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RNS Number : 8357Q  WH Smith PLC  19 December 2024

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 19 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 24,040 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 19 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 875,791 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 130,041,143 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:                               19 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          24,040                                                11.6999                                         11.6500                     11.7800

 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
 08:09:04          GMT          90                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592207626721529026
 08:10:03          GMT          115               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626721550709
 08:10:23          GMT          250               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626721558483
 08:10:23          GMT          45                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626721558484
 08:10:23          GMT          332               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606281378243308115
 08:10:25          GMT          332               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626721559373
 08:10:25          GMT          59                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606281378243308954
 08:39:57          GMT          93                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722128103
 08:39:58          GMT          158               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606281378243847871
 08:40:03          GMT          116               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722130761
 08:41:12          GMT          123               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606281378243870088
 08:41:12          GMT          339               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722151599
 08:41:12          GMT          147               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606281378243870246
 08:41:12          GMT          192               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606281378243870247
 08:41:16          GMT          14                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722153900
 08:41:17          GMT          266               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722154586
 08:41:17          GMT          67                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722154594
 09:03:00          GMT          17                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606281378244321275
 09:03:00          GMT          89                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722627474
 09:03:00          GMT          89                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722627476
 09:03:00          GMT          92                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722627473
 09:03:00          GMT          97                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722627470
 09:03:00          GMT          318               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606281378244321276
 09:09:15          GMT          152               11.69             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722809369
 09:09:15          GMT          247               11.69             GBP                               XLON                            592207626722809367
 09:19:15          GMT          235               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378244701611
 09:19:15          GMT          100               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378244701614
 09:34:17          GMT          10                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606281378244982570
 09:34:17          GMT          17                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606281378244982569
 09:34:17          GMT          69                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606281378244982571
 09:34:17          GMT          96                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626723326683
 09:41:29          GMT          11                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245118078
 09:53:59          GMT          95                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626723705577
 09:57:23          GMT          44                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626723778631
 09:57:23          GMT          46                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626723778632
 10:00:55          GMT          11                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626723857044
 10:00:55          GMT          54                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626723857045
 10:00:55          GMT          31                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245482373
 10:01:55          GMT          25                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245502817
 10:01:55          GMT          70                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245502820
 10:01:55          GMT          88                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245502815
 10:01:55          GMT          95                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245502818
 10:01:55          GMT          95                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245502819
 10:01:55          GMT          160               11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245502816
 10:01:55          GMT          225               11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245502814
 10:05:53          GMT          9                 11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245573559
 10:26:03          GMT          22                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245944798
 10:26:03          GMT          100               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626724345559
 10:26:03          GMT          100               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245944802
 10:26:03          GMT          101               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245944799
 10:26:03          GMT          135               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245944801
 10:26:03          GMT          250               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245944800
 10:26:03          GMT          302               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378245944809
 10:37:21          GMT          268               11.67             GBP                               XLON                            592207626724556261
 10:37:21          GMT          68                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378246144410
 11:08:14          GMT          89                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            592207626725153128
 11:23:15          GMT          106               11.69             GBP                               XLON                            592207626725431748
 11:28:19          GMT          33                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            592207626725520082
 11:28:40          GMT          58                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606281378247064370
 11:30:58          GMT          98                11.69             GBP                               XLON                            606281378247104498
 11:34:11          GMT          102               11.69             GBP                               XLON                            606281378247158387
 11:34:30          GMT          100               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626725631025
 11:34:30          GMT          6                 11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626725631027
 11:34:30          GMT          100               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626725631028
 11:34:30          GMT          250               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626725631026
 11:34:30          GMT          256               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626725631037
 11:34:35          GMT          33                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378247164767
 11:49:00          GMT          124               11.69             GBP                               XLON                            606281378247398438
 11:59:23          GMT          8                 11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726053136
 11:59:23          GMT          88                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726053135
 11:59:23          GMT          96                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726053137
 11:59:23          GMT          96                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726053138
 11:59:23          GMT          102               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726053139
 11:59:23          GMT          287               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378247564419
 12:09:06          GMT          101               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726275261
 12:09:06          GMT          101               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606281378247773702
 12:09:06          GMT          101               11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378247773821
