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RNS Number : 5836X  WH Smith PLC  18 February 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 18 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 24,311 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 18 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 1,666,854 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,250,080 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:                               18 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          24,311                                                12.2584                                         12.1800                     12.3300

 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
 08:01:43          GMT          75                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173441516736943
 08:02:23          GMT          34                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692681184703
 08:02:59          GMT          67                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692681200305
 08:15:11          GMT          76                12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099692681503850
 08:15:11          GMT          100               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099692681503845
 08:15:11          GMT          119               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517049031
 08:15:11          GMT          35                12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099692681503854
 08:15:12          GMT          28                12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517049091
 08:15:12          GMT          266               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517049090
 08:15:28          GMT          120               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517054712
 08:15:29          GMT          35                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692681509779
 08:15:29          GMT          48                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441517054764
 08:15:29          GMT          65                12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692681509777
 08:15:29          GMT          100               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692681509776
 08:15:29          GMT          100               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441517054766
 08:15:29          GMT          100               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441517054767
 08:15:29          GMT          118               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441517054765
 08:15:32          GMT          87                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517055654
 08:15:40          GMT          68                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517057509
 08:36:40          GMT          115               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099692681952417
 08:39:20          GMT          105               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682004023
 08:39:20          GMT          62                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682004025
 08:39:20          GMT          220               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682004026
 08:39:20          GMT          220               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682004027
 08:39:20          GMT          362               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517512956
 08:54:58          GMT          108               12.26             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682310401
 08:56:22          GMT          9                 12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517822069
 08:56:22          GMT          9                 12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517822070
 08:56:22          GMT          90                12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517822068
 08:56:22          GMT          108               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682341688
 08:56:22          GMT          108               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606173441517822067
 08:56:22          GMT          266               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682341687
 09:05:14          GMT          108               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682519112
 09:05:14          GMT          116               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682519113
 09:05:14          GMT          159               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099692682519111
 09:13:41          GMT          77                12.2              GBP                               XLON                            606173441518138718
 09:13:41          GMT          112               12.2              GBP                               XLON                            592099692682685502
 09:13:41          GMT          189               12.2              GBP                               XLON                            606173441518138717
 09:26:33          GMT          115               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441518384399
 09:26:33          GMT          432               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441518384400
 09:31:04          GMT          266               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441518479279
 09:52:25          GMT          22                12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441518879488
 09:52:25          GMT          82                12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441518879485
 09:52:25          GMT          104               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099692683489078
 09:52:25          GMT          104               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099692683489079
 09:52:25          GMT          104               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441518879489
 09:52:25          GMT          266               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441518879484
 10:05:40          GMT          117               12.19             GBP                               XLON                            592099692683740074
 10:05:40          GMT          117               12.19             GBP                               XLON                            606173441519110415
 10:05:40          GMT          266               12.19             GBP                               XLON                            606173441519110414
 10:25:46          GMT          107               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            606173441519450228
 10:25:46          GMT          456               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            592099692684110925
 10:29:00          GMT          114               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441519503809
 10:29:00          GMT          182               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692684169278
 10:53:15          GMT          116               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099692684618538
 10:53:15          GMT          116               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099692684618540
 10:53:15          GMT          116               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441519916227
 10:53:15          GMT          116               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441519916228
 10:53:15          GMT          267               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099692684618539
 11:21:47          GMT          7                 12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441520418042
 11:21:47          GMT          52                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441520418044
 11:21:47          GMT          57                12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441520418043
 11:23:32          GMT          116               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099692685201793
 11:23:32          GMT          116               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099692685201794
 11:23:32          GMT          464               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441520451137
 11:23:32          GMT          226               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            606173441520451142
 11:43:06          GMT          110               12.22             GBP                               XLON                            592099692685599710
 11:43:06          GMT          273               12.22             GBP                               XLON                            592099692685599711
 12:02:05          GMT          109               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441521166160
 12:02:05          GMT          109               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441521166161
 12:02:05          GMT          109               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441521166162
 12:02:05          GMT          587               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            592099692685976812
 12:15:24          GMT          179               12.2              GBP                               XLON                            606173441521471721
 12:33:00          GMT          113               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441521824365
 12:39:27          GMT          113               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            592099692686845500
 12:40:12          GMT          19                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099692686862323
 12:40:12          GMT          103               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099692686862322
 13:01:33          GMT          116               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            592099692687357895
 13:01:33          GMT          160               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            592099692687357896
 13:01:33          GMT          167               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173441522425557
 13:01:42          GMT          293               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173441522429222
