Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

23 October 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
23 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 23 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 252,197 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,664,095 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:			23 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			14.0925			14.0000		14.3700
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
08:05:01	BST	409	14.37	GBP		XLON		606261190428049288
08:12:16	BST	135	14.31	GBP		XLON		606261190428206275
08:12:16	BST	161	14.31	GBP		XLON		606261190428206274
08:31:42	BST	73	14.26	GBP		XLON		606261190428550291
08:32:14	BST	158	14.26	GBP		XLON		606261190428558728
08:53:09	BST	314	14.17	GBP		XLON		606261190428893039
09:00:23	BST	202	14.15	GBP		XLON		606261190429012049
09:18:22	BST	286	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439991596634
09:46:21	BST	178	14.04	GBP		XLON		592187439992147102
09:46:37	BST	37	14.03	GBP		XLON		606261190429893863
09:48:58	BST	171	14.03	GBP		XLON		606261190429935526
10:11:42	BST	9	14.04	GBP		XLON		606261190430360228
10:23:00	BST	37	14.04	GBP		XLON		606261190430556952
10:23:01	BST	137	14.04	GBP		XLON		606261190430557009
10:23:01	BST	178	14.04	GBP		XLON		606261190430557008
10:57:57	BST	413	14.08	GBP		XLON		592187439993504116
11:19:59	BST	4	14.04	GBP		XLON		606261190431553755
11:19:59	BST	200	14.04	GBP		XLON		606261190431553754
11:45:01	BST	113	14	GBP		XLON		592187439994462791
11:45:01	BST	246	14	GBP		XLON		592187439994462790
12:26:36	BST	514	14.05	GBP		XLON		606261190432769013
13:05:49	BST	98	14.1	GBP		XLON		606261190433458479
13:05:49	BST	100	14.1	GBP		XLON		606261190433458478
13:20:07	BST	255	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439996337586
13:20:07	BST	416	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439996337585
13:30:33	BST	105	14.07	GBP		XLON		606261190433946993
13:30:33	BST	115	14.07	GBP		XLON		606261190433946994
13:50:23	BST	275	14.07	GBP		XLON		592187439996986225
13:54:58	BST	152	14.08	GBP		XLON		592187439997109200
13:54:58	BST	192	14.08	GBP		XLON		592187439997109201
14:28:56	BST	23	14.07	GBP		XLON		592187439997911540
14:29:50	BST	37	14.07	GBP		XLON		592187439997933790
14:39:46	BST	210	14.1	GBP		XLON		606261190435539088
14:45:22	BST	146	14.12	GBP		XLON		606261190435696611
14:45:37	BST	38	14.12	GBP		XLON		606261190435704478
14:45:37	BST	100	14.12	GBP		XLON		606261190435704477
14:52:08	BST	87	14.12	GBP		XLON		606261190435902812
14:52:08	BST	100	14.12	GBP		XLON		606261190435902811
14:57:26	BST	85	14.12	GBP		XLON		606261190436080671
14:57:26	BST	100	14.12	GBP		XLON		606261190436080670
14:58:34	BST	565	14.11	GBP		XLON		606261190436116489
14:58:38	BST	1	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439998877323
14:58:38	BST	1	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439998877329
14:59:25	BST	37	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439998904839
14:59:42	BST	6	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439998915464
15:00:22	BST	37	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439998946351
15:01:15	BST	37	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439998973367
15:01:15	BST	129	14.11	GBP		XLON		592187439998973368
15:06:55	BST	1	14.1	GBP		XLON		592187439999150601
15:06:55	BST	362	14.1	GBP		XLON		592187439999150602
15:14:04	BST	98	14.08	GBP		XLON		606261190436575052
15:14:04	BST	122	14.08	GBP		XLON		606261190436575053
15:20:06	BST	221	14.06	GBP		XLON		592187439999540016
15:47:51	BST	447	14.04	GBP		XLON		592187440000329637
15:52:22	BST	31	14.05	GBP		XLON		592187440000463051
15:52:22	BST	100	14.05	GBP		XLON		592187440000463052
15:52:22	BST	206	14.05	GBP		XLON		592187440000463054
15:52:22	BST	338	14.05	GBP		XLON		592187440000463053
16:05:42	BST	334	14.04	GBP		XLON		592187440000890377
16:05:43	BST	158	14.04	GBP		XLON		592187440000890378
16:06:59	BST	1	14.03	GBP		XLON		592187440000932918
16:08:13	BST	37	14.03	GBP		XLON		592187440000973977
16:08:51	BST	37	14.03	GBP		XLON		592187440000994972
16:08:54	BST	75	14.03	GBP		XLON		606261190438087757
16:08:54	BST	144	14.03	GBP		XLON		592187440000997066
16:11:14	BST	246	14.03	GBP		XLON		606261190438164813
16:16:41	BST	18	14	GBP		XLON		606261190438369697
16:17:20	BST	37	14	GBP		XLON		606261190438391449
16:17:57	BST	37	14	GBP		XLON		606261190438409915
16:18:08	BST	125	14	GBP		XLON		592187440001348871
16:18:08	BST	129	14	GBP		XLON		606261190438415353
16:18:08	BST	197	14	GBP		XLON		592187440001348872
16:29:30	BST	77	14.01	GBP		XLON		592187440001788070
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