 12:09:06          GMT          102               11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378247773820
 12:09:06          GMT          134               11.67             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726275371
 12:29:29          GMT          21                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248148777
 12:29:29          GMT          40                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726671172
 12:29:29          GMT          74                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248148776
 12:29:29          GMT          95                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248148775
 12:29:29          GMT          197               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726671173
 12:29:29          GMT          99                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248148788
 12:31:30          GMT          95                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626726707008
 13:03:28          GMT          91                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727302801
 13:05:46          GMT          98                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248782461
 13:07:42          GMT          91                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727381862
 13:07:42          GMT          91                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727381863
 13:07:42          GMT          91                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727381864
 13:07:42          GMT          91                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248815621
 13:07:42          GMT          91                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248815622
 13:07:42          GMT          91                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248815624
 13:07:42          GMT          152               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248815623
 13:07:42          GMT          245               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727381861
 13:07:42          GMT          92                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606281378248815636
 13:32:59          GMT          14                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727911837
 13:32:59          GMT          26                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727911838
 13:32:59          GMT          59                11.67             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727911839
 13:34:46          GMT          102               11.67             GBP                               XLON                            606281378249347022
 13:36:12          GMT          29                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727977791
 13:36:12          GMT          70                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626727977793
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 13:36:12          GMT          99                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378249374418
 13:41:46          GMT          5                 11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728095366
 13:41:46          GMT          99                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728095365
 13:41:46          GMT          104               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378249484900
 13:47:52          GMT          47                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378249626080
 13:47:57          GMT          45                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606281378249628037
 13:50:18          GMT          92                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728305237
 13:50:56          GMT          119               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728320828
 13:51:55          GMT          32                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728345944
 13:51:55          GMT          165               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728345943
 13:54:52          GMT          38                11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728421698
 13:54:52          GMT          231               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728421700
 14:03:59          GMT          93                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606281378250007733
 14:06:00          GMT          104               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606281378250055560
 14:08:59          GMT          94                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728777836
 14:10:17          GMT          47                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606281378250155027
 14:10:17          GMT          50                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606281378250155026
 14:12:11          GMT          104               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728858101
 14:13:54          GMT          40                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728896730
 14:13:54          GMT          52                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728896729
 14:15:50          GMT          19                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606281378250279536
 14:15:50          GMT          84                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606281378250279537
 14:17:41          GMT          269               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728989402
 14:17:41          GMT          229               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606281378250324559
 14:17:41          GMT          79                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728989408
 14:17:41          GMT          190               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728989407
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 14:17:41          GMT          25                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592207626728989416
 14:24:36          GMT          102               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606281378250487352
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 14:36:58          GMT          93                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            592207626729564482
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 14:36:58          GMT          118               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            592207626729564481
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 14:43:12          GMT          80                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606281378251074488
 14:43:12          GMT          206               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606281378251074487
 14:43:12          GMT          44                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606281378251074494
 14:43:12          GMT          97                11.69             GBP                               XLON                            606281378251074491
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 14:43:12          GMT          102               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606281378251074493
 14:55:44          GMT          92                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606281378251457387
 14:58:42          GMT          29                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606281378251542215
 14:58:42          GMT          71                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606281378251542214
 15:02:01          GMT          102               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626730387986
 15:02:01          GMT          406               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626730387987
 15:02:01          GMT          92                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626730387995
 15:02:01          GMT          189               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626730387994
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 15:04:47          GMT          167               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606281378251761232
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 15:17:54          GMT          88                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606281378252160835
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 15:17:54          GMT          240               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606281378252160841
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 15:21:09          GMT          49                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606281378252259228
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 15:23:07          GMT          128               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592207626731088724
 15:35:53          GMT          105               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606281378252675629
 15:35:53          GMT          271               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            592207626731472620
 15:35:59          GMT          266               11.69             GBP                               XLON                            606281378252678643
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 15:47:38          GMT          104               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            592207626731852059
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