Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2284Q
WH Smith PLC
25 November 2016
 

 

WH Smith PLC

Transaction 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 27 January 2016, the following number of its ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme initially announced on 13 October 2016:

 

Date of purchase:                                            25 November 2016

               

Number of Shares purchased:                   40,000 Shares

               

Highest price paid per Share:                     1504.0 pence

               

Lowest price paid per Share:                      1488.0 pence

               

Average price paid per Share:                    1494.5934 pence

               

               

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.  

               

The Company has 112,354,222 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 Barclays on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

WH Smith PLC

Mark Boyle

Investor Relations

020 7406 6320

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Purchases

 

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

Date of purchases:          25 November 2016

Investment firm:             Barclays Capital Securities Limited

 

Aggregate information:

Venue

Volume-weighted

average price, pence

Aggregated volume

BATS Europe

1496.7227

1,143

Chi-X Europe

1494.6646

2,999

Turquoise

1496.1578

5,927

London Stock Exchange

1494.1952

29,931

 

Individual transactions:

Number of shares purchased

Transaction price
(pence per share)

Time of transaction

Trading venue

68

15.04

08:06:29

Turquoise

70

15.00

08:10:48

Turquoise

200

15.00

08:17:59

London Stock Exchange

22

15.00

08:18:33

London Stock Exchange

428

15.00

08:18:42

Turquoise

46

15.00

08:18:42

Turquoise

204

15.00

08:18:42

Turquoise

18

15.00

08:18:42

Turquoise

173

14.97

08:26:46

Chi-X Europe

127

14.97

08:26:46

Chi-X Europe

212

14.95

08:52:31

London Stock Exchange

10

14.95

08:52:31

London Stock Exchange

122

14.94

08:57:26

Chi-X Europe

447

14.94

09:05:26

London Stock Exchange

144

14.94

09:05:26

London Stock Exchange

106

14.94

09:05:26

London Stock Exchange

300

14.94

09:05:26

London Stock Exchange

107

14.94

09:05:26

Chi-X Europe

222

14.94

09:05:26

Chi-X Europe

439

14.91

09:25:12

London Stock Exchange

222

14.91

09:25:12

London Stock Exchange

18

14.91

09:25:12

Turquoise

52

14.91

09:25:12

Turquoise

152

14.91

09:25:13

Turquoise

257

14.90

09:39:30

London Stock Exchange

349

14.91

09:41:12

Turquoise

150

14.91

09:41:12

London Stock Exchange

324

14.91

09:41:12

London Stock Exchange

60

14.91

09:41:12

London Stock Exchange

23

14.93

10:10:27

London Stock Exchange

222

14.96

10:10:33

Chi-X Europe

60

14.95

10:14:43

London Stock Exchange

100

14.95

10:14:43

London Stock Exchange

109

14.95

10:14:43

London Stock Exchange

90

14.95

10:14:43

BATS Europe

222

14.95

10:21:39

London Stock Exchange

65

14.94

10:25:15

London Stock Exchange

323

14.94

10:25:15

Turquoise

247

14.94

10:25:15

Chi-X Europe

4

14.94

10:25:15

Turquoise

513

14.94

10:25:15

London Stock Exchange

166

14.93

10:27:31

London Stock Exchange

234

14.93

10:27:31

London Stock Exchange

79

14.92

10:35:55

London Stock Exchange

108

14.92

10:35:55

London Stock Exchange

