Transaction in Own Shares, 9 Oct 2024 17:25

09 October 2024, 17:25

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 6064H

WH Smith PLC

09 October 2024

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
09 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 09 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 142,777 Ordinary Shares. The Company has 130,772,230 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:			09 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			14.0871		14.0400	14.1400


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
08:10:04	BST	166	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235917458883
08:10:04	BST	17	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235917458884
08:16:34	BST	562	14.08	GBP		XLON	592182485473986604
08:42:06	BST	75	14.08	GBP		XLON	606256235918190253
08:42:06	BST	131	14.08	GBP		XLON	606256235918190254
08:42:06	BST	131	14.08	GBP		XLON	606256235918190255
08:59:46	BST	331	14.11	GBP		XLON	606256235918571055
09:21:49	BST	28	14.11	GBP		XLON	606256235919116246
09:21:49	BST	181	14.11	GBP		XLON	606256235919116247
09:21:49	BST	402	14.11	GBP		XLON	592182485475588660
10:16:35	BST	482	14.13	GBP		XLON	606256235920315600
10:18:36	BST	215	14.11	GBP		XLON	606256235920365546
10:25:11	BST	304	14.14	GBP		XLON	606256235920522840
11:48:26	BST	89	14.11	GBP		XLON	592182485479111718
11:48:26	BST	125	14.11	GBP		XLON	592182485479111719
11:48:26	BST	214	14.11	GBP		XLON	606256235922434326
11:48:26	BST	233	14.11	GBP		XLON	606256235922434325
11:52:51	BST	97	14.09	GBP		XLON	592182485479226547
11:52:51	BST	117	14.09	GBP		XLON	592182485479226548
12:24:06	BST	200	14.1	GBP		XLON	606256235923241507
12:39:45	BST	319	14.08	GBP		XLON	606256235923602319
13:31:40	BST	41	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235924835894
13:31:40	BST	207	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485481685758
13:31:40	BST	207	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485481685759
13:31:40	BST	207	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485481685760
13:31:40	BST	363	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235924835896
13:42:16	BST	89	14.05	GBP		XLON	592182485481995706
13:42:16	BST	128	14.05	GBP		XLON	592182485481995705
13:54:01	BST	193	14.04	GBP		XLON	606256235925452036
14:35:25	BST	219	14.06	GBP		XLON	606256235926723145
14:40:31	BST	14	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235926907926
14:40:31	BST	171	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235926907925
14:47:01	BST	8	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485484168215
14:47:01	BST	98	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485484168214
14:47:01	BST	100	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485484168213
14:50:01	BST	682	14.05	GBP		XLON	592182485484300274
14:50:01	BST	2	14.05	GBP		XLON	606256235927285880
14:50:01	BST	298	14.05	GBP		XLON	606256235927285889
15:18:54	BST	212	14.13	GBP		XLON	592182485485568190
15:19:50	BST	950	14.12	GBP		XLON	606256235928512574
15:19:53	BST	22	14.12	GBP		XLON	592182485485612524
15:36:53	BST	33	14.1	GBP		XLON	606256235929181973
15:36:53	BST	181	14.1	GBP		XLON	606256235929181974
15:38:21	BST	358	14.09	GBP		XLON	592182485486385466
16:08:26	BST	11	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235930430617
16:08:26	BST	25	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485487657597
16:08:26	BST	33	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485487657598
16:08:26	BST	78	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485487657599
16:08:26	BST	188	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485487657600
16:12:20	BST	81	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485487829722
16:12:20	BST	198	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485487829721
16:15:15	BST	302	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235930730331
16:15:15	BST	437	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235930730332
16:15:15	BST	360	14.07	GBP		XLON	606256235930730340
16:26:07	BST	85	14.07	GBP		XLON	592182485488563394


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