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RNS Number : 9366X  WH Smith PLC  20 February 2025

 WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
 20 February 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 24,903 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on
 20 February 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 1,716,367 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,200,567 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:                               20 February 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          24,903                                                11.7680                                         11.7000                     11.8400

 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
 08:03:07          GMT          297               11.7              GBP                               XLON                            592100400465889790
 08:10:13          GMT          34                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174149301758384
 08:10:13          GMT          69                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174149301758385
 08:10:22          GMT          132               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400466118334
 08:10:30          GMT          427               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606174149301767845
 08:10:30          GMT          40                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466122767
 08:10:30          GMT          41                11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466122766
 08:10:30          GMT          179               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466122769
 08:10:30          GMT          190               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466122768
 08:16:02          GMT          108               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466270641
 08:16:02          GMT          172               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466270640
 08:36:21          GMT          57                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149302333125
 08:36:21          GMT          113               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466733025
 08:36:21          GMT          113               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149302333126
 08:36:21          GMT          121               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466733024
 08:36:21          GMT          150               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149302333124
 08:36:21          GMT          227               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466733023
 08:36:21          GMT          234               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149302333133
 08:48:45          GMT          61                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466993985
 08:48:45          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466993986
 08:48:45          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149302574864
 08:48:45          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149302574865
 08:48:45          GMT          219               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400466993984
 09:00:09          GMT          398               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100400467231737
 09:02:17          GMT          35                11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100400467284948
 09:02:17          GMT          104               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174149302843056
 09:21:01          GMT          111               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606174149303203251
 09:21:04          GMT          354               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400467675058
 09:21:04          GMT          96                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400467675073
 09:21:04          GMT          150               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400467675074
 09:21:04          GMT          295               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400467675075
 09:21:04          GMT          8                 11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174149303204297
 09:29:44          GMT          15                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400467862757
 09:29:44          GMT          65                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400467862759
 09:29:44          GMT          108               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400467862758
 09:49:43          GMT          103               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149303775910
 09:51:53          GMT          93                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400468338359
 09:51:53          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400468338360
 09:51:53          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400468338361
 09:51:53          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400468338363
 09:51:53          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149303817951
 09:51:53          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149303817952
 09:51:53          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149303817954
 09:51:53          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149303817957
 09:51:53          GMT          103               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149303817958
 10:12:41          GMT          6                 11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304227889
 10:12:41          GMT          9                 11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304227887
 10:12:41          GMT          107               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400468781299
 10:12:41          GMT          107               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304227890
 10:12:41          GMT          107               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304227891
 10:12:41          GMT          107               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304227892
 10:12:41          GMT          107               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304227893
 10:12:41          GMT          266               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304227888
 10:17:25          GMT          280               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304329872
 10:47:45          GMT          27                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304868965
 10:47:45          GMT          35                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304868963
 10:47:45          GMT          56                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304868964
 10:51:43          GMT          114               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606174149304937416
 10:53:49          GMT          107               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            592100400469582903
 10:55:49          GMT          103               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400469625931
 11:10:58          GMT          100               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592100400469922225
 11:10:58          GMT          190               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606174149305288277
 11:10:58          GMT          545               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606174149305288278
 11:10:58          GMT          340               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            592100400469922233
 11:11:05          GMT          181               11.84             GBP                               XLON                            606174149305290012
 11:23:15          GMT          101               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174149305513003
 11:23:15          GMT          281               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100400470165091
 11:35:31          GMT          281               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100400470415623
 11:45:01          GMT          101               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            606174149305926550
 11:45:01          GMT          321               11.83             GBP                               XLON                            592100400470612717
 12:08:00          GMT          29                11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606174149306371733
 12:08:00          GMT          84                11.82             GBP                               XLON                            606174149306371732
 12:08:09          GMT          113               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606174149306374517
 12:16:23          GMT          114               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            606174149306529585
 12:19:54          GMT          102               11.81             GBP                               XLON                            592100400471328128
 12:22:06          GMT          23                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174149306629649
 12:22:06          GMT          90                11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174149306629650
 12:22:06          GMT          113               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400471373049
 12:22:06          GMT          113               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400471373050
 12:22:06          GMT          113               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400471373051
 12:22:06          GMT          113               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174149306629648
 12:22:06          GMT          113               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            606174149306629651
 12:22:06          GMT          281               11.8              GBP                               XLON                            592100400471373048
 12:46:37          GMT          5                 11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400471898073
 12:46:37          GMT          101               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400471898075