35

14.92

10:35:55

London Stock Exchange

50

14.91

10:42:48

London Stock Exchange

391

14.91

10:42:48

London Stock Exchange

222

14.91

10:42:48

London Stock Exchange

337

14.88

10:55:01

London Stock Exchange

103

14.88

10:55:01

London Stock Exchange

222

14.88

10:58:16

London Stock Exchange

111

14.93

11:25:04

London Stock Exchange

420

14.93

11:25:04

London Stock Exchange

90

14.93

11:38:26

BATS Europe

12

14.93

11:38:26

London Stock Exchange

120

14.93

11:38:26

London Stock Exchange

413

14.92

11:40:36

London Stock Exchange

222

14.92

11:40:36

Turquoise

444

14.92

11:40:36

London Stock Exchange

66

14.91

12:16:00

BATS Europe

283

14.93

12:22:09

London Stock Exchange

230

14.92

12:25:39

London Stock Exchange

56

14.93

12:27:31

Turquoise

32

14.93

12:27:31

London Stock Exchange

23

14.93

12:27:31

London Stock Exchange

250

14.93

12:27:31

London Stock Exchange

71

14.93

12:30:24

London Stock Exchange

50

14.93

12:31:56

London Stock Exchange

23

14.93

12:36:10

London Stock Exchange

128

14.95

12:46:07

Chi-X Europe

73

14.95

12:46:07

Turquoise

15

14.96

12:46:27

Turquoise

6

14.96

12:46:27

London Stock Exchange

359

14.94

12:46:52

Turquoise

90

14.95

12:49:17

BATS Europe

113

14.95

12:49:17

London Stock Exchange

19

14.95

12:49:17

London Stock Exchange

388

14.94

12:49:27

Chi-X Europe

61

14.94

12:49:32

Turquoise

9

14.94

12:49:32

Chi-X Europe

222

14.94

12:49:32

London Stock Exchange

283

14.94

12:49:32

London Stock Exchange

109

14.94

12:49:32

London Stock Exchange

384

14.93

13:04:13

London Stock Exchange

219

14.93

13:04:13

Turquoise

56

14.93

13:04:13

London Stock Exchange

3

14.93

13:04:13

Turquoise

167

14.93

13:27:43

London Stock Exchange

55

14.93

13:27:43

London Stock Exchange

195

14.93

13:34:33

London Stock Exchange

27

14.93

13:34:33

London Stock Exchange

1

14.93

13:39:32

London Stock Exchange

182

14.93

13:39:32

London Stock Exchange

39

14.93

13:39:32

London Stock Exchange

211

14.93

13:43:46

London Stock Exchange

11

14.93

13:43:46

London Stock Exchange

444

14.92

13:44:54

London Stock Exchange

444

14.92

13:44:54

London Stock Exchange

444

14.92

13:44:54

London Stock Exchange

222

14.91

13:46:24

London Stock Exchange

181

14.91

14:09:39

London Stock Exchange

41

14.91

14:09:39

London Stock Exchange

34

14.91

14:12:21

London Stock Exchange

193

14.91

14:12:21

London Stock Exchange

130

14.91

14:14:36

London Stock Exchange

92

14.91

14:14:36

London Stock Exchange

69

14.91

14:17:29

London Stock Exchange

153

14.91

14:17:29

London Stock Exchange

14

14.91

14:20:29

London Stock Exchange

208

14.91

14:20:29

London Stock Exchange

221

14.91

14:25:58

London Stock Exchange

1

14.91

14:25:58

London Stock Exchange

35

14.90

14:27:46

Chi-X Europe

92

14.90

14:27:46

London Stock Exchange

352

14.90

14:27:46

London Stock Exchange

36

14.91

14:32:48

London Stock Exchange

186

14.91

14:32:48

Chi-X Europe

119

14.91

14:34:22

London Stock Exchange

103

14.91

14:34:22

London Stock Exchange

222

14.93

14:39:56

London Stock Exchange

222

14.93

14:43:28

London Stock Exchange

114

14.93

14:47:54

London Stock Exchange

367

14.93

14:47:54

Chi-X Europe

108

14.93

14:47:54

London Stock Exchange

106

14.93

14:47:54

London Stock Exchange

