Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC

21 February 2025

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
21 February 2025
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 29 January 2025, of 25,181 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 21 February 2025 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 1,741,548 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 129,175,386 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:			21 February 2025
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		25,181			11.8410			11.7400		11.9800
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
08:02:53	GMT	314	11.8	GBP		XLON		606174503202707007
08:09:47	GMT	99	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503202886157
08:09:47	GMT	99	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503202886158
08:09:47	GMT	611	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503202886156
08:09:47	GMT	97	11.83	GBP		XLON		592100754366235186
08:23:04	GMT	102	11.85	GBP		XLON		606174503203154912
08:25:15	GMT	201	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503203192426
08:29:41	GMT	102	11.83	GBP		XLON		592100754366649494
08:29:41	GMT	102	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503203273843
08:29:41	GMT	102	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503203273848
08:29:41	GMT	103	11.83	GBP		XLON		592100754366649495
08:29:41	GMT	103	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503203273846
08:29:41	GMT	110	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503203273845
08:29:41	GMT	112	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503203273842
08:29:41	GMT	150	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503203273841
08:36:37	GMT	105	11.79	GBP		XLON		606174503203443477
08:36:37	GMT	166	11.79	GBP		XLON		606174503203443478
08:39:47	GMT	38	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754366903959
08:39:47	GMT	68	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754366903958
08:48:11	GMT	29	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503203679630
08:48:11	GMT	80	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503203679631
08:48:11	GMT	9	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754367086193
08:50:11	GMT	118	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503203720500
09:00:32	GMT	15	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503203922548
09:00:32	GMT	107	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754367344612
09:00:32	GMT	107	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754367344615
09:00:32	GMT	438	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503203922549
09:08:05	GMT	107	11.76	GBP		XLON		606174503204082732
09:08:05	GMT	119	11.76	GBP		XLON		606174503204082730
09:08:05	GMT	152	11.76	GBP		XLON		606174503204082731
09:18:04	GMT	99	11.76	GBP		XLON		606174503204286190
09:18:04	GMT	99	11.76	GBP		XLON		606174503204286191
09:18:04	GMT	284	11.76	GBP		XLON		592100754367732094
09:38:41	GMT	219	11.79	GBP		XLON		592100754368185944
09:38:41	GMT	346	11.79	GBP		XLON		592100754368185943
09:38:41	GMT	313	11.79	GBP		XLON		606174503204707887
09:38:45	GMT	116	11.79	GBP		XLON		606174503204709210
09:46:46	GMT	271	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503204869779
10:05:04	GMT	44	11.8	GBP		XLON		606174503205241721
10:05:04	GMT	63	11.8	GBP		XLON		606174503205241720
10:05:04	GMT	300	11.8	GBP		XLON		592100754368759538
10:16:04	GMT	7	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503205475290
10:16:04	GMT	18	11.83	GBP		XLON		592100754369010592
10:16:04	GMT	98	11.83	GBP		XLON		592100754369010593
10:16:04	GMT	109	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503205475288
10:16:04	GMT	116	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503205475289
10:16:04	GMT	123	11.83	GBP		XLON		606174503205475287
10:16:04	GMT	182	11.83	GBP		XLON		592100754369010591
10:18:16	GMT	116	11.86	GBP		XLON		592100754369069945
10:47:28	GMT	107	11.95	GBP		XLON		606174503206121744
10:51:49	GMT	106	11.95	GBP		XLON		606174503206234587
10:57:28	GMT	42	11.98	GBP		XLON		592100754369978239
10:57:28	GMT	65	11.98	GBP		XLON		592100754369978240
10:57:35	GMT	35	11.98	GBP		XLON		606174503206380673
10:57:35	GMT	75	11.98	GBP		XLON		606174503206380672
11:00:20	GMT	607	11.96	GBP		XLON		592100754370061785
11:00:20	GMT	306	11.96	GBP		XLON		592100754370061790
11:00:30	GMT	136	11.96	GBP		XLON		592100754370065991
11:36:52	GMT	11	11.96	GBP		XLON		606174503207184094