 12:46:37          GMT          101               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400471898076
 12:46:37          GMT          101               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149307112265
 12:46:37          GMT          101               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149307112266
 12:46:37          GMT          101               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149307112267
 12:46:37          GMT          101               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149307112268
 12:46:37          GMT          276               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400471898074
 12:52:20          GMT          281               11.79             GBP                               XLON                            606174149307214712
 12:58:28          GMT          281               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149307332086
 13:16:07          GMT          544               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149307682183
 13:36:58          GMT          4                 11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149308140581
 13:36:58          GMT          4                 11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149308140582
 13:36:58          GMT          100               11.78             GBP                               XLON                            606174149308140580
 13:38:42          GMT          4                 11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473058432
 13:38:42          GMT          13                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473058429
 13:38:42          GMT          43                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473058431
 13:38:42          GMT          44                11.78             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473058430
 13:40:13          GMT          108               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473096145
 13:40:13          GMT          108               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473096146
 13:40:13          GMT          108               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473096148
 13:40:13          GMT          108               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174149308219304
 13:40:13          GMT          108               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174149308219307
 13:40:13          GMT          108               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174149308219308
 13:40:13          GMT          116               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174149308219305
 13:40:13          GMT          164               11.77             GBP                               XLON                            606174149308219303
 13:49:37          GMT          104               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473344909
 13:49:37          GMT          338               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473344910
 13:58:01          GMT          29                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473593922
 13:58:01          GMT          252               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473593923
 14:11:43          GMT          101               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473991193
 14:11:43          GMT          101               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473991194
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 14:11:43          GMT          101               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149309045087
 14:11:43          GMT          281               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400473991192
 14:30:51          GMT          105               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606174149309566858
 14:31:48          GMT          29                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149309606579
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 14:31:48          GMT          41                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149309606577
 14:36:13          GMT          117               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400474768341
 14:36:13          GMT          117               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149309765702
 14:36:13          GMT          381               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400474768342
 14:36:13          GMT          154               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400474768349
 14:36:14          GMT          430               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400474768543
 14:36:14          GMT          57                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400474768547
 14:52:34          GMT          45                11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149310443065
 14:52:34          GMT          150               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            606174149310443064
 14:52:34          GMT          101               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400475499348
 14:53:08          GMT          101               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592100400475526239
 14:53:08          GMT          101               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592100400475526241
 14:53:08          GMT          101               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592100400475526242
 14:53:08          GMT          101               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606174149310468076
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 14:53:08          GMT          101               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            606174149310468078
 14:53:08          GMT          281               11.74             GBP                               XLON                            592100400475526237
 15:00:43          GMT          106               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606174149310845767
 15:00:43          GMT          106               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606174149310845768
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 15:00:43          GMT          280               11.72             GBP                               XLON                            606174149310845766
 15:08:17          GMT          40                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311173459
 15:08:17          GMT          48                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311173454
 15:08:17          GMT          72                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311173458
 15:08:17          GMT          266               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311173455
 15:24:57          GMT          26                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311774849
 15:24:57          GMT          85                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311774848
 15:26:59          GMT          41                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477011373
 15:26:59          GMT          67                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477011372
 15:28:53          GMT          19                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311900672
 15:28:53          GMT          42                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311900670
 15:28:53          GMT          43                11.75             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311900671
 15:28:53          GMT          111               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477076269
 15:28:53          GMT          111               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311900678
 15:28:53          GMT          463               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149311900679
 15:29:04          GMT          67                11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477082385
 15:29:04          GMT          214               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477082384
 15:37:46          GMT          115               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477382939
 15:37:46          GMT          115               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312186271
 15:37:46          GMT          131               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312186269
 15:37:46          GMT          150               11.73             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312186268
 15:42:49          GMT          14                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477556612
 15:42:49          GMT          14                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477556613
 15:42:49          GMT          86                11.72             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477556611
 15:46:46          GMT          13                11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312490105
 15:46:46          GMT          117               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592100400477708798
 15:46:46          GMT          117               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312490107
 15:46:46          GMT          267               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312490106
 15:57:51          GMT          108               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312861904
 16:00:10          GMT          103               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            592100400478207175
 16:00:10          GMT          473               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312954264
 16:00:10          GMT          251               11.71             GBP                               XLON                            606174149312954275
 16:10:32          GMT          114               11.76             GBP                               XLON                            592100400478655645
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 16:20:11          GMT          283               11.75             GBP                               XLON                            592100400479086208

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