Picture of WH Smith logo

SMWH WH Smith News Story

0.000.00%
gb flag iconLast trade - 00:00
Consumer CyclicalsBalancedMid CapNeutral

REG - WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20250217:nRSQ4235Xa&default-theme=true

RNS Number : 4235X  WH Smith PLC  17 February 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 17 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 24,529 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 17 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 1,642,543 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,274,391 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:                               17 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          24,529                                                12.2952                                         12.2100                     12.3400

 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
 08:07:43          GMT          12                12.22             GBP                               XLON                            606173087620779608
 08:09:52          GMT          87                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173087620829604
 08:09:52          GMT          99                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099338786409750
 08:10:18          GMT          9                 12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338786421975
 08:10:18          GMT          9                 12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338786421977
 08:10:18          GMT          90                12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338786421974
 08:10:35          GMT          112               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173087620850448
 08:12:32          GMT          113               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            592099338786481131
 08:13:28          GMT          116               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087620913105
 08:13:35          GMT          566               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173087620914925
 08:13:39          GMT          197               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338786503034
 08:27:31          GMT          100               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338786762856
 08:27:31          GMT          10                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338786762861
 08:30:03          GMT          616               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087621197572
 08:30:03          GMT          171               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087621197576
 08:44:42          GMT          102               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            592099338787063968
 08:44:42          GMT          102               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            592099338787063969
 08:44:42          GMT          102               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173087621437869
 08:44:42          GMT          634               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173087621437868
 08:44:43          GMT          60                12.32             GBP                               XLON                            592099338787064176
 08:58:53          GMT          116               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087621655121
 09:01:21          GMT          93                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338787338393
 09:01:57          GMT          23                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338787347652
 09:05:34          GMT          181               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087621765446
 09:05:34          GMT          182               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338787417926
 09:05:34          GMT          222               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087621765445
 09:05:34          GMT          137               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087621765452
 09:30:23          GMT          10                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087622164404
 09:30:23          GMT          97                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087622164403
 09:30:23          GMT          106               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338787848641
 09:30:23          GMT          106               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087622164405
 09:30:23          GMT          106               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087622164406
 09:30:23          GMT          363               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338787848640
 09:30:23          GMT          317               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338787848646
 09:50:27          GMT          32                12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338788202543
 09:50:27          GMT          82                12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338788202542
 09:50:27          GMT          114               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338788202544
 09:50:27          GMT          115               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173087622491611
 10:08:06          GMT          103               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338788520131
 10:08:06          GMT          103               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338788520132
 10:08:06          GMT          103               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087622787328
 10:08:06          GMT          103               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087622787330
 10:08:06          GMT          587               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087622787329
 10:08:07          GMT          11                12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338788520212
 10:08:07          GMT          32                12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338788520214
 10:08:07          GMT          61                12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338788520213
 10:48:21          GMT          81                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623458637
 10:48:35          GMT          31                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623462073
 10:50:55          GMT          107               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623504622
 10:50:55          GMT          112               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623504621
 10:50:55          GMT          112               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623504625
 10:50:55          GMT          112               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623504626
 10:50:55          GMT          112               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623504627
 10:50:55          GMT          182               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623504624
 10:50:55          GMT          219               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623504623
 10:50:55          GMT          232               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623504635
 10:52:15          GMT          51                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623528832
 10:52:15          GMT          59                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623528831
 10:52:24          GMT          13                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338789327758
 11:08:01          GMT          114               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173087623842177
 11:08:01          GMT          390               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099338789661808
 11:23:55          GMT          390               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099338789966991
 11:34:45          GMT          114               12.22             GBP                               XLON                            606173087624312412
 11:43:25          GMT          119               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099338790351266
 11:43:25          GMT          119               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099338790351267
 11:43:25          GMT          276               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173087624478195
 12:10:01          GMT          116               12.22             GBP                               XLON                            592099338790966820
 12:10:01          GMT          116               12.22             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625048151
 12:18:54          GMT          33                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625194172
 12:18:54          GMT          38                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625194174
 12:18:54          GMT          77                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625194173
 12:18:54          GMT          363               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625194175
 12:21:21          GMT          20                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099338791169917
 12:21:21          GMT          400               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099338791169916
 12:27:57          GMT          32                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625336954
 12:27:57          GMT          81                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625336955
 12:27:57          GMT          107               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099338791280094
