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RNS Number : 2658A  WH Smith PLC  11 March 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 11 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 27,297 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 11 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 2,057,304 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 128,859,630 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:                               11 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  27,297                                              10.9015                                     10.7800                     11.0400

 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
 08:02:19          GMT        88      10.93  GBP       XLON           620254622138442586
 08:03:16          GMT        293     10.94  GBP       XLON           606180873302991621
 08:03:16          GMT        337     10.94  GBP       XLON           606180873302991626
 08:10:01          GMT        97      10.89  GBP       XLON           606180873303299159
 08:10:01          GMT        389     10.89  GBP       XLON           620254622138837916
 08:10:01          GMT        177     10.89  GBP       XLON           620254622138838013
 08:16:07          GMT        317     10.87  GBP       XLON           606180873303539184
 08:16:07          GMT        258     10.87  GBP       XLON           606180873303539194
 08:39:54          GMT        116     11.01  GBP       XLON           620254622140139877
 08:40:35          GMT        166     11.03  GBP       XLON           620254622140160165
 08:40:36          GMT        106     11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622140160753
 08:40:36          GMT        222     11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622140160754
 08:40:36          GMT        36      11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622140160764
 08:40:36          GMT        350     11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622140160763
 08:40:40          GMT        17      11.02  GBP       XLON           606180873304548420
 08:40:50          GMT        21      11.01  GBP       XLON           620254622140166346
 08:40:50          GMT        245     11.01  GBP       XLON           620254622140166347
 08:50:56          GMT        115     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622140442772
 08:50:56          GMT        316     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622140442771
 08:56:03          GMT        114     10.9   GBP       XLON           620254622140573417
 09:16:47          GMT        108     10.97  GBP       XLON           620254622141137105
 09:18:30          GMT        390     10.96  GBP       XLON           620254622141178183
 09:18:30          GMT        360     10.96  GBP       XLON           620254622141178190
 09:21:02          GMT        111     10.97  GBP       XLON           620254622141243520
 09:21:02          GMT        296     10.97  GBP       XLON           606180873305554615
 09:22:56          GMT        131     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622141292029
 09:31:15          GMT        356     10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873305787005
 09:31:15          GMT        51      10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873305787011
 09:40:14          GMT        301     10.89  GBP       XLON           606180873305996973
 09:40:14          GMT        119     10.89  GBP       XLON           606180873305996982
 09:57:51          GMT        26      10.93  GBP       XLON           606180873306390135
 09:57:51          GMT        76      10.93  GBP       XLON           606180873306390136
 09:57:51          GMT        355     10.93  GBP       XLON           606180873306390138
 10:05:52          GMT        394     10.99  GBP       XLON           620254622142357680
 10:30:03          GMT        102     11.04  GBP       XLON           606180873307092244
 10:35:03          GMT        102     11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622143024239
 10:35:03          GMT        310     11.02  GBP       XLON           606180873307200272
 10:35:03          GMT        22      11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622143024298
 10:35:07          GMT        297     11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622143026531
 10:35:07          GMT        227     11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622143026534
 10:40:01          GMT        108     11     GBP       XLON           606180873307307768
 10:45:42          GMT        209     10.96  GBP       XLON           620254622143268846
 10:49:46          GMT        109     10.97  GBP       XLON           620254622143345944
 10:59:19          GMT        100     10.97  GBP       XLON           606180873307686395
 10:59:19          GMT        317     10.97  GBP       XLON           620254622143549350
 11:15:03          GMT        21      11     GBP       XLON           620254622143917208
 11:15:03          GMT        183     11     GBP       XLON           620254622143917207
 11:15:03          GMT        210     11     GBP       XLON           620254622143917206
 11:29:05          GMT        105     11.02  GBP       XLON           606180873308297439
 11:35:04          GMT        104     11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622144326595
 11:35:04          GMT        404     11.02  GBP       XLON           606180873308408532
 11:35:04          GMT        33      11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622144326600
 11:35:04          GMT        41      11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622144326602
 11:35:04          GMT        48      11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622144326601
 11:36:36          GMT        104     11.02  GBP       XLON           606180873308438045
