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RNS Number : 6018Y  WH Smith PLC  26 February 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 26 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 25,684 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 26 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 1,816,974 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,099,960 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:                               26 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          25,684                                                11.7704                                         11.6400                     11.8900

 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
 08:01:45          GMT          363               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            592102523830995344
 08:01:45          GMT          150               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606176272666500165
 08:10:34          GMT          598               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592102523831296871
 08:10:34          GMT          107               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606176272666782264
 08:10:34          GMT          152               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592102523831296875
 08:16:27          GMT          292               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592102523831460942
 08:26:10          GMT          101               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606176272667197937
 08:26:10          GMT          101               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606176272667197938
 08:26:10          GMT          163               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592102523831750996
 08:26:10          GMT          177               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606176272667197936
 08:33:36          GMT          149               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592102523831969307
 08:33:36          GMT          462               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592102523831969306
 08:39:52          GMT          292               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592102523832140110
 08:49:59          GMT          403               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592102523832403652
 09:02:53          GMT          101               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523832740382
 09:02:53          GMT          459               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606176272668102827
 09:09:26          GMT          105               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523832921386
 09:09:26          GMT          292               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606176272668268367
 09:24:20          GMT          506               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606176272668612140
 09:24:22          GMT          316               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606176272668613662
 09:43:59          GMT          100               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            606176272669063660
 09:43:59          GMT          417               11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592102523833787029
 09:43:59          GMT          67                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592102523833787035
 09:43:59          GMT          99                11.89             GBP                               XLON                            592102523833787036
 10:00:05          GMT          82                11.86             GBP                               XLON                            592102523834243266
 10:07:20          GMT          109               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            592102523834449774
 10:07:20          GMT          109               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606176272669676441
 10:07:20          GMT          109               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606176272669676443
 10:07:20          GMT          297               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            592102523834449773
 10:15:42          GMT          102               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523834668957
 10:15:42          GMT          109               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606176272669878426
 10:15:42          GMT          184               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523834668955
 10:40:26          GMT          113               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606176272670423933
 10:40:26          GMT          228               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606176272670423934
 10:40:26          GMT          126               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606176272670423935
 10:40:26          GMT          27                11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606176272670423939
 10:40:26          GMT          340               11.86             GBP                               XLON                            606176272670423938
 10:59:42          GMT          39                11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523835705732
 10:59:42          GMT          112               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606176272670834887
 10:59:42          GMT          113               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523835705733
 10:59:42          GMT          254               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523835705731
 11:29:36          GMT          99                11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523836443875
 11:33:53          GMT          106               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523836549988
 11:35:08          GMT          2                 11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592102523836579290
 11:35:08          GMT          27                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592102523836579291
 11:35:08          GMT          39                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272671639156
 11:35:08          GMT          60                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272671639158
 11:35:08          GMT          99                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592102523836579293
 11:35:08          GMT          99                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272671639157
 11:35:08          GMT          99                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272671639159
 11:35:08          GMT          99                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272671639160
 11:35:08          GMT          130               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272671639155
 11:35:08          GMT          263               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592102523836579292
 12:00:18          GMT          105               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523837170155
 12:00:18          GMT          105               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523837170156
 12:00:18          GMT          105               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523837170157
 12:00:18          GMT          105               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606176272672185124
 12:00:18          GMT          105               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606176272672185126
 12:00:18          GMT          292               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606176272672185123
 12:14:09          GMT          98                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272672486500
 12:14:09          GMT          98                11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272672486501
 12:14:09          GMT          292               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606176272672486499
 12:43:47          GMT          116               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            592102523838161041
 12:43:47          GMT          116               11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606176272673095862
 12:44:00          GMT          34                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606176272673100373
 12:44:00          GMT          116               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523838165862
 12:44:00          GMT          116               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523838165864
 12:44:00          GMT          292               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523838165863
 12:44:00          GMT          17                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606176272673100375
 12:44:00          GMT          82                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606176272673100374
 12:44:00          GMT          99                11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606176272673100376
 13:01:46          GMT          111               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523838585257
 13:01:46          GMT          111               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523838585258
 13:01:46          GMT          111               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523838585259
 13:01:46          GMT          111               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606176272673488747
 13:01:46          GMT          293               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523838585256
 13:27:01          GMT          102               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592102523839225034
 13:30:51          GMT          106               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674174660
