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RNS Number : 1173K  WH Smith PLC  29 October 2024

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 29 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 10,758 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 29 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 295,955 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 130,620,337 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:                               29 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          10,758                                                13.9367                                         13.8500                     14.0800

 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
 08:09:39          GMT          372               14.08             GBP                               XLON                            592189578105617383
 08:09:39          GMT          174               14.06             GBP                               XLON                            592189578105617389
 08:25:15          GMT          302               14.02             GBP                               XLON                            606263328543372173
 08:54:02          GMT          448               14.03             GBP                               XLON                            592189578106561390
 09:12:00          GMT          250               14                GBP                               XLON                            592189578106982184
 09:16:18          GMT          219               13.99             GBP                               XLON                            592189578107077076
 09:31:07          GMT          237               14.02             GBP                               XLON                            592189578107404694
 10:15:16          GMT          182               14.02             GBP                               XLON                            606263328545638186
 10:15:40          GMT          441               14.01             GBP                               XLON                            606263328545647346
 10:35:48          GMT          337               14                GBP                               XLON                            592189578108822712
 11:00:15          GMT          48                14                GBP                               XLON                            592189578109343420
 11:00:15          GMT          95                14                GBP                               XLON                            592189578109343418
 11:00:15          GMT          148               14                GBP                               XLON                            592189578109343419
 11:50:22          GMT          8                 13.96             GBP                               XLON                            592189578110310199
 11:50:22          GMT          100               13.96             GBP                               XLON                            592189578110310200
 11:50:22          GMT          100               13.96             GBP                               XLON                            592189578110310201
 11:50:22          GMT          119               13.96             GBP                               XLON                            592189578110310202
 12:31:15          GMT          816               13.94             GBP                               XLON                            606263328548161722
 12:31:15          GMT          17                13.94             GBP                               XLON                            606263328548161726
 12:53:47          GMT          322               13.91             GBP                               XLON                            606263328548605258
 13:21:32          GMT          28                13.92             GBP                               XLON                            592189578112173527
 13:21:32          GMT          100               13.92             GBP                               XLON                            592189578112173526
 13:21:32          GMT          313               13.92             GBP                               XLON                            592189578112173525
 13:41:54          GMT          55                13.86             GBP                               XLON                            606263328549675191
 13:41:54          GMT          158               13.86             GBP                               XLON                            606263328549675190
 13:51:22          GMT          255               13.9              GBP                               XLON                            606263328549922718
 14:28:00          GMT          663               13.9              GBP                               XLON                            592189578113979060
 14:28:00          GMT          29                13.9              GBP                               XLON                            592189578113979234
 14:36:02          GMT          20                13.9              GBP                               XLON                            592189578114224021
 14:36:02          GMT          253               13.9              GBP                               XLON                            592189578114224020
 14:43:30          GMT          214               13.9              GBP                               XLON                            592189578114457188
 15:01:22          GMT          92                13.88             GBP                               XLON                            592189578115128058
 15:01:22          GMT          176               13.88             GBP                               XLON                            592189578115128057
 15:01:43          GMT          67                13.88             GBP                               XLON                            592189578115141746
 15:01:43          GMT          100               13.88             GBP                               XLON                            592189578115141745
 15:01:43          GMT          151               13.88             GBP                               XLON                            592189578115141744
 15:08:52          GMT          214               13.86             GBP                               XLON                            606263328552152540
 15:18:39          GMT          2                 13.86             GBP                               XLON                            606263328552498604
 15:18:39          GMT          205               13.86             GBP                               XLON                            606263328552498601
 15:29:25          GMT          23                13.85             GBP                               XLON                            592189578116119078
 15:29:25          GMT          190               13.85             GBP                               XLON                            592189578116119079
 15:29:25          GMT          198               13.85             GBP                               XLON                            592189578116119080
 15:29:25          GMT          198               13.85             GBP                               XLON                            606263328552817847
 15:52:41          GMT          639               13.87             GBP                               XLON                            592189578116951121
 15:52:41          GMT          211               13.87             GBP                               XLON                            606263328553588768
 15:57:11          GMT          229               13.93             GBP                               XLON                            592189578117123632
 16:09:31          GMT          106               13.92             GBP                               XLON                            606263328554120337
 16:09:31          GMT          107               13.92             GBP                               XLON                            606263328554120336
 16:09:31          GMT          204               13.92             GBP                               XLON                            592189578117520590
 16:09:31          GMT          204               13.92             GBP                               XLON                            592189578117520591
 16:15:00          GMT          190               13.92             GBP                               XLON                            606263328554305998
 16:15:00          GMT          214               13.92             GBP                               XLON                            606263328554305997
 16:21:24          GMT          215               13.9              GBP                               XLON                            592189578117989833

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