Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

13 December 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
13 December 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 24,359 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 13 December 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 776,481 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,140,453 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:			13 December 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		24,359			12.1498			12.0600		12.2800
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
08:07:24	GMT	84	12.26	GBP		XLON		592205503368613467
08:09:10	GMT	116	12.28	GBP		XLON		606279254904067228
08:09:16	GMT	417	12.27	GBP		XLON		606279254904068783
08:09:16	GMT	252	12.27	GBP		XLON		592205503368638724
08:09:16	GMT	11	12.27	GBP		XLON		592205503368638726
08:09:29	GMT	263	12.27	GBP		XLON		592205503368642529
08:09:29	GMT	47	12.27	GBP		XLON		592205503368642542
08:20:37	GMT	100	12.25	GBP		XLON		606279254904236434
08:20:37	GMT	197	12.25	GBP		XLON		606279254904236435
08:20:37	GMT	99	12.25	GBP		XLON		592205503368819128
08:20:37	GMT	100	12.25	GBP		XLON		592205503368819127
08:42:25	GMT	97	12.27	GBP		XLON		592205503369190878
08:42:25	GMT	155	12.27	GBP		XLON		592205503369190877
08:42:25	GMT	243	12.27	GBP		XLON		592205503369190876
08:42:25	GMT	330	12.27	GBP		XLON		592205503369190882
08:42:25	GMT	113	12.27	GBP		XLON		606279254904586230
09:01:03	GMT	91	12.26	GBP		XLON		592205503369496823
09:01:03	GMT	258	12.26	GBP		XLON		606279254904872601
09:01:03	GMT	23	12.26	GBP		XLON		592205503369496830
09:01:03	GMT	100	12.26	GBP		XLON		592205503369496828
09:01:03	GMT	100	12.26	GBP		XLON		592205503369496829
09:01:03	GMT	91	12.25	GBP		XLON		606279254904872602
09:01:03	GMT	91	12.25	GBP		XLON		606279254904872603
09:31:48	GMT	84	12.24	GBP		XLON		606279254905394901
09:31:48	GMT	97	12.24	GBP		XLON		592205503370055274
09:31:48	GMT	97	12.24	GBP		XLON		592205503370055276
09:31:48	GMT	97	12.24	GBP		XLON		592205503370055277
09:31:48	GMT	111	12.24	GBP		XLON		606279254905394904
09:31:48	GMT	147	12.24	GBP		XLON		592205503370055275
09:31:48	GMT	172	12.24	GBP		XLON		606279254905394903
09:31:48	GMT	241	12.24	GBP		XLON		606279254905394902
09:47:28	GMT	100	12.24	GBP		XLON		592205503370370447
09:47:28	GMT	252	12.24	GBP		XLON		606279254905691635
09:47:28	GMT	73	12.24	GBP		XLON		592205503370370453
09:49:50	GMT	99	12.23	GBP		XLON		606279254905728512
10:18:40	GMT	85	12.23	GBP		XLON		606279254906237216
10:18:40	GMT	306	12.23	GBP		XLON		592205503370946425
10:18:40	GMT	230	12.23	GBP		XLON		592205503370946430
10:18:40	GMT	170	12.23	GBP		XLON		606279254906237219
10:18:40	GMT	111	12.23	GBP		XLON		606279254906237223
10:20:02	GMT	41	12.21	GBP		XLON		592205503370971259
10:20:02	GMT	44	12.21	GBP		XLON		592205503370971260
10:48:52	GMT	22	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503371446781
10:48:52	GMT	32	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254906711856
10:48:52	GMT	37	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503371446784
10:48:52	GMT	58	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503371446783
10:48:52	GMT	63	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254906711855
10:48:52	GMT	242	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503371446782
10:48:52	GMT	61	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254906711861
11:04:15	GMT	91	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503371734029
11:04:15	GMT	91	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503371734030
11:04:15	GMT	95	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254906982464
11:22:42	GMT	100	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503372066935
11:22:42	GMT	191	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503372066936
11:43:55	GMT	2	12.2	GBP		XLON		592205503372618330
11:43:55	GMT	14	12.2	GBP		XLON		592205503372618331
11:43:55	GMT	83	12.2	GBP		XLON		606279254907819790
11:45:23	GMT	89	12.19	GBP		XLON		592205503372654352
11:48:15	GMT	92	12.19	GBP		XLON		592205503372715704
11:51:00	GMT	94	12.19	GBP		XLON		592205503372768124
11:51:35	GMT	200	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254907972181
11:51:35	GMT	48	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254907972182
11:51:35	GMT	99	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503372780146
11:52:03	GMT	151	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254907982776
11:54:07	GMT	16	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254908027079
12:03:03	GMT	32	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254908213290
12:03:03	GMT	98	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503373035294
