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RNS Number : 3865W

WH Smith PLC

08 February 2017

WH Smith PLC

Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 25 January 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme announced on 25 January 2017:

   Date of purchase:                                            08 February 2017 
   Number of Shares purchased:                   20,000 Shares 
   Highest price paid per Share:                     1660.0 pence 
   Lowest price paid per Share:                      1632.0 pence 
   Average price paid per Share:                    1648.9530 pence 

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.

The Company has 111,769,942 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 and Transparency Rules.

The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Barclays on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

For further information, please contact:

WH Smith PLC

Mark Boyle

Investor Relations

020 7406 6320

Schedule of Purchases

   Shares purchased:           WH Smith PLC (ISIN CODE: GB00B2PDGW16) 
   Date of purchases:          08 February 2017 
   Investment firm:             Barclays Capital Securities Limited 

Aggregate information:

 
         Venue            Volume-weighted   Aggregated volume 
                           average price, 
                               pence 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 BATS Europe                    1637.0000                 455 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Chi-X Europe                   1646.0104               3,561 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Turquoise                      1648.1505                 691 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 London Stock Exchange          1650.0300              15,293 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 

Individual transactions:

 
 Number of shares purchased   Transaction price    Time of transaction       Trading venue 
                               (pence per share) 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         25                16.33        08:00:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        272                16.37        08:11:23         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        183                16.37        08:11:23         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         34                16.32        08:15:04         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        172                16.32        08:15:04         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        283                16.38        08:23:07         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        172                16.35        08:37:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         94                16.35        08:37:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         13                16.33        08:50:09         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        409                16.33        08:50:09         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        205                16.37        09:35:15         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          1                16.36        09:35:15         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         31                16.42        09:40:30         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        177                16.42        09:40:30         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        191                16.40        09:42:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        287                16.40        09:42:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        108                16.40        09:42:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        245                16.40        09:42:54         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        134                16.40        09:44:25         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         46                16.40        09:44:25         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         26                16.40        09:44:25         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        390                16.41        09:53:39         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        267                16.47        10:04:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        266                16.47        10:17:29         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         29                16.45        10:20:57         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        213                16.46        10:42:50         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        206                16.46        10:51:23         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        223                16.45        10:55:11         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         74                16.46        11:12:40         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        132                16.46        11:12:40         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        295                16.47        11:23:58         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         81                16.47        11:23:58         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        216                16.47        11:23:58         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          2                16.46        11:40:39         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        286                16.46        11:41:13         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        208                16.46        11:41:13         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        158                16.45        11:41:13         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        444                16.46        11:41:13         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          6                16.47        11:59:32         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          8                16.47        12:02:48         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          9                16.47        12:03:35         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        197                16.47        12:03:36         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        301                16.47        12:03:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        309                16.51        12:23:06         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        188                16.51        12:23:06         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        115                16.54        12:48:09         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         91                16.54        12:48:09         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          9                16.53        12:51:19         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        193                16.56        13:02:46         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         42                16.56        13:02:46         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         21                16.56        13:02:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        338                16.56        13:02:53         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        206                16.55        13:06:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        325                16.54        13:08:43         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        206                16.55        13:20:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        451                16.54        13:24:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        266                16.53        13:34:51         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        110                16.52        13:36:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         96                16.52        13:36:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        266                16.52        13:44:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        222                16.57        14:09:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        400                16.57        14:09:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        331                16.57        14:09:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         69                16.57        14:09:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        525                16.57        14:09:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        206                16.60        14:36:49         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        386                16.60        14:36:49         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         49                16.57        14:53:30         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        130                16.57        14:55:41         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         98                16.57        14:56:04         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        292                16.58        15:00:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        412                16.58        15:00:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         93                16.57        15:01:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        131                16.57        15:01:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        266                16.55        15:04:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        600                16.53        15:14:38         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        130                16.52        15:26:33         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        421                16.53        15:31:49         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        240                16.53        15:31:49         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        176                16.51        15:32:30         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         30                16.51        15:32:30         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        209                16.49        15:39:42         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        211                16.49        15:39:42         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        206                16.50        15:51:53         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        429                16.50        15:51:53         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        522                16.48        16:00:13         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        206                16.48        16:11:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        541                16.48        16:11:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        372                16.47        16:17:41         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          5                16.47        16:17:41         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        370                16.47        16:17:41         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        344                16.48        16:28:56         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        615                16.48        16:29:07         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        206                16.48        16:29:07         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        206                16.47        16:29:33         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
 

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