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RNS Number : 0967Y  WH Smith PLC  21 February 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 21 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 25,181 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 21 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 1,741,548 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,175,386 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:                               21 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          25,181                                                11.8410                                         11.7400                     11.9800

 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
 08:02:53          GMT          314               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174503202707007
 08:09:47          GMT          99                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503202886157
 08:09:47          GMT          99                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503202886158
 08:09:47          GMT          611               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503202886156
 08:09:47          GMT          97                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100754366235186
 08:23:04          GMT          102               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203154912
 08:25:15          GMT          201               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203192426
 08:29:41          GMT          102               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100754366649494
 08:29:41          GMT          102               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203273843
 08:29:41          GMT          102               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203273848
 08:29:41          GMT          103               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100754366649495
 08:29:41          GMT          103               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203273846
 08:29:41          GMT          110               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203273845
 08:29:41          GMT          112               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203273842
 08:29:41          GMT          150               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203273841
 08:36:37          GMT          105               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203443477
 08:36:37          GMT          166               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203443478
 08:39:47          GMT          38                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100754366903959
 08:39:47          GMT          68                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100754366903958
 08:48:11          GMT          29                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203679630
 08:48:11          GMT          80                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203679631
 08:48:11          GMT          9                 11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100754367086193
 08:50:11          GMT          118               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203720500
 09:00:32          GMT          15                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203922548
 09:00:32          GMT          107               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100754367344612
 09:00:32          GMT          107               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100754367344615
 09:00:32          GMT          438               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174503203922549
 09:08:05          GMT          107               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174503204082732
 09:08:05          GMT          119               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174503204082730
 09:08:05          GMT          152               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174503204082731
 09:18:04          GMT          99                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174503204286190
 09:18:04          GMT          99                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174503204286191
 09:18:04          GMT          284               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100754367732094
 09:38:41          GMT          219               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100754368185944
 09:38:41          GMT          346               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100754368185943
 09:38:41          GMT          313               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606174503204707887
 09:38:45          GMT          116               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606174503204709210
 09:46:46          GMT          271               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174503204869779
 10:05:04          GMT          44                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174503205241721
 10:05:04          GMT          63                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174503205241720
 10:05:04          GMT          300               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100754368759538
 10:16:04          GMT          7                 11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503205475290
 10:16:04          GMT          18                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100754369010592
 10:16:04          GMT          98                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100754369010593
 10:16:04          GMT          109               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503205475288
 10:16:04          GMT          116               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503205475289
 10:16:04          GMT          123               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174503205475287
 10:16:04          GMT          182               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100754369010591
 10:18:16          GMT          116               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            592100754369069945
 10:47:28          GMT          107               11.95             GBP                               XLON                            606174503206121744
 10:51:49          GMT          106               11.95             GBP                               XLON                            606174503206234587
 10:57:28          GMT          42                11.98             GBP                               XLON                            592100754369978239
 10:57:28          GMT          65                11.98             GBP                               XLON                            592100754369978240
 10:57:35          GMT          35                11.98             GBP                               XLON                            606174503206380673
 10:57:35          GMT          75                11.98             GBP                               XLON                            606174503206380672
 11:00:20          GMT          607               11.96             GBP                               XLON                            592100754370061785
 11:00:20          GMT          306               11.96             GBP                               XLON                            592100754370061790
 11:00:30          GMT          136               11.96             GBP                               XLON                            592100754370065991
 11:36:52          GMT          11                11.96             GBP                               XLON                            606174503207184094
 11:36:52          GMT          26                11.96             GBP                               XLON                            606174503207184092
 11:36:53          GMT          76                11.96             GBP                               XLON                            592100754370845400
 11:36:53          GMT          1                 11.96             GBP                               XLON                            592100754370845401
 11:39:27          GMT          25                11.96             GBP                               XLON                            592100754370895894
 11:40:03          GMT          166               11.96             GBP                               XLON                            592100754370907781
 11:48:35          GMT          112               11.97             GBP                               XLON                            592100754371083123
 11:52:03          GMT          113               11.97             GBP                               XLON                            592100754371153363
 11:52:03          GMT          575               11.97             GBP                               XLON                            592100754371153365
 11:52:03          GMT          66                11.97             GBP                               XLON                            592100754371153375
 11:52:03          GMT          264               11.97             GBP                               XLON                            592100754371153376
 11:52:03          GMT          26                11.97             GBP                               XLON                            592100754371153377
 12:02:00          GMT          101               11.97             GBP                               XLON                            606174503207649036
 12:02:00          GMT          272               11.97             GBP                               XLON                            606174503207649035
 12:11:40          GMT          398               11.95             GBP                               XLON                            606174503207821907
 12:11:40          GMT          19                11.95             GBP                               XLON                            606174503207821908
 12:11:40          GMT          19                11.95             GBP                               XLON                            606174503207821909
 12:24:24          GMT          272               11.92             GBP                               XLON                            606174503208033812
 12:25:12          GMT          116               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            592100754371773621
 12:50:06          GMT          63                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503208491560
