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Date 10 June 2026
WH Smith PLC
(the "Company")
Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")
Further to the Company's announcement on 10 June 2026 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, 487,802 new Ordinary shares were issued to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities of the Company as follows:
Name | Number of Ordinary shares |
Leo Quinn | 365,853 |
Max Izzard | 36,585 |
Simon Emeny | 2,439 |
Situl Jobanputra | 3,658 |
Helen Rose | 12,195 |
Andrew Harrison | 24,390 |
Huw Crwys-Williams | 18,292 |
Ian Houghton | 24,390 |
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. Leo Quinn 2. Max Izzard 3. Simon Emeny 4. Situl Jobanputra 5. Helen Rose 6. Andrew Harrison 7. Huw Crwys-Williams 8. Ian Houghton
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status
| 1. Executive Chair 2. Group CFO 3. Non-Executive Director 4. Non-Executive Director 5. Non-Executive Director 6. CEO UK Travel 7. CEO WH Smith North America 8. Company Secretary/Legal Director
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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
| 2026-06-10 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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