12:03:03	GMT	98	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254908213291
12:03:03	GMT	100	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254908213289
12:03:03	GMT	315	12.18	GBP		XLON		606279254908213298
12:03:03	GMT	84	12.18	GBP		XLON		592205503373035298
12:04:39	GMT	3	12.17	GBP		XLON		606279254908247922
12:04:39	GMT	3	12.17	GBP		XLON		606279254908247923
12:04:39	GMT	92	12.17	GBP		XLON		606279254908247921
12:04:39	GMT	98	12.17	GBP		XLON		606279254908247920
12:18:00	GMT	101	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503373348597
12:18:00	GMT	325	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254908508729
12:41:28	GMT	13	12.12	GBP		XLON		606279254908963602
12:41:28	GMT	82	12.12	GBP		XLON		606279254908963601
12:41:28	GMT	95	12.12	GBP		XLON		606279254908963603
13:00:52	GMT	92	12.14	GBP		XLON		592205503374256660
13:11:55	GMT	90	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254909595976
13:11:55	GMT	152	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503374507229
13:11:55	GMT	292	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503374507228
13:11:55	GMT	300	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503374507233
13:11:55	GMT	51	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254909595982
13:11:55	GMT	93	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254909595981
13:11:55	GMT	156	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254909595983
13:11:55	GMT	144	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254909596011
13:25:24	GMT	90	12.14	GBP		XLON		592205503374786789
13:32:46	GMT	11	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254910010658
13:32:46	GMT	85	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254910010657
13:34:29	GMT	96	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503374984760
13:39:47	GMT	93	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254910160854
13:41:43	GMT	94	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375152771
13:43:35	GMT	88	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254910256543
13:45:27	GMT	45	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375249232
13:45:27	GMT	47	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375249231
13:47:37	GMT	95	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254910353045
13:49:18	GMT	4	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375348292
13:49:18	GMT	12	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375348291
13:49:18	GMT	72	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375348290
13:51:26	GMT	8	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375403460
13:51:26	GMT	9	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375403461
13:51:26	GMT	83	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375403462
13:53:04	GMT	84	12.15	GBP		XLON		606279254910482004
13:54:25	GMT	108	12.16	GBP		XLON		592205503375473883
13:56:32	GMT	39	12.16	GBP		XLON		606279254910558424
13:56:32	GMT	62	12.16	GBP		XLON		606279254910558423
13:57:02	GMT	105	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375532388
13:57:02	GMT	258	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375532389
13:57:02	GMT	272	12.14	GBP		XLON		606279254910568497
13:57:02	GMT	18	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375532393
13:57:02	GMT	330	12.15	GBP		XLON		592205503375532392
14:19:43	GMT	92	12.14	GBP		XLON		592205503376075680
14:21:25	GMT	92	12.13	GBP		XLON		592205503376117113
14:21:25	GMT	92	12.13	GBP		XLON		592205503376117114
14:21:25	GMT	92	12.13	GBP		XLON		592205503376117115
14:21:25	GMT	92	12.13	GBP		XLON		592205503376117116
14:21:25	GMT	92	12.13	GBP		XLON		592205503376117117
14:21:25	GMT	92	12.13	GBP		XLON		606279254911122989
14:21:25	GMT	92	12.13	GBP		XLON		606279254911122990
14:21:25	GMT	93	12.13	GBP		XLON		592205503376117112
14:21:25	GMT	96	12.13	GBP		XLON		606279254911122991
14:21:25	GMT	231	12.13	GBP		XLON		592205503376117111
14:31:03	GMT	2	12.11	GBP		XLON		592205503376385151
14:31:03	GMT	84	12.11	GBP		XLON		592205503376385150
14:31:03	GMT	86	12.11	GBP		XLON		592205503376385149
14:31:03	GMT	86	12.11	GBP		XLON		606279254911378107
14:31:03	GMT	86	12.11	GBP		XLON		606279254911378108
14:31:03	GMT	86	12.11	GBP		XLON		606279254911378109
14:31:03	GMT	224	12.11	GBP		XLON		606279254911378106
14:31:03	GMT	99	12.11	GBP		XLON		592205503376385163
14:35:52	GMT	95	12.1	GBP		XLON		592205503376555344
14:35:52	GMT	95	12.1	GBP		XLON		606279254911539149
14:35:52	GMT	313	12.1	GBP		XLON		592205503376555343
14:35:52	GMT	11	12.1	GBP		XLON		606279254911539153
14:45:33	GMT	95	12.09	GBP		XLON		606279254911836046
14:46:32	GMT	99	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503376897854
