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Ticker · SMWH ISIN · GB00B2PDGW16 LEI · 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 IL Wholesale and retail trade
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Filings indexed 1,813 across all filing types
Latest filing 2021-11-16 Director's Dealing
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
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 100% confidence The document is clearly identified by the header 'RNS Number : 5802S' and contains detailed information regarding transactions by a person discharging managerial responsibilities (Robert Moorhead, CFO/COO) concerning the issuer (WH Smith PLC). The content details the exercise and subsequent sale of ordinary shares, which falls under insider trading or director's dealing notifications required by market regulations (EU Market Abuse Regulation). This directly corresponds to the definition of Director's Dealing (DIRS). Although it originates from RNS, the specific content is about insider transactions, making DIRS a more precise classification than the general RNS fallback.
2021-11-16 English
Preliminary Results
Earnings Release Classification · 95% confidence The document is a 'Preliminary Results Announcement' for WH Smith PLC for the year ended 31 August 2021. It contains detailed financial summaries, revenue performance, trading profit/loss data, and management commentary on strategic initiatives and outlook. While it is an announcement, it provides substantive financial data and analysis, fitting the definition of an Earnings Release (ER) which serves as the initial announcement of periodic financial results. FY 2021
2021-11-11 English
Total Voting Rights
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements Classification · 100% confidence The document is identified by the RNS Number (6324Q) and explicitly states it is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. The content details the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights (130,908,801) and confirms this figure as the denominator for shareholder notification calculations under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This type of mandatory disclosure regarding the total voting rights/capital structure is a standard regulatory announcement. Since it is a specific regulatory announcement that doesn't fit the definitions for DVA (Voting Results), SHA (Share Issue), or POS (Transaction in Own Shares), and it is a direct regulatory filing notification, the most appropriate classification is RNS (Regulatory Filings) as a general regulatory announcement, although it strongly relates to capital structure information. Given the specific nature of the content (total voting rights confirmation), it is a core regulatory filing.
2021-10-29 English
Directorate Change
Board/Management Information Classification · 99% confidence The document is an official announcement from WH Smith PLC, identified by the RNS Number (5800Q) and the header 'RNS Number'. The subject line is 'BOARD CHANGES'. The text explicitly announces the appointment of a new Non-Executive Director (Marion Sears) and the retirement of an existing one (Annemarie Durbin). This content directly matches the definition for Board/Management Information.
2021-10-28 English
Total Voting Rights
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements Classification · 100% confidence The document is an official notification identified by the 'RNS Number' and the source 'RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange'. The content explicitly states the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights (130,908,801) and confirms this figure should be used as the denominator for shareholder notification calculations under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This directly relates to the total capital structure and voting rights available. While it mentions capital, it is not a financing announcement (CAP) or a share issue (SHA), but rather a mandatory disclosure of the total share count for transparency purposes. This type of mandatory regulatory disclosure, which doesn't fit perfectly into the other specific categories like DVA (which is for *results* of a vote) or SHA (which is for *changes* in capital), is best classified under the general regulatory filing category, RNS, as it is explicitly sourced from the RNS system and serves as a general regulatory update.
2021-09-30 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 99% confidence The document is titled 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' and explicitly mentions 'RNS Number : 2941M' and 'This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange.' This form is used to report changes in major shareholdings (crossing thresholds). This directly corresponds to the definition of Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is distributed via RNS, the specific content is a mandatory regulatory disclosure about share ownership changes, making MRQ the most precise classification over the general RNS fallback.
2021-09-20 English

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