Result of Meeting

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WH Smith PLC announced that all resolutions at its General Meeting on March 12, 2026, were passed by shareholders, including the election of Leo Quinn as a director effective April 7, 2026, and the approval of a one-off share option grant. Resolution 1, to elect Leo Quinn as a director, received 86,441,552 votes in favour, representing 86.70% of votes cast. Resolution 2, to approve the deed of grant of a one-off share option to Leo Quinn, passed with 72,319,456 votes in favour, or 79.35% of votes cast, though the company noted this was just below the 80% threshold and will provide an update on shareholder engagement within six months.

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WH Smith PLC

12 March 2026

WH SMITH PLC

Result of General Meeting

WH Smith PLC held a General Meeting for shareholders at 9.00am on 12 March 2026 to elect Leo Quinn as a director with effect from 7 April 2026 and approve the deed of grant of a one-off share option. All resolutions put to the GM were passed by shareholders.

The following table shows the results of the poll on the resolutions.

Resolution

Votes

For

Votes Against

Votes Total

% of ISC Voted

Votes Withheld

To elect Leo Quinn as a director with effect from 7 April 2026

86,441,552

86.70

13,264,434

13.30

99,705,986

78.85

15,815

To approve the deed of grant of a one-off share option to Leo Quinn

72,319,456

79.35

18,819,506

20.65

91,138,962

72.07

8,582,839

Simon Emeny, Interim Non-executive Chairman and Senior Independent Director, commented:

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to welcome Leo Quinn as Executive Chairman from 7 April 2026. We look forward to working closely with Leo as he leads the Group's transformation."

Notes

1. Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

3. At the date of the GM the issued share capital of the Company was 126,453,145 ordinary shares.

4. The Board notes that while a significant majority of shareholders voted in favour of both resolutions, the overall vote level for Resolution 2 was just below 80%. An update on shareholder engagement, and on any action taken as a result of these votes, will be published within six months, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.

I Houghton

Company Secretary

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