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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 2020-12-07 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 an official notification disseminated via RNS (Regulatory News Service), which is explicitly mentioned as being approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The content details transactions involving shares by persons discharging managerial responsibilities (Carl Cowling and Robert Moorhead), including the exercise of shares under an award scheme. This type of insider transaction reporting, especially when mandated by market abuse regulations (EU Market Abuse Regulation is cited), falls under the category of director/insider dealings. The specific code for Director's Dealing is DIRS. It is not a general regulatory filing (RNS) because it fits a more specific category, and it is not a proxy statement (DEF 14A) as it concerns transactions, not remuneration details.
2020-12-07 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 100% confidence The document is explicitly labeled with 'RNS Number' and contains the header 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings'. This form is used to report changes in major shareholdings (crossing thresholds) to the relevant issuer and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This type of regulatory disclosure regarding share ownership changes directly corresponds to the definition of Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is distributed via RNS, the core content is a specific regulatory filing about share ownership, making MRQ the most precise classification over the general RNS fallback.
2020-12-07 English
Total Voting Rights
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements Classification · 100% confidence The document is very short (1718 characters) and explicitly states it is providing information via 'RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange'. The content details the total number of voting shares (130,866,665) and confirms no shares are held in treasury, which is a standard notification related to capital structure and voting rights denominator calculation under Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This type of general regulatory update that doesn't fit a specific financial report category (like 10-K, IR, ER) is best classified as a general Regulatory Filing (RNS). It is not a declaration of voting results (DVA), nor is it a specific capital change announcement (SHA/POS), but rather a routine disclosure of the current capital base.
2020-11-30 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 99% confidence The document is clearly identified by the header 'RNS Number : 3470G' and contains the standard formatting for a regulatory notification disseminated via RNS (Regulatory News Service). Specifically, the form title is 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings'. This form is used to report changes in significant share ownership, which corresponds directly to the definition of Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is distributed via RNS, the specific content dictates the classification over the general RNS fallback.
2020-11-24 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 99% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' and contains fields detailing the 'acquisition or disposal of voting rights' and the resulting percentage of ownership (5.93%). It is issued by WH Smith PLC and filed via RNS (RNS Number : 0412G). This type of filing, which reports changes in significant share ownership thresholds, directly corresponds to the definition of Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is distributed via RNS, the specific content dictates the MRQ classification over the general RNS fallback.
2020-11-20 English
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 99% confidence The document is a regulatory filing identified by the 'RNS Number' and the header stating it is provided in accordance with the 'EU Market Abuse Regulation'. The content details transactions involving 'person discharging managerial responsibilities' (senior executives like CEO, CFO) and their holdings/grants of shares ('Grant of awards under the WH Smith LTIP'). This type of mandatory disclosure regarding insider transactions by management is specifically classified as Director's Dealing (DIRS).
2020-11-20 English

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