Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC
05 February 2008



                                  WH Smith PLC


                           Transaction in Own Shares


WH Smith PLC announces that on 5 February 2008 it acquired 300,000 of its own
ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 336.3612 pence per
ordinary share.


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