Holding(s) in Company

WH Smith PLC

14 April 2026

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B2PDGW16

Issuer Name

WH SMITH PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities PLC

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

09-Apr-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

13-Apr-2026

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.000000	5.220722	5.220722	6602163
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.096035	4.207200	6.303235

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B2PDGW16		0		0.000000
Sub Total 8.A	0		0.000000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to Recall shares lent out			916500	0.724773
Sub Total 8.B1			916500	0.724773%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/04/2026	17/04/2026	Cash	7642	0.006022
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/05/2026	08/05/2026	Cash	266492	0.210733
Cash-settled Equity Swap	13/05/2026	13/05/2026	Cash	45733	0.036164
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/06/2026	02/06/2026	Cash	77753	0.061479
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/07/2026	02/07/2026	Cash	154555	0.122217
Cash-settled Equity Swap	28/09/2026	28/09/2026	Cash	94649	0.074846
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/09/2026	30/09/2026	Cash	38300	0.030287
Cash-settled Equity Swap	15/10/2026	15/10/2026	Cash	21380	0.016905
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/10/2026	29/10/2026	Cash	162000	0.128109
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/11/2026	03/11/2026	Cash	121	0.000093
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/11/2026	12/11/2026	Cash	2567	0.002030
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/11/2026	18/11/2026	Cash	240393	0.190103
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/11/2026	30/11/2026	Cash	38553	0.030487
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/12/2026	02/12/2026	Cash	45580	0.036041
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/12/2026	14/12/2026	Cash	2402	0.001898
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/01/2027	19/01/2027	Cash	59953	0.047411
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/02/2027	02/02/2027	Cash	87140	0.068910
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/02/2027	11/02/2027	Cash	6429	0.005084
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/03/2027	02/03/2027	Cash	676143	0.534650
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/03/2027	05/03/2027	Cash	23815	0.018829
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/03/2027	11/03/2027	Cash	19000	0.015025
Cash-settled Equity Swap	16/03/2027	16/03/2027	Cash	142435	0.112637
Cash-settled Equity Swap	25/03/2027	25/03/2027	Cash	37506	0.029659
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/03/2027	31/03/2027	Cash	866	0.000684
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/04/2027	02/04/2027	Cash	33817	0.026732
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/04/2027	05/04/2027	Cash	8246	0.006519
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/04/2027	12/04/2027	Cash	11533	0.009112
Cash-settled Equity Swap	28/04/2027	28/04/2027	Cash	1755	0.001387
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/05/2027	04/05/2027	Cash	142294	0.112524
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/05/2027	05/05/2027	Cash	373604	0.295396
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/05/2027	19/05/2027	Cash	1589	0.001255
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/06/2027	02/06/2027	Cash	4	0.000003
Cash-settled Equity Swap	26/07/2027	26/07/2027	Cash	259990	0.205563
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/08/2027	27/08/2027	Cash	989360	0.782385
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/09/2027	24/09/2027	Cash	831121	0.657255
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/01/2028	05/01/2028	Cash	2402	0.001898
Cash-settled Equity Swap	26/01/2028	26/01/2028	Cash	602	0.000473
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/05/2028	30/05/2028	Cash	598194	0.473007
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/03/2029	02/03/2029	Cash	20134	0.015921
Cash-settled Equity Swap	07/08/2030	07/08/2030	Cash	112033	0.088594
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/08/2030	27/08/2030	Cash	13394	0.010592
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/12/2030	18/12/2030	Cash	16079	0.012714
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/04/2031	02/04/2031	Cash	18105	0.014316
Sub Total 8.B2				5685663	4.495949%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities PLC		5.220722	5.220722%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan SE

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities PLC (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan SE (100%)

12. Date of Completion

13-Apr-2026

13. Place Of Completion

London

 

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