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RNS Number : 4782X

WH Smith PLC

21 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 and as detailed further in an announcement dated 15 February 2017:

   Date of purchase:                                            21 February 2017 
   Number of Shares purchased:                   27,500 Shares 
   Highest price paid per Share:                     1700.0 pence 
   Lowest price paid per Share:                      1657.0 pence 
   Average price paid per Share:                    1681.0235 pence 

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.

The Company has 111,574,942 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:          21 February 2017 
   Investment firm:             Barclays Capital Securities Limited 

Aggregate information:

 
         Venue            Volume-weighted   Aggregated volume 
                           average price, 
                               pence 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 BATS Europe                    1685.0362                 387 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Chi-X Europe                   1680.4785                 512 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Turquoise                      1681.0000                 436 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 London Stock Exchange          1680.9752              26,165 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 

Individual transactions:

 
 Number of shares purchased   Transaction price    Time of transaction       Trading venue 
                               (pence per share) 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         37                16.57        08:00:15         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        352                16.64        08:02:18         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        301                16.95        08:10:27         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          4                17.00        08:15:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        214                17.00        08:15:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        270                16.97        08:16:11         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         47                16.97        08:16:11         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        366                16.93        08:23:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        419                16.94        08:33:02         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        134                16.88        08:40:51         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         26                16.88        08:41:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        270                16.88        08:41:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        123                16.90        08:47:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         95                16.90        08:47:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.87        08:52:13         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         21                16.87        09:21:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        182                16.87        09:21:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        710                16.87        09:21:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.86        09:22:32         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         11                16.78        09:31:05         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        355                16.78        09:31:05         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        366                16.70        09:40:51         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        367                16.66        09:51:30         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        367                16.70        10:01:29         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         84                16.72        10:09:56         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        452                16.75        10:18:11         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.72        10:22:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        134                16.68        10:35:20         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        543                16.73        10:50:02         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         17                16.72        10:58:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         38                16.73        11:07:06         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         23                16.73        11:07:06         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        108                16.73        11:10:15         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        586                16.72        11:18:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        119                16.80        11:39:36         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        617                16.80        11:39:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        140                16.80        11:39:36         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        149                16.78        11:49:48         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         69                16.78        11:49:48         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         66                16.77        11:57:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        152                16.77        11:57:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         48                16.77        11:57:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        170                16.77        11:57:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        484                16.77        12:06:18         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         48                16.77        12:20:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         39                16.77        12:20:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         69                16.77        12:20:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         43                16.77        12:20:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        167                16.77        12:20:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        250                16.83        12:52:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        172                16.83        12:52:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        336                16.83        13:00:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                       1034                16.83        13:00:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         93                16.83        13:00:00         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        279                16.80        13:19:38         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         88                16.80        13:19:38         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         89                16.80        13:19:38         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         39                16.80        13:19:38         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         90                16.80        13:19:38         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        274                16.80        13:31:50         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        116                16.80        13:31:50         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                       1034                16.80        13:49:03         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        13:53:22         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        366                16.78        13:58:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        14:27:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         68                16.79        14:29:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        150                16.80        14:31:21         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        183                16.80        14:32:15         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         22                16.80        14:32:15         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         18                16.80        14:32:15         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         47                16.80        14:34:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        464                16.80        14:34:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        233                16.79        14:36:48         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         26                16.79        14:36:48         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        694                16.79        14:36:48         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.80        14:40:50         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        512                16.79        14:57:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        14:57:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        14:57:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        14:57:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.80        15:07:43         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.80        15:07:43         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        568                16.80        15:07:43         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        366                16.79        15:18:04         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        15:18:50         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        15:18:50         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.80        15:28:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        15:32:08         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        368                16.79        15:32:08         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.79        15:32:08         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        419                16.80        15:42:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        439                16.80        15:42:52         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        486                16.81        15:47:16         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         77                16.82        15:59:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        321                16.82        15:59:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         71                16.82        15:59:55         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.82        15:59:55         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        133                16.82        16:00:19         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.82        16:00:19         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        214                16.82        16:00:19         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          4                16.82        16:00:19         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        120                16.82        16:04:05         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        248                16.82        16:04:05         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        219                16.83        16:09:26         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        366                16.83        16:09:26         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        363                16.84        16:13:07         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        758                16.88        16:21:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.88        16:21:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        151                16.88        16:21:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                          4                16.88        16:21:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         77                16.88        16:21:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         57                16.88        16:21:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        105                16.88        16:21:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        263                16.87        16:29:07         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         35                16.87        16:29:12         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         79                16.87        16:29:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        148                16.87        16:29:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        105                16.88        16:29:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         16                16.88        16:29:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         90                16.88        16:29:12         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        170                16.88        16:29:12         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         90                16.88        16:29:12         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        131                16.87        16:29:25         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        218                16.87        16:29:25         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
 

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