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RNS Number : 7302G  WH Smith PLC  03 October 2024

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 02 October 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 11,000 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 02 October 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 87,777 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 130,825,227 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:                               02 October 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          11,000                                                14.2210                                         14.1400                     14.4000

 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
 08:03:15          BST          447               14.34             GBP                               XLON                            606253758662436739
 08:15:14          BST          322               14.26             GBP                               XLON                            606253758662747577
 08:26:02          BST          23                14.29             GBP                               XLON                            606253758663037872
 08:26:02          BST          221               14.29             GBP                               XLON                            606253758663037873
 08:43:47          BST          167               14.26             GBP                               XLON                            606253758663450194
 09:01:17          BST          347               14.29             GBP                               XLON                            606253758663789020
 09:18:52          BST          267               14.34             GBP                               XLON                            606253758664196189
 09:46:12          BST          280               14.4              GBP                               XLON                            592180008210453632
 10:00:06          BST          103               14.38             GBP                               XLON                            592180008210867487
 10:00:06          BST          232               14.38             GBP                               XLON                            592180008210867488
 10:23:11          BST          40                14.33             GBP                               XLON                            592180008211601775
 10:23:11          BST          251               14.33             GBP                               XLON                            592180008211601776
 10:46:08          BST          260               14.29             GBP                               XLON                            592180008212263549
 11:06:01          BST          222               14.26             GBP                               XLON                            606253758666723401
 11:25:58          BST          248               14.25             GBP                               XLON                            606253758667154515
 11:57:54          BST          100               14.25             GBP                               XLON                            592180008214207431
 11:57:54          BST          270               14.25             GBP                               XLON                            592180008214207432
 12:07:52          BST          39                14.22             GBP                               XLON                            592180008214488770
 12:07:52          BST          189               14.22             GBP                               XLON                            592180008214488769
 12:51:03          BST          230               14.23             GBP                               XLON                            592180008215730082
 13:15:47          BST          433               14.21             GBP                               XLON                            606253758669588453
 13:28:40          BST          210               14.19             GBP                               XLON                            606253758669882714
 13:28:40          BST          259               14.19             GBP                               XLON                            606253758669882713
 13:43:23          BST          43                14.21             GBP                               XLON                            592180008217380179
 13:44:04          BST          7                 14.21             GBP                               XLON                            592180008217403500
 13:44:45          BST          2                 14.21             GBP                               XLON                            592180008217426950
 13:45:27          BST          149               14.21             GBP                               XLON                            592180008217453512
 13:46:43          BST          148               14.21             GBP                               XLON                            592180008217492819
 14:01:57          BST          329               14.19             GBP                               XLON                            592180008217981628
 14:23:03          BST          71                14.19             GBP                               XLON                            606253758671316629
 14:23:03          BST          144               14.19             GBP                               XLON                            606253758671316628
 14:23:03          BST          220               14.19             GBP                               XLON                            592180008218675574
 14:41:14          BST          59                14.19             GBP                               XLON                            606253758671972114
 14:41:14          BST          134               14.19             GBP                               XLON                            606253758671972113
 14:41:14          BST          193               14.18             GBP                               XLON                            592180008219496739
 14:41:14          BST          233               14.18             GBP                               XLON                            606253758671972115
 14:59:12          BST          221               14.14             GBP                               XLON                            592180008220352807
 15:05:37          BST          738               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            606253758672921327
 15:21:38          BST          99                14.15             GBP                               XLON                            592180008221415095
 15:21:38          BST          393               14.15             GBP                               XLON                            592180008221415096
 15:35:43          BST          418               14.15             GBP                               XLON                            606253758674025808
 15:52:09          BST          174               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180008222807052
 15:52:09          BST          511               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180008222807054
 15:52:09          BST          101               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            606253758674657661
 16:08:07          BST          16                14.17             GBP                               XLON                            592180008223576404
 16:08:07          BST          100               14.17             GBP                               XLON                            592180008223576407
 16:08:07          BST          200               14.17             GBP                               XLON                            592180008223576406
 16:08:07          BST          206               14.17             GBP                               XLON                            606253758675281931
 16:08:07          BST          268               14.17             GBP                               XLON                            592180008223576408
 16:21:51          BST          663               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            606253758675914289

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