WH Smith PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (9740M)

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RNS Number : 9740M

WH Smith PLC

19 October 2016

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 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                  Chief Executive 
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 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
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 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 
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 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     Ordinary shares of 22(6) 
       instrument, type of              /(67) pence 
       instrument                       ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16 
       Identification code 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction        Sale of 54,656 shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)             Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                                         --------------  ---------- 
                                          GBP15.466653    54,656 
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 d)        Aggregated information      n/a (single transaction) 
 
             *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
 
             *    Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction          2016-10-18 
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 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange, 
                                        Main Market (XLON) 
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