WH Smith PLC (SMWH)

Industry Specialty Retail

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652.00p

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653.50p

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WH Smith PLC operates retail stores. It offers stationery, books, newspapers, magazines and impulse products.

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Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Industry

Specialty Retail

Chairman

Ms. Annette Elizabeth Court

CEO

-

Most recent earnings

31 Aug 2024

Fiscal year end

31 Aug 2024

Employees

14,451

Head office

Greenbridge Road

Swindon

United Kingdom

SN3 3RX

+44 1793616161

investor.relations@whsmith.co.uk

Company website

Key personnel

Owner name chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	Salary
Mr. Simon Emeny Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent non-executive director	-
Ms. Annette Elizabeth Court Non-Executive Director, Chairman	-
Ms. Nicola Joy Dulieu Non-Executive Director	-
Mr. Situl Suryakant Jobanputra Non-Executive Director	-
Mr. Max Izzard Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer	-
Mr. Ian Houghton Company Secretary and Legal Director	-

Top 5 shareholders

Owner name chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	No. of shares
Causeway Capital Management LLC	14,743,800
Causeway International Value Fund	11,740,822
Artemis Investment Management LLP	10,262,133
Artemis UK Select Fund	7,476,942
M&G Investment Management Limited	4,935,066

Director dealings

Date chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	Action
16 Apr 2025	Purchase

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