WH Smith
SMWH · Main Market · Retail · mcap £563m · 373.0p
Causeway Capital Management LLC reported that it crossed a threshold on October 6
8 Oct – 30 Jun · 8 notices
16.1% → 22.1%
share price at the notices 393.0–668.0p · now 373.0p
8 Oct 2025 3 Nov 2025 23 Dec 2025 9 Mar 2026 23 Mar 2026 16 Apr 2026 4 Jun 2026 30 Jun 2026
On October 10
10 Oct – 13 Oct · 2 notices
1.0% → 5.2%
share price at the notices 638.0–644.0p · now 373.0p
10 Oct 2025 13 Oct 2025
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
9 Apr – 29 Apr · 6 notices
2.1% → 5.0%
share price at the notices 510.0–652.0p · now 373.0p
9 Apr 2026 14 Apr 2026 16 Apr 2026 17 Apr 2026 29 Apr 2026
Helikon Investments Limited
19 Jan · 1 notice
below 3% → 5.0%
share price at the notices 699.0p · now 373.0p
19 Jan 2026
Morgan Stanley
13 Nov – 22 Jan · 5 notices
5.2% → 5.0%
share price at the notices 619.0–699.0p · now 373.0p
13 Nov 2025 17 Nov 2025 19 Jan 2026 22 Jan 2026
Directors and managers
Last 12 months: bought £2.1m in 7 trades by 5 people · sold £119k in 1 trade · 8 other transactions (awards, vesting, tax sales, fee and dividend shares)
Own-money trades (bought or sold in the market) say most about what insiders think. Awards, vesting, shares sold to cover tax, fees and dividends taken in shares are part of pay.
| Date | Person | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 26 | Helen RoseNon-Executive director | Buy | 11,102 | 450.3p | £50k |
| 29 Jun 26 | Simon EmenyNon-Executive Director | Buy | 19,900 | 398.0p | £79k |
| 10 Jun 26 | 1. Leo Quinn 2. Max Izzard 3. Simon Emeny 4. Situl Jobanputra 5. Helen Rose 6. Andrew Harrison 7. Huw Crwys-Williams 8. Ian Houghton1. Executive Chair 2. Group CFO 3. Non-Executive Director 4. Non-Executive Director 5. Non-Executive Director 6. CEO UK Travel 7. CEO WH Smith North America 8. Company Secretary/Legal Director | Buy in placing | 365,853 | 410.0p | £1.5m |
| 20 May 26 | Leo QuinnExecutive Chair | Award | 1,887,519 | nil | – |
| 27 Apr 26 | Leo QuinnExecutive Chair | Buy | 17,764 | 560.0p | £99k |
| 29 Jan 26 | Max IzzardGroup Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 25,000 | 675.0p | £169k |
| 08 Jan 26 | Helen RoseNon-Executive director | Buy | 7,972 | 627.0p | £50k |
| 24 Dec 25 | Max IzzardGroup Chief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 3,625 | nil | – |
| 24 Dec 25 | Max IzzardGroup Chief Financial Officer | Sold to cover tax | 1,704 | 637.0p | £11k |
| 24 Dec 25 | Ian HoughtonCompany Secretary/Legal Director | Option exercise | 40,035 | nil | – |
| 24 Dec 25 | Ian HoughtonCompany Secretary/Legal Director | Sell | 18,864 | 632.0p | £119k |
| 24 Dec 25 | Andrew HarrisonInterim Group Chief Executive | Award | 236,716 | nil | – |
| 24 Dec 25 | Max IzzardGroup Chief Financial Officer | Award | 276,169 | nil | – |
| 24 Dec 25 | Ian HoughtonCompany Secretary/Legal Director | Award | 146,533 | nil | – |
| 24 Dec 25 | Huw Crwys WilliamsChief Executive - North America | Award | 118,358 | nil | – |
| 24 Dec 25 | Max IzzardGroup Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 20,000 | 640.0p | £128k |
No director bought or sold shares in the market in this period – show all 16 transactions.
Company filings. Not investment advice.