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RNS Number : 9011G  WH Smith PLC  03 October 2024

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 03 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
 03 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 98,777 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 130,816,230 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:                               03 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                                                14.1340                                         14.0600                     14.2300

 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
 08:10:08          BST          551               14.09             GBP                               XLON                            606254112537644182
 08:20:44          BST          308               14.06             GBP                               XLON                            606254112537959658
 08:30:01          BST          206               14.14             GBP                               XLON                            592180362103590371
 08:45:32          BST          223               14.09             GBP                               XLON                            592180362104016651
 09:22:58          BST          209               14.11             GBP                               XLON                            606254112539483443
 09:22:58          BST          382               14.11             GBP                               XLON                            606254112539483442
 09:32:47          BST          253               14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112539705400
 10:26:14          BST          578               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180362106411740
 10:47:50          BST          262               14.17             GBP                               XLON                            606254112541277232
 11:11:25          BST          226               14.14             GBP                               XLON                            592180362107435771
 11:35:45          BST          99                14.13             GBP                               XLON                            606254112542325895
 11:35:45          BST          126               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            606254112542325896
 11:35:45          BST          126               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            606254112542325897
 12:01:52          BST          232               14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112542849705
 12:15:37          BST          225               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            606254112543136412
 12:54:44          BST          31                14.14             GBP                               XLON                            592180362109737952
 12:54:44          BST          168               14.14             GBP                               XLON                            592180362109737951
 13:04:58          BST          215               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            592180362109964494
 13:07:45          BST          52                14.12             GBP                               XLON                            606254112544202246
 13:07:45          BST          173               14.12             GBP                               XLON                            606254112544202247
 13:30:28          BST          146               14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112544776425
 13:30:28          BST          260               14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112544776424
 13:48:42          BST          15                14.09             GBP                               XLON                            606254112545255148
 13:48:42          BST          207               14.09             GBP                               XLON                            606254112545255149
 13:48:42          BST          207               14.09             GBP                               XLON                            606254112545255150
 14:38:19          BST          87                14.13             GBP                               XLON                            592180362112568048
 14:38:19          BST          133               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            592180362112568047
 14:41:42          BST          41                14.17             GBP                               XLON                            592180362112690944
 14:41:42          BST          187               14.17             GBP                               XLON                            592180362112690943
 14:41:42          BST          42                14.17             GBP                               XLON                            606254112546706689
 14:47:09          BST          133               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180362112887554
 14:47:09          BST          553               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180362112887553
 14:47:09          BST          287               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            606254112546892492
 14:47:10          BST          17                14.16             GBP                               XLON                            606254112546892765
 14:47:45          BST          94                14.16             GBP                               XLON                            606254112546912254
 14:59:50          BST          44                14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180362113364938
 14:59:50          BST          100               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180362113364936
 14:59:50          BST          200               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180362113364934
 14:59:50          BST          269               14.16             GBP                               XLON                            592180362113364932
 15:13:40          BST          370               14.23             GBP                               XLON                            606254112547903835
 15:20:21          BST          103               14.2              GBP                               XLON                            606254112548181321
 15:22:34          BST          250               14.2              GBP                               XLON                            606254112548255399
 15:30:05          BST          352               14.18             GBP                               XLON                            592180362114596832
 15:41:11          BST          221               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            606254112548933394
 15:41:11          BST          133               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            606254112548933395
 15:58:15          BST          65                14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112549523141
 15:58:15          BST          100               14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112549523140
 15:58:15          BST          190               14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112549523139
 15:58:15          BST          206               14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112549523142
 15:58:15          BST          206               14.1              GBP                               XLON                            606254112549523143
 16:26:13          BST          247               14.14             GBP                               XLON                            592180362116875077
 16:27:48          BST          74                14.13             GBP                               XLON                            592180362116938421
 16:27:48          BST          200               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            592180362116938432
 16:27:58          BST          153               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            592180362116945387
 16:27:58          BST          463               14.13             GBP                               XLON                            592180362116945386

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