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RNS Number : 5325Z  WH Smith PLC  05 March 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 05 March 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 27,697 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 05 March 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 1,946,749 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 128,970,185 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:                                         05 March 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          27,697                                                  10.9377                                         10.8200                     11.0800

 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
 08:02:50          GMT                        96            10.97         GBP                           XLON                            606178749930255701
 08:02:50          GMT                        421           10.97         GBP                           XLON                            606178749930255700
 08:02:50          GMT                        133           10.95         GBP                           XLON                            606178749930256115
 08:03:03          GMT                        18            10.95         GBP                           XLON                            606178749930271544
 08:11:30          GMT                        593           11.05         GBP                           XLON                            606178749930843393
 08:11:30          GMT                        213           11.05         GBP                           XLON                            606178749930843399
 08:17:35          GMT                        413           11.07         GBP                           XLON                            606178749931216206
 08:17:35          GMT                        168           11.07         GBP                           XLON                            606178749931216210
 08:29:39          GMT                        550           11.08         GBP                           XLON                            606178749931927287
 08:29:39          GMT                        105           11.08         GBP                           XLON                            606178749931927290
 08:47:14          GMT                        111           11.05         GBP                           XLON                            606178749933282790
 08:47:14          GMT                        111           11.05         GBP                           XLON                            606178749933282794
 08:47:14          GMT                        366           11.05         GBP                           XLON                            606178749933282788
 08:47:14          GMT                        137           11.05         GBP                           XLON                            606178749933282807
 08:58:32          GMT                        8             11.01         GBP                           XLON                            606178749934085373
 08:58:32          GMT                        105           11.01         GBP                           XLON                            606178749934085370
 08:58:32          GMT                        113           11.01         GBP                           XLON                            606178749934085374
 08:58:32          GMT                        327           11.01         GBP                           XLON                            606178749934085372
 09:03:56          GMT                        326           10.97         GBP                           XLON                            606178749934405330
 09:25:19          GMT                        53            10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749935619776
 09:25:19          GMT                        56            10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749935619775
 09:28:40          GMT                        111           10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749935806298
 09:39:25          GMT                        66            11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936345264
 09:39:30          GMT                        87            11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936350639
 09:39:30          GMT                        110           11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936350641
 09:39:43          GMT                        46            11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936361891
 09:39:43          GMT                        62            11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936361890
 09:39:46          GMT                        145           11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936364039
 09:39:51          GMT                        106           11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936368116
 09:42:12          GMT                        99            11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936501988
 09:48:35          GMT                        115           11.07         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936814045
 09:48:35          GMT                        504           11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936814049
 09:48:35          GMT                        583           11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936814058
 09:48:35          GMT                        8             11.06         GBP                           XLON                            606178749936814085
 10:04:17          GMT                        86            11.04         GBP                           XLON                            606178749937620837
 10:04:17          GMT                        104           11.04         GBP                           XLON                            606178749937620839
 10:04:17          GMT                        104           11.04         GBP                           XLON                            606178749937620840
 10:04:17          GMT                        240           11.04         GBP                           XLON                            606178749937620838
 10:06:51          GMT                        118           11.03         GBP                           XLON                            606178749937775058
 10:14:50          GMT                        109           10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749938272580
 10:14:50          GMT                        148           10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749938272579
 10:14:50          GMT                        179           10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749938272578
 10:26:02          GMT                        107           10.96         GBP                           XLON                            606178749938909877
 10:26:02          GMT                        327           10.96         GBP                           XLON                            606178749938909878
 10:29:03          GMT                        48            10.94         GBP                           XLON                            606178749939094177
 10:29:10          GMT                        59            10.94         GBP                           XLON                            606178749939101881
 10:42:46          GMT                        188           10.93         GBP                           XLON                            606178749939983952
 10:48:31          GMT                        114           10.94         GBP                           XLON                            606178749940334663
 10:48:31          GMT                        323           10.94         GBP                           XLON                            606178749940334664
 11:21:29          GMT                        108           10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749942192644
 11:21:29          GMT                        587           10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749942192643
 11:21:29          GMT                        180           10.99         GBP                           XLON                            606178749942192651
 11:25:58          GMT                        108           10.96         GBP                           XLON                            606178749942414644
 11:32:29          GMT                        4             10.95         GBP                           XLON                            606178749942747723
 11:32:29          GMT                        11            10.95         GBP                           XLON                            606178749942747725
 11:32:29          GMT                        96            10.95         GBP                           XLON                            606178749942747724
 11:32:29          GMT                        215           10.95         GBP                           XLON                            606178749942747722
 11:42:19          GMT                        307           10.91         GBP                           XLON                            606178749943265991
 11:54:20          GMT                        113           10.94         GBP                           XLON                            606178749943884038
 11:54:20          GMT                        327           10.94         GBP                           XLON                            606178749943884037
 12:19:00          GMT                        101           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749945147130
 12:19:00          GMT                        193           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749945147132
 12:19:00          GMT                        355           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749945147131
 12:19:00          GMT                        251           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749945147139
 12:31:23          GMT                        106           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749945817005
 12:31:23          GMT                        327           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749945817004
 12:50:49          GMT                        109           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749946714288