11:36:52	GMT	26	11.96	GBP		XLON		606174503207184092
11:36:53	GMT	76	11.96	GBP		XLON		592100754370845400
11:36:53	GMT	1	11.96	GBP		XLON		592100754370845401
11:39:27	GMT	25	11.96	GBP		XLON		592100754370895894
11:40:03	GMT	166	11.96	GBP		XLON		592100754370907781
11:48:35	GMT	112	11.97	GBP		XLON		592100754371083123
11:52:03	GMT	113	11.97	GBP		XLON		592100754371153363
11:52:03	GMT	575	11.97	GBP		XLON		592100754371153365
11:52:03	GMT	66	11.97	GBP		XLON		592100754371153375
11:52:03	GMT	264	11.97	GBP		XLON		592100754371153376
11:52:03	GMT	26	11.97	GBP		XLON		592100754371153377
12:02:00	GMT	101	11.97	GBP		XLON		606174503207649036
12:02:00	GMT	272	11.97	GBP		XLON		606174503207649035
12:11:40	GMT	398	11.95	GBP		XLON		606174503207821907
12:11:40	GMT	19	11.95	GBP		XLON		606174503207821908
12:11:40	GMT	19	11.95	GBP		XLON		606174503207821909
12:24:24	GMT	272	11.92	GBP		XLON		606174503208033812
12:25:12	GMT	116	11.88	GBP		XLON		592100754371773621
12:50:06	GMT	63	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503208491560
12:50:06	GMT	117	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754372249403
12:50:06	GMT	117	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754372249404
12:50:06	GMT	117	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754372249405
12:50:06	GMT	117	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503208491562
12:50:06	GMT	117	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503208491563
12:50:06	GMT	210	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503208491561
12:50:11	GMT	33	11.86	GBP		XLON		606174503208493907
12:50:11	GMT	45	11.86	GBP		XLON		606174503208493905
12:50:11	GMT	45	11.86	GBP		XLON		606174503208493906
13:14:53	GMT	10	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754372764200
13:14:53	GMT	41	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754372764201
13:14:53	GMT	53	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754372764202
13:18:21	GMT	127	11.9	GBP		XLON		606174503209045275
13:21:54	GMT	167	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754372921610
13:29:09	GMT	115	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754373090517
13:31:52	GMT	108	11.89	GBP		XLON		606174503209341469
13:31:56	GMT	27	11.89	GBP		XLON		606174503209343039
13:31:56	GMT	39	11.89	GBP		XLON		606174503209343042
13:31:56	GMT	49	11.89	GBP		XLON		606174503209343040
13:33:50	GMT	13	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754373214291
13:33:50	GMT	96	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754373214290
13:34:44	GMT	100	11.88	GBP		XLON		606174503209411926
13:34:44	GMT	151	11.88	GBP		XLON		606174503209411927
13:34:44	GMT	151	11.88	GBP		XLON		606174503209411928
13:34:44	GMT	54	11.88	GBP		XLON		592100754373238171
13:34:44	GMT	150	11.88	GBP		XLON		592100754373238168
13:35:41	GMT	108	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754373266053
13:35:41	GMT	113	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503209438223
13:35:41	GMT	121	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503209438224
13:53:01	GMT	105	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754373772043
13:53:01	GMT	105	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754373772044
13:53:01	GMT	105	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503209905791
13:53:01	GMT	105	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503209905792
13:53:01	GMT	105	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503209905793
13:53:01	GMT	271	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754373772041
14:13:00	GMT	109	11.89	GBP		XLON		606174503210455297
14:15:10	GMT	163	11.88	GBP		XLON		606174503210513890
14:15:10	GMT	468	11.88	GBP		XLON		606174503210513888
14:15:10	GMT	220	11.88	GBP		XLON		606174503210514034
14:16:40	GMT	130	11.87	GBP		XLON		592100754374469722
14:30:00	GMT	78	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503210932236
14:30:02	GMT	33	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503210934606
14:33:25	GMT	107	11.88	GBP		XLON		592100754375016452
14:34:43	GMT	67	11.88	GBP		XLON		592100754375069136
14:34:44	GMT	45	11.88	GBP		XLON		592100754375070263
14:35:17	GMT	31	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503211137935
14:35:17	GMT	76	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503211137936
14:35:17	GMT	170	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503211137933
14:35:17	GMT	188	11.87	GBP		XLON		606174503211137934
