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RNS Number : 7395V  WH Smith PLC  03 February 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 03 February 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
 29 January 2025, of 23,000 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 03 February 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 1,411,438 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,505,496 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:                               03 February 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          23,000                                                12.8178                                         12.7300                     12.9400

 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
 08:02:32          GMT          366               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384261606821
 08:03:23          GMT          36                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097156059
 08:03:23          GMT          206               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384261643063
 08:04:26          GMT          24                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097192883
 08:04:26          GMT          62                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097192882
 08:04:26          GMT          81                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097192885
 08:04:26          GMT          197               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097192884
 08:09:32          GMT          169               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097357593
 08:14:06          GMT          2                 12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097480221
 08:19:20          GMT          111               12.87             GBP                               XLON                            592094384262142550
 08:22:52          GMT          51                12.86             GBP                               XLON                            592094384262247553
 08:22:52          GMT          78                12.86             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097722062
 08:25:03          GMT          152               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097776761
 08:25:03          GMT          283               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097776762
 08:25:03          GMT          381               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            592094384262306054
 08:25:31          GMT          48                12.83             GBP                               XLON                            592094384262317918
 08:25:31          GMT          94                12.83             GBP                               XLON                            592094384262317919
 08:25:31          GMT          102               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            606168133097787884
 08:46:52          GMT          106               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384262847733
 08:46:52          GMT          106               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133098285223
 08:46:52          GMT          158               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133098285224
 08:46:52          GMT          288               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133098285222
 08:46:52          GMT          12                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384262847740
 08:57:44          GMT          196               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384263094782
 08:57:47          GMT          146               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384263095694
 08:57:47          GMT          172               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133098516294
 09:11:21          GMT          115               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384263474694
 09:11:21          GMT          115               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133098871977
 09:11:21          GMT          309               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133098871976
 09:22:24          GMT          377               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133099153615
 09:22:24          GMT          4                 12.77             GBP                               XLON                            592094384263772883
 09:22:24          GMT          132               12.76             GBP                               XLON                            606168133099153656
 09:38:40          GMT          108               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384264167216
 09:38:40          GMT          108               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133099526969
 09:38:40          GMT          308               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133099526967
 09:40:15          GMT          121               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133099568781
 09:52:25          GMT          383               12.76             GBP                               XLON                            606168133099860720
 10:34:49          GMT          40                12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384265540398
 10:34:49          GMT          45                12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133100834191
 10:34:49          GMT          47                12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384265540397
 10:34:49          GMT          59                12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133100834190
 10:34:49          GMT          103               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384265540396
 10:34:49          GMT          191               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133100834187
 10:34:49          GMT          220               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384265540399
 10:34:49          GMT          371               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133100834208
 10:34:49          GMT          115               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384265540419
 10:34:50          GMT          185               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384265540443
 11:21:37          GMT          97                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133101684848
 11:21:37          GMT          112               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266436357
 11:21:37          GMT          112               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266436359
 11:21:37          GMT          112               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266436360
 11:21:37          GMT          112               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133101684845
 11:21:37          GMT          112               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133101684846
 11:21:37          GMT          244               12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133101684847
 11:21:37          GMT          8                 12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266436361
 11:21:37          GMT          48                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266436364
 11:21:37          GMT          48                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            606168133101684850
 11:21:37          GMT          56                12.78             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266436362
 11:21:37          GMT          332               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133101684866
 11:21:37          GMT          21                12.77             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266436399
 11:43:16          GMT          41                12.75             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266832042
 11:43:16          GMT          76                12.75             GBP                               XLON                            592094384266832043
 11:58:03          GMT          141               12.76             GBP                               XLON                            606168133102321102
 11:59:12          GMT          151               12.75             GBP                               XLON                            606168133102342890
 12:06:12          GMT          106               12.73             GBP                               XLON                            592094384267286451
 12:06:12          GMT          117               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384267286449
 12:06:12          GMT          117               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133102483251
 12:06:12          GMT          144               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384267286450
 12:06:12          GMT          250               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133102483250
 12:24:54          GMT          24                12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133102802071
