Transaction in Own Shares, 3 Oct 2024 17:56

03 October 2024, 17:56

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 9011G

WH Smith PLC

03 October 2024

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
03 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 03 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 98,777 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,816,230 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:			03 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			14.1340		14.0600	14.2300


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
08:10:08	BST	551	14.09	GBP		XLON	606254112537644182
08:20:44	BST	308	14.06	GBP		XLON	606254112537959658
08:30:01	BST	206	14.14	GBP		XLON	592180362103590371
08:45:32	BST	223	14.09	GBP		XLON	592180362104016651
09:22:58	BST	209	14.11	GBP		XLON	606254112539483443
09:22:58	BST	382	14.11	GBP		XLON	606254112539483442
09:32:47	BST	253	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112539705400
10:26:14	BST	578	14.16	GBP		XLON	592180362106411740
10:47:50	BST	262	14.17	GBP		XLON	606254112541277232
11:11:25	BST	226	14.14	GBP		XLON	592180362107435771
11:35:45	BST	99	14.13	GBP		XLON	606254112542325895
11:35:45	BST	126	14.13	GBP		XLON	606254112542325896
11:35:45	BST	126	14.13	GBP		XLON	606254112542325897
12:01:52	BST	232	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112542849705
12:15:37	BST	225	14.13	GBP		XLON	606254112543136412
12:54:44	BST	31	14.14	GBP		XLON	592180362109737952
12:54:44	BST	168	14.14	GBP		XLON	592180362109737951
13:04:58	BST	215	14.13	GBP		XLON	592180362109964494
13:07:45	BST	52	14.12	GBP		XLON	606254112544202246
13:07:45	BST	173	14.12	GBP		XLON	606254112544202247
13:30:28	BST	146	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112544776425
13:30:28	BST	260	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112544776424
13:48:42	BST	15	14.09	GBP		XLON	606254112545255148
13:48:42	BST	207	14.09	GBP		XLON	606254112545255149
13:48:42	BST	207	14.09	GBP		XLON	606254112545255150
14:38:19	BST	87	14.13	GBP		XLON	592180362112568048
14:38:19	BST	133	14.13	GBP		XLON	592180362112568047
14:41:42	BST	41	14.17	GBP		XLON	592180362112690944
14:41:42	BST	187	14.17	GBP		XLON	592180362112690943
14:41:42	BST	42	14.17	GBP		XLON	606254112546706689
14:47:09	BST	133	14.16	GBP		XLON	592180362112887554
14:47:09	BST	553	14.16	GBP		XLON	592180362112887553
14:47:09	BST	287	14.16	GBP		XLON	606254112546892492
14:47:10	BST	17	14.16	GBP		XLON	606254112546892765
14:47:45	BST	94	14.16	GBP		XLON	606254112546912254
14:59:50	BST	44	14.16	GBP		XLON	592180362113364938
14:59:50	BST	100	14.16	GBP		XLON	592180362113364936
14:59:50	BST	200	14.16	GBP		XLON	592180362113364934
14:59:50	BST	269	14.16	GBP		XLON	592180362113364932
15:13:40	BST	370	14.23	GBP		XLON	606254112547903835
15:20:21	BST	103	14.2	GBP		XLON	606254112548181321
15:22:34	BST	250	14.2	GBP		XLON	606254112548255399
15:30:05	BST	352	14.18	GBP		XLON	592180362114596832
15:41:11	BST	221	14.13	GBP		XLON	606254112548933394
15:41:11	BST	133	14.13	GBP		XLON	606254112548933395
15:58:15	BST	65	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112549523141
15:58:15	BST	100	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112549523140
15:58:15	BST	190	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112549523139
15:58:15	BST	206	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112549523142
15:58:15	BST	206	14.1	GBP		XLON	606254112549523143
16:26:13	BST	247	14.14	GBP		XLON	592180362116875077
16:27:48	BST	74	14.13	GBP		XLON	592180362116938421
16:27:48	BST	200	14.13	GBP		XLON	592180362116938432
16:27:58	BST	153	14.13	GBP		XLON	592180362116945387
16:27:58	BST	463	14.13	GBP		XLON	592180362116945386


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