14:36:59	GMT	104	11.88	GBP		XLON		592100754375172703
14:37:05	GMT	106	11.88	GBP		XLON		592100754375177896
14:45:19	GMT	100	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754375500420
14:47:07	GMT	119	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754375563991
14:47:45	GMT	66	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754375585603
14:49:52	GMT	102	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754375660120
14:49:52	GMT	384	11.89	GBP		XLON		606174503211670955
14:49:52	GMT	456	11.89	GBP		XLON		606174503211670964
14:49:52	GMT	43	11.89	GBP		XLON		592100754375660136
14:54:10	GMT	108	11.88	GBP		XLON		606174503211831469
14:54:10	GMT	272	11.88	GBP		XLON		606174503211831468
15:05:27	GMT	29	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503212236345
15:05:27	GMT	89	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503212236346
15:05:27	GMT	118	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754376262297
15:05:27	GMT	118	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754376262298
15:05:27	GMT	118	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503212236347
15:05:27	GMT	271	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754376262296
15:09:50	GMT	271	11.75	GBP		XLON		592100754376416368
15:21:03	GMT	13	11.74	GBP		XLON		592100754376816041
15:21:03	GMT	88	11.74	GBP		XLON		592100754376816038
15:21:03	GMT	101	11.74	GBP		XLON		592100754376816035
15:21:03	GMT	101	11.74	GBP		XLON		592100754376816036
15:21:03	GMT	101	11.74	GBP		XLON		592100754376816037
15:21:03	GMT	271	11.74	GBP		XLON		592100754376816034
15:32:51	GMT	117	11.75	GBP		XLON		592100754377216267
15:32:51	GMT	117	11.75	GBP		XLON		606174503213132671
15:32:51	GMT	117	11.75	GBP		XLON		606174503213132672
15:32:51	GMT	330	11.75	GBP		XLON		592100754377216266
15:46:45	GMT	8	11.79	GBP		XLON		592100754377740343
15:46:45	GMT	100	11.79	GBP		XLON		592100754377740342
15:48:17	GMT	103	11.79	GBP		XLON		592100754377790022
15:49:42	GMT	100	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503213720146
15:50:39	GMT	114	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503213751218
15:50:39	GMT	114	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503213751219
15:50:39	GMT	324	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503213751217
15:50:39	GMT	300	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754377880611
16:00:07	GMT	13	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378218536
16:00:07	GMT	19	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503214067704
16:00:07	GMT	49	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378218531
16:00:07	GMT	73	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378218529
16:00:07	GMT	84	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503214067703
16:00:07	GMT	90	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378218537
16:00:07	GMT	103	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378218535
16:00:07	GMT	103	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503214067705
16:00:07	GMT	103	11.77	GBP		XLON		606174503214067707
16:00:07	GMT	151	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378218532
16:02:57	GMT	79	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378329180
16:02:57	GMT	195	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378329182
16:05:51	GMT	113	11.76	GBP		XLON		592100754378428893
16:14:07	GMT	114	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503214550360
16:15:41	GMT	75	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754378798612
16:15:41	GMT	19	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754378798613
16:15:41	GMT	19	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754378798614
16:16:38	GMT	424	11.77	GBP		XLON		592100754378836693
16:20:56	GMT	70	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503214819866
16:20:56	GMT	43	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503214819870
16:21:54	GMT	54	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503214857653
16:21:55	GMT	50	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503214858298
16:22:51	GMT	106	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503214899873
16:23:29	GMT	115	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754379134023
16:23:29	GMT	645	11.78	GBP		XLON		606174503214923709
16:24:25	GMT	107	11.79	GBP		XLON		592100754379173197
16:28:27	GMT	191	11.78	GBP		XLON		592100754379355280
16:29:53	GMT	1	11.79	GBP		XLON		606174503215199778
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