Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

29 October 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
29 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 10,758 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 29 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 295,955 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,620,337 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:			29 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		10,758			13.9367			13.8500		14.0800
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
08:09:39	GMT	372	14.08	GBP		XLON		592189578105617383
08:09:39	GMT	174	14.06	GBP		XLON		592189578105617389
08:25:15	GMT	302	14.02	GBP		XLON		606263328543372173
08:54:02	GMT	448	14.03	GBP		XLON		592189578106561390
09:12:00	GMT	250	14	GBP		XLON		592189578106982184
09:16:18	GMT	219	13.99	GBP		XLON		592189578107077076
09:31:07	GMT	237	14.02	GBP		XLON		592189578107404694
10:15:16	GMT	182	14.02	GBP		XLON		606263328545638186
10:15:40	GMT	441	14.01	GBP		XLON		606263328545647346
10:35:48	GMT	337	14	GBP		XLON		592189578108822712
11:00:15	GMT	48	14	GBP		XLON		592189578109343420
11:00:15	GMT	95	14	GBP		XLON		592189578109343418
11:00:15	GMT	148	14	GBP		XLON		592189578109343419
11:50:22	GMT	8	13.96	GBP		XLON		592189578110310199
11:50:22	GMT	100	13.96	GBP		XLON		592189578110310200
11:50:22	GMT	100	13.96	GBP		XLON		592189578110310201
11:50:22	GMT	119	13.96	GBP		XLON		592189578110310202
12:31:15	GMT	816	13.94	GBP		XLON		606263328548161722
12:31:15	GMT	17	13.94	GBP		XLON		606263328548161726
12:53:47	GMT	322	13.91	GBP		XLON		606263328548605258
13:21:32	GMT	28	13.92	GBP		XLON		592189578112173527
13:21:32	GMT	100	13.92	GBP		XLON		592189578112173526
13:21:32	GMT	313	13.92	GBP		XLON		592189578112173525
13:41:54	GMT	55	13.86	GBP		XLON		606263328549675191
13:41:54	GMT	158	13.86	GBP		XLON		606263328549675190
13:51:22	GMT	255	13.9	GBP		XLON		606263328549922718
14:28:00	GMT	663	13.9	GBP		XLON		592189578113979060
14:28:00	GMT	29	13.9	GBP		XLON		592189578113979234
14:36:02	GMT	20	13.9	GBP		XLON		592189578114224021
14:36:02	GMT	253	13.9	GBP		XLON		592189578114224020
14:43:30	GMT	214	13.9	GBP		XLON		592189578114457188
15:01:22	GMT	92	13.88	GBP		XLON		592189578115128058
15:01:22	GMT	176	13.88	GBP		XLON		592189578115128057
15:01:43	GMT	67	13.88	GBP		XLON		592189578115141746
15:01:43	GMT	100	13.88	GBP		XLON		592189578115141745
15:01:43	GMT	151	13.88	GBP		XLON		592189578115141744
15:08:52	GMT	214	13.86	GBP		XLON		606263328552152540
15:18:39	GMT	2	13.86	GBP		XLON		606263328552498604
15:18:39	GMT	205	13.86	GBP		XLON		606263328552498601
15:29:25	GMT	23	13.85	GBP		XLON		592189578116119078
15:29:25	GMT	190	13.85	GBP		XLON		592189578116119079
15:29:25	GMT	198	13.85	GBP		XLON		592189578116119080
15:29:25	GMT	198	13.85	GBP		XLON		606263328552817847
15:52:41	GMT	639	13.87	GBP		XLON		592189578116951121
15:52:41	GMT	211	13.87	GBP		XLON		606263328553588768
15:57:11	GMT	229	13.93	GBP		XLON		592189578117123632
16:09:31	GMT	106	13.92	GBP		XLON		606263328554120337
16:09:31	GMT	107	13.92	GBP		XLON		606263328554120336
16:09:31	GMT	204	13.92	GBP		XLON		592189578117520590
16:09:31	GMT	204	13.92	GBP		XLON		592189578117520591
16:15:00	GMT	190	13.92	GBP		XLON		606263328554305998
16:15:00	GMT	214	13.92	GBP		XLON		606263328554305997
16:21:24	GMT	215	13.9	GBP		XLON		592189578117989833
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