229

14.93

14:47:54

London Stock Exchange

222

14.95

14:48:20

London Stock Exchange

432

14.96

14:52:11

London Stock Exchange

110

14.96

14:53:30

Chi-X Europe

110

14.96

14:53:30

Chi-X Europe

192

14.96

14:53:30

Chi-X Europe

114

14.96

14:53:30

London Stock Exchange

243

14.96

14:53:30

London Stock Exchange

58

14.95

15:00:27

London Stock Exchange

222

14.95

15:01:28

London Stock Exchange

58

14.95

15:01:28

London Stock Exchange

114

14.95

15:01:28

London Stock Exchange

295

14.95

15:01:28

London Stock Exchange

222

14.93

15:08:40

London Stock Exchange

124

14.93

15:08:40

London Stock Exchange

428

14.93

15:08:40

London Stock Exchange

103

14.91

15:26:01

London Stock Exchange

2

14.91

15:26:01

London Stock Exchange

117

14.91

15:26:01

London Stock Exchange

638

14.89

15:26:01

London Stock Exchange

134

14.89

15:26:01

London Stock Exchange

22

14.89

15:26:01

London Stock Exchange

66

14.89

15:26:01

London Stock Exchange

302

14.89

15:26:01

London Stock Exchange

207

14.97

15:45:33

London Stock Exchange

15

14.97

15:45:33

London Stock Exchange

440

14.97

15:45:38

London Stock Exchange

250

14.97

15:45:38

London Stock Exchange

100

14.97

15:45:38

BATS Europe

90

14.97

15:45:38

BATS Europe

150

14.97

15:45:38

Chi-X Europe

104

14.97

15:45:38

Chi-X Europe

222

14.97

15:52:46

London Stock Exchange

48

14.99

15:59:16

Turquoise

76

14.99

15:59:16

Turquoise

98

14.99

15:59:17

London Stock Exchange

100

14.99

15:59:53

BATS Europe

90

14.99

15:59:53

BATS Europe

32

14.99

15:59:53

BATS Europe

249

14.99

16:01:04

London Stock Exchange

50

14.99

16:01:04

London Stock Exchange

12

14.99

16:01:04

London Stock Exchange

122

14.99

16:01:04

Turquoise

120

14.99

16:01:04

London Stock Exchange

449

14.99

16:01:16

London Stock Exchange

5

14.99

16:01:16

London Stock Exchange

90

14.99

16:04:36

BATS Europe

124

14.99

16:04:36

London Stock Exchange

8

14.99

16:04:36

London Stock Exchange

62

14.99

16:08:13

London Stock Exchange

90

14.99

16:08:13

BATS Europe

70

14.99

16:08:13

BATS Europe

171

14.99

16:10:29

London Stock Exchange

51

14.99

16:10:29

London Stock Exchange

171

14.98

16:12:07

Turquoise

51

14.98

16:12:07

Turquoise

419

14.98

16:12:07

London Stock Exchange

258

14.98

16:12:07

Turquoise

222

14.98

16:12:07

Turquoise

219

14.98

16:12:38

Turquoise

3

14.98

16:12:38

Turquoise

36

14.97

16:15:01

Turquoise

288

14.97

16:15:27

Turquoise

117

14.97

16:16:42

Turquoise

166

14.97

16:16:42

Turquoise

56

14.97

16:16:42

Turquoise

222

14.97

16:16:42

Turquoise

565

14.97

16:20:06

London Stock Exchange

101

14.96

16:24:14

Turquoise

35

14.96

16:24:14

Turquoise

95

14.96

16:24:14

Turquoise

435

14.96

16:24:14

Turquoise

410

14.96

16:26:47

London Stock Exchange

466

14.96

16:26:47

Turquoise

96

14.96

16:26:47

BATS Europe

49

14.96

16:26:47

BATS Europe

2383

14.97

16:35:03

London Stock Exchange

1329

14.97

16:35:03

London Stock Exchange

102

14.97

16:35:03

London Stock Exchange

1224

14.97

16:35:03

London Stock Exchange

265

14.97

16:35:03

London Stock Exchange

154

14.97

16:35:03

London Stock Exchange

116

14.97

16:35:03

London Stock Exchange

1427

14.97

16:35:03

London Stock Exchange

 


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