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RNS Number : 0689L  WH Smith PLC  05 November 2024

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 05 November 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
 05 November 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 350,955 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 130,565,979 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:                               05 November 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                                                13.2163                                         13.1500                     13.3100

 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
 08:02:52          GMT          370               13.25             GBP                               XLON                            592192055366285766
 08:53:57          GMT          91                13.31             GBP                               XLON                            592192055367452984
 08:53:57          GMT          115               13.31             GBP                               XLON                            592192055367452985
 08:54:27          GMT          502               13.29             GBP                               XLON                            606265805806355893
 09:07:07          GMT          90                13.25             GBP                               XLON                            606265805806655822
 09:07:07          GMT          131               13.25             GBP                               XLON                            606265805806655823
 09:07:07          GMT          131               13.25             GBP                               XLON                            606265805806655824
 09:41:47          GMT          323               13.29             GBP                               XLON                            592192055368767638
 09:58:43          GMT          282               13.24             GBP                               XLON                            606265805807993453
 10:34:12          GMT          107               13.23             GBP                               XLON                            606265805808907253
 10:34:12          GMT          198               13.23             GBP                               XLON                            606265805808907252
 10:52:12          GMT          320               13.22             GBP                               XLON                            606265805809333825
 11:23:18          GMT          131               13.24             GBP                               XLON                            592192055371426625
 11:23:18          GMT          185               13.24             GBP                               XLON                            592192055371426624
 11:52:55          GMT          59                13.22             GBP                               XLON                            592192055372141002
 11:52:55          GMT          59                13.22             GBP                               XLON                            592192055372141003
 11:52:55          GMT          305               13.22             GBP                               XLON                            592192055372141001
 12:20:12          GMT          125               13.2              GBP                               XLON                            592192055372780107
 12:20:12          GMT          201               13.2              GBP                               XLON                            592192055372780108
 12:36:50          GMT          346               13.18             GBP                               XLON                            592192055373206295
 13:10:44          GMT          47                13.22             GBP                               XLON                            592192055374080165
 13:10:44          GMT          484               13.22             GBP                               XLON                            592192055374080164
 13:39:30          GMT          181               13.24             GBP                               XLON                            606265805813232047
 13:39:30          GMT          191               13.24             GBP                               XLON                            606265805813232049
 13:39:30          GMT          258               13.24             GBP                               XLON                            606265805813232048
 13:56:40          GMT          377               13.27             GBP                               XLON                            606265805813698194
 13:58:40          GMT          61                13.27             GBP                               XLON                            606265805813755905
 14:06:41          GMT          332               13.25             GBP                               XLON                            606265805814009981
 14:22:13          GMT          139               13.22             GBP                               XLON                            606265805814474699
 14:22:13          GMT          290               13.22             GBP                               XLON                            606265805814474700
 14:35:44          GMT          264               13.21             GBP                               XLON                            606265805814986874
 14:45:07          GMT          368               13.21             GBP                               XLON                            592192055377163293
 14:52:13          GMT          350               13.17             GBP                               XLON                            606265805815642532
 15:03:39          GMT          44                13.18             GBP                               XLON                            592192055378042470
 15:03:39          GMT          44                13.18             GBP                               XLON                            592192055378042471
 15:03:39          GMT          199               13.18             GBP                               XLON                            592192055378042469
 15:11:01          GMT          54                13.17             GBP                               XLON                            592192055378397450
 15:11:01          GMT          249               13.17             GBP                               XLON                            592192055378397449
 15:19:09          GMT          321               13.17             GBP                               XLON                            592192055378800611
 15:27:09          GMT          42                13.17             GBP                               XLON                            606265805817216468
 15:27:09          GMT          312               13.17             GBP                               XLON                            606265805817216467
 15:43:09          GMT          76                13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606265805817940968
 15:43:09          GMT          284               13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606265805817940967
 16:01:35          GMT          636               13.19             GBP                               XLON                            592192055380920821
 16:01:35          GMT          200               13.19             GBP                               XLON                            592192055380922182
 16:07:01          GMT          79                13.18             GBP                               XLON                            592192055381220614
 16:07:01          GMT          287               13.18             GBP                               XLON                            592192055381220613
 16:17:22          GMT          85                13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606265805819744607
 16:17:22          GMT          266               13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606265805819744606
 16:28:21          GMT          352               13.16             GBP                               XLON                            606265805820390753
 16:29:02          GMT          57                13.15             GBP                               XLON                            592192055382605632

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