 11:46:39          GMT        35      11.01  GBP       XLON           620254622144557469
 11:46:39          GMT        176     11.01  GBP       XLON           620254622144557471
 11:46:39          GMT        107     11.01  GBP       XLON           620254622144557472
 12:04:44          GMT        99      11.03  GBP       XLON           620254622144929003
 12:04:44          GMT        99      11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622144929014
 12:04:44          GMT        125     11.02  GBP       XLON           620254622144929015
 12:04:44          GMT        243     11.02  GBP       XLON           606180873308968166
 12:04:44          GMT        147     11.02  GBP       XLON           606180873308968188
 12:19:21          GMT        362     10.92  GBP       XLON           620254622145258811
 12:33:31          GMT        103     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622145552519
 12:33:31          GMT        195     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622145552520
 12:33:31          GMT        349     10.94  GBP       XLON           606180873309545224
 12:33:31          GMT        26      10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622145552525
 13:00:02          GMT        8       10.94  GBP       XLON           606180873310177638
 13:00:02          GMT        113     10.94  GBP       XLON           606180873310177639
 13:00:02          GMT        324     10.94  GBP       XLON           606180873310177637
 13:00:02          GMT        104     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622146241325
 13:00:02          GMT        120     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622146241324
 13:00:02          GMT        161     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622146241326
 13:00:02          GMT        189     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622146241331
 13:15:44          GMT        104     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622146652803
 13:15:44          GMT        111     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622146652805
 13:15:44          GMT        175     10.94  GBP       XLON           620254622146652802
 13:15:44          GMT        120     10.93  GBP       XLON           606180873310557717
 13:26:22          GMT        111     10.93  GBP       XLON           606180873310779661
 13:26:22          GMT        111     10.93  GBP       XLON           606180873310779662
 13:26:22          GMT        321     10.93  GBP       XLON           620254622146893386
 13:26:22          GMT        60      10.93  GBP       XLON           606180873310779675
 13:32:34          GMT        156     10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873310956401
 13:32:34          GMT        96      10.92  GBP       XLON           620254622147083345
 13:32:34          GMT        162     10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873310956402
 13:48:54          GMT        97      10.94  GBP       XLON           606180873311484038
 13:51:00          GMT        34      10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873311547554
 13:51:00          GMT        260     10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873311547553
 13:51:00          GMT        1       10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873311548027
 13:51:06          GMT        233     10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873311551175
 13:51:06          GMT        131     10.92  GBP       XLON           620254622147719659
 13:51:06          GMT        134     10.92  GBP       XLON           620254622147719660
 13:51:06          GMT        100     10.92  GBP       XLON           606180873311551181
 13:55:42          GMT        108     10.87  GBP       XLON           606180873311694965
 14:02:06          GMT        318     10.84  GBP       XLON           606180873311912619
 14:02:10          GMT        241     10.84  GBP       XLON           620254622148110985
 14:11:48          GMT        34      10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873312257240
 14:11:48          GMT        84      10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873312257239
 14:11:48          GMT        199     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873312257238
 14:22:48          GMT        103     10.78  GBP       XLON           606180873312594880
 14:22:48          GMT        356     10.78  GBP       XLON           606180873312594879
 14:36:40          GMT        110     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873313080815
 14:37:13          GMT        156     10.79  GBP       XLON           606180873313099587
 14:37:13          GMT        231     10.79  GBP       XLON           606180873313099586
 14:37:13          GMT        35      10.79  GBP       XLON           606180873313099591
 14:37:13          GMT        360     10.79  GBP       XLON           606180873313099590
 14:37:25          GMT        40      10.79  GBP       XLON           620254622149378527
 14:47:39          GMT        96      10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873313493863
 14:47:39          GMT        381     10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622149789365
 14:47:40          GMT        11      10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622149789810
 14:48:35          GMT        96      10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622149827883
 14:48:35          GMT        140     10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622149827882
 14:57:04          GMT        109     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873313928152
 14:57:04          GMT        109     10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622150249563
 14:57:04          GMT        317     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873313928151
 15:09:04          GMT        99      10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873314400396