 13:33:32          GMT          98                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592102523839412934
 13:35:20          GMT          38                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674296995
 13:35:20          GMT          64                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674296994
 13:37:26          GMT          44                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674358128
 13:37:26          GMT          67                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674358130
 13:39:31          GMT          30                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592102523839600557
 13:39:31          GMT          38                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592102523839600558
 13:39:31          GMT          46                11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592102523839600559
 13:42:46          GMT          46                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674517182
 13:42:46          GMT          63                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674517183
 13:45:02          GMT          4                 11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674573415
 13:45:02          GMT          48                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674573414
 13:45:02          GMT          54                11.87             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674573413
 13:46:28          GMT          458               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            606176272674616491
 13:46:28          GMT          524               11.85             GBP                               XLON                            592102523839812896
 13:51:53          GMT          292               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592102523839965517
 14:01:37          GMT          113               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840239674
 14:01:37          GMT          293               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840239673
 14:07:32          GMT          293               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840412908
 14:25:06          GMT          100               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840973010
 14:25:06          GMT          292               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840973009
 14:25:06          GMT          8                 11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840973014
 14:25:06          GMT          16                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840973011
 14:25:06          GMT          108               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840973015
 14:25:06          GMT          116               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592102523840973012
 14:25:06          GMT          116               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606176272675685501
 14:25:06          GMT          116               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606176272675685504
 14:35:14          GMT          1                 11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606176272676083135
 14:35:14          GMT          22                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592102523841403810
 14:35:14          GMT          109               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606176272676083136
 14:35:14          GMT          110               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592102523841403812
 14:35:14          GMT          110               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606176272676083132
 14:35:14          GMT          110               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606176272676083137
 14:35:14          GMT          269               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592102523841403811
 14:37:51          GMT          293               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606176272676191312
 14:52:01          GMT          111               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842100522
 14:52:01          GMT          111               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842100523
 14:52:01          GMT          111               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842100524
 14:52:01          GMT          111               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842100525
 14:52:01          GMT          111               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842100526
 14:52:01          GMT          111               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606176272676731917
 14:52:01          GMT          292               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606176272676731916
 14:55:04          GMT          302               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842234467
 14:55:04          GMT          1                 11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842234473
 14:55:04          GMT          28                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842234657
 15:03:39          GMT          34                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606176272677251704
 15:03:39          GMT          92                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606176272677251706
 15:03:39          GMT          111               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606176272677251707
 15:03:39          GMT          329               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606176272677251705
 15:09:23          GMT          102               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842899039
 15:09:23          GMT          293               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592102523842899038
 15:18:07          GMT          97                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606176272677795596
 15:18:07          GMT          97                11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606176272677795597
 15:18:07          GMT          293               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            592102523843250346
 15:27:33          GMT          110               11.64             GBP                               XLON                            592102523843620911
 15:27:33          GMT          110               11.64             GBP                               XLON                            606176272678136693
 15:27:33          GMT          291               11.64             GBP                               XLON                            606176272678136692
 15:32:02          GMT          292               11.64             GBP                               XLON                            606176272678310849
 15:44:42          GMT          101               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592102523844314919
 15:46:21          GMT          111               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606176272678846784
 15:47:49          GMT          116               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592102523844454032
 15:49:11          GMT          109               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            606176272678952182
 15:50:29          GMT          465               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679003838
 15:50:29          GMT          190               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679003843
 15:50:29          GMT          324               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679003844
 15:50:29          GMT          6                 11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679004081
 15:55:36          GMT          115               11.64             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679203082
 15:55:36          GMT          293               11.64             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679203081
 16:07:09          GMT          391               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592102523845285913
 16:07:09          GMT          143               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679672783
 16:07:09          GMT          172               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679672784
 16:07:22          GMT          194               11.65             GBP                               XLON                            606176272679682861
 16:07:57          GMT          3                 11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592102523845321304
 16:07:57          GMT          61                11.65             GBP                               XLON                            592102523845321305
 16:15:49          GMT          112               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592102523845671201
 16:15:49          GMT          112               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592102523845671204
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 16:15:49          GMT          291               11.66             GBP                               XLON                            592102523845671203
 16:20:05          GMT          135               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606176272680215864
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 16:20:05          GMT          159               11.68             GBP                               XLON                            606176272680215867
 16:25:33          GMT          477               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            592102523846176000
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 16:25:54          GMT          92                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606176272680512126
 16:25:54          GMT          92                11.7              GBP                               XLON                            606176272680512127

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