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Notice of GM
WH Smith PLC has published a notice convening a general meeting to be held on March 12, 2026, to approve the appointment of Leo Quinn as Executive Chairman, effective April 7, 2026, and the grant of a stand-alone share award. Copies of the Notice of General Meeting and the Proxy Form have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be made available to shareholders shortly. Disclaimer*
About this update from Wh Smith Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n12 February 2026\n \nWH Smith PLC\nNotice of General Meeting\n \nOn 19 January 2026, WH Smith PLC (the \"Company\") announced the Board's intention to appoint Leo Quinn as Executive Chairman with effect from 7 April 2026 and confirmed that a general meeting of the Company would be held to approve his appointment as a director and the grant of a stand-alone share award. \nThe Company announces that it has today published a notice convening a general meeting of the Company in connection with those matters to be held at 9.00am on Thursday 12 March 2026 at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG (the \"General Meeting\", and such notice the \"Notice of General Meeting\").\nIn accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.1R, WH Smith PLC has submitted copies of the following documents to the National Storage Mechanism:\n1. Notice of General Meeting\n2. Proxy Form\nA copy of these documents has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available in unedited full text at: (https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism).\nThe Notice of General Meeting is now also available to view or download in pdf format at www.whsmithplc.co.uk. \nThese documents will be posted or made available to shareholders (as applicable) shortly.\n \n \nI Houghton\nCompany Secretary\n \n \n Enquiries: \nWH Smith PLC\nMark Boyle Investor Relations 07879 897687\nNicola Hillman Media Relations ...