Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0284P
WH Smith PLC
11 November 2016
 

 

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 27 January 2016, the following number of its ordinary shares of 22 6/67 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme initially announced on 24 August 2016:

 

Date of purchase:                                            11 November 2016

               

Number of Shares purchased:                   35,000 Shares

               

Highest price paid per Share:                     1520.0 pence

               

Lowest price paid per Share:                      1486.0 pence

               

Average price paid per Share:                    1495.8616 pence

               

               

The Company intends to cancel these Shares.  

               

The Company has 112,700,444 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:          11 November 2016

Investment firm:             Barclays Capital Securities Limited

 

Aggregate information:

Venue

Volume-weighted

average price, pence

Aggregated volume

BATS Europe

1494.3637

1,504

Chi-X Europe

1495.9912

7,727

Turquoise

1496.2681

5,318

London Stock Exchange

1495.8170

20,451

 

Individual transactions:

Number of shares purchased

Transaction price
(pence per share)

Time of transaction

Trading venue

38

15.20

  08:01:40

London Stock Exchange

326

15.01

  08:04:48

Turquoise

213

14.92

  08:08:08

London Stock Exchange

320

14.86

  08:13:33

London Stock Exchange

280

14.96

  08:30:00

London Stock Exchange

476

14.95

  08:35:58

London Stock Exchange

213

14.95

  08:35:58

London Stock Exchange

213

14.93

  08:37:23

London Stock Exchange

226

14.96

  08:54:57

Turquoise

7

14.96

  08:54:57

London Stock Exchange

262

14.96

  08:54:57

London Stock Exchange

195

14.96

  08:54:57

London Stock Exchange

325

14.96

  08:56:50

London Stock Exchange

213

14.95

  08:59:53

London Stock Exchange

400

14.93

  09:12:53

London Stock Exchange

213

14.93

  09:12:53

Chi-X Europe

213

14.94

  09:38:08

London Stock Exchange

250

14.94

  09:39:14

London Stock Exchange

58

14.94

  09:39:14

London Stock Exchange

295

14.93

  09:41:03

London Stock Exchange

213

14.93

  09:41:03

Chi-X Europe

317

14.93

  09:41:03

Turquoise

213

14.93

  09:41:03

Chi-X Europe

130

14.92

  09:50:23

London Stock Exchange

271

14.92

  09:50:23

London Stock Exchange

150

14.90

  09:58:30

London Stock Exchange

63

14.90

  09:58:30

London Stock Exchange

231

15.00

  10:20:58

Turquoise

250

15.00

  10:20:58

London Stock Exchange

325

15.00

  10:20:58

London Stock Exchange

213

15.01

  10:33:04

London Stock Exchange

175

15.00

  10:52:08

Turquoise

150

15.00

  10:52:08

Chi-X Europe

175

15.00

  10:52:08

Turquoise

100

15.00

  10:52:08

BATS Europe

150

15.00

  10:52:08

Chi-X Europe

175

15.00

  10:52:08

Turquoise

1

15.00

  10:52:38

London Stock Exchange

57

14.98

  10:58:07

London Stock Exchange

57

14.98

  10:58:07

London Stock Exchange

226

14.98

  10:58:07

London Stock Exchange

85

14.98

  10:58:07

London Stock Exchange

98

14.96

  11:02:51

Turquoise

181

14.96

  11:02:51

Turquoise

113

14.97

  11:06:05

Turquoise

100

14.97

  11:06:05

Chi-X Europe

387

14.96

  11:21:31

London Stock Exchange

107

14.96

  11:21:31

Turquoise

106

14.96

  11:21:31

Turquoise

214

14.95

  11:24:22

London Stock Exchange

300

15.03

  11:53:47

Chi-X Europe

494

15.03

  11:53:47

London Stock Exchange

373

15.03

  11:54:18

London Stock Exchange

335

15.03

  12:14:57

London Stock Exchange

252

15.02

  12:20:10

London Stock Exchange

248

15.02

  12:20:10

Chi-X Europe

299

15.03

  12:45:05

London Stock Exchange

263

15.03

  12:56:53

Chi-X Europe

372

15.03

  12:56:53

London Stock Exchange

248

15.03

  12:56:53

Turquoise

89

15.03

  12:56:53

Turquoise

32

15.03

  12:56:58

London Stock Exchange

181

15.03

  12:56:58

London Stock Exchange

213

15.00

  13:13:30

Chi-X Europe

222

14.99

  13:16:15

London Stock Exchange

265

14.99

  13:16:15

London Stock Exchange

214

14.98

  13:31:20

Chi-X Europe

213

14.97

  13:43:41

Chi-X Europe

175

14.96

  13:49:13

Turquoise

150

14.96

  13:49:13

Chi-X Europe

45

14.97

  13:49:17

BATS Europe

21

14.96

  13:56:05

London Stock Exchange

18

14.96

  13:56:05

London Stock Exchange

114

14.96

  13:56:05

London Stock Exchange

60

14.96

  13:56:05

London Stock Exchange

213

14.97

  13:58:42

London Stock Exchange

113

14.97

  13:59:10

Chi-X Europe

100

14.97

  13:59:10

London Stock Exchange

213

14.97

  14:09:23

London Stock Exchange

36

14.97

  14:11:26

London Stock Exchange

177

