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RNS Number : 6798K  WH Smith PLC  29 May 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 29 May 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 46,264 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 29 May 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 3,458,970 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 127,457,964 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:                               29 May 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  46,264                                              10.5192                                     10.4000                     10.7100

 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
 08:03:02          BST        140     10.59  GBP       XLON           592135070983093822
 08:09:32          BST        107     10.68  GBP       XLON           606208819818979351
 08:09:50          BST        2       10.68  GBP       XLON           606208819818984041
 08:09:50          BST        243     10.68  GBP       XLON           606208819818984040
 08:11:14          BST        100     10.68  GBP       XLON           592135070983259812
 08:11:29          BST        44      10.68  GBP       XLON           592135070983263839
 08:11:29          BST        256     10.68  GBP       XLON           606208819819014238
 08:11:31          BST        64      10.68  GBP       XLON           606208819819014940
 08:11:45          BST        498     10.68  GBP       XLON           606208819819017495
 08:12:46          BST        136     10.67  GBP       XLON           592135070983282107
 08:12:46          BST        375     10.67  GBP       XLON           592135070983282106
 08:12:46          BST        97      10.67  GBP       XLON           606208819819031497
 08:17:07          BST        281     10.66  GBP       XLON           606208819819114018
 08:17:18          BST        148     10.66  GBP       XLON           592135070983373666
 08:18:00          BST        124     10.65  GBP       XLON           592135070983385368
 08:30:54          BST        124     10.69  GBP       XLON           592135070983598815
 08:35:03          BST        123     10.7   GBP       XLON           606208819819400697
 08:35:31          BST        147     10.7   GBP       XLON           592135070983681515
 08:36:51          BST        121     10.7   GBP       XLON           606208819819430491
 08:38:06          BST        115     10.7   GBP       XLON           606208819819456100
 08:39:29          BST        116     10.7   GBP       XLON           592135070983759129
 08:39:52          BST        2       10.7   GBP       XLON           592135070983767082
 08:39:52          BST        62      10.69  GBP       XLON           592135070983767083
 08:39:52          BST        269     10.69  GBP       XLON           606208819819489899
 08:39:52          BST        61      10.69  GBP       XLON           592135070983767084
 08:39:52          BST        123     10.69  GBP       XLON           606208819819489900
 08:39:52          BST        286     10.69  GBP       XLON           592135070983767085
 08:50:02          BST        113     10.71  GBP       XLON           606208819819667334
 08:51:24          BST        91      10.71  GBP       XLON           592135070983974521
 08:51:29          BST        33      10.71  GBP       XLON           606208819819687630
 08:52:49          BST        128     10.71  GBP       XLON           606208819819707654
 08:54:21          BST        127     10.71  GBP       XLON           592135070984017879
 08:55:46          BST        126     10.71  GBP       XLON           592135070984037190
 08:58:56          BST        122     10.71  GBP       XLON           606208819819791308
 08:59:19          BST        160     10.71  GBP       XLON           592135070984094070
 09:00:22          BST        127     10.71  GBP       XLON           592135070984115609
 09:01:43          BST        120     10.71  GBP       XLON           592135070984138941
 09:02:11          BST        113     10.7   GBP       XLON           592135070984149979
 09:02:11          BST        470     10.7   GBP       XLON           606208819819851755
 09:02:11          BST        511     10.7   GBP       XLON           592135070984149983
 09:02:11          BST        208     10.7   GBP       XLON           606208819819851762
 09:06:41          BST        278     10.69  GBP       XLON           606208819819929020
 09:06:41          BST        150     10.69  GBP       XLON           592135070984232174
 09:19:12          BST        20      10.65  GBP       XLON           606208819820117580
 09:19:12          BST        107     10.65  GBP       XLON           606208819820117582
 09:19:12          BST        127     10.65  GBP       XLON           606208819820117581
 09:19:12          BST        429     10.65  GBP       XLON           592135070984431180
 09:27:23          BST        122     10.63  GBP       XLON           592135070984559824
 09:27:23          BST        127     10.63  GBP       XLON           606208819820238738
 09:27:23          BST        299     10.63  GBP       XLON           606208819820238739
 09:52:16          BST        126     10.59  GBP       XLON           606208819820603051
 09:52:16          BST        123     10.59  GBP       XLON           606208819820603054
 09:52:27          BST        119     10.59  GBP       XLON           592135070984944494
 10:00:28          BST        109     10.6   GBP       XLON           592135070985052042
