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Ticker · SMWH ISIN · GB00B2PDGW16 LEI · 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 IL Wholesale and retail trade
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Filings indexed 1,815 across all filing types
Latest filing 2018-08-06 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 identified by the 'RNS Number' header and explicitly states, 'This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange.' The content details a transaction involving a person discharging managerial responsibilities (Ian Houghton, Company Secretary/Legal Director) exercising shares under a scheme. This structure—reporting insider transactions (Director's Dealing) via the RNS system—is characteristic of regulatory disclosure. Since there is a specific category for Director's Dealing (DIRS), that is the most appropriate classification, even though it is delivered via RNS. However, upon reviewing the definitions, DIRS is for 'Report of personal share transactions by company directors and executives (insider trades)'. The document perfectly matches this description. The RNS code is a delivery mechanism, but the content dictates the type.
2018-08-06 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 99% confidence The document explicitly states its purpose in the title section: "WH Smith PLC Transaction in Own Shares". It details the purchase of a specific number of ordinary shares on a specific date (03 August 2018) as part of a buyback programme. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (Code: POS), which covers company share repurchases. Although it carries an RNS Number, the content is highly specific to share transactions, making POS the most accurate classification over the general RNS fallback.
2018-08-03 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 98% confidence The document explicitly states the subject is 'Transaction in Own Shares' and details the purchase of 20,000 ordinary shares as part of a buyback programme. It provides the date, prices, and the total number of shares remaining in issue. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (Code: POS). Although it carries an RNS Number, the content is specific enough to warrant the POS classification over the general RNS fallback.
2018-08-02 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 99% confidence The document explicitly states the subject as 'Transaction in Own Shares' and details the purchase of ordinary shares as part of a buyback programme, including the date, number of shares, and prices paid. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (Code: POS). Although it is distributed via RNS, the specific content dictates the POS classification over the general RNS fallback.
2018-08-01 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 100% confidence The document explicitly states the subject is 'Transaction in Own Shares' and details the purchase of a specific number of ordinary shares on a specific date (31 July 2018) as part of a buyback programme. This directly matches the definition for 'Transaction in Own Shares' (Code: POS). The presence of 'RNS Number' and the reference to the London Stock Exchange confirms it is a regulatory announcement, but the specific content dictates the POS classification over the general RNS fallback.
2018-07-31 English
Total Voting Rights
Regulatory Filings Classification · 98% confidence The document is very short (1277 characters) and contains an RNS Number (3535W) and is explicitly stated to be provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. The content announces the total number of voting rights and the total share capital (109,659,999 ordinary shares) as of July 31, 2018. This type of mandatory disclosure regarding the total number of shares that can be used as a denominator for transparency rule notifications aligns closely with general regulatory announcements or specific capital structure updates. Since it is a direct notification via the RNS system about the current capital structure for voting purposes, it fits best under the general 'Regulatory Filings' category (RNS) as a standard regulatory update, rather than a specific capital change (SHA) or a major shareholding notification (MRQ), which usually reports changes by an entity crossing a threshold. Given the source and nature, RNS is the most appropriate general regulatory classification.
2018-07-31 English

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