Transaction in Own Shares

WH Smith PLC
31 January 2008



                                  WH Smith PLC



                           Transaction in Own Shares



WH Smith PLC announces that on 31 January 2008 it acquired 250,000 of its own
ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 334.75 pence per
ordinary share.



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