Date 22 November 2024
WH Smith PLC
The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Carl Cowling | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Group Chief Executive | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
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| b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 2,812 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2021 Award)
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 2024-11-21 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
| |||||
| a) | Name
| Carl Cowling | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
| |||||
| a) | Position/status
| Group Chief Executive | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
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| b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 12,575 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2022 Award)
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 2024-11-21 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
| |||||
| a) | Name
| Carl Cowling | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
| |||||
| a) | Position/status
| Group Chief Executive | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
| ||||
| b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 13,593 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2023 Award)
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 2024-11-21 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
| ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
| |||||
| a) | Name
| Carl Cowling | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
| |||||
| a) | Position/status
| Group Chief Executive | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
| ||||
| b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Sale of 13,622 shares to cover tax and NI following the exercise of 2,812 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2021 Award), 12,575 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2022 Award) and 13,593 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2023 Award) | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 2024-11-21 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Robert Moorhead | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
| ||||
| b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 1,828 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2021 Award)
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 2024-11-21 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
| |||||
| a) | Name
| Robert Moorhead | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
| |||||
| a) | Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
| ||||
| b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 9,591 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2022 Award)
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 2024-11-21 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
| |||||
| a) | Name
| Robert Moorhead | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
| |||||
| a) | Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
| ||||
| b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 10,267 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2023 Award)
| ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 2024-11-21 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
| |||||
| a) | Name
| Robert Moorhead | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
| |||||
| a) | Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
| ||||
| b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
| |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| Sale of 10,194 shares following the exercise of 1,828 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2021 Award), 9,591 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2022 Award) and 10,267 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2023 Award) | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction
| 2024-11-21 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
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