Date 19 October 2016
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
| Stephen Clarke | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Chief Executive | ||||
| 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
| Sale of 184,634 shares following the exercise of 104,752 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2013 Award) and 79,882 shares under the WH Smith CIP (2013 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
| 2016-10-18 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| 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
| Sale of 130,487 shares following the exercise of 78,564 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2013 Award) and 51,923 shares under the WH Smith CIP (2013 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
| 2016-10-18 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Ian Houghton | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Company Secretary/Legal Director | ||||
| 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
| Sale of 44,449 shares following the exercise of 23,591 shares under the WH Smith LTIP (2013 Award) and 20,858 shares under the WH Smith CIP (2013 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
| 2016-10-18 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name
| Graham Miller | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position/status
| Finance Director Travel | ||||
| 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
| Sale of 15,938 shares following the exercise of 4,688 shares under the WH Smith PSP (2013 Award) and 11,250 shares under the WH Smith CIP (2013 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
| 2016-10-18 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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