RNS Number : 4235X
WH Smith PLC
17 February 2025
 

WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

 

17 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 24,529 ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ('Shares') on 17 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 1,642,543 Ordinary Shares.

The Company has 129,274,391 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 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

24,529

12.2952

12.2100

12.3400






















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

 

08:07:43

GMT

12

12.22

GBP

XLON

606173087620779608

 

08:09:52

GMT

87

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173087620829604

 

08:09:52

GMT

99

12.27

GBP

XLON

592099338786409750

 

08:10:18

GMT

9

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338786421975

 

08:10:18

GMT

9

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338786421977

 

08:10:18

GMT

90

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338786421974

 

08:10:35

GMT

112

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173087620850448

 

08:12:32

GMT

113

12.31

GBP

XLON

592099338786481131

 

08:13:28

GMT

116

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087620913105

 

08:13:35

GMT

566

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173087620914925

 

08:13:39

GMT

197

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338786503034

 

08:27:31

GMT

100

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338786762856

 

08:27:31

GMT

10

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338786762861

 

08:30:03

GMT

616

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087621197572

 

08:30:03

GMT

171

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087621197576

 

08:44:42

GMT

102

12.32

GBP

XLON

592099338787063968

 

08:44:42

GMT

102

12.32

GBP

XLON

592099338787063969

 

08:44:42

GMT

102

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173087621437869

 

08:44:42

GMT

634

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173087621437868

 

08:44:43

GMT

60

12.32

GBP

XLON

592099338787064176

 

08:58:53

GMT

116

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087621655121

 

09:01:21

GMT

93

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338787338393

 

09:01:57

GMT

23

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338787347652

 

09:05:34

GMT

181

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087621765446

 

09:05:34

GMT

182

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338787417926

 

09:05:34

GMT

222

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087621765445

 

09:05:34

GMT

137

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087621765452

 

09:30:23

GMT

10

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087622164404

 

09:30:23

GMT

97

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087622164403

 

09:30:23

GMT

106

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338787848641

 

09:30:23

GMT

106

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087622164405

 

09:30:23

GMT

106

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087622164406

 

09:30:23

GMT

363

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338787848640

 

09:30:23

GMT

317

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338787848646

 

09:50:27

GMT

32

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338788202543

 

09:50:27

GMT

82

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338788202542

 

09:50:27

GMT

114

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338788202544

 

09:50:27

GMT

115

12.28

GBP

XLON

606173087622491611

 

10:08:06

GMT

103

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338788520131

 

10:08:06

GMT

103

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338788520132

 

10:08:06

GMT

103

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087622787328

 

10:08:06

GMT

103

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087622787330

 

10:08:06

GMT

587

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087622787329

 

10:08:07

GMT

11

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338788520212

 

10:08:07

GMT

32

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338788520214

 

10:08:07

GMT

61

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338788520213

 

10:48:21

GMT

81

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173087623458637

 

10:48:35

GMT

31

12.27

GBP

XLON

606173087623462073

 

10:50:55

GMT

107

12.26

GBP

XLON

606173087623504622

 

10:50:55

GMT

112

12.26

GBP

XLON

606173087623504621

 

10:50:55

GMT

112

12.26

GBP

XLON

606173087623504625

 

10:50:55

GMT

112

12.26

GBP

XLON

606173087623504626

 

10:50:55

GMT

112

12.26

GBP

XLON

606173087623504627

 

10:50:55

GMT

182

12.26

GBP

XLON

606173087623504624

 

10:50:55

GMT

219

12.26

GBP

XLON

606173087623504623

 

10:50:55

GMT

232

12.26

GBP

XLON

606173087623504635

 

10:52:15

GMT

51

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087623528832

 

10:52:15

GMT

59

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087623528831

 

10:52:24

GMT

13

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338789327758

 

11:08:01

GMT

114

12.24

GBP

XLON

606173087623842177

 

11:08:01

GMT

390

12.24

GBP

XLON

592099338789661808

 

11:23:55

GMT

390

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099338789966991

 

11:34:45

GMT

114

12.22

GBP

XLON

606173087624312412

 

11:43:25

GMT

119

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099338790351266

 

11:43:25

GMT

119

12.21

GBP

XLON

592099338790351267

 

11:43:25

GMT

276

12.21

GBP

XLON

606173087624478195

 

12:10:01

GMT

116

12.22

GBP

XLON

592099338790966820

 

12:10:01

GMT

116

12.22

GBP

XLON

606173087625048151

 

12:18:54

GMT

33

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173087625194172

 

12:18:54

GMT

38

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173087625194174

 

12:18:54

GMT

77

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173087625194173

 

12:18:54

GMT

363

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173087625194175

 

12:21:21

GMT

20

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099338791169917

 

12:21:21

GMT

400

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099338791169916

 

12:27:57

GMT

32

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173087625336954

 

12:27:57

GMT

81

12.23

GBP

XLON

606173087625336955

 

