WH Smith PLC (SMWH)

Industry Specialty Retail

This stock can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account

Sell

454.40p

Buy

455.80p

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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. Leo Martin Quinn

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, Senior Independent Director	-
Mr. Situl Suryakant Jobanputra Non-Executive Director	-
Ms. Helen Rose Non-Executive Director	-
Mr. Max Izzard Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer	-
Mr. Leo Martin Quinn Executive Director, Chairman	-
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	19,319,518
Causeway International Value Fund	15,555,774
Artemis Investment Management LLP	10,424,797
Artemis UK Select Fund	7,497,117
Vanguard	3,075,978

Director dealings

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

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