Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6471M
WH Smith PLC
31 July 2017
 

Transactions in own shares

 

WH Smith PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 25 January 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme announced on 3 July 2017:

 

 

Date of purchase:                                      31 July 2017

 

Number of Shares purchased:                    20,000 Shares

 

Highest price paid per Share:                     1760.0000 pence

 

Lowest price paid per Share:                      1747.0000 pence

 

Average price paid per Share:                    1754.0369 pence

 

 

The Company intends to cancel these Shares. 

 

The Company has 110,978,147 Shares in issue. This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by J.P. Morgan Cazenove on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

 

 

 

Schedule of Purchases

 

Shares purchased:           WH Smith PLC (ISIN CODE: GB00B2PDGW16)

 

Date of purchases:          31 July 2017

 

Investment firm:             J.P. Morgan Securities plc

 

 

Aggregate information:

 

 

Venue

Volume-weighted average price, pence

Aggregated volume

London Stock Exchange

1754.0369

20,000

 

 

Individual transactions:



 

Number of shares purchased

Transaction price
(pence per share)

Time of transaction

Trading venue

224

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:11:11

London Stock Exchange

174

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:11:11

London Stock Exchange

191

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:11:11

London Stock Exchange

209

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:11:11

London Stock Exchange

145

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:20:09

London Stock Exchange

152

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:20:26

London Stock Exchange

178

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:30:18

London Stock Exchange

45

1750.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:30:42

London Stock Exchange

49

1750.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:30:42

London Stock Exchange

69

1750.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:30:42

London Stock Exchange

99

1750.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:39:38

London Stock Exchange

207

1750.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:39:38

London Stock Exchange

64

1750.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:39:38

London Stock Exchange

38

1749.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:50:09

London Stock Exchange

162

1749.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:50:09

London Stock Exchange

123

1749.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:50:09

London Stock Exchange

125

1749.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:50:09

London Stock Exchange

153

1747.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:55:59

London Stock Exchange

148

1747.0000

31-Jul-2017 08:56:06

London Stock Exchange

163

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:01:52

London Stock Exchange

81

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:02:47

London Stock Exchange

42

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:02:47

London Stock Exchange

210

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:10:51

London Stock Exchange

8

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:10:51

London Stock Exchange

321

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:18:50

London Stock Exchange

149

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:18:50

London Stock Exchange

157

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:24:32

London Stock Exchange

6

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:24:32

London Stock Exchange

157

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:27:24

London Stock Exchange

154

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:37:49

London Stock Exchange

100

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:39:40

London Stock Exchange

78

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:39:41

London Stock Exchange

182

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:41:16

London Stock Exchange

186

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:49:10

London Stock Exchange

279

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:49:10

London Stock Exchange

156

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 09:57:17

London Stock Exchange

203

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:05:18

London Stock Exchange

219

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:07:56

London Stock Exchange

148

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:19:09

London Stock Exchange

96

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:24:32

London Stock Exchange

36

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:24:32

London Stock Exchange

68

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:24:32

London Stock Exchange

98

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:32:13

London Stock Exchange

50

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:32:13

London Stock Exchange

157

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:36:54

London Stock Exchange

63

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:37:53

London Stock Exchange

29

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:37:53

London Stock Exchange

148

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:39:51

London Stock Exchange

136

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:47:51

London Stock Exchange

222

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:47:51

London Stock Exchange

27

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 10:47:51

London Stock Exchange

159

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:00:17

London Stock Exchange

148

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:00:17

London Stock Exchange

151

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:05:44

London Stock Exchange

163

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:17:12

London Stock Exchange

163

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:27:12

London Stock Exchange

33

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:27:12

London Stock Exchange

108

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:35:05

London Stock Exchange

119

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:35:30

London Stock Exchange

44

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:35:30

London Stock Exchange

163

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:45:21

London Stock Exchange

147

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:50:02

London Stock Exchange

58

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:50:02

London Stock Exchange

193

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:50:02

London Stock Exchange

163

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 11:50:02

London Stock Exchange

95

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:09:36

London Stock Exchange

53

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:09:36

London Stock Exchange

256

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:22:48

London Stock Exchange

172

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:22:48

London Stock Exchange

150

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:22:48

London Stock Exchange

148

1751.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:22:48

London Stock Exchange

149

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:39:14

London Stock Exchange

62

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:44:36

London Stock Exchange

130

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:44:36

London Stock Exchange

76

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:44:36

London Stock Exchange

163

