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RNS Number : 1108Q  WH Smith PLC  13 December 2024

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 13 December 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 24,359 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 13 December 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 776,481 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 130,140,453 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:                               13 December 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          24,359                                                12.1498                                         12.0600                     12.2800

 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
 08:07:24          GMT          84                12.26             GBP                               XLON                            592205503368613467
 08:09:10          GMT          116               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606279254904067228
 08:09:16          GMT          417               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606279254904068783
 08:09:16          GMT          252               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592205503368638724
 08:09:16          GMT          11                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592205503368638726
 08:09:29          GMT          263               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592205503368642529
 08:09:29          GMT          47                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592205503368642542
 08:20:37          GMT          100               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606279254904236434
 08:20:37          GMT          197               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606279254904236435
 08:20:37          GMT          99                12.25             GBP                               XLON                            592205503368819128
 08:20:37          GMT          100               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            592205503368819127
 08:42:25          GMT          97                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592205503369190878
 08:42:25          GMT          155               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592205503369190877
 08:42:25          GMT          243               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592205503369190876
 08:42:25          GMT          330               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592205503369190882
 08:42:25          GMT          113               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606279254904586230
 09:01:03          GMT          91                12.26             GBP                               XLON                            592205503369496823
 09:01:03          GMT          258               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606279254904872601
 09:01:03          GMT          23                12.26             GBP                               XLON                            592205503369496830
 09:01:03          GMT          100               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            592205503369496828
 09:01:03          GMT          100               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            592205503369496829
 09:01:03          GMT          91                12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606279254904872602
 09:01:03          GMT          91                12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606279254904872603
 09:31:48          GMT          84                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606279254905394901
 09:31:48          GMT          97                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370055274
 09:31:48          GMT          97                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370055276
 09:31:48          GMT          97                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370055277
 09:31:48          GMT          111               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606279254905394904
 09:31:48          GMT          147               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370055275
 09:31:48          GMT          172               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606279254905394903
 09:31:48          GMT          241               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606279254905394902
 09:47:28          GMT          100               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370370447
 09:47:28          GMT          252               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606279254905691635
 09:47:28          GMT          73                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370370453
 09:49:50          GMT          99                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606279254905728512
 10:18:40          GMT          85                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606279254906237216
 10:18:40          GMT          306               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370946425
 10:18:40          GMT          230               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370946430
 10:18:40          GMT          170               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606279254906237219
 10:18:40          GMT          111               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606279254906237223
 10:20:02          GMT          41                12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370971259
 10:20:02          GMT          44                12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592205503370971260
 10:48:52          GMT          22                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503371446781
 10:48:52          GMT          32                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254906711856
 10:48:52          GMT          37                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503371446784
 10:48:52          GMT          58                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503371446783
 10:48:52          GMT          63                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254906711855
 10:48:52          GMT          242               12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503371446782
 10:48:52          GMT          61                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254906711861
 11:04:15          GMT          91                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503371734029
 11:04:15          GMT          91                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503371734030
 11:04:15          GMT          95                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254906982464
 11:22:42          GMT          100               12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503372066935
 11:22:42          GMT          191               12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503372066936
 11:43:55          GMT          2                 12.2              GBP                               XLON                            592205503372618330
 11:43:55          GMT          14                12.2              GBP                               XLON                            592205503372618331
 11:43:55          GMT          83                12.2              GBP                               XLON                            606279254907819790
 11:45:23          GMT          89                12.19             GBP                               XLON                            592205503372654352
 11:48:15          GMT          92                12.19             GBP                               XLON                            592205503372715704
 11:51:00          GMT          94                12.19             GBP                               XLON                            592205503372768124
 11:51:35          GMT          200               12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254907972181
 11:51:35          GMT          48                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254907972182
 11:51:35          GMT          99                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503372780146
 11:52:03          GMT          151               12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254907982776
 11:54:07          GMT          16                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908027079
 12:03:03          GMT          32                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908213290
 12:03:03          GMT          98                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503373035294
 12:03:03          GMT          98                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908213291
 12:03:03          GMT          100               12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908213289
 12:03:03          GMT          315               12.18             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908213298
 12:03:03          GMT          84                12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592205503373035298
 12:04:39          GMT          3                 12.17             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908247922
 12:04:39          GMT          3                 12.17             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908247923
 12:04:39          GMT          92                12.17             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908247921
 12:04:39          GMT          98                12.17             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908247920
 12:18:00          GMT          101               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503373348597
