Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

03 October 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
02 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 02 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 87,777 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,825,227 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:			02 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			14.2210			14.1400		14.4000
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
08:03:15	BST	447	14.34	GBP		XLON		606253758662436739
08:15:14	BST	322	14.26	GBP		XLON		606253758662747577
08:26:02	BST	23	14.29	GBP		XLON		606253758663037872
08:26:02	BST	221	14.29	GBP		XLON		606253758663037873
08:43:47	BST	167	14.26	GBP		XLON		606253758663450194
09:01:17	BST	347	14.29	GBP		XLON		606253758663789020
09:18:52	BST	267	14.34	GBP		XLON		606253758664196189
09:46:12	BST	280	14.4	GBP		XLON		592180008210453632
10:00:06	BST	103	14.38	GBP		XLON		592180008210867487
10:00:06	BST	232	14.38	GBP		XLON		592180008210867488
10:23:11	BST	40	14.33	GBP		XLON		592180008211601775
10:23:11	BST	251	14.33	GBP		XLON		592180008211601776
10:46:08	BST	260	14.29	GBP		XLON		592180008212263549
11:06:01	BST	222	14.26	GBP		XLON		606253758666723401
11:25:58	BST	248	14.25	GBP		XLON		606253758667154515
11:57:54	BST	100	14.25	GBP		XLON		592180008214207431
11:57:54	BST	270	14.25	GBP		XLON		592180008214207432
12:07:52	BST	39	14.22	GBP		XLON		592180008214488770
12:07:52	BST	189	14.22	GBP		XLON		592180008214488769
12:51:03	BST	230	14.23	GBP		XLON		592180008215730082
13:15:47	BST	433	14.21	GBP		XLON		606253758669588453
13:28:40	BST	210	14.19	GBP		XLON		606253758669882714
13:28:40	BST	259	14.19	GBP		XLON		606253758669882713
13:43:23	BST	43	14.21	GBP		XLON		592180008217380179
13:44:04	BST	7	14.21	GBP		XLON		592180008217403500
13:44:45	BST	2	14.21	GBP		XLON		592180008217426950
13:45:27	BST	149	14.21	GBP		XLON		592180008217453512
13:46:43	BST	148	14.21	GBP		XLON		592180008217492819
14:01:57	BST	329	14.19	GBP		XLON		592180008217981628
14:23:03	BST	71	14.19	GBP		XLON		606253758671316629
14:23:03	BST	144	14.19	GBP		XLON		606253758671316628
14:23:03	BST	220	14.19	GBP		XLON		592180008218675574
14:41:14	BST	59	14.19	GBP		XLON		606253758671972114
14:41:14	BST	134	14.19	GBP		XLON		606253758671972113
14:41:14	BST	193	14.18	GBP		XLON		592180008219496739
14:41:14	BST	233	14.18	GBP		XLON		606253758671972115
14:59:12	BST	221	14.14	GBP		XLON		592180008220352807
15:05:37	BST	738	14.16	GBP		XLON		606253758672921327
15:21:38	BST	99	14.15	GBP		XLON		592180008221415095
15:21:38	BST	393	14.15	GBP		XLON		592180008221415096
15:35:43	BST	418	14.15	GBP		XLON		606253758674025808
15:52:09	BST	174	14.16	GBP		XLON		592180008222807052
15:52:09	BST	511	14.16	GBP		XLON		592180008222807054
15:52:09	BST	101	14.16	GBP		XLON		606253758674657661
16:08:07	BST	16	14.17	GBP		XLON		592180008223576404
16:08:07	BST	100	14.17	GBP		XLON		592180008223576407
16:08:07	BST	200	14.17	GBP		XLON		592180008223576406
16:08:07	BST	206	14.17	GBP		XLON		606253758675281931
16:08:07	BST	268	14.17	GBP		XLON		592180008223576408
16:21:51	BST	663	14.16	GBP		XLON		606253758675914289
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