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WH Smith PLC
17 March 2025
 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

 

17 March 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 26,700 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 17 March 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 2,167,981 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 128,748,953 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:

17 March 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

26,700

10.5323

10.4900

10.6000






















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

 

08:08:32

GMT

96

10.6

GBP

XLON

606183000273092436

 

08:08:32

GMT

26

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749108633072

 

08:08:32

GMT

70

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749108633073

 

08:08:32

GMT

96

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749108633074

 

08:08:32

GMT

317

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749108633071

 

08:08:32

GMT

279

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749108633079

 

08:08:32

GMT

172

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000273092446

 

08:18:18

GMT

101

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000273271990

 

08:18:18

GMT

101

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000273271991

 

08:18:18

GMT

101

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749108823987

 

08:18:18

GMT

101

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749108823988

 

08:18:18

GMT

118

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000273271989

 

08:18:18

GMT

175

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000273271988

 

08:24:25

GMT

292

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749108921522

 

08:40:30

GMT

111

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000273641462

 

08:40:30

GMT

111

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000273641463

 

08:40:30

GMT

111

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749109215814

 

08:40:30

GMT

117

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749109215815

 

08:40:30

GMT

349

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000273641461

 

08:40:30

GMT

58

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000273641469

 

08:40:30

GMT

153

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749109215953

 

08:51:01

GMT

109

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749109413637

 

08:51:01

GMT

255

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749109413636

 

08:51:01

GMT

39

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000273827914

 

09:03:26

GMT

115

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000274053343

 

09:03:26

GMT

341

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749109655013

 

09:03:26

GMT

16

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749109655018

 

09:09:00

GMT

115

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749109756693

 

09:10:20

GMT

177

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000274176569

 

09:24:58

GMT

112

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749110059788

 

09:24:58

GMT

143

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749110059786

 

09:24:58

GMT

218

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749110059787

 

09:24:58

GMT

112

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000274430481

 

09:40:44

GMT

100

10.5

GBP

XLON

606183000274690197

 

09:40:44

GMT

100

10.5

GBP

XLON

606183000274690198

 

09:40:44

GMT

293

10.5

GBP

XLON

606183000274690196

 

10:03:12

GMT

107

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000275034055

 

10:05:27

GMT

31

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000275067795

 

10:05:27

GMT

69

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000275067796

 

10:08:27

GMT

103

10.57

GBP

XLON

620256749110785466

 

10:10:38

GMT

96

10.57

GBP

XLON

606183000275144062

 

10:10:38

GMT

332

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000275144063

 

10:10:38

GMT

186

10.56

GBP

XLON

620256749110818515

 

10:10:38

GMT

63

10.56

GBP

XLON

620256749110818516

 

10:10:38

GMT

249

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000275144068

 

10:10:38

GMT

25

10.56

GBP

XLON

620256749110818526

 

10:10:38

GMT

84

10.56

GBP

XLON

620256749110818525

 

10:23:25

GMT

6

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000275336723

 

10:23:25

GMT

98

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000275336724

 

10:23:25

GMT

104

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000275336725

 

10:23:25

GMT

292

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000275336722

 

10:36:15

GMT

25

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000275520933

 

10:36:15

GMT

289

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000275520934

 

10:51:21

GMT

100

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000275755836

 

10:51:21

GMT

100

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749111470731

 

10:51:21

GMT

143

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749111470730

 

10:51:21

GMT

180

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000275755835

 

10:57:34

GMT

107

10.49

GBP

XLON

620256749111563874

 

10:57:34

GMT

186

10.49

GBP

XLON

620256749111563873

 

11:25:45

GMT

2

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749112011636

 

11:25:45

GMT

100

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749112011635

 

11:28:44

GMT

35

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749112059017

 

11:28:44

GMT

79

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749112059016

 

11:31:40

GMT

1

10.49

GBP

XLON

606183000276346428

 

11:31:40

GMT

102

10.49

GBP

XLON

620256749112103550

 

11:31:40

GMT

102

10.49

GBP

XLON

620256749112103551

 

