An announcement released at 16.51 under RNS number 1302C contained incorrect information in relation to the number of shares purchased and the price paid per share. The correct details are as follows:
WH Smith PLC
1 March 2011
WH Smith PLC - Transactions in Own Shares
WH Smith PLC (the "Company") announces that on 1 March 2011 it purchased for cancellation from J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. 150,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 462.203 pence per ordinary share.
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