WH Smith PLC Transaction in Own Shares

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WH Smith PLC

25 October 2024

 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
25 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 11,000 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 25 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 274,197 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,642,095 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:			25 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		11,000			13.9943			13.8000		14.1000
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
08:02:42	BST	429	13.88	GBP		XLON		606261898232568985
08:15:15	BST	303	13.8	GBP		XLON		592188147782447476
08:31:20	BST	206	13.84	GBP		XLON		592188147782786001
08:57:08	BST	283	13.85	GBP		XLON		606261898233607696
09:51:15	BST	196	13.86	GBP		XLON		606261898234668049
09:51:15	BST	410	13.86	GBP		XLON		606261898234668048
10:13:57	BST	196	13.88	GBP		XLON		606261898235121111
10:13:57	BST	624	13.88	GBP		XLON		592188147784952090
11:11:50	BST	210	14	GBP		XLON		606261898236353164
11:15:39	BST	349	14	GBP		XLON		606261898236438314
11:59:47	BST	37	13.96	GBP		XLON		606261898237358315
11:59:47	BST	147	13.96	GBP		XLON		606261898237358314
11:59:47	BST	386	13.96	GBP		XLON		606261898237358313
12:41:05	BST	332	13.94	GBP		XLON		606261898238160556
13:26:31	BST	206	14.03	GBP		XLON		592188147789376836
13:26:31	BST	714	14.03	GBP		XLON		606261898239204121
13:40:30	BST	57	14.01	GBP		XLON		592188147789768103
13:40:30	BST	192	14.01	GBP		XLON		592188147789768104
14:01:31	BST	12	14.01	GBP		XLON		606261898240093981
14:01:31	BST	109	14.01	GBP		XLON		606261898240093980
14:01:31	BST	114	14.01	GBP		XLON		606261898240093979
14:01:31	BST	162	14.01	GBP		XLON		606261898240093982
14:09:51	BST	90	13.99	GBP		XLON		592188147790560306
14:12:05	BST	92	13.99	GBP		XLON		592188147790624527
14:19:33	BST	306	14.01	GBP		XLON		592188147790844468
14:30:30	BST	45	13.99	GBP		XLON		606261898240910572
14:32:10	BST	99	13.99	GBP		XLON		606261898240994404
14:33:21	BST	81	13.99	GBP		XLON		606261898241046727
14:40:33	BST	29	13.98	GBP		XLON		606261898241312397
15:00:08	BST	460	14.07	GBP		XLON		606261898242109831
15:00:24	BST	202	14.06	GBP		XLON		606261898242119501
15:00:24	BST	771	14.06	GBP		XLON		606261898242119500
15:00:24	BST	130	14.06	GBP		XLON		592188147792541281
15:17:11	BST	23	14.1	GBP		XLON		592188147793269419
15:18:51	BST	77	14.1	GBP		XLON		592188147793344600
15:19:48	BST	123	14.1	GBP		XLON		592188147793383796
15:27:11	BST	18	14.09	GBP		XLON		606261898243169114
15:27:11	BST	319	14.09	GBP		XLON		606261898243169115
15:32:12	BST	25	14.09	GBP		XLON		606261898243342527
15:39:52	BST	92	14.09	GBP		XLON		606261898243622451
15:39:52	BST	106	14.09	GBP		XLON		606261898243622452
15:39:52	BST	172	14.09	GBP		XLON		606261898243622453
15:45:50	BST	28	14.07	GBP		XLON		592188147794418331
15:45:50	BST	195	14.07	GBP		XLON		592188147794418332
15:50:58	BST	31	14.05	GBP		XLON		606261898244049932
15:55:19	BST	338	14.07	GBP		XLON		606261898244219848
16:07:03	BST	202	14.09	GBP		XLON		592188147795275695
16:07:03	BST	156	14.08	GBP		XLON		606261898244634823
16:07:03	BST	219	14.08	GBP		XLON		606261898244634822
16:12:01	BST	93	14.05	GBP		XLON		606261898244807879
16:12:01	BST	129	14.05	GBP		XLON		606261898244807878
16:20:31	BST	100	14.05	GBP		XLON		606261898245138100
16:20:31	BST	319	14.05	GBP		XLON		606261898245138101
16:27:12	BST	11	14.04	GBP		XLON		606261898245399212
16:27:12	BST	245	14.04	GBP		XLON		606261898245399213
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