 12:33:39          GMT          35                12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133102978826
 12:33:39          GMT          98                12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384267817242
 12:42:18          GMT          8                 12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384267975965
 12:42:18          GMT          68                12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133103127394
 12:43:13          GMT          101               12.75             GBP                               XLON                            606168133103141173
 12:45:15          GMT          76                12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133103173372
 12:45:15          GMT          104               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384268025040
 12:45:15          GMT          104               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133103173373
 12:45:15          GMT          104               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133103173374
 12:45:15          GMT          104               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            606168133103173375
 12:45:15          GMT          115               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384268025045
 12:45:15          GMT          121               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384268025044
 12:45:15          GMT          124               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384268025043
 12:45:15          GMT          154               12.74             GBP                               XLON                            592094384268025042
 13:21:34          GMT          179               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133103908938
 13:39:13          GMT          32                12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304400
 13:39:13          GMT          54                12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304403
 13:39:13          GMT          61                12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304402
 13:39:13          GMT          83                12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304401
 13:39:13          GMT          112               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304399
 13:39:13          GMT          115               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            592094384269230232
 13:39:13          GMT          115               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            592094384269230233
 13:39:13          GMT          115               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            592094384269230234
 13:39:13          GMT          115               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            592094384269230236
 13:39:13          GMT          122               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304404
 13:39:13          GMT          142               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304405
 13:39:13          GMT          146               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            592094384269230237
 13:39:13          GMT          35                12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304417
 13:39:13          GMT          320               12.77             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104304416
 14:01:26          GMT          313               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104800613
 14:01:26          GMT          5                 12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133104800614
 14:10:18          GMT          115               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            606168133105016869
 14:11:29          GMT          105               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            606168133105044469
 14:12:03          GMT          115               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270028083
 14:12:03          GMT          115               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133105057194
 14:12:03          GMT          116               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133105057193
 14:12:03          GMT          313               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270028082
 14:27:47          GMT          108               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            606168133105444252
 14:29:25          GMT          111               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270482663
 14:30:17          GMT          29                12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133105522930
 14:30:17          GMT          34                12.82             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270517310
 14:30:17          GMT          79                12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133105522931
 14:30:17          GMT          108               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270517307
 14:30:17          GMT          108               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270517309
 14:30:17          GMT          110               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270517308
 14:30:17          GMT          221               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270517311
 14:30:17          GMT          278               12.82             GBP                               XLON                            606168133105522929
 14:30:17          GMT          37                12.82             GBP                               XLON                            592094384270517319
 14:50:15          GMT          100               12.84             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106149874
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 14:50:15          GMT          121               12.84             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106149875
 14:50:15          GMT          242               12.84             GBP                               XLON                            592094384271172402
 14:50:15          GMT          146               12.84             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106149886
 14:50:15          GMT          240               12.84             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106149885
 14:50:15          GMT          386               12.84             GBP                               XLON                            592094384271172430
 14:50:20          GMT          27                12.84             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106152178
 14:59:51          GMT          73                12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384271470934
 14:59:51          GMT          105               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            592094384271470933
 14:59:51          GMT          105               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106435157
 14:59:51          GMT          309               12.79             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106435154
 15:11:58          GMT          107               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106817330
 15:11:58          GMT          421               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            606168133106817327
 15:11:58          GMT          241               12.83             GBP                               XLON                            592094384271870615
 15:33:16          GMT          34                12.94             GBP                               XLON                            606168133107601984
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 15:35:09          GMT          434               12.94             GBP                               XLON                            606168133107660797
 15:35:09          GMT          88                12.94             GBP                               XLON                            592094384272753318
 15:41:00          GMT          310               12.91             GBP                               XLON                            592094384272944735
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 15:47:30          GMT          145               12.93             GBP                               XLON                            606168133108071409
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 15:54:10          GMT          398               12.94             GBP                               XLON                            592094384273408733
 15:54:10          GMT          9                 12.94             GBP                               XLON                            592094384273408738
 16:03:06          GMT          111               12.92             GBP                               XLON                            592094384273738190
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 16:25:00          GMT          298               12.91             GBP                               XLON                            606168133109473025
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