Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC
26 February 2008


                                  WH Smith PLC

                           Transaction in Own Shares


WH Smith PLC announces that on 26 February 2008 it acquired 400,000 of its own
ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 371.904889 pence per
ordinary share.



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