 12:18:00          GMT          325               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908508729
 12:41:28          GMT          13                12.12             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908963602
 12:41:28          GMT          82                12.12             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908963601
 12:41:28          GMT          95                12.12             GBP                               XLON                            606279254908963603
 13:00:52          GMT          92                12.14             GBP                               XLON                            592205503374256660
 13:11:55          GMT          90                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254909595976
 13:11:55          GMT          152               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503374507229
 13:11:55          GMT          292               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503374507228
 13:11:55          GMT          300               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503374507233
 13:11:55          GMT          51                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254909595982
 13:11:55          GMT          93                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254909595981
 13:11:55          GMT          156               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254909595983
 13:11:55          GMT          144               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254909596011
 13:25:24          GMT          90                12.14             GBP                               XLON                            592205503374786789
 13:32:46          GMT          11                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910010658
 13:32:46          GMT          85                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910010657
 13:34:29          GMT          96                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503374984760
 13:39:47          GMT          93                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910160854
 13:41:43          GMT          94                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375152771
 13:43:35          GMT          88                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910256543
 13:45:27          GMT          45                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375249232
 13:45:27          GMT          47                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375249231
 13:47:37          GMT          95                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910353045
 13:49:18          GMT          4                 12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375348292
 13:49:18          GMT          12                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375348291
 13:49:18          GMT          72                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375348290
 13:51:26          GMT          8                 12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375403460
 13:51:26          GMT          9                 12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375403461
 13:51:26          GMT          83                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375403462
 13:53:04          GMT          84                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910482004
 13:54:25          GMT          108               12.16             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375473883
 13:56:32          GMT          39                12.16             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910558424
 13:56:32          GMT          62                12.16             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910558423
 13:57:02          GMT          105               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375532388
 13:57:02          GMT          258               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375532389
 13:57:02          GMT          272               12.14             GBP                               XLON                            606279254910568497
 13:57:02          GMT          18                12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375532393
 13:57:02          GMT          330               12.15             GBP                               XLON                            592205503375532392
 14:19:43          GMT          92                12.14             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376075680
 14:21:25          GMT          92                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376117113
 14:21:25          GMT          92                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376117114
 14:21:25          GMT          92                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376117115
 14:21:25          GMT          92                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376117116
 14:21:25          GMT          92                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376117117
 14:21:25          GMT          92                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            606279254911122989
 14:21:25          GMT          92                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            606279254911122990
 14:21:25          GMT          93                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376117112
 14:21:25          GMT          96                12.13             GBP                               XLON                            606279254911122991
 14:21:25          GMT          231               12.13             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376117111
 14:31:03          GMT          2                 12.11             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376385151
 14:31:03          GMT          84                12.11             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376385150
 14:31:03          GMT          86                12.11             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376385149
 14:31:03          GMT          86                12.11             GBP                               XLON                            606279254911378107
 14:31:03          GMT          86                12.11             GBP                               XLON                            606279254911378108
 14:31:03          GMT          86                12.11             GBP                               XLON                            606279254911378109
 14:31:03          GMT          224               12.11             GBP                               XLON                            606279254911378106
 14:31:03          GMT          99                12.11             GBP                               XLON                            592205503376385163
 14:35:52          GMT          95                12.1              GBP                               XLON                            592205503376555344
 14:35:52          GMT          95                12.1              GBP                               XLON                            606279254911539149
 14:35:52          GMT          313               12.1              GBP                               XLON                            592205503376555343
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 14:45:33          GMT          95                12.09             GBP                               XLON                            606279254911836046
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 14:51:49          GMT          86                12.09             GBP                               XLON                            592205503377064642
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 14:53:19          GMT          3                 12.09             GBP                               XLON                            606279254912076391
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 14:54:38          GMT          96                12.09             GBP                               XLON                            606279254912114463
 14:54:50          GMT          12                12.08             GBP                               XLON                            606279254912120873
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 14:54:50          GMT          95                12.08             GBP                               XLON                            592205503377167315
 14:54:50          GMT          95                12.08             GBP                               XLON                            592205503377167319
 14:54:50          GMT          95                12.08             GBP                               XLON                            606279254912120871
 14:54:50          GMT          95                12.08             GBP                               XLON                            606279254912120875
 14:54:50          GMT          221               12.08             GBP                               XLON                            606279254912120877
 14:54:50          GMT          327               12.08             GBP                               XLON                            592205503377167313
 15:09:45          GMT          98                12.07             GBP                               XLON                            606279254912621375
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 15:11:27          GMT          363               12.06             GBP                               XLON                            592205503377749603
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 15:31:53          GMT          96                12.08             GBP                               XLON                            592205503378402331
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