Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC
03 March 2008



                                  WH Smith PLC

                           Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC announces that on 3 March 2008 it acquired 207,216 of its own
ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 378.02353 pence per
ordinary share.

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