11:31:40

GMT

102

10.49

GBP

XLON

620256749112103552

 

11:31:40

GMT

102

10.49

GBP

XLON

620256749112103554

 

11:31:40

GMT

102

10.49

GBP

XLON

620256749112103556

 

11:31:40

GMT

102

10.49

GBP

XLON

620256749112103557

 

11:31:40

GMT

291

10.49

GBP

XLON

606183000276346429

 

11:31:48

GMT

100

10.49

GBP

XLON

606183000276348269

 

11:31:48

GMT

22

10.49

GBP

XLON

606183000276348516

 

11:54:04

GMT

89

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749112457384

 

11:56:02

GMT

89

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000276703604

 

11:56:02

GMT

342

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000276703605

 

11:56:02

GMT

244

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000276703634

 

11:56:40

GMT

75

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749112499210

 

12:18:38

GMT

119

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749112843895

 

12:20:56

GMT

101

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749112879541

 

12:23:23

GMT

103

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749112917110

 

12:25:46

GMT

396

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000277137747

 

12:25:46

GMT

261

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749112952917

 

12:25:46

GMT

98

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000277137754

 

12:25:46

GMT

147

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000277137755

 

12:25:47

GMT

99

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749112953229

 

12:37:00

GMT

18

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277313226

 

12:37:00

GMT

90

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277313227

 

12:37:00

GMT

292

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749113141300

 

12:48:50

GMT

108

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277493134

 

12:48:50

GMT

108

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749113334172

 

12:48:50

GMT

292

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749113334171

 

13:18:55

GMT

17

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749113811226

 

13:18:55

GMT

108

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277938593

 

13:18:55

GMT

108

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277938594

 

13:18:55

GMT

370

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277938592

 

13:18:55

GMT

91

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749113811227

 

13:18:55

GMT

175

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277938600

 

13:18:55

GMT

107

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277938628

 

13:18:56

GMT

40

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000277938860

 

13:27:40

GMT

114

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000278082896

 

13:27:40

GMT

114

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000278082897

 

13:38:57

GMT

101

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000278333182

 

13:40:34

GMT

101

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000278362055

 

13:42:26

GMT

98

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000278403534

 

13:44:23

GMT

112

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749114349276

 

13:46:22

GMT

34

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749114397970

 

13:46:22

GMT

80

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749114397969

 

13:48:16

GMT

5

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000278533534

 

13:48:16

GMT

96

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000278533533

 

13:49:52

GMT

101

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000278568173

 

13:49:52

GMT

101

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000278568175

 

13:49:52

GMT

102

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000278568174

 

13:49:52

GMT

230

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000278568172

 

13:49:52

GMT

100

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000278568183

 

13:49:52

GMT

246

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000278568184

 

13:49:52

GMT

82

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749114481795

 

13:56:04

GMT

97

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749114629878

 

13:56:04

GMT

293

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000278705553

 

14:12:50

GMT

99

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000279067349

 

14:12:50

GMT

99

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000279067350

 

14:12:50

GMT

99

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000279067351

 

14:12:50

GMT

99

10.51

GBP

XLON

606183000279067352

 

14:12:50

GMT

99

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749115018233

 

14:12:50

GMT

292

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749115018232

 

14:33:21

GMT

5

10.51

GBP

XLON

620256749115495007

 

14:36:48

GMT

112

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749115581594

 

14:37:19

GMT

18

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749115596648

 

14:37:19

GMT

94

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749115596651

 

14:39:32

GMT

1

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115654215

 

14:39:32

GMT

1

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115654218

 

14:39:32

GMT

19

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115654217

 

14:39:32

GMT

45

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115654216

 

14:39:32

GMT

36

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000279663472

 

14:39:59

GMT

21

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115665082

 

14:39:59

GMT

68

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115665084

 

14:39:59

GMT

11

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115665086

 

14:40:30

GMT

13

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115677289

 

14:41:48

GMT

110

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749115709063

 

14:43:42

GMT

113

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000279760782

 

14:45:02

GMT

7

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749115794741

 

