Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

20 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 45,529 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 20 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 3,176,091 Ordinary Shares.The Company has 127,740,843 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:

20 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

45,529

10.5149

10.3300

10.5800

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

08:09:56

BST

180

10.33

GBP

XLON

606205631154280946

08:10:02

BST

106

10.33

GBP

XLON

592131882318353344

08:16:37

BST

35

10.35

GBP

XLON

592131882318475510

08:16:37

BST

86

10.35

GBP

XLON

592131882318475509

08:16:37

BST

219

10.35

GBP

XLON

606205631154399298

08:16:37

BST

231

10.35

GBP

XLON

592131882318475508

08:16:53

BST

4

10.35

GBP

XLON

592131882318479002

08:16:53

BST

177

10.35

GBP

XLON

592131882318479001

08:16:56

BST

217

10.35

GBP

XLON

606205631154403205

08:17:31

BST

107

10.35

GBP

XLON

592131882318495222

08:18:43

BST

92

10.35

GBP

XLON

592131882318517584

08:18:43

BST

18

10.35

GBP

XLON

606205631154438748

08:19:56

BST

113

10.35

GBP

XLON

592131882318546899

08:21:14

BST

114

10.37

GBP

XLON

592131882318578696

08:21:36

BST

109

10.37

GBP

XLON

592131882318585741

08:21:37

BST

31

10.37

GBP

XLON

606205631154504335

08:23:41

BST

24

10.37

GBP

XLON

606205631154538049

08:23:41

BST

92

10.37

GBP

XLON

606205631154538048

08:24:50

BST

72

10.37

GBP

XLON

592131882318641814

08:24:50

BST

36

10.37

GBP

XLON

606205631154557200

08:24:56

BST

382

10.36

GBP

XLON

592131882318642938

08:24:56

BST

298

10.36

GBP

XLON

606205631154558222

08:24:56

BST

370

10.36

GBP

XLON

592131882318642941

08:24:56

BST

275

10.36

GBP

XLON

606205631154558227

08:44:16

BST

1

10.47

GBP

XLON

606205631154920749

08:44:17

BST

122

10.47

GBP

XLON

592131882319024723

08:44:17

BST

123

10.47

GBP

XLON

606205631154921040

08:44:23

BST

126

10.47

GBP

XLON

606205631154922927

08:44:49

BST

27

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882319034981

08:44:49

BST

116

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882319034982

08:46:36

BST

120

10.49

GBP

XLON

592131882319071602

08:47:22

BST

310

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882319086025

08:47:22

BST

315

10.48

GBP

XLON

606205631154979237

08:47:22

BST

315

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882319086031

08:47:22

BST

315

10.48

GBP

XLON

606205631154979242

08:47:22

BST

53

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882319086034

08:55:01

BST

121

10.46

GBP

XLON

592131882319226894

08:55:01

BST

121

10.46

GBP

XLON

606205631155112422

08:55:01

BST

121

10.46

GBP

XLON

606205631155112423

08:55:01

BST

293

10.46

GBP

XLON

592131882319226893

08:55:01

BST

120

10.46

GBP

XLON

592131882319226899

09:08:48

BST

118

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631155409243

09:08:48

BST

118

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631155409244

09:16:10

BST

14

10.46

GBP

XLON

592131882319700735

09:16:10

BST

98

10.46

GBP

XLON

592131882319700734

09:17:55

BST

231

10.45

GBP

XLON

592131882319745675

09:17:55

BST

112

10.44

GBP

XLON

592131882319745676

09:17:55

BST

112

10.44

GBP

XLON

606205631155602435

09:17:55

BST

118

10.44

GBP

XLON

592131882319745677

09:17:55

BST

118

10.44

GBP

XLON

606205631155602434

09:17:55

BST

476

10.44

GBP

XLON

606205631155602433

09:17:55

BST

256

10.44

GBP

XLON

592131882319745683

09:46:51

BST

110

10.5

GBP

XLON

592131882320348442

09:46:51

BST

110

10.5

GBP

XLON

606205631156171741

09:47:17

BST

152

10.5

GBP

XLON

606205631156180512

10:21:00

BST

301

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882321004535

10:21:00

BST

324

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631156794209

10:21:00

BST

428

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631156794212

10:21:00

BST

390

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882321004540

10:21:00

BST

20

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631156794217

10:21:16

BST

111

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631156799529

10:21:16

BST

348

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882321010087

10:21:56

BST

5

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631156809455

10:21:56

BST

71

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631156809456

10:21:56

BST

469

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882321020744

10:21:56

BST

38

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631156809464

10:24:21

BST

84

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882321068766

10:24:21

BST

425

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882321068765

10:24:21

BST

525

10.52

GBP

XLON

606205631156855113

10:24:21

BST

64

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882321068772

10:24:21

BST

82

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882321068773

10:24:21

BST

360

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882321068771

10:24:21

BST

100

10.52

GBP

XLON

606205631156855123

10:24:21

BST

294

10.52

GBP

XLON

606205631156855128

10:59:54

BST

127

10.49

GBP

XLON

606205631157488783

11:00:09

BST

127