12:27:57

GMT

107

12.23

GBP

XLON

592099338791280094

 

13:01:19

GMT

144

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338791897469

 

13:03:41

GMT

101

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087625953067

 

13:06:24

GMT

105

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338791993757

 

13:06:24

GMT

119

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087625998951

 

13:06:24

GMT

470

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087625998952

 

13:06:28

GMT

139

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087625999862

 

13:06:28

GMT

461

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087625999863

 

13:22:11

GMT

41

12.28

GBP

XLON

592099338792277503

 

13:34:34

GMT

8

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338792512298

 

13:39:06

GMT

97

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338792610147

 

13:39:06

GMT

105

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338792610148

 

13:39:06

GMT

105

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087626571561

 

13:39:06

GMT

105

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087626571563

 

13:39:06

GMT

105

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338792610146

 

13:39:06

GMT

509

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087626571562

 

13:39:06

GMT

269

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087626571566

 

14:00:43

GMT

101

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087627044522

 

14:00:43

GMT

101

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087627044523

 

14:00:43

GMT

101

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087627044524

 

14:00:43

GMT

101

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087627044525

 

14:00:43

GMT

101

12.29

GBP

XLON

606173087627044526

 

14:00:43

GMT

413

12.29

GBP

XLON

592099338793123745

 

14:26:46

GMT

17

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338793714393

 

14:26:46

GMT

25

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338793714395

 

14:26:46

GMT

69

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338793714394

 

14:29:31

GMT

128

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173087627656668

 

14:30:47

GMT

117

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087627692566

 

14:30:48

GMT

17

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099338793821229

 

14:30:48

GMT

335

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173087627692736

 

14:30:48

GMT

626

12.33

GBP

XLON

592099338793821230

 

14:30:50

GMT

80

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173087627693884

 

14:30:53

GMT

106

12.33

GBP

XLON

606173087627695205

 

14:37:32

GMT

392

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338794021164

 

14:50:37

GMT

110

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173087628264202

 

14:50:37

GMT

110

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173087628264203

 

14:50:37

GMT

110

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087628264242

 

14:50:37

GMT

110

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087628264243

 

14:50:37

GMT

467

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087628264244

 

14:56:29

GMT

389

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087628430766

 

15:04:08

GMT

102

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087628666896

 

15:10:39

GMT

99

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338795070390

 

15:10:39

GMT

99

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087628846781

 

15:10:39

GMT

99

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087628846782

 

15:10:39

GMT

102

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338795070389

 

15:10:39

GMT

390

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087628846780

 

15:24:19

GMT

119

12.31

GBP

XLON

592099338795457474

 

15:24:19

GMT

119

12.31

GBP

XLON

592099338795457475

 

15:24:19

GMT

119

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087629204422

 

15:30:40

GMT

110

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087629377260

 

15:30:40

GMT

110

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087629377261

 

15:35:56

GMT

39

12.31

GBP

XLON

592099338795798730

 

15:35:56

GMT

61

12.31

GBP

XLON

592099338795798729

 

15:35:56

GMT

100

12.31

GBP

XLON

592099338795798731

 

15:35:56

GMT

100

12.31

GBP

XLON

606173087629519809

 

15:35:56

GMT

110

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087629519811

 

15:35:56

GMT

121

12.3

GBP

XLON

606173087629519810

 

15:35:56

GMT

392

12.3

GBP

XLON

592099338795798732

 

15:41:00

GMT

389

12.32

GBP

XLON

592099338795949575

 

15:51:08

GMT

106

12.32

GBP

XLON

592099338796261147

 

16:09:29

GMT

43

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630526919

 

16:09:29

GMT

84

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630526920

 

16:09:29

GMT

75

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338796888491

 

16:09:29

GMT

75

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630526927

 

16:11:51

GMT

27

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338796982762

 

16:11:51

GMT

48

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630614006

 

16:11:51

GMT

56

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630614010

 

16:11:51

GMT

62

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630614009

 

16:11:51

GMT

121

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338796982764

 

16:11:51

GMT

230

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630614008

 

16:11:51

GMT

241

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338796982765

 

16:11:51

GMT

356

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630614007

 

16:11:51

GMT

504

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630614083

 

16:20:48

GMT

23

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338797373827

 

16:20:48

GMT

43

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630978519

 

16:20:48

GMT

77

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338797373825

 

16:20:48

GMT

77

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630978517

 

16:20:48

GMT

117

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338797373830

 

16:20:48

GMT

117

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338797373831

 

16:20:48

GMT

117

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630978515

 

16:20:48

GMT

117

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630978522

 

16:20:48

GMT

119

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630978524

 

16:20:48

GMT

121

12.34

GBP

XLON

606173087630978521

 

16:20:48

GMT

217

12.34

GBP

XLON

592099338797373826

 

16:27:07

GMT

427

12.32

GBP

XLON

606173087631224231

 




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