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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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