Transaction in Own Shares, 4 Oct 2024 17:53

04 October 2024, 17:53

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 0727H

WH Smith PLC

04 October 2024

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
04 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 04 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 109,777 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,805,230 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:			04 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			14.3222		14.2300	14.3800


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
08:14:52	BST	77	14.23	GBP		XLON	592180715997047450
08:14:52	BST	669	14.23	GBP		XLON	592180715997047451
08:46:54	BST	439	14.26	GBP		XLON	592180715997787216
08:58:12	BST	273	14.27	GBP		XLON	606254466445691789
09:27:22	BST	99	14.33	GBP		XLON	592180715998716568
09:27:22	BST	229	14.33	GBP		XLON	592180715998716567
09:47:33	BST	274	14.3	GBP		XLON	606254466446802175
10:53:52	BST	362	14.3	GBP		XLON	606254466448255803
11:25:33	BST	431	14.29	GBP		XLON	606254466448978026
11:54:56	BST	20	14.27	GBP		XLON	606254466449554271
11:54:56	BST	192	14.27	GBP		XLON	606254466449554270
12:03:04	BST	459	14.27	GBP		XLON	592180716002327596
12:40:45	BST	32	14.27	GBP		XLON	606254466450460539
12:40:45	BST	51	14.27	GBP		XLON	606254466450460541
12:40:45	BST	165	14.27	GBP		XLON	606254466450460540
12:59:36	BST	61	14.29	GBP		XLON	592180716003476038
12:59:36	BST	66	14.29	GBP		XLON	606254466450809261
12:59:36	BST	139	14.29	GBP		XLON	606254466450809262
12:59:36	BST	185	14.29	GBP		XLON	592180716003476039
13:14:22	BST	208	14.29	GBP		XLON	606254466451118096
13:29:57	BST	116	14.29	GBP		XLON	592180716004171434
13:29:57	BST	304	14.29	GBP		XLON	592180716004171435
13:42:32	BST	222	14.32	GBP		XLON	606254466451972494
14:06:03	BST	10	14.38	GBP		XLON	606254466452743139
14:06:03	BST	207	14.38	GBP		XLON	606254466452743140
14:06:03	BST	247	14.38	GBP		XLON	606254466452743138
14:20:06	BST	200	14.37	GBP		XLON	592180716005989007
14:20:06	BST	229	14.37	GBP		XLON	606254466453165565
14:31:18	BST	353	14.33	GBP		XLON	606254466453531109
14:54:07	BST	190	14.35	GBP		XLON	592180716007354969
14:54:07	BST	245	14.35	GBP		XLON	606254466454450194
14:54:07	BST	329	14.35	GBP		XLON	606254466454450195
14:54:07	BST	129	14.35	GBP		XLON	606254466454450213
15:08:08	BST	51	14.38	GBP		XLON	606254466455090230
15:08:38	BST	135	14.38	GBP		XLON	606254466455107732
15:09:20	BST	341	14.36	GBP		XLON	606254466455140812
15:20:03	BST	374	14.37	GBP		XLON	592180716008503495
15:37:07	BST	17	14.34	GBP		XLON	592180716009144860
15:37:07	BST	746	14.34	GBP		XLON	592180716009144861
15:47:35	BST	9	14.34	GBP		XLON	592180716009513398
15:47:35	BST	338	14.34	GBP		XLON	592180716009513399
16:06:19	BST	106	14.38	GBP		XLON	606254466457103051
16:06:19	BST	194	14.38	GBP		XLON	606254466457103052
16:06:19	BST	364	14.38	GBP		XLON	606254466457103050
16:13:49	BST	91	14.37	GBP		XLON	592180716010462579
16:13:49	BST	194	14.37	GBP		XLON	592180716010462577
16:13:49	BST	204	14.37	GBP		XLON	606254466457376483
16:13:49	BST	245	14.37	GBP		XLON	592180716010462576
16:19:26	BST	88	14.35	GBP		XLON	606254466457599447
16:19:53	BST	48	14.35	GBP		XLON	606254466457617113
16:20:20	BST	68	14.35	GBP		XLON	606254466457645672
16:24:05	BST	20	14.34	GBP		XLON	606254466457833889
16:24:15	BST	155	14.34	GBP		XLON	606254466457839787


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