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WH Smith PLC — Investor Relations & Filings

Ticker · SMWH ISIN · GB00B2PDGW16 LEI · 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 IL Wholesale and retail trade
Filings indexed 1,813 across all filing types
Latest filing 2024-10-04 Transaction in Own Shar…
Country GB United Kingdom
Listing IL SMWH

About WH Smith PLC

https://www.whsmithplc.co.uk/

WH Smith PLC is a global travel retailer that provides news, books, and convenience products. The company operates stores primarily in high-traffic locations such as airports, railway stations, hospitals, and motorway service areas, alongside a high street retail presence. Its product range encompasses newspapers, magazines, books, stationery, entertainment items, and various impulse-buy goods. The brand is positioned as a familiar and trusted retailer for customers during their journeys, with operations in numerous countries.

Recent filings

Filing Released Lang Actions
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 100% confidence The document explicitly states its subject matter in the title and body: "WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares" and "WH Smith PLC (the 'Company') announces the purchase... of 11,000 ordinary shares... as part of the buyback programme". This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (POS), which covers share repurchase activities. The document is a detailed report of the transaction, not just an announcement of a report's publication.
2024-10-04 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 100% confidence The document explicitly states 'WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares' and details the 'purchase' of ordinary shares as part of a 'buyback programme'. It provides aggregated and detailed transaction schedules, including volume, price, and time stamps for share purchases. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (Code: POS), which covers company share repurchases.
2024-10-03 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 100% confidence The document explicitly states in the title and body: 'WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares' and 'WH Smith PLC announces the purchase... of 11,000 ordinary shares... as part of the buyback programme'. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (share repurchase/issuance). The filing is also marked with an RNS Number, indicating it is a regulatory announcement, but the specific content dictates the classification as POS over the general RNS or RPA categories. The document length is substantial (11,526 chars), confirming it is the report/details itself, not just an announcement of a report.
2024-10-03 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 100% confidence The document explicitly states 'WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares' and details the purchase of ordinary shares as part of a 'buyback programme'. This activity, where a company purchases its own stock, directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares'. The filing code for this is POS (Transaction in Own Shares). The document is a detailed report of the transaction, not just an announcement of a report, so RPA/RNS is not the primary classification.
2024-10-01 English
Total Voting Rights
Share Issue/Capital Change Classification · 99% confidence The document is identified by the 'RNS Number' header and explicitly states it is provided by 'RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange'. The content announces the total number of voting rights and shares outstanding as of a specific date (30 September 2024), which is a standard regulatory disclosure related to capital structure and shareholder notification thresholds (Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1). This type of general regulatory announcement that doesn't fit a more specific category like 'DIV' (Dividend) or 'SHA' (Share Issue) is best classified under the general regulatory filing category, RNS. The document length is short (1741 chars), suggesting it is an announcement rather than a comprehensive report.
2024-10-01 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 100% confidence The document explicitly states 'WH Smith PLC - Transaction in Own Shares' and details the purchase of ordinary shares as part of a 'buyback programme'. It provides aggregated and detailed transaction schedules for these share purchases. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares', which maps to the filing code POS (Report of the company buying back or selling its own shares (share repurchase/issuance)). The presence of the RNS Number and the footer confirming RNS distribution further confirms it is a regulatory disclosure, but the content is specific to share repurchase.
2024-09-30 English

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