Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC
19 February 2008



                                  WH Smith PLC

                           Transaction in Own Shares


WH Smith PLC announces that on 19 February 2008 it acquired 140,000 of its own
ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 372.282143 pence per
ordinary share.


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