

592102523839600559

13:42:46

GMT

46

11.87

GBP

XLON

606176272674517182

13:42:46

GMT

63

11.87

GBP

XLON

606176272674517183

13:45:02

GMT

4

11.87

GBP

XLON

606176272674573415

13:45:02

GMT

48

11.87

GBP

XLON

606176272674573414

13:45:02

GMT

54

11.87

GBP

XLON

606176272674573413

13:46:28

GMT

458

11.85

GBP

XLON

606176272674616491

13:46:28

GMT

524

11.85

GBP

XLON

592102523839812896

13:51:53

GMT

292

11.84

GBP

XLON

592102523839965517

14:01:37

GMT

113

11.83

GBP

XLON

592102523840239674

14:01:37

GMT

293

11.83

GBP

XLON

592102523840239673

14:07:32

GMT

293

11.81

GBP

XLON

592102523840412908

14:25:06

GMT

100

11.79

GBP

XLON

592102523840973010

14:25:06

GMT

292

11.79

GBP

XLON

592102523840973009

14:25:06

GMT

8

11.79

GBP

XLON

592102523840973014

14:25:06

GMT

16

11.79

GBP

XLON

592102523840973011

14:25:06

GMT

108

11.79

GBP

XLON

592102523840973015

14:25:06

GMT

116

11.79

GBP

XLON

592102523840973012

14:25:06

GMT

116

11.79

GBP

XLON

606176272675685501

14:25:06

GMT

116

11.79

GBP

XLON

606176272675685504

14:35:14

GMT

1

11.76

GBP

XLON

606176272676083135

14:35:14

GMT

22

11.76

GBP

XLON

592102523841403810

14:35:14

GMT

109

11.76

GBP

XLON

606176272676083136

14:35:14

GMT

110

11.76

GBP

XLON

592102523841403812

14:35:14

GMT

110

11.76

GBP

XLON

606176272676083132

14:35:14

GMT

110

11.76

GBP

XLON

606176272676083137

14:35:14

GMT

269

11.76

GBP

XLON

592102523841403811

14:37:51

GMT

293

11.76

GBP

XLON

606176272676191312

14:52:01

GMT

111

11.74

GBP

XLON

592102523842100522

14:52:01

GMT

111

11.74

GBP

XLON

592102523842100523

14:52:01

GMT

111

11.74

GBP

XLON

592102523842100524

14:52:01

GMT

111

11.74

GBP

XLON

592102523842100525

14:52:01

GMT

111

11.74

GBP

XLON

592102523842100526

14:52:01

GMT

111

11.74

GBP

XLON

606176272676731917

14:52:01

GMT

292

11.74

GBP

XLON

606176272676731916

14:55:04

GMT

302

11.71

GBP

XLON

592102523842234467

14:55:04

GMT

1

11.71

GBP

XLON

592102523842234473

14:55:04

GMT

28

11.71

GBP

XLON

592102523842234657

15:03:39

GMT

34

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272677251704

15:03:39

GMT

92

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272677251706

15:03:39

GMT

111

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272677251707

15:03:39

GMT

329

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272677251705

15:09:23

GMT

102

11.68

GBP

XLON

592102523842899039

15:09:23

GMT

293

11.68

GBP

XLON

592102523842899038

15:18:07

GMT

97

11.68

GBP

XLON

606176272677795596

15:18:07

GMT

97

11.68

GBP

XLON

606176272677795597

15:18:07

GMT

293

11.68

GBP

XLON

592102523843250346

15:27:33

GMT

110

11.64

GBP

XLON

592102523843620911

15:27:33

GMT

110

11.64

GBP

XLON

606176272678136693

15:27:33

GMT

291

11.64

GBP

XLON

606176272678136692

15:32:02

GMT

292

11.64

GBP

XLON

606176272678310849

15:44:42

GMT

101

11.65

GBP

XLON

592102523844314919

15:46:21

GMT

111

11.65

GBP

XLON

606176272678846784

15:47:49

GMT

116

11.65

GBP

XLON

592102523844454032

15:49:11

GMT

109

11.66

GBP

XLON

606176272678952182

15:50:29

GMT

465

11.65

GBP

XLON

606176272679003838

15:50:29

GMT

190

11.65

GBP

XLON

606176272679003843

15:50:29

GMT

324

11.65

GBP

XLON

606176272679003844

15:50:29

GMT

6

11.65

GBP

XLON

606176272679004081

15:55:36

GMT

115

11.64

GBP

XLON

606176272679203082

15:55:36

GMT

293

11.64

GBP

XLON

606176272679203081

16:07:09

GMT

391

11.65

GBP

XLON

592102523845285913

16:07:09

GMT

143

11.65

GBP

XLON

606176272679672783

16:07:09

GMT

172

11.65

GBP

XLON

606176272679672784

16:07:22

GMT

194

11.65

GBP

XLON

606176272679682861

16:07:57

GMT

3

11.65

GBP

XLON

592102523845321304

16:07:57

GMT

61

11.65

GBP

XLON

592102523845321305

16:15:49

GMT

112

11.66

GBP

XLON

592102523845671201

16:15:49

GMT

112

11.66

GBP

XLON

592102523845671204

16:15:49

GMT

112

11.66

GBP

XLON

606176272680028362

16:15:49

GMT

112

11.66

GBP

XLON

606176272680028363

16:15:49

GMT

118

11.66

GBP

XLON

592102523845671205

16:15:49

GMT

291

11.66

GBP

XLON

592102523845671203

16:20:05

GMT

135

11.68

GBP

XLON

606176272680215864

16:20:05

GMT

159

11.68

GBP

XLON

606176272680215865

16:20:05

GMT

159

11.68

GBP

XLON

606176272680215867

16:25:33

GMT

477

11.7

GBP

XLON

592102523846176000

16:25:54

GMT

19

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272680512124

16:25:54

GMT

66

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272680512125

16:25:54

GMT

92

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272680512126

16:25:54

GMT

92

11.7

GBP

XLON

606176272680512127

Ends