 13:01:19          GMT          144               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338791897469
 13:03:41          GMT          101               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087625953067
 13:06:24          GMT          105               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338791993757
 13:06:24          GMT          119               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625998951
 13:06:24          GMT          470               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625998952
 13:06:28          GMT          139               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625999862
 13:06:28          GMT          461               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087625999863
 13:22:11          GMT          41                12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099338792277503
 13:34:34          GMT          8                 12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338792512298
 13:39:06          GMT          97                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338792610147
 13:39:06          GMT          105               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338792610148
 13:39:06          GMT          105               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087626571561
 13:39:06          GMT          105               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087626571563
 13:39:06          GMT          105               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338792610146
 13:39:06          GMT          509               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087626571562
 13:39:06          GMT          269               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087626571566
 14:00:43          GMT          101               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627044522
 14:00:43          GMT          101               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627044523
 14:00:43          GMT          101               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627044524
 14:00:43          GMT          101               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627044525
 14:00:43          GMT          101               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627044526
 14:00:43          GMT          413               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099338793123745
 14:26:46          GMT          17                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338793714393
 14:26:46          GMT          25                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338793714395
 14:26:46          GMT          69                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338793714394
 14:29:31          GMT          128               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627656668
 14:30:47          GMT          117               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627692566
 14:30:48          GMT          17                12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099338793821229
 14:30:48          GMT          335               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627692736
 14:30:48          GMT          626               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099338793821230
 14:30:50          GMT          80                12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627693884
 14:30:53          GMT          106               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173087627695205
 14:37:32          GMT          392               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338794021164
 14:50:37          GMT          110               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173087628264202
 14:50:37          GMT          110               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173087628264203
 14:50:37          GMT          110               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087628264242
 14:50:37          GMT          110               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087628264243
 14:50:37          GMT          467               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087628264244
 14:56:29          GMT          389               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087628430766
 15:04:08          GMT          102               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087628666896
 15:10:39          GMT          99                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338795070390
 15:10:39          GMT          99                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087628846781
 15:10:39          GMT          99                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087628846782
 15:10:39          GMT          102               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338795070389
 15:10:39          GMT          390               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087628846780
 15:24:19          GMT          119               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            592099338795457474
 15:24:19          GMT          119               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            592099338795457475
 15:24:19          GMT          119               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087629204422
 15:30:40          GMT          110               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087629377260
 15:30:40          GMT          110               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087629377261
 15:35:56          GMT          39                12.31             GBP                               XLON                            592099338795798730
 15:35:56          GMT          61                12.31             GBP                               XLON                            592099338795798729
 15:35:56          GMT          100               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            592099338795798731
 15:35:56          GMT          100               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173087629519809
 15:35:56          GMT          110               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087629519811
 15:35:56          GMT          121               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173087629519810
 15:35:56          GMT          392               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099338795798732
 15:41:00          GMT          389               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            592099338795949575
 15:51:08          GMT          106               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            592099338796261147
 16:09:29          GMT          43                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630526919
 16:09:29          GMT          84                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630526920
 16:09:29          GMT          75                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338796888491
 16:09:29          GMT          75                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630526927
 16:11:51          GMT          27                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338796982762
 16:11:51          GMT          48                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630614006
 16:11:51          GMT          56                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630614010
 16:11:51          GMT          62                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630614009
 16:11:51          GMT          121               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338796982764
 16:11:51          GMT          230               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630614008
 16:11:51          GMT          241               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338796982765
 16:11:51          GMT          356               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630614007
 16:11:51          GMT          504               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630614083
 16:20:48          GMT          23                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338797373827
 16:20:48          GMT          43                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630978519
 16:20:48          GMT          77                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338797373825
 16:20:48          GMT          77                12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630978517
 16:20:48          GMT          117               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338797373830
 16:20:48          GMT          117               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338797373831
 16:20:48          GMT          117               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630978515
 16:20:48          GMT          117               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630978522
 16:20:48          GMT          119               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630978524
 16:20:48          GMT          121               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            606173087630978521
 16:20:48          GMT          217               12.34             GBP                               XLON                            592099338797373826
 16:27:07          GMT          427               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173087631224231

 Ends

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
 or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
.   END  POSKZGMZNNFGKZM

Recent news on WH Smith

See all news