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RNS Number : 2730Y  WH Smith PLC  24 February 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 24 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 24,709 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 24 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 1,766,257 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,150,677 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:                               24 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          24,709                                                11.7937                                         11.6900                     11.8700

 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
 08:11:38          GMT          10                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564879432164
 08:11:38          GMT          99                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564879432162
 08:11:38          GMT          133               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816044478253
 08:11:38          GMT          133               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564879432165
 08:11:38          GMT          284               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564879432166
 08:11:38          GMT          108               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816044478260
 08:14:31          GMT          139               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564879488313
 08:14:31          GMT          176               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564879488312
 08:14:31          GMT          359               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564879488311
 08:14:33          GMT          62                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816044540026
 08:14:33          GMT          78                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816044540027
 08:30:57          GMT          102               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592101816044967186
 08:30:57          GMT          102               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606175564879886155
 08:30:57          GMT          172               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606175564879886153
 08:30:57          GMT          452               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606175564879886154
 08:30:57          GMT          84                11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592101816044967197
 08:30:57          GMT          164               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592101816044967198
 08:39:18          GMT          72                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045177337
 08:39:18          GMT          238               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045177336
 08:46:38          GMT          311               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045338529
 09:10:15          GMT          29                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045895858
 09:10:15          GMT          52                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606175564880749768
 09:10:15          GMT          54                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606175564880749767
 09:10:15          GMT          511               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045895857
 09:10:15          GMT          119               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606175564880749777
 09:13:45          GMT          53                11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045977229
 09:13:45          GMT          65                11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045977230
 09:13:45          GMT          75                11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045977228
 09:13:45          GMT          237               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592101816045977227
 09:30:44          GMT          577               11.87             GBP                               XLON                            592101816046385149
 09:30:44          GMT          11                11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606175564881205399
 09:30:44          GMT          275               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606175564881205400
 09:41:06          GMT          3                 11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592101816046639855
 09:41:06          GMT          7                 11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592101816046639851
 09:41:06          GMT          99                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592101816046639857
 09:41:06          GMT          150               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592101816046639853
 09:41:06          GMT          150               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592101816046639854
 09:51:38          GMT          5                 11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606175564881677324
 09:51:38          GMT          305               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606175564881677325
 10:09:41          GMT          111               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606175564882093633
 10:09:41          GMT          1                 11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592101816047336724
 10:09:41          GMT          110               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592101816047336725
 10:09:41          GMT          111               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592101816047336726
 10:09:41          GMT          111               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606175564882093945
 10:09:41          GMT          337               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592101816047336723
 10:34:36          GMT          118               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816047952374
 10:34:36          GMT          118               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606175564882670027
 10:34:36          GMT          320               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816047952375
 10:34:36          GMT          98                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816047952398
 10:34:36          GMT          118               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816047952399
 10:39:01          GMT          134               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606175564882763531
 11:00:23          GMT          104               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592101816048550161
 11:00:23          GMT          351               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564883228035
 11:01:06          GMT          32                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564883244099
 11:01:06          GMT          43                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564883244100
 11:07:45          GMT          119               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606175564883374265
 11:07:45          GMT          219               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606175564883374264
 11:16:58          GMT          143               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592101816048896800
 11:16:58          GMT          167               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606175564883552281
 11:23:14          GMT          108               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564883670916
 11:53:51          GMT          110               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816049671329
 11:53:51          GMT          110               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816049671330
 11:53:51          GMT          110               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816049671331
 11:53:51          GMT          110               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816049671332
 11:53:51          GMT          110               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816049671334
 11:53:51          GMT          110               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816049671335
 11:53:51          GMT          110               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564884274239
 11:53:51          GMT          110               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816049671327
 11:53:51          GMT          202               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816049671328
 12:07:34          GMT          43                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592101816049958388
 12:07:34          GMT          100               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564884540930
 12:07:34          GMT          267               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592101816049958387
 12:32:59          GMT          68                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885061897
 12:32:59          GMT          102               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592101816050515386
 12:32:59          GMT          102               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885061899
 12:32:59          GMT          102               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885061900
 12:32:59          GMT          102               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885061901
 12:32:59          GMT          102               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885061902
 12:32:59          GMT          242               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885061898
 12:54:25          GMT          313               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885450701
 12:54:25          GMT          69                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885450702
 12:54:25          GMT          69                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885450703
 12:54:25          GMT          90                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885450704
 12:54:25          GMT          108               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592101816050932305
 12:54:25          GMT          108               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592101816050932306
 12:54:25          GMT          108               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564885450705
 12:58:59          GMT          11                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592101816051026693