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:52:08

London Stock Exchange

160

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 12:56:58

London Stock Exchange

178

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:07:56

London Stock Exchange

163

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:09:36

London Stock Exchange

148

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:17:48

London Stock Exchange

148

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:17:56

London Stock Exchange

149

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:29:50

London Stock Exchange

220

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:29:50

London Stock Exchange

105

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:29:50

London Stock Exchange

71

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:39:36

London Stock Exchange

22

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:39:36

London Stock Exchange

84

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:39:36

London Stock Exchange

178

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:41:15

London Stock Exchange

108

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:46:15

London Stock Exchange

70

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:46:15

London Stock Exchange

149

1752.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:54:07

London Stock Exchange

157

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 13:58:01

London Stock Exchange

149

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:01:29

London Stock Exchange

149

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:04:17

London Stock Exchange

149

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:04:24

London Stock Exchange

161

1753.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:10:23

London Stock Exchange

150

1754.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:17:49

London Stock Exchange

45

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:20:46

London Stock Exchange

25

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:20:46

London Stock Exchange

63

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:20:46

London Stock Exchange

66

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:20:46

London Stock Exchange

178

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:30:28

London Stock Exchange

192

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:30:28

London Stock Exchange

231

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:32:02

London Stock Exchange

166

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:41:08

London Stock Exchange

178

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:41:08

London Stock Exchange

108

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:42:21

London Stock Exchange

1

1755.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:42:21

London Stock Exchange

94

1760.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:58:56

London Stock Exchange

58

1760.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:58:56

London Stock Exchange

158

1760.0000

31-Jul-2017 14:58:56

London Stock Exchange

206

1759.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:01:27

London Stock Exchange

8

1759.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:02:58

London Stock Exchange

200

1759.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:02:58

London Stock Exchange

148

1759.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:04:39

London Stock Exchange

148

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:06:08

London Stock Exchange

91

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:10:23

London Stock Exchange

100

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:10:23

London Stock Exchange

77

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:10:23

London Stock Exchange

71

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:10:23

London Stock Exchange

31

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:10:23

London Stock Exchange

131

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:12:37

London Stock Exchange

18

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:12:37

London Stock Exchange

64

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:20:55

London Stock Exchange

188

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:20:55

London Stock Exchange

148

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:22:20

London Stock Exchange

149

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:22:59

London Stock Exchange

148

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:25:31

London Stock Exchange

153

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:30:19

London Stock Exchange

150

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:31:20

London Stock Exchange

159

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:36:36

London Stock Exchange

149

1758.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:42:02

London Stock Exchange

222

1758.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:45:19

London Stock Exchange

63

1758.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:45:19

London Stock Exchange

100

1759.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:47:21

London Stock Exchange

148

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:48:10

London Stock Exchange

163

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:49:40

London Stock Exchange

154

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:52:38

London Stock Exchange

148

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:53:00

London Stock Exchange

161

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 15:58:00

London Stock Exchange

178

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:02:23

London Stock Exchange

75

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:03:15

London Stock Exchange

88

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:03:15

London Stock Exchange

5

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:07:00

London Stock Exchange

154

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:07:00

London Stock Exchange

26

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:08:01

London Stock Exchange

103

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:08:01

London Stock Exchange

27

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:08:01

London Stock Exchange

163

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:10:59

London Stock Exchange

62

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:11:21

London Stock Exchange

34

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:11:21

London Stock Exchange

50

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:11:21

London Stock Exchange

10

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:11:21

London Stock Exchange

146

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:13:01

London Stock Exchange

2

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:13:01

London Stock Exchange

39

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:15:20

London Stock Exchange

124

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:15:20

London Stock Exchange

34

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:16:21

London Stock Exchange

115

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:16:21

London Stock Exchange

30

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:19:10

London Stock Exchange

119

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:19:10

London Stock Exchange

159

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:19:41

London Stock Exchange

128

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:21:21

London Stock Exchange

25

1757.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:21:21

London Stock Exchange

27

1756.0000

31-Jul-2017 16:24:41

London Stock Exchange

 



 

 


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