Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7575P

WH Smith PLC

11 December 2024

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
11 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 24,469 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 11 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 727,870 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,189,064 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:			11 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		24,469			12.3057		12.1900	12.4100


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
08:08:21	GMT	83	12.27	GBP		XLON	592204795580467608
08:09:51	GMT	150	12.27	GBP		XLON	606278547127670296
08:11:39	GMT	362	12.23	GBP		XLON	606278547127700823
08:11:39	GMT	238	12.23	GBP		XLON	592204795580524481
08:11:40	GMT	64	12.23	GBP		XLON	606278547127701176
08:11:40	GMT	174	12.23	GBP		XLON	606278547127701177
08:11:42	GMT	190	12.23	GBP		XLON	606278547127701615
08:25:40	GMT	98	12.19	GBP		XLON	592204795580750416
08:25:40	GMT	98	12.19	GBP		XLON	606278547127913805
08:25:40	GMT	346	12.19	GBP		XLON	592204795580750415
08:44:27	GMT	245	12.2	GBP		XLON	592204795581114007
08:44:27	GMT	17	12.2	GBP		XLON	592204795581114010
08:44:27	GMT	367	12.2	GBP		XLON	592204795581114011
08:46:42	GMT	11	12.2	GBP		XLON	592204795581172478
08:46:42	GMT	39	12.2	GBP		XLON	592204795581172477
08:46:42	GMT	92	12.2	GBP		XLON	592204795581172479
09:02:15	GMT	89	12.21	GBP		XLON	592204795581528895
09:11:22	GMT	64	12.23	GBP		XLON	606278547128861555
09:11:22	GMT	29	12.23	GBP		XLON	592204795581753026
09:13:41	GMT	88	12.23	GBP		XLON	592204795581804924
09:14:39	GMT	13	12.22	GBP		XLON	592204795581823855
09:14:39	GMT	375	12.22	GBP		XLON	592204795581823856
09:14:39	GMT	311	12.22	GBP		XLON	606278547128928386
09:14:39	GMT	12	12.22	GBP		XLON	592204795581823863
09:14:39	GMT	58	12.22	GBP		XLON	592204795581823864
09:14:39	GMT	180	12.22	GBP		XLON	592204795581823862
09:15:31	GMT	20	12.22	GBP		XLON	606278547128947077
09:41:25	GMT	114	12.24	GBP		XLON	606278547129445545
09:41:25	GMT	250	12.24	GBP		XLON	592204795582371913
09:41:25	GMT	156	12.24	GBP		XLON	592204795582371918
09:41:25	GMT	174	12.24	GBP		XLON	592204795582371917
09:41:25	GMT	229	12.24	GBP		XLON	592204795582371924
10:15:42	GMT	92	12.24	GBP		XLON	592204795583159621
10:27:04	GMT	21	12.25	GBP		XLON	592204795583427265
10:27:04	GMT	94	12.25	GBP		XLON	592204795583427263
10:27:04	GMT	102	12.25	GBP		XLON	606278547130446097
10:27:04	GMT	354	12.25	GBP		XLON	592204795583427264
10:27:04	GMT	374	12.25	GBP		XLON	606278547130446100
10:27:04	GMT	62	12.25	GBP		XLON	592204795583427274
10:27:04	GMT	180	12.25	GBP		XLON	592204795583427273
10:27:05	GMT	64	12.25	GBP		XLON	606278547130446322
10:27:05	GMT	98	12.25	GBP		XLON	606278547130446323
10:38:56	GMT	109	12.24	GBP		XLON	592204795583688663
10:38:56	GMT	216	12.24	GBP		XLON	592204795583688664
10:53:41	GMT	69	12.23	GBP		XLON	606278547131003677
10:53:41	GMT	79	12.23	GBP		XLON	606278547131003675
10:53:41	GMT	177	12.23	GBP		XLON	606278547131003676
11:36:31	GMT	124	12.26	GBP		XLON	606278547131917884
11:37:35	GMT	100	12.26	GBP		XLON	592204795584997651
11:37:35	GMT	14	12.26	GBP		XLON	606278547131939460
11:43:04	GMT	45	12.27	GBP		XLON	592204795585111811
11:43:04	GMT	52	12.27	GBP		XLON	592204795585111810
11:45:15	GMT	289	12.25	GBP		XLON	606278547132090098
11:45:15	GMT	52	12.25	GBP		XLON	606278547132090107
11:45:15	GMT	200	12.25	GBP		XLON	606278547132090106
11:45:15	GMT	180	12.25	GBP		XLON	592204795585155667
11:45:15	GMT	100	12.25	GBP		XLON	606278547132090118
12:02:04	GMT	87	12.26	GBP		XLON	592204795585504127
12:02:04	GMT	87	12.26	GBP		XLON	592204795585504128
12:02:04	GMT	87	12.26	GBP		XLON	606278547132422576
12:02:04	GMT	153	12.26	GBP		XLON	606278547132422575
12:07:07	GMT	104	12.26	GBP		XLON	592204795585625724
12:28:52	GMT	96	12.27	GBP		XLON	592204795586110289
12:31:36	GMT	6	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795586169802
12:31:36	GMT	30	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795586169801