14:46:34

GMT

114

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000279835109

 

14:46:34

GMT

250

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749115836552

 

14:46:34

GMT

31

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000279835117

 

14:46:34

GMT

172

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000279835116

 

14:52:15

GMT

101

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000279983779

 

14:52:15

GMT

101

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000279983780

 

14:52:15

GMT

101

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000279983781

 

14:52:15

GMT

101

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749115995352

 

14:52:15

GMT

246

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749115995351

 

14:52:15

GMT

175

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749115995361

 

14:52:15

GMT

13

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749115995633

 

14:52:15

GMT

3

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749115995634

 

15:07:23

GMT

113

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749116441555

 

15:08:51

GMT

40

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280438942

 

15:08:51

GMT

75

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280438941

 

15:10:13

GMT

97

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749116519377

 

15:11:49

GMT

111

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280519440

 

15:14:07

GMT

104

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280575955

 

15:14:07

GMT

256

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280575956

 

15:14:07

GMT

46

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280575961

 

15:14:07

GMT

370

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280575960

 

15:21:30

GMT

101

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280770491

 

15:21:30

GMT

101

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280770492

 

15:21:30

GMT

101

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749116832272

 

15:21:30

GMT

334

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280770490

 

15:21:30

GMT

259

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000280770493

 

15:33:37

GMT

114

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000281105010

 

15:33:37

GMT

114

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000281105011

 

15:33:37

GMT

114

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000281105012

 

15:33:37

GMT

114

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000281105013

 

15:33:37

GMT

334

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749117192344

 

15:33:37

GMT

124

10.52

GBP

XLON

606183000281105020

 

15:45:55

GMT

98

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000281431335

 

15:47:21

GMT

115

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749117583338

 

15:48:45

GMT

99

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749117622225

 

15:50:14

GMT

97

10.59

GBP

XLON

606183000281547702

 

15:50:28

GMT

56

10.59

GBP

XLON

620256749117671441

 

15:50:28

GMT

60

10.59

GBP

XLON

620256749117671440

 

15:51:59

GMT

110

10.59

GBP

XLON

606183000281592486

 

15:52:42

GMT

283

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000281609661

 

15:52:42

GMT

403

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000281609665

 

15:53:00

GMT

211

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749117739991

 

15:59:36

GMT

322

10.58

GBP

XLON

606183000281810420

 

15:59:36

GMT

265

10.58

GBP

XLON

620256749117943541

 

16:09:06

GMT

72

10.56

GBP

XLON

620256749118247705

 

16:09:06

GMT

103

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000282096520

 

16:09:06

GMT

250

10.56

GBP

XLON

620256749118247704

 

16:09:06

GMT

31

10.56

GBP

XLON

620256749118247707

 

16:09:06

GMT

103

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000282096521

 

16:09:06

GMT

103

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000282096522

 

16:09:06

GMT

103

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000282096524

 

16:09:06

GMT

103

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000282096525

 

16:10:09

GMT

42

10.56

GBP

XLON

606183000282132088

 

16:18:54

GMT

101

10.55

GBP

XLON

620256749118619544

 

16:19:24

GMT

102

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000282467599

 

16:19:24

GMT

264

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749118639104

 

16:19:24

GMT

241

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749118639109

 

16:19:24

GMT

241

10.54

GBP

XLON

606183000282467609

 

16:19:24

GMT

124

10.54

GBP

XLON

620256749118639115

 

16:25:05

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35

10.53

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XLON

620256749118888344

 

16:25:05

GMT

37

10.53

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XLON

620256749118888343

 

16:25:05

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68

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749118888345

 

16:25:05

GMT

103

10.53

GBP

XLON

606183000282704917

 

16:25:05

GMT

103

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749118888346

 

16:25:05

GMT

211

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749118888342

 

16:25:05

GMT

44

10.53

GBP

XLON

620256749118888661

 

16:29:28

GMT

205

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749119057605

 

16:29:30

GMT

37

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749119058384

 

16:29:32

GMT

53

10.52

GBP

XLON

620256749119061037

 




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