Director/PDMR Shareholding
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WH Smith PLC announced that Group Chief Financial Officer Max Izzard exercised 3,625 ordinary shares under the 2024 LTIP award on December 23, 2025, with a transaction price of £0.00, and subsequently sold 1,704 shares at £6.37 to cover taxes. Additionally, Company Secretary and Legal Director Ian Houghton exercised 40,035 ordinary shares under the 2020 LTIP award on the same date with a transaction price of £0.00, and sold 18,864 shares at £6.32. These transactions were conducted outside a trading venue.
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| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Max Izzard | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 22 6 / 67 pence ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of 3,625 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2024 Award) | ||||
| 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 | 2025-12-23 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Max Izzard | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 22 6 / 67 pence ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of 1,704 shares to cover tax and NI following the exercise of 3,625 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2024 Award) | ||||
| 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 | 2025-12-23 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Ian Houghton | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Company Secretary/Legal Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 22 6 / 67 pence ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of 40,035 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2020 Award) | ||||
| 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 | 2025-12-23 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Ian Houghton | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Company Secretary/Legal Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | WH Smith PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 22 6 / 67 pence ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of 18,864 shares following the exercise of 40,035 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2020 Award) | ||||
| 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 | 2025-12-23 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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