Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9727G

WH Smith PLC

11 August 2016

 

WH Smith PLC            11 August 2016                       

 

WH Smith PLC (the "Company")

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")

The Company has been notified that the following PDMRs acquired ordinary shares of 22⁶/₆₇ pence each ("shares") in the Company on 11 August 2016 following the exercise of share options granted on 5 June 2013 under the WH Smith Sharesave Scheme.

Name (position)	Number of shares acquired	Purchase price per share	Total holding of ordinary shares1	Total percentage holding in the Company
Graham Miller (Finance Director Travel)	1,549	£5.808	62,940	0.06%
Ian Houghton (Company Secretary/ Legal Director)	1,549	£5.808	86,535	0.08%

¹The total shareholdings are as at 11 August 2016, being the date of this announcement, and includes the holdings of their Closely Associated Persons.

This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

For further information please contact:

A Lam

Assistant Company Secretary

01793 562489

 

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