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882321749390

11:00:09

BST

127

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882321749391

11:00:09

BST

127

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882321749392

11:00:09

BST

127

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882321749393

11:00:09

BST

127

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882321749394

11:00:09

BST

127

10.48

GBP

XLON

606205631157500037

11:00:09

BST

378

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882321749389

11:00:09

BST

202

10.48

GBP

XLON

592131882321749405

11:09:29

BST

273

10.46

GBP

XLON

606205631157652484

11:09:29

BST

140

10.46

GBP

XLON

592131882321908957

11:09:29

BST

121

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631157652662

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

592131882322483983

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

592131882322483984

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

592131882322483985

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

592131882322483986

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631158201223

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631158201224

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631158201225

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631158201226

11:41:50

BST

119

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631158201229

11:41:50

BST

163

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631158201227

11:41:50

BST

227

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631158201228

11:41:50

BST

414

10.45

GBP

XLON

606205631158201222

12:17:36

BST

95

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882323213902

12:17:36

BST

38

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631158897396

12:17:36

BST

124

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882323213909

12:17:36

BST

124

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631158897394

12:17:36

BST

124

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631158897395

12:17:36

BST

168

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631158897393

12:18:35

BST

110

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631158914952

12:19:31

BST

353

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882323249162

12:20:02

BST

150

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882323258788

12:21:28

BST

91

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882323287255

12:21:44

BST

28

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631158971847

12:23:03

BST

113

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882323316531

12:24:38

BST

119

10.53

GBP

XLON

592131882323344785

12:24:38

BST

367

10.53

GBP

XLON

592131882323344786

12:24:38

BST

129

10.53

GBP

XLON

592131882323344790

12:24:38

BST

360

10.53

GBP

XLON

592131882323344789

12:24:38

BST

2

10.53

GBP

XLON

606205631159022513

12:24:38

BST

281

10.53

GBP

XLON

606205631159022514

12:24:39

BST

121

10.53

GBP

XLON

606205631159022970

12:43:57

BST

117

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159391387

12:46:02

BST

8

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159446089

12:46:02

BST

116

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882323788164

12:50:10

BST

10

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882323877722

12:50:10

BST

116

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882323877721

12:51:55

BST

49

10.52

GBP

XLON

606205631159569766

12:51:55

BST

68

10.52

GBP

XLON

606205631159569767

12:51:55

BST

115

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159569764

12:51:55

BST

117

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882323917181

12:51:55

BST

117

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882323917185

12:51:55

BST

117

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882323917186

12:51:55

BST

117

10.52

GBP

XLON

606205631159569768

12:51:55

BST

117

10.52

GBP

XLON

606205631159569769

12:51:55

BST

118

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882323917183

12:51:55

BST

126

10.52

GBP

XLON

592131882323917187

12:51:55

BST

413

10.52

GBP

XLON

606205631159569765

13:13:20

BST

109

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882324356911

13:13:20

BST

109

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882324356912

13:13:20

BST

109

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159990396

13:13:20

BST

109

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159990398

13:13:20

BST

109

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159990400

13:13:20

BST

109

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159990401

13:13:20

BST

425

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159990395

13:13:21

BST

56

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159990590

13:13:21

BST

82

10.54

GBP

XLON

606205631159990589

13:31:20

BST

26

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882324738137

13:31:20

BST

37

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882324738134

13:31:20

BST

43

10.54

GBP

XLON

592131882324738136

13:34:03

BST

127

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882324800362

13:38:28

BST

113

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882324897059

13:38:28

BST

113

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631160507841

