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RNS Number : 2434L  WH Smith PLC  06 November 2024

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 06 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
 06 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 361,955 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 130,554,979 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:                               06 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                                                13.1999                                         13.0900                     13.4300

 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
 08:03:16          GMT          28                13.26             GBP                               XLON                            606266159688880606
 08:09:37          GMT          110               13.24             GBP                               XLON                            592192409262935456
 08:09:37          GMT          372               13.24             GBP                               XLON                            592192409262935457
 08:28:04          GMT          39                13.35             GBP                               XLON                            606266159689855320
 08:28:04          GMT          181               13.35             GBP                               XLON                            606266159689855321
 08:55:11          GMT          107               13.41             GBP                               XLON                            592192409264651662
 08:55:11          GMT          263               13.41             GBP                               XLON                            592192409264651663
 09:07:49          GMT          254               13.43             GBP                               XLON                            606266159691083088
 09:26:45          GMT          304               13.36             GBP                               XLON                            606266159691584169
 09:52:44          GMT          13                13.19             GBP                               XLON                            592192409266458863
 09:52:44          GMT          318               13.19             GBP                               XLON                            592192409266458864
 10:31:14          GMT          450               13.3              GBP                               XLON                            606266159693460146
 11:25:18          GMT          415               13.27             GBP                               XLON                            592192409269011794
 11:40:38          GMT          175               13.19             GBP                               XLON                            606266159695167889
 11:40:38          GMT          214               13.19             GBP                               XLON                            606266159695167890
 12:11:23          GMT          169               13.13             GBP                               XLON                            606266159696001323
 12:11:23          GMT          175               13.13             GBP                               XLON                            606266159696001324
 12:55:56          GMT          203               13.21             GBP                               XLON                            606266159697053478
 12:58:04          GMT          513               13.19             GBP                               XLON                            592192409271566875
 13:25:10          GMT          250               13.17             GBP                               XLON                            606266159697778989
 13:25:10          GMT          240               13.17             GBP                               XLON                            606266159697778990
 13:32:01          GMT          360               13.12             GBP                               XLON                            606266159697976665
 13:49:00          GMT          54                13.09             GBP                               XLON                            606266159698492529
 13:49:00          GMT          57                13.09             GBP                               XLON                            606266159698492527
 13:49:00          GMT          122               13.09             GBP                               XLON                            606266159698492528
 13:49:00          GMT          123               13.09             GBP                               XLON                            606266159698492526
 14:20:25          GMT          572               13.22             GBP                               XLON                            592192409274126785
 14:30:02          GMT          378               13.17             GBP                               XLON                            606266159699800181
 14:38:36          GMT          34                13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606266159700158988
 14:38:36          GMT          109               13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606266159700158987
 14:38:36          GMT          220               13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606266159700158989
 14:45:50          GMT          180               13.15             GBP                               XLON                            592192409275129324
 14:52:41          GMT          353               13.1              GBP                               XLON                            592192409275513183
 15:18:57          GMT          453               13.14             GBP                               XLON                            592192409276703002
 15:22:33          GMT          572               13.15             GBP                               XLON                            606266159702034822
 15:33:34          GMT          384               13.2              GBP                               XLON                            606266159702443072
 15:43:50          GMT          196               13.21             GBP                               XLON                            606266159702797112
 15:43:50          GMT          202               13.21             GBP                               XLON                            606266159702797111
 15:50:07          GMT          27                13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606266159703024217
 15:50:07          GMT          153               13.18             GBP                               XLON                            606266159703024218
 16:00:54          GMT          119               13.16             GBP                               XLON                            606266159703411165
 16:00:54          GMT          265               13.16             GBP                               XLON                            606266159703411166
 16:10:04          GMT          18                13.13             GBP                               XLON                            606266159703748199
 16:10:04          GMT          125               13.13             GBP                               XLON                            606266159703748200
 16:10:04          GMT          185               13.13             GBP                               XLON                            592192409278669869
 16:10:04          GMT          231               13.13             GBP                               XLON                            606266159703748202
 16:21:06          GMT          292               13.15             GBP                               XLON                            592192409279133433
 16:21:06          GMT          323               13.15             GBP                               XLON                            592192409279133434
 16:26:33          GMT          100               13.15             GBP                               XLON                            606266159704425228

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