 12:50:06          GMT          117               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754372249403
 12:50:06          GMT          117               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754372249404
 12:50:06          GMT          117               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754372249405
 12:50:06          GMT          117               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503208491562
 12:50:06          GMT          117               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503208491563
 12:50:06          GMT          210               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503208491561
 12:50:11          GMT          33                11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606174503208493907
 12:50:11          GMT          45                11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606174503208493905
 12:50:11          GMT          45                11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606174503208493906
 13:14:53          GMT          10                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754372764200
 13:14:53          GMT          41                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754372764201
 13:14:53          GMT          53                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754372764202
 13:18:21          GMT          127               11.9              GBP                               XLON                            606174503209045275
 13:21:54          GMT          167               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754372921610
 13:29:09          GMT          115               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373090517
 13:31:52          GMT          108               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209341469
 13:31:56          GMT          27                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209343039
 13:31:56          GMT          39                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209343042
 13:31:56          GMT          49                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209343040
 13:33:50          GMT          13                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373214291
 13:33:50          GMT          96                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373214290
 13:34:44          GMT          100               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209411926
 13:34:44          GMT          151               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209411927
 13:34:44          GMT          151               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209411928
 13:34:44          GMT          54                11.88             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373238171
 13:34:44          GMT          150               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373238168
 13:35:41          GMT          108               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373266053
 13:35:41          GMT          113               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209438223
 13:35:41          GMT          121               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209438224
 13:53:01          GMT          105               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373772043
 13:53:01          GMT          105               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373772044
 13:53:01          GMT          105               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209905791
 13:53:01          GMT          105               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209905792
 13:53:01          GMT          105               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503209905793
 13:53:01          GMT          271               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754373772041
 14:13:00          GMT          109               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            606174503210455297
 14:15:10          GMT          163               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            606174503210513890
 14:15:10          GMT          468               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            606174503210513888
 14:15:10          GMT          220               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            606174503210514034
 14:16:40          GMT          130               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592100754374469722
 14:30:00          GMT          78                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503210932236
 14:30:02          GMT          33                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503210934606
 14:33:25          GMT          107               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            592100754375016452
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 14:35:17          GMT          76                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503211137936
 14:35:17          GMT          170               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503211137933
 14:35:17          GMT          188               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606174503211137934
 14:36:59          GMT          104               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            592100754375172703
 14:37:05          GMT          106               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            592100754375177896
 14:45:19          GMT          100               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754375500420
 14:47:07          GMT          119               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754375563991
 14:47:45          GMT          66                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754375585603
 14:49:52          GMT          102               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754375660120
 14:49:52          GMT          384               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            606174503211670955
 14:49:52          GMT          456               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            606174503211670964
 14:49:52          GMT          43                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592100754375660136
 14:54:10          GMT          108               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            606174503211831469
 14:54:10          GMT          272               11.88             GBP                               XLON                            606174503211831468
 15:05:27          GMT          29                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174503212236345
 15:05:27          GMT          89                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174503212236346
 15:05:27          GMT          118               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100754376262297
 15:05:27          GMT          118               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100754376262298
 15:05:27          GMT          118               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174503212236347
 15:05:27          GMT          271               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100754376262296
 15:09:50          GMT          271               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100754376416368
 15:21:03          GMT          13                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592100754376816041
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 15:21:03          GMT          101               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592100754376816035
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 15:21:03          GMT          101               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592100754376816037
 15:21:03          GMT          271               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592100754376816034
 15:32:51          GMT          117               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100754377216267
 15:32:51          GMT          117               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174503213132671
 15:32:51          GMT          117               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174503213132672
 15:32:51          GMT          330               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100754377216266
 15:46:45          GMT          8                 11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100754377740343
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 15:48:17          GMT          103               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100754377790022
 15:49:42          GMT          100               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174503213720146
 15:50:39          GMT          114               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174503213751218
 15:50:39          GMT          114               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174503213751219
 15:50:39          GMT          324               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174503213751217
 15:50:39          GMT          300               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100754377880611
 16:00:07          GMT          13                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100754378218536
 16:00:07          GMT          19                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174503214067704
 16:00:07          GMT          49                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100754378218531
 16:00:07          GMT          73                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100754378218529
 16:00:07          GMT          84                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174503214067703
 16:00:07          GMT          90                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100754378218537
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 16:00:07          GMT          103               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174503214067705
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 16:00:07          GMT          151               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100754378218532
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