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RNS Number : 0259U  WH Smith PLC  20 January 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 20 January 2025

 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 24,782 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 20 January 2025 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 1,233,411 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,683,523 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:                               20 January 2025
 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          24,782                                                11.8352                                         11.7300                     12.0200

 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
 08:08:04          GMT          25                12.02             GBP                               XLON                            606163178599681066
 08:08:04          GMT          69                12.02             GBP                               XLON                            606163178599681067
 08:08:04          GMT          94                12.02             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763476455
 08:08:04          GMT          94                12.02             GBP                               XLON                            606163178599681068
 08:08:04          GMT          353               12.02             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763476454
 08:08:04          GMT          375               12.02             GBP                               XLON                            606163178599681073
 08:08:04          GMT          334               12.02             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763476465
 08:16:28          GMT          103               11.96             GBP                               XLON                            606163178599804105
 08:16:28          GMT          407               11.96             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763608593
 08:26:43          GMT          98                11.93             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763762462
 08:26:43          GMT          98                11.93             GBP                               XLON                            606163178599949072
 08:26:43          GMT          103               11.93             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763762460
 08:26:43          GMT          103               11.93             GBP                               XLON                            606163178599949073
 08:26:43          GMT          201               11.93             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763762461
 08:32:59          GMT          23                11.9              GBP                               XLON                            606163178600036077
 08:32:59          GMT          106               11.9              GBP                               XLON                            606163178600036109
 08:36:46          GMT          98                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763907200
 08:36:46          GMT          180               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763907201
 08:41:47          GMT          130               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429763973854
 08:51:01          GMT          407               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592089429764099377
 09:11:27          GMT          131               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600565335
 09:11:27          GMT          150               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600565332
 09:11:27          GMT          169               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600565334
 09:11:27          GMT          289               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600565333
 09:12:41          GMT          214               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606163178600583040
 09:26:18          GMT          109               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600788268
 09:26:18          GMT          122               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592089429764648554
 09:26:18          GMT          152               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592089429764648555
 09:26:19          GMT          186               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600788569
 09:31:00          GMT          82                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600852644
 09:31:17          GMT          78                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592089429764721346
 09:34:23          GMT          7                 11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600903228
 09:34:23          GMT          7                 11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600903229
 09:34:23          GMT          34                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592089429764769327
 09:34:23          GMT          200               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606163178600903227
 09:55:52          GMT          97                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592089429765125011
 10:00:28          GMT          300               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606163178601316097
 10:07:04          GMT          36                11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429765327318
 10:07:04          GMT          82                11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429765327319
 10:07:04          GMT          106               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429765327320
 10:25:25          GMT          108               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592089429765637536
 10:25:59          GMT          108               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606163178601727240
 10:25:59          GMT          176               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606163178601727239
 10:25:59          GMT          353               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429765646808
 10:25:59          GMT          360               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429765646809
 10:25:59          GMT          220               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606163178601727246
 10:47:44          GMT          107               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592089429765977636
 10:48:52          GMT          408               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606163178602056873
 11:01:11          GMT          107               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592089429766192360
 11:01:11          GMT          301               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178602243034
 11:45:32          GMT          44                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592089429766851017
 11:45:32          GMT          65                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592089429766851018
 11:45:32          GMT          109               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606163178602864223
 11:45:32          GMT          202               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606163178602864222
 11:45:32          GMT          385               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606163178602864221
 12:05:26          GMT          40                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603145769
 12:05:26          GMT          52                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767150005
 12:05:26          GMT          55                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767150003
 12:05:26          GMT          67                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603145770
 12:05:26          GMT          107               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767150001
 12:05:26          GMT          107               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767150004
 12:05:26          GMT          107               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603145771
 12:05:26          GMT          107               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603145772
 12:05:26          GMT          444               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767150002
 12:05:26          GMT          72                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767150018
 12:35:10          GMT          39                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603606600
 12:35:10          GMT          386               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603606601
 12:35:10          GMT          15                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603606604
 12:35:10          GMT          30                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603606605
 12:35:10          GMT          118               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767640439
 12:51:07          GMT          31                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767893422
 12:51:07          GMT          52                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603844874
 12:51:07          GMT          96                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767893421
 12:57:19          GMT          65                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767989839
 12:57:19          GMT          96                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603935407
 12:57:19          GMT          96                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603935408
 12:57:19          GMT          96                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178603935409
 12:57:19          GMT          108               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767989840
 12:57:19          GMT          108               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592089429767989841
 13:26:45          GMT          108               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592089429768473918
 13:28:55          GMT          99                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604425928
 13:29:26          GMT          28                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604433569
 13:30:02          GMT          52                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604443578
 13:35:28          GMT          10                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604641048
 13:35:28          GMT          97                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592089429768736919
 13:35:28          GMT          97                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604641051
 13:35:28          GMT          188               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604641050
 13:35:28          GMT          192               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604641047
 13:35:28          GMT          542               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592089429768736920
 13:35:28          GMT          344               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604641058
 13:52:10          GMT          98                11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769109304
 13:52:10          GMT          98                11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769109305
 13:52:10          GMT          98                11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606163178604989491
 13:52:10          GMT          107               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769109302
 13:52:10          GMT          358               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769109295
 14:06:15          GMT          112               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178605347386
 14:06:15          GMT          420               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178605347385
 14:06:15          GMT          9                 11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769489495
 14:07:15          GMT          112               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606163178605376617
 14:23:16          GMT          128               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769877254
 14:23:16          GMT          150               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769877252
 14:23:16          GMT          308               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769877253
 14:23:16          GMT          124               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429769877258
 14:36:08          GMT          110               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770190598
 14:36:08          GMT          110               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178606007877
 14:36:08          GMT          412               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770190597
 14:36:08          GMT          110               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178606007879
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 14:36:08          GMT          110               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178606007881
 14:45:39          GMT          95                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770449102
 14:45:39          GMT          95                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770449103
 14:45:39          GMT          95                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178606253445
 14:45:39          GMT          352               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770449101
 14:56:58          GMT          47                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770757163
 14:56:58          GMT          112               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178606544523
 14:56:58          GMT          202               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770757165
 14:56:58          GMT          411               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770757166
 14:56:58          GMT          73                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770757178
 14:56:58          GMT          157               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429770757177
 15:15:21          GMT          98                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429771248049
 15:15:21          GMT          100               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178607007512
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 15:15:21          GMT          491               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429771248050
 15:16:03          GMT          512               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178607024532
 15:16:03          GMT          25                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606163178607024536
 15:29:08          GMT          98                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592089429771577681
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