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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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