 10:00:28          BST        123     10.6   GBP       XLON           592135070985052044
 10:00:28          BST        195     10.6   GBP       XLON           606208819820707536
 10:00:28          BST        296     10.6   GBP       XLON           592135070985052043
 10:00:28          BST        68      10.6   GBP       XLON           606208819820707546
 10:00:28          BST        100     10.6   GBP       XLON           606208819820707544
 10:00:28          BST        350     10.6   GBP       XLON           606208819820707543
 10:00:28          BST        451     10.6   GBP       XLON           592135070985052056
 10:00:28          BST        146     10.6   GBP       XLON           606208819820707554
 10:18:46          BST        21      10.59  GBP       XLON           592135070985315401
 10:18:46          BST        90      10.59  GBP       XLON           592135070985315402
 10:18:46          BST        111     10.59  GBP       XLON           592135070985315403
 10:18:46          BST        111     10.59  GBP       XLON           606208819820957392
 10:18:46          BST        111     10.59  GBP       XLON           606208819820957393
 10:18:46          BST        111     10.59  GBP       XLON           606208819820957394
 10:18:46          BST        135     10.59  GBP       XLON           606208819820957391
 10:18:46          BST        427     10.59  GBP       XLON           606208819820957390
 10:33:54          BST        123     10.54  GBP       XLON           592135070985524893
 10:33:54          BST        123     10.54  GBP       XLON           592135070985524895
 10:33:54          BST        123     10.54  GBP       XLON           606208819821157389
 10:33:54          BST        123     10.54  GBP       XLON           606208819821157390
 10:33:54          BST        428     10.54  GBP       XLON           592135070985524894
 10:52:10          BST        118     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070985775294
 10:52:10          BST        118     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070985775295
 10:52:10          BST        118     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070985775296
 10:52:10          BST        118     10.5   GBP       XLON           606208819821394356
 10:52:10          BST        118     10.5   GBP       XLON           606208819821394358
 10:52:10          BST        427     10.5   GBP       XLON           606208819821394357
 11:16:04          BST        121     10.51  GBP       XLON           592135070986145381
 11:16:04          BST        121     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070986145581
 11:16:04          BST        121     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070986145582
 11:16:04          BST        422     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070986145580
 11:16:04          BST        91      10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070986145587
 11:16:04          BST        360     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070986145586
 11:16:04          BST        260     10.5   GBP       XLON           606208819821747080
 11:59:37          BST        44      10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822285524
 11:59:37          BST        246     10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070986717575
 12:04:14          BST        24      10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822360705
 12:04:14          BST        155     10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822360704
 12:04:14          BST        293     10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070986796408
 12:04:14          BST        350     10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070986796409
 12:04:14          BST        391     10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070986796407
 12:04:14          BST        413     10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822360706
 12:22:00          BST        12      10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070987046913
 12:22:00          BST        70      10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822597280
 12:22:00          BST        116     10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070987046915
 12:22:00          BST        197     10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070987046914
 12:22:00          BST        280     10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070987046912
 12:22:00          BST        320     10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822597279
 12:22:00          BST        200     10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822597284
 12:22:00          BST        215     10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822597285
 12:22:03          BST        33      10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822597745
 12:22:03          BST        289     10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822597751
 12:22:03          BST        289     10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822597755
 12:22:03          BST        189     10.52  GBP       XLON           606208819822597759
 12:32:56          BST        45      10.51  GBP       XLON           592135070987212400
 12:32:56          BST        67      10.51  GBP       XLON           592135070987212399
 12:32:56          BST        112     10.51  GBP       XLON           606208819822754536
 12:32:56          BST        112     10.51  GBP       XLON           606208819822754537
 12:32:56          BST        426     10.51  GBP       XLON           606208819822754535
