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.

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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