Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

14 October 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
14 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 14 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 175,514 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,740,778 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:			14 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			13.9326			13.8600		14.0200
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
08:02:51	BST	380	13.95	GBP		XLON		592184254942087534
08:13:15	BST	299	14	GBP		XLON		592184254942324441
08:34:57	BST	252	13.95	GBP		XLON		606258005377024266
08:46:08	BST	276	13.91	GBP		XLON		606258005377254386
08:57:29	BST	319	13.91	GBP		XLON		606258005377489214
09:16:48	BST	251	13.88	GBP		XLON		606258005377935319
10:17:18	BST	100	13.88	GBP		XLON		592184254945216371
10:17:18	BST	276	13.88	GBP		XLON		592184254945216372
10:17:18	BST	294	13.88	GBP		XLON		592184254945216370
10:56:49	BST	212	13.89	GBP		XLON		606258005380123827
11:24:55	BST	1	13.9	GBP		XLON		606258005380715402
11:24:55	BST	35	13.9	GBP		XLON		606258005380715405
11:24:55	BST	500	13.9	GBP		XLON		606258005380715404
11:33:13	BST	141	13.86	GBP		XLON		606258005380892172
11:56:31	BST	7	13.89	GBP		XLON		606258005381384345
11:56:31	BST	294	13.89	GBP		XLON		606258005381384343
12:03:12	BST	63	13.87	GBP		XLON		606258005381522720
12:53:45	BST	196	13.89	GBP		XLON		592184254948642785
12:53:45	BST	196	13.89	GBP		XLON		606258005382492072
12:53:45	BST	196	13.89	GBP		XLON		606258005382492074
12:53:51	BST	231	13.88	GBP		XLON		606258005382493783
13:52:18	BST	25	13.92	GBP		XLON		606258005383771490
13:52:18	BST	126	13.92	GBP		XLON		592184254949999185
13:52:48	BST	17	13.93	GBP		XLON		606258005383782692
13:54:03	BST	528	13.93	GBP		XLON		592184254950041579
14:21:27	BST	19	13.94	GBP		XLON		606258005384527034
14:21:27	BST	30	13.94	GBP		XLON		606258005384527039
14:21:27	BST	31	13.94	GBP		XLON		606258005384527038
14:21:27	BST	38	13.94	GBP		XLON		606258005384527037
14:21:27	BST	88	13.94	GBP		XLON		606258005384527035
14:31:36	BST	72	13.93	GBP		XLON		592184254951103240
14:31:36	BST	134	13.93	GBP		XLON		592184254951103238
14:31:36	BST	195	13.93	GBP		XLON		606258005384810663
14:31:36	BST	206	13.93	GBP		XLON		592184254951103241
14:31:36	BST	210	13.93	GBP		XLON		606258005384810661
14:31:36	BST	266	13.93	GBP		XLON		606258005384810660
14:31:43	BST	192	13.94	GBP		XLON		592184254951106899
14:51:58	BST	195	13.95	GBP		XLON		592184254951929561
14:51:58	BST	601	13.95	GBP		XLON		592184254951929562
15:05:17	BST	392	13.91	GBP		XLON		606258005386095940
15:17:36	BST	50	13.92	GBP		XLON		592184254952911660
15:17:36	BST	97	13.92	GBP		XLON		592184254952911657
15:17:36	BST	100	13.92	GBP		XLON		592184254952911658
15:17:36	BST	192	13.92	GBP		XLON		606258005386517211
15:17:36	BST	200	13.92	GBP		XLON		592184254952911659
15:32:05	BST	92	13.92	GBP		XLON		606258005386974747
15:32:05	BST	318	13.92	GBP		XLON		606258005386974748
16:01:35	BST	203	13.95	GBP		XLON		592184254954448622
16:07:03	BST	31	13.96	GBP		XLON		592184254954653012
16:07:03	BST	142	13.96	GBP		XLON		592184254954653011
16:07:03	BST	15	13.96	GBP		XLON		606258005388162645
16:09:34	BST	64	13.97	GBP		XLON		592184254954747492
16:09:34	BST	165	13.97	GBP		XLON		592184254954747491
16:12:49	BST	27	13.98	GBP		XLON		606258005388363563
16:12:49	BST	40	14	GBP		XLON		606258005388363595
16:12:49	BST	145	14	GBP		XLON		606258005388363596
16:14:29	BST	33	14	GBP		XLON		592184254954930843
16:14:29	BST	34	14	GBP		XLON		592184254954930842
16:14:29	BST	128	14	GBP		XLON		592184254954930844
16:14:29	BST	35	14	GBP		XLON		592184254954930848
16:14:29	BST	46	14	GBP		XLON		592184254954930849
16:14:29	BST	8	14	GBP		XLON		606258005388425216
16:16:15	BST	14	14.02	GBP		XLON		592184254955015766
16:16:15	BST	39	14.02	GBP		XLON		592184254955015762
16:16:15	BST	700	14.02	GBP		XLON		592184254955015764
16:16:15	BST	24	14.02	GBP		XLON		606258005388505394
16:16:15	BST	26	14.02	GBP		XLON		606258005388505398
16:16:15	BST	115	14.02	GBP		XLON		606258005388505400
16:25:04	BST	33	14.02	GBP		XLON		606258005388954851
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