 13:09:44          GMT          104               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816051258189
 13:10:33          GMT          133               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592101816051276415
 13:10:33          GMT          214               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592101816051276416
 13:10:35          GMT          248               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592101816051276965
 13:31:23          GMT          79                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592101816051749738
 13:31:23          GMT          430               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606175564886210299
 13:31:23          GMT          38                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592101816051749746
 13:31:23          GMT          117               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592101816051749747
 13:50:59          GMT          107               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816052180109
 13:53:18          GMT          114               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606175564886660641
 13:58:32          GMT          15                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816052345348
 13:58:32          GMT          47                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816052345344
 13:58:32          GMT          56                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816052345346
 13:58:32          GMT          453               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816052345347
 13:58:32          GMT          343               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606175564886765410
 13:58:34          GMT          38                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606175564886766172
 13:58:34          GMT          30                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606175564886766177
 13:58:34          GMT          190               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606175564886766176
 14:22:51          GMT          114               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606175564887354875
 14:22:51          GMT          114               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606175564887354877
 14:22:51          GMT          294               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606175564887354876
 14:22:51          GMT          509               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592101816052979247
 14:22:53          GMT          33                11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592101816052980134
 14:22:53          GMT          113               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592101816052980138
 14:30:23          GMT          103               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564887565674
 14:30:23          GMT          158               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564887565675
 14:30:42          GMT          28                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564887579564
 14:30:42          GMT          50                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564887579562
 14:30:42          GMT          87                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564887579563
 14:35:22          GMT          370               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564887757964
 14:48:32          GMT          10                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888218854
 14:48:32          GMT          29                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888218857
 14:48:32          GMT          30                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888218855
 14:48:32          GMT          55                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888218856
 14:50:10          GMT          5                 11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592101816053967439
 14:50:10          GMT          24                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592101816053967436
 14:50:10          GMT          41                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592101816053967438
 14:50:10          GMT          48                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592101816053967437
 14:50:43          GMT          26                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888295353
 14:50:43          GMT          91                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888295355
 14:50:43          GMT          117               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816053984674
 14:50:43          GMT          117               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888295354
 14:50:43          GMT          296               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816053984677
 14:50:43          GMT          310               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592101816053984675
 14:57:25          GMT          23                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888536878
 14:57:25          GMT          88                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888536877
 14:57:25          GMT          111               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888536876
 14:57:25          GMT          310               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564888536875
 15:02:29          GMT          121               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592101816054489797
 15:02:29          GMT          190               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592101816054489796
 15:22:27          GMT          103               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564889544283
 15:23:20          GMT          52                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606175564889567911
 15:23:20          GMT          66                11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592101816055347214
 15:28:17          GMT          106               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564889710920
 15:28:17          GMT          106               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606175564889710921
 15:28:17          GMT          115               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592101816055500024
 15:28:17          GMT          264               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592101816055500025
 15:28:17          GMT          317               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592101816055500026
 15:32:43          GMT          430               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592101816055646516
 15:32:43          GMT          105               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592101816055646946
 15:32:43          GMT          105               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606175564889848305
 15:37:57          GMT          110               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592101816055815621
 15:37:57          GMT          311               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606175564890005896
 15:43:58          GMT          109               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606175564890178625
 15:43:58          GMT          312               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592101816056000419
 15:48:36          GMT          310               11.69             GBP                               XLON                            606175564890342321
 16:01:32          GMT          9                 11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564890796759
 16:01:32          GMT          92                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564890796758
 16:03:26          GMT          10                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564890861760
 16:03:26          GMT          105               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606175564890861761
 16:10:56          GMT          32                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891145609
 16:10:56          GMT          35                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816057039778
 16:10:56          GMT          40                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816057039779
 16:10:56          GMT          50                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891145619
 16:10:56          GMT          52                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891145620
 16:10:56          GMT          198               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816057039783
 16:11:19          GMT          112               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816057054750
 16:11:24          GMT          30                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891162854
 16:11:24          GMT          30                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891162855
 16:11:24          GMT          109               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891162853
 16:12:31          GMT          35                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816057100700
 16:12:31          GMT          66                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592101816057100699
 16:12:32          GMT          371               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592101816057102002
 16:13:03          GMT          531               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564891220735
 16:13:03          GMT          127               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564891220741
 16:18:22          GMT          115               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891425150
 16:18:22          GMT          115               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891425151
 16:18:22          GMT          134               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891425146
 16:18:22          GMT          180               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606175564891425148
 16:29:00          GMT          91                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564891860061
 16:29:00          GMT          20                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564891860062
 16:29:31          GMT          104               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564891878008
 16:29:50          GMT          8                 11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606175564891891820

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