WH Smith PLC Transaction in Own Shares (6448U)
July 13 2018 - 10:24AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6448U
WH Smith PLC
13 July 2018
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 24 January 2018, the following
number of its ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ("Shares") as
part of the buyback programme announced on 8 December 2017:
Date of purchase: 13 July 2018
Number of Shares purchased: 20,000 Shares
Highest price paid per Share: 2016.0 pence
Lowest price paid per Share: 1985.0 pence
Average price paid per Share: 2002.9726 pence
Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited
The Company intends to cancel these Shares.
The company has 109,859,930 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.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No
596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about
the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6448U_1-2018-7-13.pdf
For further information, please contact:
WH Smith PLC
Mark Boyle
Investor Relations
020 7406 6320
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