Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

12 November 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
12 November 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 12 November 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 405,955 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,510,984 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:			12 November 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			13.0267			12.9200		13.1300
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
08:29:20	GMT	439	13.13	GBP		XLON		592194532631957179
08:35:28	GMT	199	13.07	GBP		XLON		606268283079196113
09:06:30	GMT	151	13.09	GBP		XLON		606268283079957499
09:06:30	GMT	350	13.09	GBP		XLON		606268283079957500
09:56:03	GMT	127	13.08	GBP		XLON		592194532634376699
09:56:03	GMT	432	13.08	GBP		XLON		592194532634376700
09:56:03	GMT	141	13.08	GBP		XLON		606268283081277242
10:21:59	GMT	72	13.05	GBP		XLON		592194532635070991
10:21:59	GMT	280	13.05	GBP		XLON		592194532635070990
11:18:14	GMT	715	13.11	GBP		XLON		606268283083201288
11:49:01	GMT	109	13.08	GBP		XLON		592194532637134924
11:49:01	GMT	230	13.08	GBP		XLON		592194532637134925
12:30:39	GMT	205	13.06	GBP		XLON		606268283084701216
12:30:39	GMT	347	13.06	GBP		XLON		606268283084701217
12:55:57	GMT	66	13.06	GBP		XLON		592194532638647343
12:55:57	GMT	206	13.06	GBP		XLON		592194532638647342
12:55:57	GMT	215	13.06	GBP		XLON		592194532638647341
13:09:33	GMT	63	13.04	GBP		XLON		592194532638973476
13:09:33	GMT	298	13.04	GBP		XLON		592194532638973475
13:28:00	GMT	51	13.04	GBP		XLON		606268283085969433
13:28:00	GMT	332	13.04	GBP		XLON		606268283085969816
13:41:32	GMT	55	13.01	GBP		XLON		606268283086316507
13:41:32	GMT	284	13.01	GBP		XLON		606268283086316508
13:58:01	GMT	326	13	GBP		XLON		592194532640248051
14:04:39	GMT	72	12.98	GBP		XLON		592194532640436859
14:04:39	GMT	261	12.98	GBP		XLON		592194532640436858
14:17:14	GMT	75	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532640780448
14:19:36	GMT	41	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532640856644
14:19:36	GMT	41	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532640856645
14:19:36	GMT	98	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532640856642
14:19:36	GMT	150	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532640856643
14:33:53	GMT	40	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532641350931
14:33:53	GMT	40	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532641350932
14:33:53	GMT	180	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532641350930
14:42:37	GMT	86	12.97	GBP		XLON		606268283088098672
14:42:38	GMT	239	12.97	GBP		XLON		606268283088098811
14:56:55	GMT	116	12.99	GBP		XLON		592194532642365732
14:56:55	GMT	272	12.99	GBP		XLON		592194532642365733
15:03:35	GMT	150	12.98	GBP		XLON		606268283089055794
15:03:35	GMT	210	12.98	GBP		XLON		606268283089055795
15:12:46	GMT	358	12.97	GBP		XLON		606268283089462370
15:23:28	GMT	153	12.95	GBP		XLON		606268283089900995
15:23:28	GMT	163	12.95	GBP		XLON		606268283089900996
15:48:16	GMT	176	13.04	GBP		XLON		592194532644564913
15:48:16	GMT	592	13.04	GBP		XLON		606268283090753812
15:49:43	GMT	181	13.02	GBP		XLON		592194532644618123
15:55:41	GMT	8	13.02	GBP		XLON		592194532644849462
15:55:41	GMT	24	13.02	GBP		XLON		592194532644849463
15:55:41	GMT	328	13.02	GBP		XLON		592194532644849464
16:10:31	GMT	189	12.96	GBP		XLON		606268283091639263
16:10:31	GMT	353	12.96	GBP		XLON		592194532645513064
16:15:00	GMT	3	12.92	GBP		XLON		606268283091855140
16:21:31	GMT	80	12.95	GBP		XLON		592194532646090290
16:21:35	GMT	38	12.95	GBP		XLON		592194532646094927
16:23:49	GMT	101	12.95	GBP		XLON		592194532646210238
16:23:49	GMT	150	12.95	GBP		XLON		592194532646210239
16:23:49	GMT	150	12.95	GBP		XLON		592194532646210240
16:23:49	GMT	96	12.95	GBP		XLON		592194532646210241
16:27:00	GMT	93	12.94	GBP		XLON		606268283092463887
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