Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC
17 March 2008



                                  WH Smith PLC


                           Transaction in Own Shares


WH Smith PLC announces that on 17 March 2008 it acquired 425,000 of its own
ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 358.988253 pence per
ordinary share.



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