12:31:36	GMT	49	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795586169800
12:35:49	GMT	90	12.28	GBP		XLON	606278547133141108
12:38:32	GMT	86	12.28	GBP		XLON	606278547133191135
12:40:23	GMT	415	12.27	GBP		XLON	606278547133227519
12:40:23	GMT	67	12.27	GBP		XLON	606278547133227524
12:53:23	GMT	84	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795586617269
12:53:23	GMT	393	12.28	GBP		XLON	606278547133479511
12:53:23	GMT	62	12.28	GBP		XLON	606278547133479518
12:53:23	GMT	320	12.28	GBP		XLON	606278547133479517
12:53:23	GMT	61	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795586617279
13:20:30	GMT	2	12.29	GBP		XLON	606278547134038026
13:20:30	GMT	8	12.29	GBP		XLON	606278547134038024
13:20:30	GMT	8	12.29	GBP		XLON	606278547134038025
13:20:30	GMT	69	12.29	GBP		XLON	606278547134038023
13:22:38	GMT	87	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795587258307
13:22:38	GMT	97	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795587258306
13:22:38	GMT	132	12.28	GBP		XLON	606278547134085385
13:22:38	GMT	273	12.28	GBP		XLON	606278547134085384
13:22:38	GMT	78	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795587258313
13:22:38	GMT	180	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795587258314
13:22:38	GMT	43	12.28	GBP		XLON	592204795587258315
13:39:56	GMT	84	12.33	GBP		XLON	606278547134550085
13:40:30	GMT	362	12.32	GBP		XLON	606278547134567496
13:40:30	GMT	100	12.32	GBP		XLON	606278547134567507
13:40:30	GMT	112	12.32	GBP		XLON	606278547134567510
13:40:30	GMT	112	12.32	GBP		XLON	606278547134567511
13:48:18	GMT	87	12.32	GBP		XLON	592204795587998807
13:48:18	GMT	87	12.32	GBP		XLON	592204795587998808
13:48:18	GMT	87	12.32	GBP		XLON	606278547134785259
13:48:18	GMT	87	12.32	GBP		XLON	606278547134785260
13:48:18	GMT	114	12.32	GBP		XLON	592204795587998806
13:48:18	GMT	172	12.32	GBP		XLON	592204795587998805
14:05:10	GMT	227	12.36	GBP		XLON	592204795588497182
14:05:10	GMT	395	12.36	GBP		XLON	592204795588497206
14:05:10	GMT	73	12.36	GBP		XLON	606278547135257374
14:13:59	GMT	91	12.38	GBP		XLON	592204795588755013
14:13:59	GMT	250	12.38	GBP		XLON	606278547135501558
14:13:59	GMT	76	12.38	GBP		XLON	592204795588755017
14:29:53	GMT	85	12.39	GBP		XLON	592204795589234418
14:29:53	GMT	85	12.39	GBP		XLON	592204795589234419
14:29:53	GMT	85	12.39	GBP		XLON	592204795589234420
14:29:53	GMT	85	12.4	GBP		XLON	592204795589234417
14:29:53	GMT	301	12.39	GBP		XLON	606278547135955499
14:29:53	GMT	78	12.39	GBP		XLON	606278547135955506
14:29:53	GMT	320	12.39	GBP		XLON	606278547135955507
14:29:53	GMT	28	12.39	GBP		XLON	592204795589234428
14:39:15	GMT	88	12.4	GBP		XLON	606278547136321806
14:39:54	GMT	91	12.4	GBP		XLON	592204795589644745
14:40:46	GMT	98	12.4	GBP		XLON	606278547136384760
14:41:41	GMT	98	12.39	GBP		XLON	592204795589722488
14:41:46	GMT	2	12.38	GBP		XLON	592204795589725809
14:41:46	GMT	86	12.38	GBP		XLON	592204795589725810
14:41:46	GMT	88	12.38	GBP		XLON	592204795589725811
14:41:46	GMT	88	12.38	GBP		XLON	592204795589725812
14:41:46	GMT	94	12.38	GBP		XLON	606278547136421647
14:41:46	GMT	304	12.38	GBP		XLON	606278547136421646
14:41:46	GMT	12	12.38	GBP		XLON	592204795589725818
14:41:46	GMT	320	12.38	GBP		XLON	592204795589725817
14:50:41	GMT	20	12.36	GBP		XLON	592204795590077057
14:50:41	GMT	72	12.36	GBP		XLON	592204795590077058
14:50:41	GMT	92	12.36	GBP		XLON	592204795590077056
14:50:41	GMT	92	12.36	GBP		XLON	592204795590077059
14:50:41	GMT	92	12.36	GBP		XLON	606278547136755459
14:50:41	GMT	94	12.36	GBP		XLON	606278547136755458
14:50:41	GMT	262	12.36	GBP		XLON	606278547136755457
14:50:41	GMT	64	12.36	GBP		XLON	592204795590077066
14:56:15	GMT	286	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795590304584
14:56:15	GMT	88	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795590304587
15:08:06	GMT	97	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795590779474
15:10:26	GMT	97	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795590863152
15:10:26	GMT	97	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795590863154