 12:50:49          GMT                        326           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749946714286
 12:50:51          GMT                        109           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749946715292
 12:50:51          GMT                        109           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749946715293
 13:14:59          GMT                        114           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749948116622
 13:14:59          GMT                        114           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749948116625
 13:14:59          GMT                        114           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749948116628
 13:14:59          GMT                        357           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749948116620
 13:14:59          GMT                        45            10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749948116651
 13:14:59          GMT                        80            10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749948116653
 13:14:59          GMT                        132           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749948116650
 13:19:16          GMT                        114           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749948359657
 13:20:07          GMT                        207           10.87         GBP                           XLON                            606178749948410014
 13:23:07          GMT                        6             10.87         GBP                           XLON                            606178749948556699
 13:29:54          GMT                        103           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749948896689
 13:29:54          GMT                        328           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749948896691
 13:38:41          GMT                        327           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749949377668
 13:51:32          GMT                        466           10.87         GBP                           XLON                            606178749950149242
 13:51:32          GMT                        40            10.87         GBP                           XLON                            606178749950149250
 13:51:32          GMT                        207           10.87         GBP                           XLON                            606178749950149252
 14:05:28          GMT                        96            10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749950987215
 14:05:28          GMT                        96            10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749950987216
 14:05:28          GMT                        96            10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749950987217
 14:05:28          GMT                        361           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749950987214
 14:11:00          GMT                        327           10.87         GBP                           XLON                            606178749951353192
 14:22:08          GMT                        97            10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749951987062
 14:22:08          GMT                        97            10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749951987063
 14:22:08          GMT                        406           10.88         GBP                           XLON                            606178749951987065
 14:32:57          GMT                        107           10.82         GBP                           XLON                            606178749952740188
 14:32:57          GMT                        107           10.82         GBP                           XLON                            606178749952740190
 14:32:57          GMT                        107           10.82         GBP                           XLON                            606178749952740192
 14:32:57          GMT                        107           10.82         GBP                           XLON                            606178749952740195
 14:32:57          GMT                        107           10.82         GBP                           XLON                            606178749952740196
 14:32:57          GMT                        327           10.82         GBP                           XLON                            606178749952740187
 14:46:31          GMT                        100           10.87         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953754885
 14:46:41          GMT                        100           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953763834
 14:46:41          GMT                        100           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953763835
 14:46:41          GMT                        100           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953763837
 14:46:41          GMT                        100           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953763839
 14:46:41          GMT                        100           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953763841
 14:46:41          GMT                        100           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953763843
 14:46:41          GMT                        378           10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953763833
 14:47:00          GMT                        87            10.86         GBP                           XLON                            606178749953787485
 14:59:50          GMT                        113           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            620252503913069925
 15:02:02          GMT                        39            10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749954876995
 15:02:03          GMT                        68            10.9          GBP                           XLON                            620252503913144402
 15:02:41          GMT                        186           10.89         GBP                           XLON                            620252503913161939
 15:02:41          GMT                        327           10.89         GBP                           XLON                            620252503913161940
 15:02:41          GMT                        418           10.89         GBP                           XLON                            606178749954916560
 15:02:41          GMT                        150           10.89         GBP                           XLON                            620252503913161948
 15:07:37          GMT                        326           10.91         GBP                           XLON                            606178749955189043
 15:20:23          GMT                        110           10.91         GBP                           XLON                            606178749955891729
 15:24:49          GMT                        106           10.93         GBP                           XLON                            606178749956107863
 15:26:51          GMT                        113           10.93         GBP                           XLON                            620252503913691910
 15:26:51          GMT                        530           10.92         GBP                           XLON                            606178749956209739
 15:26:52          GMT                        84            10.92         GBP                           XLON                            606178749956210623
 15:28:51          GMT                        98            10.92         GBP                           XLON                            606178749956314511
 15:28:51          GMT                        444           10.92         GBP                           XLON                            606178749956314510
 15:38:30          GMT                        102           10.94         GBP                           XLON                            620252503913928066
 15:38:30          GMT                        577           10.94         GBP                           XLON                            606178749956811577
 15:38:30          GMT                        15            10.94         GBP                           XLON                            606178749956811589
 15:42:27          GMT                        22            10.92         GBP                           XLON                            620252503914006870
 15:42:27          GMT                        305           10.92         GBP                           XLON                            620252503914006869
 15:49:10          GMT                        96            10.91         GBP                           XLON                            606178749957396740
 15:49:10          GMT                        96            10.91         GBP                           XLON                            620252503914152123
 15:49:10          GMT                        327           10.91         GBP                           XLON                            606178749957396739
 16:01:10          GMT                        105           10.92         GBP                           XLON                            620252503914443923
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 16:01:39          GMT                        123           10.93         GBP                           XLON                            606178749958145661
 16:02:08          GMT                        54            10.92         GBP                           XLON                            606178749958172473
 16:02:29          GMT                        16            10.92         GBP                           XLON                            620252503914475239
 16:10:40          GMT                        108           10.92         GBP                           XLON                            606178749958724803
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 16:10:40          GMT                        546           10.92         GBP                           XLON                            620252503914695336
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 16:16:01          GMT                        323           10.9          GBP                           XLON                            606178749959107177
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