WH Smith PLC (SMWH)

Industry Specialty Retail

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582.00p

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585.50p

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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

Mr. Simon Emeny

CEO

-

Most recent earnings

31 Aug 2025

Fiscal year end

31 Aug 2025

Employees

9,410

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, Chairman (Interim)	-
Mr. Situl Suryakant Jobanputra Non-Executive Director	-
Ms. Helen Rose 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	17,278,565
Causeway International Value Fund	13,760,129
Artemis Investment Management LLP	10,422,616
Artemis UK Select Fund	7,497,117
M&G Investment Management Limited	3,024,434

Director dealings

Date chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	Action
29 Jan 2026	Purchase
08 Jan 2026	Purchase
23 Dec 2025	Sale
23 Dec 2025	Purchase
23 Dec 2025	Exercise of Option
16 Apr 2025	Purchase

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