15:10:26	GMT	97	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547137501578
15:10:26	GMT	97	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547137501579
15:10:26	GMT	98	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795590863153
15:10:26	GMT	98	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547137501580
15:10:26	GMT	357	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795590863150
15:10:50	GMT	54	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795590878209
15:14:34	GMT	302	12.36	GBP		XLON	606278547137642489
15:14:41	GMT	22	12.36	GBP		XLON	606278547137646066
15:29:20	GMT	46	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795591552456
15:29:20	GMT	46	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795591552457
15:31:39	GMT	74	12.35	GBP		XLON	606278547138236500
15:31:56	GMT	11	12.36	GBP		XLON	592204795591646314
15:31:56	GMT	25	12.36	GBP		XLON	606278547138248620
15:31:56	GMT	64	12.36	GBP		XLON	606278547138248621
15:32:03	GMT	92	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795591651976
15:32:03	GMT	92	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795591651977
15:32:03	GMT	92	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795591651978
15:32:03	GMT	92	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547138253998
15:32:03	GMT	92	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547138253999
15:32:03	GMT	92	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547138254000
15:32:03	GMT	95	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547138253997
15:32:03	GMT	263	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795591651974
15:32:03	GMT	62	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547138254003
15:48:27	GMT	85	12.33	GBP		XLON	606278547138828549
15:49:32	GMT	84	12.33	GBP		XLON	606278547138865902
15:50:46	GMT	90	12.33	GBP		XLON	592204795592340665
15:51:56	GMT	86	12.33	GBP		XLON	606278547138948479
15:53:14	GMT	19	12.33	GBP		XLON	592204795592430059
15:53:24	GMT	79	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795592435409
15:53:47	GMT	19	12.35	GBP		XLON	606278547139011236
15:53:47	GMT	80	12.35	GBP		XLON	606278547139011235
15:55:05	GMT	94	12.35	GBP		XLON	606278547139066345
15:56:10	GMT	86	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795592550250
15:57:20	GMT	83	12.34	GBP		XLON	592204795592591853
15:58:39	GMT	95	12.34	GBP		XLON	606278547139189135
15:59:32	GMT	367	12.33	GBP		XLON	606278547139220319
15:59:32	GMT	2	12.33	GBP		XLON	592204795592669255
15:59:32	GMT	320	12.33	GBP		XLON	592204795592669254
15:59:32	GMT	44	12.33	GBP		XLON	606278547139220329
15:59:32	GMT	45	12.33	GBP		XLON	606278547139220328
15:59:32	GMT	196	12.33	GBP		XLON	592204795592669258
16:15:15	GMT	94	12.33	GBP		XLON	592204795593302101
16:15:15	GMT	24	12.33	GBP		XLON	592204795593302105
16:15:15	GMT	105	12.33	GBP		XLON	606278547139820844
16:15:15	GMT	111	12.33	GBP		XLON	592204795593302104
16:16:27	GMT	54	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795593354371
16:18:04	GMT	88	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795593426072
16:18:04	GMT	110	12.35	GBP		XLON	606278547139939030
16:18:04	GMT	284	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795593426073
16:18:04	GMT	177	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795593426079
16:18:04	GMT	180	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795593426078
16:18:04	GMT	40	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795593426092
16:18:04	GMT	81	12.35	GBP		XLON	592204795593426094
16:26:12	GMT	85	12.39	GBP		XLON	606278547140307626
16:26:12	GMT	20	12.39	GBP		XLON	592204795593812570
16:26:12	GMT	20	12.39	GBP		XLON	592204795593812571
16:26:12	GMT	80	12.39	GBP		XLON	592204795593812569
16:29:47	GMT	45	12.41	GBP		XLON	592204795593962823
16:29:47	GMT	47	12.41	GBP		XLON	592204795593962824
16:29:47	GMT	270	12.41	GBP		XLON	592204795593962826
16:29:47	GMT	1	12.4	GBP		XLON	606278547140450938
16:29:53	GMT	362	12.41	GBP		XLON	606278547140472683
16:29:53	GMT	312	12.41	GBP		XLON	592204795593985365


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