 12:39:40          BST        68      10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070987315177
 12:46:59          BST        113     10.49  GBP       XLON           592135070987430623
 12:46:59          BST        113     10.49  GBP       XLON           592135070987430624
 12:46:59          BST        113     10.49  GBP       XLON           592135070987430625
 12:46:59          BST        113     10.49  GBP       XLON           606208819822960602
 12:46:59          BST        363     10.49  GBP       XLON           606208819822960601
 12:46:59          BST        82      10.49  GBP       XLON           606208819822960610
 12:58:12          BST        114     10.48  GBP       XLON           592135070987600805
 12:58:12          BST        114     10.48  GBP       XLON           592135070987600807
 12:58:12          BST        114     10.48  GBP       XLON           606208819823121767
 12:58:12          BST        279     10.48  GBP       XLON           606208819823121766
 12:58:12          BST        149     10.48  GBP       XLON           606208819823121776
 13:11:19          BST        113     10.48  GBP       XLON           606208819823343244
 13:11:19          BST        114     10.48  GBP       XLON           592135070987833154
 13:11:19          BST        114     10.48  GBP       XLON           606208819823343247
 13:11:19          BST        114     10.48  GBP       XLON           606208819823343248
 13:11:19          BST        377     10.48  GBP       XLON           606208819823343246
 13:11:19          BST        198     10.48  GBP       XLON           592135070987833163
 13:21:34          BST        107     10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070987978507
 13:21:34          BST        107     10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070987978508
 13:21:34          BST        107     10.46  GBP       XLON           606208819823481646
 13:21:34          BST        426     10.46  GBP       XLON           606208819823481645
 13:40:06          BST        11      10.47  GBP       XLON           606208819823776256
 13:40:06          BST        104     10.47  GBP       XLON           606208819823776257
 13:40:06          BST        115     10.47  GBP       XLON           606208819823776259
 13:40:06          BST        161     10.47  GBP       XLON           592135070988287442
 13:40:06          BST        472     10.47  GBP       XLON           606208819823776258
 13:40:06          BST        361     10.47  GBP       XLON           606208819823776263
 13:40:06          BST        361     10.47  GBP       XLON           592135070988287726
 13:40:06          BST        198     10.47  GBP       XLON           606208819823776540
 13:56:31          BST        108     10.45  GBP       XLON           606208819824003475
 13:56:31          BST        108     10.45  GBP       XLON           606208819824003476
 13:56:31          BST        419     10.45  GBP       XLON           606208819824003474
 13:56:31          BST        468     10.45  GBP       XLON           592135070988525856
 13:56:31          BST        395     10.45  GBP       XLON           606208819824003485
 14:11:22          BST        120     10.43  GBP       XLON           606208819824247754
 14:28:23          BST        117     10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070989085588
 14:28:23          BST        117     10.46  GBP       XLON           606208819824535770
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 14:28:23          BST        117     10.46  GBP       XLON           606208819824535775
 14:28:23          BST        121     10.46  GBP       XLON           606208819824535769
 14:28:23          BST        279     10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070989085589
 14:28:23          BST        337     10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070989085590
 14:28:23          BST        342     10.46  GBP       XLON           606208819824535774
 14:28:23          BST        383     10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070989085591
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 14:28:23          BST        218     10.46  GBP       XLON           606208819824535790
 14:46:00          BST        111     10.44  GBP       XLON           592135070989533069
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 14:50:14          BST        112     10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070989641796
 14:50:14          BST        112     10.46  GBP       XLON           592135070989641797
 14:50:14          BST        335     10.46  GBP       XLON           606208819825065814
 14:55:50          BST        110     10.5   GBP       XLON           606208819825198937
 14:55:50          BST        127     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070989780871
 14:57:03          BST        122     10.5   GBP       XLON           606208819825232194
 14:57:03          BST        153     10.5   GBP       XLON           606208819825232192
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 14:57:15          BST        356     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070989821248
 14:57:15          BST        448     10.5   GBP       XLON           606208819825237813
 14:57:15          BST        336     10.5   GBP       XLON           592135070989821253
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 15:08:04          BST        109     10.52  GBP       XLON           592135070990102308
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