 13:01:56          GMT          108               12.31             GBP                               XLON                            592099692687369983
 13:02:39          GMT          202               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099692687390868
 13:02:39          GMT          480               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441522455914
 13:02:39          GMT          144               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173441522455918
 13:28:18          GMT          102               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099692687962920
 13:28:18          GMT          102               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173441522978343
 13:28:18          GMT          102               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173441522978344
 13:28:18          GMT          102               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173441522978345
 13:28:18          GMT          102               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173441522978346
 13:28:18          GMT          266               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            592099692687962919
 13:46:26          GMT          119               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173441523427853
 13:46:26          GMT          15                12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173441523427890
 13:46:26          GMT          104               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173441523427892
 13:46:26          GMT          119               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099692688450762
 13:46:26          GMT          119               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173441523427891
 13:46:26          GMT          119               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173441523427893
 13:46:26          GMT          119               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173441523427894
 13:46:26          GMT          266               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            606173441523427889
 13:52:22          GMT          267               12.25             GBP                               XLON                            592099692688615212
 14:20:33          GMT          110               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441524299899
 14:20:33          GMT          129               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692689397382
 14:22:40          GMT          477               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441524353520
 14:22:40          GMT          38                12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173441524353528
 14:22:40          GMT          77                12.31             GBP                               XLON                            606173441524353527
 14:31:15          GMT          28                12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173441524615404
 14:31:15          GMT          96                12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173441524615407
 14:31:15          GMT          111               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099692689735819
 14:31:15          GMT          111               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099692689735820
 14:31:15          GMT          286               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173441524615406
 14:31:15          GMT          264               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173441524615434
 14:36:17          GMT          104               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099692689939946
 14:36:17          GMT          104               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            606173441524804526
 14:36:17          GMT          267               12.33             GBP                               XLON                            592099692689939947
 14:43:06          GMT          119               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692690171526
 14:43:06          GMT          269               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441525019845
 14:43:32          GMT          13                12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099692690183851
 14:43:32          GMT          106               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099692690183850
 14:50:22          GMT          103               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099692690420074
 14:50:22          GMT          265               12.27             GBP                               XLON                            592099692690420073
 14:53:58          GMT          19                12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173441525373250
 14:53:58          GMT          292               12.32             GBP                               XLON                            606173441525373249
 15:04:40          GMT          115               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692690983383
 15:04:40          GMT          115               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692690983384
 15:04:40          GMT          115               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            606173441525777422
 15:04:40          GMT          266               12.3              GBP                               XLON                            592099692690983382
 15:16:36          GMT          7                 12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526114924
 15:16:36          GMT          112               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099692691344807
 15:16:36          GMT          112               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099692691344808
 15:16:36          GMT          112               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            592099692691344809
 15:16:36          GMT          112               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526114926
 15:16:36          GMT          261               12.29             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526114922
 15:22:03          GMT          113               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526269603
 15:22:03          GMT          286               12.28             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526269605
 15:29:57          GMT          100               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526481989
 15:29:57          GMT          266               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692691738004
 15:30:28          GMT          5                 12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526499089
 15:39:33          GMT          129               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526744563
 15:44:13          GMT          69                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526881061
 15:44:13          GMT          44                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441526881062
 15:50:02          GMT          63                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692692350552
 15:50:02          GMT          117               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527050612
 15:50:02          GMT          323               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692692350553
 15:50:02          GMT          180               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692692350558
 15:50:49          GMT          32                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692692377296
 15:50:49          GMT          143               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527075191
 15:50:49          GMT          168               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527075195
 15:50:49          GMT          93                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692692377303
 15:58:44          GMT          221               12.22             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527304903
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 15:58:49          GMT          102               12.22             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527307227
 15:58:49          GMT          29                12.22             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527307229
 15:58:49          GMT          102               12.22             GBP                               XLON                            592099692692627092
 16:04:31          GMT          77                12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099692692835489
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 16:10:30          GMT          101               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099692693039431
 16:10:30          GMT          189               12.21             GBP                               XLON                            592099692693039430
 16:14:47          GMT          101               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527852671
 16:14:47          GMT          136               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692693211985
 16:14:47          GMT          101               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527852672
 16:14:47          GMT          497               12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692693211986
 16:14:47          GMT          97                12.24             GBP                               XLON                            592099692693212001
 16:17:15          GMT          265               12.23             GBP                               XLON                            606173441527943305
 16:20:36          GMT          134               12.2              GBP                               XLON                            606173441528080940
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 16:24:28          GMT          116               12.19             GBP                               XLON                            592099692693629067
 16:24:28          GMT          264               12.19             GBP                               XLON                            606173441528241897
 16:26:31          GMT          219               12.18             GBP                               XLON                            592099692693729511

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