Date 7 December 2020
WH Smith PLC
The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
Sale of 635 shares by Carl Cowling to cover tax and NI following the exercise of 1,351 shares under the WH Smith DBP.� Carl Cowling will retain the balance of 716 shares.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated � | |||||
| a) | Name � | Carl Cowling | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification � | |||||
| a) | Position/status � | Group Chief Executive | ||||
| 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 � | ||||
| 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 � | |||||
| 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 635 shares to cover tax and NI following the exercise of 1,351 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2019 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 � | 2020-12-04 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction � | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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Sale of 631 shares by Robert Moorhead to cover tax and NI following the exercise of 1,341 shares under the WH Smith DBP.� Robert Moorhead will retain the balance of 710 shares.
| 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 � | ||||
| 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 � | |||||
| 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 631 shares to cover tax and NI following the exercise of 1,341 shares under the WH Smith DBP (2019 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 � | 2020-12-04 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction � | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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