14.97

  14:11:26

London Stock Exchange

120

14.96

  14:11:52

Chi-X Europe

155

14.96

  14:11:52

Chi-X Europe

535

14.96

  14:11:52

Chi-X Europe

20

14.96

  14:11:52

Turquoise

12

14.96

  14:11:52

Turquoise

340

14.96

  14:11:52

Chi-X Europe

100

14.95

  14:13:39

Chi-X Europe

140

14.95

  14:13:39

Chi-X Europe

399

14.94

  14:23:35

Chi-X Europe

213

14.95

  14:28:14

Chi-X Europe

44

14.94

  14:30:07

London Stock Exchange

99

14.94

  14:30:07

London Stock Exchange

70

14.94

  14:30:07

London Stock Exchange

264

14.98

  14:48:11

London Stock Exchange

227

14.98

  14:48:11

London Stock Exchange

224

14.97

  14:52:19

London Stock Exchange

44

14.97

  14:52:19

London Stock Exchange

426

14.97

  14:52:19

Chi-X Europe

359

14.97

  14:52:19

Chi-X Europe

125

14.96

  14:54:34

BATS Europe

88

14.96

  14:54:34

BATS Europe

63

14.95

  15:03:43

Turquoise

381

14.95

  15:03:43

London Stock Exchange

358

14.95

  15:03:43

Turquoise

213

14.95

  15:05:16

London Stock Exchange

296

14.96

  15:17:37

London Stock Exchange

213

14.97

  15:25:24

London Stock Exchange

77

14.96

  15:28:53

London Stock Exchange

227

14.96

  15:28:53

London Stock Exchange

163

14.95

  15:31:09

London Stock Exchange

50

14.95

  15:31:09

London Stock Exchange

325

14.95

  15:32:39

Turquoise

239

14.95

  15:37:57

London Stock Exchange

213

14.96

  15:41:08

London Stock Exchange

559

14.96

  15:41:08

London Stock Exchange

204

14.96

  15:41:08

London Stock Exchange

250

14.96

  15:41:08

London Stock Exchange

122

14.96

  15:41:08

London Stock Exchange

13

14.96

  15:41:08

London Stock Exchange

149

14.96

  15:41:08

BATS Europe

16

14.96

  15:41:08

London Stock Exchange

354

14.94

  15:47:07

Chi-X Europe

219

14.94

  15:47:07

London Stock Exchange

85

14.91

  15:58:11

London Stock Exchange

65

14.91

  15:58:11

BATS Europe

63

14.91

  15:58:11

BATS Europe

213

14.90

  15:58:42

Turquoise

853

14.90

  15:58:42

London Stock Exchange

137

14.90

  16:03:34

Chi-X Europe

236

14.91

  16:06:27

BATS Europe

104

14.91

  16:06:56

Chi-X Europe

87

14.91

  16:07:02

Chi-X Europe

22

14.91

  16:07:56

Chi-X Europe

213

14.92

  16:09:43

London Stock Exchange

203

14.92

  16:10:09

London Stock Exchange

211

14.92

  16:10:09

London Stock Exchange

50

14.92

  16:10:20

London Stock Exchange

102

14.92

  16:10:21

London Stock Exchange

50

14.92

  16:10:21

London Stock Exchange

304

14.92

  16:10:21

London Stock Exchange

174

14.92

  16:15:01

London Stock Exchange

222

14.92

  16:15:01

London Stock Exchange

213

14.92

  16:15:01

London Stock Exchange

90

14.93

  16:18:15

BATS Europe

175

14.93

  16:18:15

Turquoise

110

14.93

  16:18:15

Turquoise

81

14.93

  16:18:15

London Stock Exchange

65

14.93

  16:18:15

Chi-X Europe

303

14.93

  16:18:15

Chi-X Europe

241

14.93

  16:18:15

London Stock Exchange

185

14.93

  16:18:15

Turquoise

300

14.93

  16:18:15

London Stock Exchange

168

14.93

  16:18:26

Turquoise

56

14.93

  16:18:37

Chi-X Europe

174

14.93

  16:18:58

Chi-X Europe

154

14.93

  16:19:08

Chi-X Europe

101

14.93

  16:19:13

Chi-X Europe

112

14.93

  16:19:56

Chi-X Europe

6

14.93

  16:20:05

Chi-X Europe

77

14.94

  16:21:27

London Stock Exchange

51

14.94

  16:21:27

BATS Europe

88

14.94

  16:21:27

BATS Europe

314

14.94

  16:21:29

BATS Europe

100

14.94

  16:21:29

Turquoise

69

14.94

  16:21:29

London Stock Exchange

95

14.94

  16:21:29

London Stock Exchange

417

14.95

  16:21:56

Turquoise

392

14.95

  16:21:56

Chi-X Europe

701

14.95

  16:21:57

London Stock Exchange

5

14.96

  16:22:10

London Stock Exchange

118

14.97

  16:22:49

Turquoise

79

14.97

  16:22:49

London Stock Exchange

89

14.95

  16:23:42

Turquoise

48

14.96

  16:24:50

London Stock Exchange

163

14.96

  16:24:51

London Stock Exchange

2

14.96

  16:24:51

London Stock Exchange

1

14.95

  16:25:23

London Stock Exchange

238

14.95

  16:25:23

London Stock Exchange

27

14.95

  16:25:23

London Stock Exchange

110

14.95

  16:25:23

Chi-X Europe

10

14.95

  16:25:23

Chi-X Europe

125

14.95

  16:25:23

Turquoise

98

14.95

  16:25:23

Turquoise

17

14.96

  16:27:05

London Stock Exchange

147

14.96

  16:27:05

London Stock Exchange

53

14.96

  16:27:05

London Stock Exchange

90

14.97

  16:27:44

BATS Europe

127

14.97

  16:27:44

London Stock Exchange

17

14.97

  16:27:44

London Stock Exchange

397

14.97

  16:28:10

London Stock Exchange

279

14.97

  16:29:30

London Stock Exchange

3

14.97

  16:29:30

London Stock Exchange

 


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