Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

15 October 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
15 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 15 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 186,514 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,729,778 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:			15 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			13.8577			13.7900		13.9500
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
08:05:06	BST	379	13.89	GBP		XLON		606258359271745011
08:10:45	BST	318	13.95	GBP		XLON		606258359271891989
08:30:48	BST	96	13.88	GBP		XLON		592184608837591504
08:30:48	BST	107	13.88	GBP		XLON		592184608837591505
08:45:25	BST	206	13.86	GBP		XLON		592184608838014025
09:11:28	BST	539	13.9	GBP		XLON		606258359273542278
09:29:00	BST	300	13.83	GBP		XLON		606258359274031753
10:05:27	BST	117	13.8	GBP		XLON		606258359274955362
10:05:27	BST	173	13.8	GBP		XLON		606258359274955363
10:30:31	BST	13	13.83	GBP		XLON		606258359275539868
10:30:31	BST	170	13.83	GBP		XLON		606258359275539867
10:30:31	BST	199	13.83	GBP		XLON		606258359275539866
10:59:42	BST	239	13.83	GBP		XLON		592184608841608826
11:24:47	BST	47	13.82	GBP		XLON		592184608842251551
11:24:47	BST	169	13.82	GBP		XLON		592184608842251552
11:51:57	BST	82	13.83	GBP		XLON		592184608842882664
11:51:57	BST	286	13.83	GBP		XLON		592184608842882665
12:26:11	BST	50	13.82	GBP		XLON		606258359278171665
12:26:59	BST	279	13.82	GBP		XLON		606258359278188313
13:05:27	BST	202	13.8	GBP		XLON		606258359279075575
13:15:45	BST	184	13.8	GBP		XLON		606258359279323889
13:24:48	BST	32	13.79	GBP		XLON		606258359279546627
13:24:48	BST	41	13.79	GBP		XLON		592184608845158147
13:24:48	BST	100	13.79	GBP		XLON		592184608845158144
13:24:48	BST	100	13.79	GBP		XLON		592184608845158145
13:24:48	BST	100	13.79	GBP		XLON		592184608845158146
13:24:48	BST	155	13.79	GBP		XLON		606258359279546626
13:51:21	BST	11	13.81	GBP		XLON		592184608845926562
13:51:21	BST	62	13.81	GBP		XLON		606258359280270893
13:51:21	BST	88	13.81	GBP		XLON		592184608845926564
13:51:21	BST	94	13.81	GBP		XLON		592184608845926563
13:51:21	BST	262	13.81	GBP		XLON		606258359280270894
14:21:03	BST	196	13.84	GBP		XLON		592184608846804552
14:39:56	BST	120	13.89	GBP		XLON		592184608847542798
14:39:56	BST	802	13.89	GBP		XLON		592184608847542799
14:55:02	BST	239	13.84	GBP		XLON		592184608848177206
14:55:02	BST	351	13.84	GBP		XLON		592184608848177207
15:13:44	BST	178	13.87	GBP		XLON		592184608848960273
15:19:43	BST	4	13.87	GBP		XLON		592184608849208554
15:19:43	BST	200	13.87	GBP		XLON		592184608849208553
15:25:16	BST	61	13.86	GBP		XLON		606258359283572604
15:25:16	BST	410	13.86	GBP		XLON		606258359283572605
15:25:16	BST	523	13.86	GBP		XLON		606258359283572603
15:25:16	BST	84	13.86	GBP		XLON		592184608849434396
15:31:02	BST	217	13.84	GBP		XLON		606258359283831437
15:31:02	BST	239	13.84	GBP		XLON		592184608849708577
15:59:04	BST	98	13.86	GBP		XLON		592184608851172614
16:05:19	BST	40	13.88	GBP		XLON		606258359285491930
16:05:19	BST	55	13.88	GBP		XLON		606258359285491931
16:05:19	BST	36	13.88	GBP		XLON		592184608851464925
16:05:19	BST	36	13.88	GBP		XLON		606258359285491938
16:05:19	BST	91	13.88	GBP		XLON		606258359285491940
16:10:25	BST	321	13.87	GBP		XLON		592184608851712341
16:10:25	BST	574	13.87	GBP		XLON		606258359285726289
16:18:02	BST	20	13.92	GBP		XLON		592184608852117076
16:18:02	BST	550	13.92	GBP		XLON		592184608852117078
16:24:32	BST	170	13.91	GBP		XLON		592184608852513749
16:24:32	BST	185	13.91	GBP		XLON		592184608852513748
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