Date 16 November 2021
WH Smith PLC
The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name
| Robert Moorhead | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
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b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 28,426 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2016 Award)
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction
| 2021-11-15 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name
| Robert Moorhead | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
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b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 1,342 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2019 Award)
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction
| 2021-11-15 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
| |||||
a) | Name
| Robert Moorhead | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
| |||||
a) | Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a) | Name | WH Smith PLC
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b) | LEI
| 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 226/67 pence
ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Sale of 29,768 shares following the exercise of 28,426 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2016 Award) and 1,342 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2019 Award)
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction
| 2021-11-15 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
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