Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

01 October 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
01 October 2024
WH Smith PLC
Transactions in own shares
WH Smith PLC (the 'Company') announces the purchase, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 January 2024, of 11,000 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 01 October 2024 as part of the buyback programme announced on 23 September 2024 (the 'Programme'). The Company intends to cancel these shares. Since the announcement of the programme (the 'Programme'), the Company has purchased a total of 76,777 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,836,227 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules. The table below contains detailed information about the purchases referred to above.
Schedule of purchases
Shares purchased:			WH Smith PLC (ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16)
Date of purchases:			01 October 2024
Investment firm:			Barclays
Aggregate information
Venue		Aggregated number of ordinary shares purchased			Volume-weighted average price per share			Lowest price per share		Highest price per share
London Stock Exchange		11,000			14.4948			14.3200		14.6500
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Barclays on behalf of the Company is set out below.
Transaction Time	Time Zone	Volume	Price	Currency		Platform Code		Transaction reference number
08:08:27	BST	243	14.53	GBP		XLON		592179654314414184
08:08:27	BST	320	14.53	GBP		XLON		592179654314414182
08:55:55	BST	184	14.65	GBP		XLON		592179654315553191
08:55:55	BST	528	14.65	GBP		XLON		592179654315553192
09:19:21	BST	345	14.64	GBP		XLON		606253404763259580
09:27:34	BST	233	14.63	GBP		XLON		606253404763452370
10:10:56	BST	92	14.6	GBP		XLON		606253404764490194
10:10:56	BST	155	14.6	GBP		XLON		606253404764490193
10:20:05	BST	13	14.59	GBP		XLON		592179654317494451
10:29:26	BST	57	14.59	GBP		XLON		592179654317701536
10:39:38	BST	169	14.59	GBP		XLON		592179654317929419
10:39:38	BST	203	14.59	GBP		XLON		592179654317929420
10:39:38	BST	203	14.59	GBP		XLON		592179654317929421
11:05:28	BST	254	14.58	GBP		XLON		606253404765786609
11:11:14	BST	111	14.56	GBP		XLON		606253404765917830
11:27:22	BST	9	14.61	GBP		XLON		592179654318999132
11:27:22	BST	200	14.61	GBP		XLON		592179654318999131
11:43:55	BST	334	14.59	GBP		XLON		606253404766629224
12:09:44	BST	270	14.59	GBP		XLON		606253404767197046
12:18:10	BST	247	14.6	GBP		XLON		606253404767385299
12:54:10	BST	40	14.57	GBP		XLON		592179654320825334
12:59:17	BST	55	14.57	GBP		XLON		592179654320945355
13:31:40	BST	189	14.58	GBP		XLON		592179654321697254
13:31:40	BST	189	14.58	GBP		XLON		606253404769081776
13:31:40	BST	216	14.58	GBP		XLON		606253404769081775
13:48:08	BST	218	14.59	GBP		XLON		606253404769490936
13:48:08	BST	303	14.59	GBP		XLON		592179654322093512
13:48:13	BST	196	14.58	GBP		XLON		592179654322095120
13:48:35	BST	2	14.57	GBP		XLON		592179654322103179
13:48:47	BST	248	14.57	GBP		XLON		592179654322108225
14:11:40	BST	209	14.59	GBP		XLON		592179654322698299
14:16:23	BST	247	14.58	GBP		XLON		592179654322813383
14:29:42	BST	117	14.5	GBP		XLON		592179654323185579
14:29:42	BST	71	14.5	GBP		XLON		592179654323185582
14:29:42	BST	94	14.5	GBP		XLON		592179654323185580
14:36:24	BST	303	14.45	GBP		XLON		592179654323500201
14:45:22	BST	384	14.41	GBP		XLON		592179654323942022
14:55:04	BST	29	14.38	GBP		XLON		592179654324403003
14:55:04	BST	322	14.38	GBP		XLON		592179654324403002
15:10:43	BST	478	14.37	GBP		XLON		592179654325149837
15:30:59	BST	191	14.33	GBP		XLON		592179654325968141
15:30:59	BST	492	14.33	GBP		XLON		592179654325968144
15:44:12	BST	32	14.34	GBP		XLON		606253404773991336
15:44:12	BST	11	14.34	GBP		XLON		606253404773991339
15:44:12	BST	100	14.34	GBP		XLON		606253404773991338
15:44:12	BST	200	14.34	GBP		XLON		606253404773991337
16:03:16	BST	281	14.34	GBP		XLON		592179654327204748
16:03:16	BST	792	14.34	GBP		XLON		606253404774729869
16:22:34	BST	214	14.32	GBP		XLON		592179654328028984
16:22:34	BST	607	14.32	GBP		XLON		592179654328028985
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