Last checked at 7 Apr 2020 12:38
Date 7 April 2020
WH Smith PLC
(the "Company")
Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")
Further to the Company's announcement on 7 April 2020 of the successful completion of the placing of new Ordinary shares (the "Placing") and the related subscription for new Ordinary shares by certain directors and members of the senior management team of the Company (the "Subscription"), the Company announces that as part of the Subscription, 40,468 new Ordinary shares were issued to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities of the Company as follows:
Name | Number of Ordinary shares |
Henry Staunton | 9,523 |
Suzanne Baxter | 952 |
Annemarie Durbin | 952 |
Simon Emeny | 952 |
Maurice Thompson | 952 |
Carl Cowling | 7,142 |
Robert Moorhead | 4,761 |
Ian Houghton | 4,761 |
Toby Keir | 2,380 |
Philip McNally | 1,904 |
Wendy Stroud | 1,428 |
Peter Swann | 2,857 |
Sean Toal | 1,904 |
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
| 1. Henry Staunton 2. Suzanne Baxter 3. Annemarie Durbin 4. Simon Emeny 5. Maurice Thompson 6. Carl Cowling 7. Robert Moorhead 8. Ian Houghton 9. Toby Keir 10. Philip McNally 11. Wendy Stroud 12. Peter Swann 13. Sean Toal | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status
| 1. Chairman 2. Non-Executive Director 3. Non-Executive Director 4. Non-Executive Director 5. Non-Executive Director 6. Group Chief Executive 7. CFO/COO 8. Company Secretary/Legal Director 9. MD Travel UK 10. MD Travel International 11. Group HR Director 12. Group Operations Director 13. MD High Street | ||||||
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
| Subscription of Ordinary shares | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information
- Price
- Volume
- Total Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction
| 2020-04-07 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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