 15:11:06          GMT        113     10.83  GBP       XLON           620254622150830508
 15:11:06          GMT        353     10.83  GBP       XLON           606180873314474893
 15:18:17          GMT        110     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622151076360
 15:18:50          GMT        417     10.85  GBP       XLON           620254622151093767
 15:23:41          GMT        110     10.86  GBP       XLON           606180873314868940
 15:23:41          GMT        361     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622151248127
 15:23:41          GMT        350     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622151248135
 15:27:42          GMT        29      10.84  GBP       XLON           620254622151381177
 15:27:54          GMT        40      10.84  GBP       XLON           620254622151388113
 15:27:54          GMT        63      10.84  GBP       XLON           620254622151388111
 15:27:54          GMT        81      10.84  GBP       XLON           620254622151388105
 15:27:54          GMT        94      10.84  GBP       XLON           620254622151388107
 15:27:54          GMT        112     10.84  GBP       XLON           620254622151388108
 15:35:05          GMT        108     10.85  GBP       XLON           620254622151612178
 15:35:05          GMT        354     10.85  GBP       XLON           606180873315214250
 15:44:30          GMT        112     10.87  GBP       XLON           620254622151917600
 15:46:00          GMT        101     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622151976975
 15:46:00          GMT        330     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622151976974
 15:46:00          GMT        326     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622151976992
 15:46:00          GMT        7       10.86  GBP       XLON           606180873315557645
 15:46:00          GMT        166     10.86  GBP       XLON           606180873315558565
 15:46:00          GMT        11      10.86  GBP       XLON           606180873315558728
 15:59:02          GMT        101     10.87  GBP       XLON           620254622152422163
 15:59:02          GMT        101     10.86  GBP       XLON           606180873315975458
 15:59:02          GMT        101     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622152422225
 15:59:02          GMT        351     10.86  GBP       XLON           606180873315975456
 15:59:03          GMT        184     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622152423053
 15:59:03          GMT        128     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622152423054
 15:59:03          GMT        175     10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622152423065
 15:59:06          GMT        7       10.86  GBP       XLON           620254622152425132
 16:07:03          GMT        6       10.82  GBP       XLON           606180873316274306
 16:07:03          GMT        41      10.82  GBP       XLON           606180873316274309
 16:07:03          GMT        64      10.82  GBP       XLON           606180873316274307
 16:07:03          GMT        99      10.82  GBP       XLON           606180873316274305
 16:07:03          GMT        105     10.82  GBP       XLON           606180873316274308
 16:07:03          GMT        105     10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622152737449
 16:07:03          GMT        317     10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622152737448
 16:16:14          GMT        19      10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622153104631
 16:16:14          GMT        27      10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622153104630
 16:16:14          GMT        62      10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622153104629
 16:17:11          GMT        109     10.82  GBP       XLON           606180873316659928
 16:18:04          GMT        15      10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622153186226
 16:18:04          GMT        94      10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622153186225
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 16:18:46          GMT        29      10.82  GBP       XLON           606180873316728058
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 16:19:34          GMT        22      10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622153258796
 16:19:34          GMT        78      10.82  GBP       XLON           620254622153258797
 16:19:41          GMT        26      10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622153265467
 16:20:05          GMT        108     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873316798765
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 16:20:05          GMT        108     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873316798768
 16:20:05          GMT        108     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873316798770
 16:20:05          GMT        108     10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622153293859
 16:20:05          GMT        108     10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622153293860
 16:20:05          GMT        291     10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622153293858
 16:29:00          GMT        103     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873317167091
 16:29:00          GMT        313     10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622153686450
 16:29:00          GMT        336     10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873317167090
 16:29:16          GMT        3       10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622153697115
 16:29:16          GMT        64      10.8   GBP       XLON           606180873317177040
 16:29:50          GMT        11      10.8   GBP       XLON           620254622153719232

 

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