Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9695H

WH Smith PLC

08 May 2025

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
08 May 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 23,676 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 08 May 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 2,853,222 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 128,063,712 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:				08 May 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		23,676				9.6420		9.5100	9.6700


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
08:01:34	BST		104	9.515	GBP		XLON	606201384421938270
08:01:34	BST		402	9.515	GBP		XLON	606201384421938268
08:01:34	BST		216	9.51	GBP		XLON	592127635586359492
08:14:18	BST		3	9.605	GBP		XLON	606201384422275880
08:14:18	BST		90	9.62	GBP		XLON	606201384422275891
08:14:19	BST		19	9.62	GBP		XLON	606201384422276087
08:14:19	BST		112	9.62	GBP		XLON	592127635586717547
08:14:20	BST		188	9.62	GBP		XLON	592127635586718059
08:14:52	BST		293	9.585	GBP		XLON	592127635586730852
08:14:52	BST		325	9.585	GBP		XLON	592127635586730856
08:19:35	BST		123	9.605	GBP		XLON	592127635586844036
08:19:43	BST		79	9.585	GBP		XLON	592127635586847284
08:25:15	BST		184	9.61	GBP		XLON	592127635586966410
08:25:15	BST		107	9.61	GBP		XLON	606201384422510875
08:25:16	BST		107	9.585	GBP		XLON	592127635586967289
08:25:16	BST		107	9.585	GBP		XLON	592127635586967290
08:25:16	BST		123	9.585	GBP		XLON	606201384422511652
08:25:16	BST		123	9.585	GBP		XLON	606201384422511653
08:25:16	BST		326	9.585	GBP		XLON	592127635586967288
08:25:16	BST		293	9.585	GBP		XLON	592127635586967297
08:25:16	BST		218	9.585	GBP		XLON	606201384422511658
08:26:01	BST		173	9.585	GBP		XLON	606201384422527338
08:26:01	BST		260	9.585	GBP		XLON	606201384422527337
08:26:01	BST		169	9.585	GBP		XLON	592127635586984103
08:26:14	BST		151	9.57	GBP		XLON	606201384422532089
08:27:32	BST		122	9.555	GBP		XLON	606201384422557738
08:31:13	BST		3	9.605	GBP		XLON	606201384422645951
08:31:13	BST		119	9.605	GBP		XLON	606201384422645952
08:31:13	BST		417	9.605	GBP		XLON	592127635587109077
08:31:41	BST		143	9.605	GBP		XLON	592127635587121563
08:37:05	BST		404	9.59	GBP		XLON	606201384422769731
08:38:29	BST		369	9.59	GBP		XLON	606201384422797731
08:49:21	BST		27	9.59	GBP		XLON	592127635587490098
08:49:21	BST		97	9.59	GBP		XLON	592127635587490097
08:49:21	BST		124	9.59	GBP		XLON	592127635587490099
08:49:21	BST		124	9.59	GBP		XLON	592127635587490100
08:49:21	BST		124	9.59	GBP		XLON	606201384423007952
08:49:21	BST		124	9.59	GBP		XLON	606201384423007953
08:49:21	BST		385	9.59	GBP		XLON	592127635587490096
08:59:32	BST		112	9.585	GBP		XLON	606201384423211772
09:01:53	BST		133	9.625	GBP		XLON	592127635587759831
09:04:03	BST		120	9.65	GBP		XLON	606201384423322997
09:05:02	BST		28	9.65	GBP		XLON	606201384423344866
09:05:02	BST		95	9.65	GBP		XLON	606201384423344865
09:05:30	BST		409	9.635	GBP		XLON	606201384423359247
09:05:30	BST		461	9.635	GBP		XLON	592127635587861218
09:05:30	BST		281	9.635	GBP		XLON	606201384423359254
09:05:35	BST		26	9.635	GBP		XLON	592127635587863677
09:05:35	BST		149	9.635	GBP		XLON	606201384423361474
09:12:25	BST		113	9.66	GBP		XLON	592127635588015676
09:22:14	BST		111	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635588231885
10:32:40	BST		67	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039271
10:32:40	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635135
10:32:40	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635138
10:32:40	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039274
10:32:40	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039282
10:32:40	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039284
10:32:40	BST		113	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635139
10:32:40	BST		140	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039272
10:32:40	BST		163	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635137
10:32:40	BST		164	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635144
10:32:40	BST		194	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039278
10:32:40	BST		201	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039270
10:32:40	BST		211	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635141
10:32:40	BST		222	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039280
10:32:40	BST		278	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635136
10:32:40	BST		290	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039273
10:32:40	BST		333	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635145
10:32:40	BST		466	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039276
10:32:40	BST		468	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635142
10:32:40	BST		751	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635140
10:32:40	BST		348	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635153
10:32:40	BST		52	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635160
10:32:40	BST		108	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635589635159
10:32:40	BST		152	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039298
10:32:40	BST		321	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384425039299
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231975
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231976
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231977
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231978
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231980
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231988
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231999
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595232002
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373874
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373877
14:45:32	BST		112	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373879
14:45:32	BST		138	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373882
14:45:32	BST		139	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373886
14:45:32	BST		176	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595232001
14:45:32	BST		195	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231991
14:45:32	BST		195	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373885
14:45:32	BST		199	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373878
14:45:32	BST		199	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373880
14:45:32	BST		207	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595232005
14:45:32	BST		208	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231974
14:45:32	BST		212	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373883
14:45:32	BST		214	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231996
14:45:32	BST		219	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231986
14:45:32	BST		298	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231994
14:45:32	BST		339	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373888
14:45:32	BST		363	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231984
14:45:32	BST		399	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595231982
14:45:32	BST		824	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384430373876
14:45:32	BST		348	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635595232013
16:05:12	BST		37	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635598261174
16:05:12	BST		64	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384433293996
16:05:12	BST		74	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635598261175
16:05:12	BST		111	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635598261176
16:05:12	BST		111	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635598261177
16:05:12	BST		111	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635598261178
16:05:12	BST		111	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384433293992
16:05:12	BST		111	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384433293993
16:05:12	BST		111	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384433293994
16:05:12	BST		111	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384433293995
16:05:12	BST		294	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384433293990
16:05:12	BST		322	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384433293991
16:05:12	BST		335	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635598261172
16:05:12	BST		488	9.67	GBP		XLON	606201384433293989
16:05:12	BST		664	9.67	GBP		XLON	592127635598261173


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TIDM	SMWH
Share Price	414.40p-1.62%
Market Cap	£630.96m

TIDM	SMWH
Share Price	414.40p-1.62%
Market Cap	£630.96m

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