Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC
04 February 2008


                                  WH Smith PLC

                           Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC announces that on 4 February 2008 it acquired 62,612 of its own
ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 339.840781 pence per
ordinary share.


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