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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 2019-07-16 Transaction in Own Shar…
Country GB United Kingdom
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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 · 99% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'Transactions in own shares' and details the purchase of 20,000 ordinary shares by WH Smith PLC as part of a buyback programme. This activity directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares'. The document is also marked with an 'RNS Number' and mentions the Financial Conduct Authority, indicating it is a regulatory disclosure, but the specific content points overwhelmingly to the 'POS' category. Since the document contains the full details of the transaction rather than just announcing the publication of this information, it is classified as POS, not RPA or RNS.
2019-07-16 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 99% confidence The document is an official announcement from WH Smith PLC dated 09 July 2019. The title explicitly states 'Transactions in own shares'. The content details the purchase of a specific number of ordinary shares as part of a buyback programme, including high, low, and average prices paid, and provides a detailed schedule of individual transactions. This directly matches the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (POS), which covers company share repurchases. The presence of the 'RNS Number' and the footer mentioning RNS and the FCA confirms it is a regulatory disclosure, but the specific content points overwhelmingly to POS.
2019-07-09 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 99% confidence The document is titled 'Transactions in own shares' and explicitly details the purchase of 20,000 ordinary shares by WH Smith PLC on 8 July 2019 as part of a buyback programme. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (POS), which covers company share repurchases. The RNS number and the mention of the London Stock Exchange confirm it is a regulatory disclosure, but the specific content points overwhelmingly to POS.
2019-07-08 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 99% confidence The document explicitly states its purpose in the title: "Transactions in own shares". It details the purchase of ordinary shares by WH Smith PLC as part of a buyback programme, including the date, number of shares, and price details. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (POS), which covers share repurchase activities. The RNS Number and mention of the Financial Conduct Authority confirm it is a regulatory disclosure, but the specific content points overwhelmingly to POS.
2019-07-05 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 99% confidence The document explicitly states its purpose in the title: 'Transactions in own shares'. It details the purchase of 20,000 ordinary shares by WH Smith PLC on July 4, 2019, as part of a buyback programme. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (POS), which covers share repurchases. The document is also marked with 'RNS Number', indicating it is a regulatory announcement, but the specific content points overwhelmingly to POS.
2019-07-04 English
Total Voting Rights
Regulatory Filings Classification · 95% confidence The document is very short (1275 characters) and contains an RNS Number (8154D) and is dated June 28, 2019. The content explicitly states the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights (108,057,148) and confirms that no shares are held in treasury. This information is used by shareholders to calculate their notification obligations 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. While it relates to capital, it is not a financing activity (CAP) or a share repurchase (POS), but rather a mandatory periodic disclosure of the total share count denominator. Since it is a general regulatory announcement provided via RNS, and it doesn't fit perfectly into the other specific categories like DVA (which is about voting *results*), RNS (General Regulatory Filings) is the most appropriate fallback, although it strongly resembles a specific type of capital disclosure. Given the context of RNS distribution and the nature of the disclosure (total voting rights), RNS is the best fit as a general regulatory filing.
2019-06-28 English

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