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RNS Number : 0149X

WH Smith PLC

15 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:                                            15 February 2017 
   Number of Shares purchased:                   20,000 Shares 
   Highest price paid per Share:                     1632.0 pence 
   Lowest price paid per Share:                      1611.0 pence 
   Average price paid per Share:                    1621.3675 pence 

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.

The Company has 111,669,942 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:          15 February 2017 
   Investment firm:             Barclays Capital Securities Limited 

Aggregate information:

 
         Venue            Volume-weighted   Aggregated volume 
                           average price, 
                               pence 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 BATS Europe                    1621.1628                 774 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Chi-X Europe                   1615.6401               1,634 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Turquoise                      1622.3035               2,069 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 London Stock Exchange          1621.8558              15,523 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 

Individual transactions:

 
 Number of shares purchased   Transaction price    Time of transaction       Trading venue 
                               (pence per share) 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         43                16.24        08:05:56         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         10                16.23        08:09:28         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        343                16.23        08:10:00         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        113                16.29        08:32:15         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        100                16.29        08:32:15         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         60                16.30        08:38:17         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         84                16.30        08:38:17         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        443                16.30        08:38:17         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          2                16.28        08:39:28         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          2                16.28        08:39:28         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        448                16.28        08:46:08         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        163                16.28        08:46:08         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         13                16.28        08:46:08         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        232                16.28        08:46:08         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         15                16.28        08:46:08         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         28                16.28        08:46:08         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        266                16.17        09:07:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        463                16.19        09:30:37         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        123                16.18        09:31:39         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         90                16.18        09:31:39         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        267                16.17        09:42:47         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        113                16.14        09:51:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         57                16.14        09:54:14         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         96                16.14        09:54:14         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        405                16.13        10:10:53         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        213                16.17        10:37:32         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        435                16.17        10:37:32         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        213                16.14        10:41:17         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        267                16.14        10:47:42         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         63                16.18        11:29:22         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        144                16.18        11:29:22         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        200                16.18        11:29:22         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         41                16.18        11:29:22         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         14                16.20        11:33:19         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        122                16.20        11:33:19         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        336                16.19        11:33:22         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          1                16.19        11:33:22         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        532                16.19        11:47:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         89                16.19        11:47:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        267                16.17        11:57:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        549                16.18        12:17:43         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         77                16.22        12:48:53         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        150                16.22        12:48:53         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        572                16.21        12:51:29         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         48                16.26        13:04:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        229                16.26        13:04:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        300                16.26        13:04:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         37                16.26        13:04:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        267                16.27        13:11:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        375                16.32        13:36:32         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        420                16.32        13:36:32         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        503                16.30        13:47:13         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        409                16.29        14:01:51         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         97                16.23        14:07:31         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         47                16.23        14:07:31         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         69                16.23        14:07:31         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        304                16.21        14:13:44         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         63                16.21        14:21:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        561                16.24        14:32:14         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        624                16.26        14:41:19         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        213                16.26        14:53:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        299                16.26        14:53:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        222                16.26        15:05:17         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         11                16.26        15:06:57         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        404                16.26        15:06:57         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        213                16.26        15:06:57         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         68                16.23        15:10:22         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        213                16.22        15:18:31         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        261                16.22        15:18:31         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        128                16.22        15:18:31         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        266                16.23        15:24:14         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        265                16.21        15:28:53         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        267                16.19        15:32:05         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        240                16.19        15:37:05         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         25                16.19        15:39:01         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         82                16.15        15:49:55         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        300                16.15        15:49:55         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         29                16.15        15:49:55         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        276                16.15        15:49:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         77                16.15        15:49:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        331                16.17        15:57:36         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         50                16.17        15:57:36         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        213                16.17        16:04:22         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        380                16.17        16:05:18         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        171                16.15        16:07:51         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         97                16.15        16:07:51         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        212                16.14        16:12:20         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         52                16.14        16:12:20         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        265                16.14        16:15:45         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        217                16.14        16:16:08         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         68                16.11        16:18:39         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        199                16.11        16:19:04         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         34                16.14        16:25:12         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         61                16.18        16:26:13         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         11                16.18        16:26:14         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         11                16.18        16:26:14         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        197                16.20        16:26:58         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         20                16.20        16:26:58         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        158                16.20        16:27:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         80                16.20        16:27:00         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         90                16.20        16:27:00         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         52                16.20        16:27:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        161                16.20        16:27:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        107                16.20        16:28:45         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         90                16.20        16:28:45         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        197                16.20        16:28:45         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
 

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