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WH Smith Plc (SMWH) Ordinary 22 6/67p shares

Sell:652.00p Buy:653.50p 0 Change: 14.00p (2.10%)
FTSE 250:0.11%
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Sell:652.00p
Buy:653.50p
Change: 14.00p (2.10%)
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Market closed |  Prices as at close on 12 December 2025 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Sell:652.00p
Buy:653.50p
Change: 14.00p (2.10%)
Market closed |  Prices as at close on 12 December 2025 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
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  • WH Smith delays results to give auditors more time

    12 December 2025 07:04

    (Sharecast News) - WH Smith said it would delay publication of its annual results to give auditors more time to finish their work in the wake of an accounting error that wiped almost £600m from the...

  • WH Smith CEO resigns after probe into US accounts, shares spark

    19 November 2025 07:34

    (Sharecast News) - WH Smith shares sparked on Wednesday as chief Carl Cowling resigned on Wednesday after an independent probe found faults with the accounting treatment of its US business.

  • WH Smith delays full-year results to December

    29 October 2025 07:51

    (Sharecast News) - WH Smith said on Wednesday that it was delaying the release of its preliminary results for the financial year ended 31 August 2025 to allow time for Deloitte to finish its review.

  • Broker tips: SSP, WH Smith, Fevertree

    12 September 2025 13:37

    (Sharecast News) - SSP rallied on Friday as Berenberg lifted its stance on the Upper Crust owner to 'buy' from 'hold' as it said the share price does not reflect the intrinsic value.

  • Berenberg upgrades SSP, downgrades WH Smith

    12 September 2025 07:41

    (Sharecast News) - SSP rallied on Friday as Berenberg lifted its stance on the Upper Crust owner to 'buy' from 'hold', saying the share price does not reflect the intrinsic value.

  • Sunday newspaper round-up: OPEC+, WH Smith, Nuclear

    7 September 2025 13:00

    (Sharecast News) - OPEC+ will boost production again starting from the following month. Eight of the cartel's members, including Saudi Arabia, which wants to regain market share, will increase output by...

  • Greggs delays Moorhead appointment until WH Smith review completed

    28 August 2025 09:14

    (Sharecast News) - Greggs said on Thursday that Robert Moorhead has asked to defer his appointment to the board after a review into WH Smith has been completed.

  • London close: Stocks rise as Powell hints at policy shift

    22 August 2025 18:01

    (Sharecast News) - London equities ended higher on Friday as investors assessed Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the outlook for US interest rates.

  • London close: Stocks mixed on US jobless claims, UK data

    21 August 2025 17:48

    (Sharecast News) - London stocks ended mixed on Thursday as traders digested a surprise increase in US initial jobless claims, a series of domestic data releases, and looked ahead to the Federal...

  • WH Smith tanks after profit warning

    21 August 2025 08:03

    (Sharecast News) - Shares in WH Smith tumbled on Thursday after the retailer cut its profit outlook, having uncovered an accounting overstatement of around £30m for North America trading profit.

  • WH Smith sells funkypigeon to Card Factory for £26m

    29 July 2025 07:34

    (Sharecast News) - WH Smith said it had sold its online greeting cards business, funkypigeon.com, to Card Factory for £26m as it continued its pivot towards travel retail.

  • London close: Stocks slip on slew of UK data

    30 June 2025 17:40

    (Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Monday as investors digested a series of UK economic data and monitored developments in North American trade negotiations.

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