13:38:28

BST

150

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882324897060

13:38:28

BST

296

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882324897061

13:43:46

BST

289

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882325012336

13:47:25

BST

35

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882325097312

13:47:25

BST

173

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882325097313

13:47:25

BST

216

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631160698739

13:47:25

BST

230

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882325097314

13:53:11

BST

118

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325229506

13:54:36

BST

115

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631160854491

13:56:05

BST

118

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325293199

13:57:39

BST

119

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325327592

13:59:01

BST

15

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631160949764

13:59:01

BST

37

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631160949763

13:59:01

BST

56

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631160949765

13:59:30

BST

12

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631160960086

13:59:30

BST

123

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325370897

14:00:56

BST

113

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325412928

14:02:34

BST

93

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631161038448

14:02:35

BST

34

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325453448

14:03:57

BST

115

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631161072503

14:05:13

BST

107

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631161103867

14:06:32

BST

116

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325555430

14:07:51

BST

112

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325587687

14:09:29

BST

1

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631161207705

14:10:00

BST

11

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325643294

14:10:00

BST

123

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325643296

14:10:00

BST

433

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325643295

14:10:03

BST

290

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325644505

14:10:03

BST

360

10.58

GBP

XLON

606205631161221002

14:10:03

BST

187

10.58

GBP

XLON

592131882325644522

14:14:58

BST

318

10.57

GBP

XLON

592131882325776338

14:14:58

BST

95

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631161345493

14:18:49

BST

275

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631161434578

14:18:49

BST

12

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882325869882

14:18:49

BST

124

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882325869887

14:23:01

BST

409

10.55

GBP

XLON

606205631161536524

14:33:59

BST

123

10.55

GBP

XLON

606205631161859234

14:35:01

BST

125

10.55

GBP

XLON

592131882326350418

14:35:51

BST

120

10.55

GBP

XLON

592131882326383798

14:40:45

BST

30

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882326550595

14:40:45

BST

119

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631162084947

14:40:45

BST

150

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882326550596

14:40:55

BST

138

10.56

GBP

XLON

592131882326558093

14:40:55

BST

161

10.56

GBP

XLON

606205631162092330

14:41:37

BST

473

10.55

GBP

XLON

606205631162119307

14:41:37

BST

352

10.55

GBP

XLON

606205631162119311

14:41:37

BST

352

10.55

GBP

XLON

592131882326586272

14:41:37

BST

148

10.55

GBP

XLON

592131882326586277

14:52:53

BST

117

10.55

GBP

XLON

592131882326985853

14:53:49

BST

7

10.57

GBP

XLON

592131882327029223

14:53:49

BST

113

10.57

GBP

XLON

592131882327029224

14:54:06

BST

24

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162558121

14:54:06

BST

44

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162558119

14:54:06

BST

51

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162558120

14:55:41

BST

20

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162623171

14:55:41

BST

97

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162623170

14:56:45

BST

7

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162663868

14:56:45

BST

11

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162663870

14:56:45

BST

106

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162663869

14:57:39

BST

116

10.57

GBP

XLON

606205631162697864

14:58:05

BST

219

10.55

GBP

XLON

606205631162717580

14:58:05

BST

252

10.55

GBP

XLON

606205631162717581

14:58:05

BST

447

10.55

GBP

XLON

592131882327207634

15:02:54

BST

116

10.55

GBP

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119

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592131882327424259

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130

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411

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105

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117

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340

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64

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15

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409

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