14:47:26	GMT	43	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503376925659
14:47:26	GMT	46	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503376925660
14:49:32	GMT	101	12.09	GBP		XLON		606279254911951184
14:50:26	GMT	97	12.09	GBP		XLON		606279254911982867
14:51:49	GMT	9	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503377064643
14:51:49	GMT	86	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503377064642
14:53:19	GMT	76	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503377120403
14:53:19	GMT	3	12.09	GBP		XLON		606279254912076391
14:53:19	GMT	20	12.09	GBP		XLON		606279254912076393
14:54:38	GMT	96	12.09	GBP		XLON		606279254912114463
14:54:50	GMT	12	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254912120873
14:54:50	GMT	19	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254912120876
14:54:50	GMT	83	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254912120872
14:54:50	GMT	95	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503377167315
14:54:50	GMT	95	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503377167319
14:54:50	GMT	95	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254912120871
14:54:50	GMT	95	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254912120875
14:54:50	GMT	221	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254912120877
14:54:50	GMT	327	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503377167313
15:09:45	GMT	98	12.07	GBP		XLON		606279254912621375
15:11:01	GMT	40	12.07	GBP		XLON		592205503377732625
15:11:01	GMT	58	12.07	GBP		XLON		606279254912657127
15:11:27	GMT	98	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503377749600
15:11:27	GMT	98	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503377749601
15:11:27	GMT	98	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503377749602
15:11:27	GMT	98	12.06	GBP		XLON		606279254912673583
15:11:27	GMT	98	12.06	GBP		XLON		606279254912673584
15:11:27	GMT	363	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503377749603
15:11:27	GMT	121	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503377749608
15:31:53	GMT	96	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503378402331
15:31:53	GMT	103	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254913290154
15:31:53	GMT	415	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254913290155
15:31:53	GMT	119	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503378402337
15:31:53	GMT	180	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503378402336
15:31:53	GMT	330	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503378402335
15:33:37	GMT	27	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254913335991
15:33:37	GMT	73	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254913335992
15:33:37	GMT	152	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254913335990
15:40:18	GMT	75	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254913520906
15:40:18	GMT	85	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503378645336
15:40:18	GMT	85	12.08	GBP		XLON		606279254913520907
15:40:18	GMT	251	12.08	GBP		XLON		592205503378645335
15:45:50	GMT	45	12.07	GBP		XLON		592205503378842590
15:45:50	GMT	54	12.07	GBP		XLON		592205503378842589
15:45:50	GMT	91	12.07	GBP		XLON		592205503378842587
15:45:50	GMT	233	12.07	GBP		XLON		592205503378842588
16:00:58	GMT	86	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503379327898
16:02:04	GMT	14	12.06	GBP		XLON		606279254914206017
16:02:04	GMT	75	12.06	GBP		XLON		606279254914206016
16:03:43	GMT	121	12.06	GBP		XLON		606279254914256107
16:03:43	GMT	303	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503379422656
16:03:43	GMT	57	12.06	GBP		XLON		606279254914256112
16:03:43	GMT	330	12.06	GBP		XLON		606279254914256111
16:03:43	GMT	123	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503379422662
16:03:43	GMT	180	12.06	GBP		XLON		592205503379422663
16:13:32	GMT	89	12.12	GBP		XLON		592205503379762607
16:16:04	GMT	100	12.12	GBP		XLON		606279254914671085
16:16:55	GMT	407	12.11	GBP		XLON		606279254914694911
16:16:55	GMT	339	12.11	GBP		XLON		606279254914694915
16:16:55	GMT	33	12.11	GBP		XLON		592205503379884351
16:16:55	GMT	180	12.11	GBP		XLON		592205503379884350
16:16:55	GMT	120	12.11	GBP		XLON		606279254914694921
16:17:05	GMT	88	12.11	GBP		XLON		606279254914699725
16:22:22	GMT	84	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503380094383
16:22:22	GMT	84	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503380094384
16:22:22	GMT	84	12.09	GBP		XLON		606279254914894190
16:22:22	GMT	327	12.09	GBP		XLON		592205503380094382
16:29:59	GMT	44	12.1	GBP		XLON		606279254915194979
16:29:59	GMT	248	12.1	GBP		XLON		606279254915194980
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