<p>WH Smith 正在接受城市金融监管机构的调查，原因是其数百万英镑的会计丑闻，该零售商试图收回对高管的 “过度支付” 奖金。</p>
<p>金融行为监管局（FCA）已对 WH Smith 是否违反英国上市和透明度规则展开正式调查，此前该零售商承认其利润被夸大了数千万英镑。</p>
<p>这一丑闻使 WH Smith 的股价下跌超过 40%，降至 12 年以来的最低水平。</p>
<p>这一动荡局势已导致 WH Smith 前首席执行官卡尔·考林（Carl Cowling）上个月辞职，他表示此举反映了 “这一情况的严重性”。</p>
<p>根据公司最新的财务报告，考林在 2024 年的总薪酬为 270 万英镑，其中包括 88.4 万英镑的年度奖金。他在前一年获得了 280 万英镑的薪酬，其中包括 99.8 万英镑的年度奖金，比前一年增长了 78%。</p>
<p>WH Smith 表示，将收回高管过去几年的 “过度支付奖金”，因为他们的奖金是基于错误陈述的利润。</p>
<p>上个月，WH Smith 表示，其北美部门的利润将比最初预期低至 5000 万英镑，此前审查发现了一系列会计失误。</p>
<p>当时的 WH Smith 首席财务官罗伯特·穆尔黑德（Robert Moorhead）在 2024 年也获得了 63.7 万英镑的奖金，而前一年获得了 75.4 万英镑的奖金。穆尔黑德于去年 11 月退休。WH Smith 并未说明其寻求从该高管处追回多少款项。</p>
<p>这次调查是在德勤进行的独立审查之后进行的，审查指出 WH Smith 北美部门的 “目标驱动绩效文化” 是一个关键问题，并表示总部在英国的母公司对集团的监督 “有限”。</p>
<p>FCA 有权对公司或董事处以罚款，并对个人实施暂停职务的处罚，甚至对他们提起刑事指控。</p>
<p>WH Smith 表示，承诺与任何监管机构或其他当局在北美会计问题上进行充分合作。</p>
<p>目前，WH Smith 正在寻找新的首席执行官来替代考林，以及两名非执行董事以 “加强董事会”。WH Smith 表示，正在寻找具有北美零售经验的候选人。</p>
<p>这一切发生在该零售商经历了一段重大动荡时期之后，今年早些时候退出了高街，结束了 230 年的历史。</p>
<p>在 3 月，WH Smith 将其高街商店以 7600 万英镑的价格出售给了私募股权集团 Modella Capital，该集团是 Hobbycraft 的所有者，WH Smith 现在专注于机场和火车站的商店。</p>
<p>这些高街商店已被重新命名为 “TG Jones”，这是新老板为了与 WH Smith 听起来相似而创造的名称。</p>
<p>上周五，WH Smith 表示，现在的目标是 “稳定”。代理首席执行官安德鲁·哈里森（Andrew Harrison）表示，他的目标是 “以透明和纪律领导集团”。</p>
<p>哈里森表示：“董事会和我深知，我们还有很多工作要做，以重建对 WH Smith 的信心，并在前进中实现更强的回报。</p>
<p>“我们正在迅速推进我们的整改计划，并承诺在前进中加强我们的财务控制和治理。”</p>

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<p>WH Smith 正在接受金融行为监管局 (FCA) 的调查，原因是一起数百万英镑的会计丑闻。该零售商承认利润被夸大了数千万英镑，导致股价下跌 40%。前首席执行官 Carl Cowling 和首席财务官 Robert Moorhead 获得了可观的奖金，而 WH Smith 现在正寻求追回这些奖金。该公司正在配合 FCA 的调查，并寻找新的高管。这一切发生在 WH Smith 退出高街后，转而专注于机场和火车站的门店</p>

<p>WH Smith is under investigation by the City’s financial watchdog over its multimillion-pound accounting scandal as the retailer moved to claw back “overpaid” bonuses from bosses.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>WH Smith 正在接受城市金融监管机构的调查，原因是其数百万英镑的会计丑闻，该零售商试图收回对高管的 “过度支付” 奖金。</p>
</div><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a formal investigation into whether WH Smith breached UK listing and transparency rules after the retailer admitted to overstating its profits by tens of millions of pounds.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>金融行为监管局（FCA）已对 WH Smith 是否违反英国上市和透明度规则展开正式调查，此前该零售商承认其利润被夸大了数千万英镑。</p>
</div><p>The scandal has wiped more than 40pc off WH Smith’s share price, sending it to its lowest level in more than 12 years.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这一丑闻使 WH Smith 的股价下跌超过 40%，降至 12 年以来的最低水平。</p>
</div><p>The turmoil has already led to the exit of Carl Cowling, WH Smith’s former chief executive, who stepped down last month saying the move reflected the “seriousness of this situation”.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这一动荡局势已导致 WH Smith 前首席执行官卡尔·考林（Carl Cowling）上个月辞职，他表示此举反映了 “这一情况的严重性”。</p>
</div><p>Mr Cowling was paid a total of £2.7m in 2024, according to the company’s latest financial report, including £884,000 in annual bonuses. He received a £2.8m pay-out the prior year – including a £998,000 annual bonus – which was a 78pc jump on a year earlier.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据公司最新的财务报告，考林在 2024 年的总薪酬为 270 万英镑，其中包括 88.4 万英镑的年度奖金。他在前一年获得了 280 万英镑的薪酬，其中包括 99.8 万英镑的年度奖金，比前一年增长了 78%。</p>
</div><p>WH Smith said it would be clawing back “overpaid bonuses” from executives for previous years, given they had received the pay-outs because of its wrongly-stated profits.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>WH Smith 表示，将收回高管过去几年的 “过度支付奖金”，因为他们的奖金是基于错误陈述的利润。</p>
</div><p>Last month, WH Smith said that profits in its North American division would be up to £50m less than originally expected after a review discovered a series of accounting failures.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>上个月，WH Smith 表示，其北美部门的利润将比最初预期低至 5000 万英镑，此前审查发现了一系列会计失误。</p>
</div><p>Robert Moorhead, then WH Smith’s chief financial officer, also received a £637,000 bonus in 2024 and a £754,000 bonus the prior year. Mr Moorhead retired last November. WH Smith did not clarify how much it was seeking to recover from the executive.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>当时的 WH Smith 首席财务官罗伯特·穆尔黑德（Robert Moorhead）在 2024 年也获得了 63.7 万英镑的奖金，而前一年获得了 75.4 万英镑的奖金。穆尔黑德于去年 11 月退休。WH Smith 并未说明其寻求从该高管处追回多少款项。</p>
</div><p>It comes after the independent review, carried out by Deloitte, had pointed to WH Smith’s “target-driven performance culture” in the North American division as a key issue and said the UK-based parent group exercised “a limited level of group oversight”.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这次调查是在德勤进行的独立审查之后进行的，审查指出 WH Smith 北美部门的 “目标驱动绩效文化” 是一个关键问题，并表示总部在英国的母公司对集团的监督 “有限”。</p>
</div><p>The FCA has the power to fine companies or directors, as well as hand out suspensions to individuals and bring criminal charges against them.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>FCA 有权对公司或董事处以罚款，并对个人实施暂停职务的处罚，甚至对他们提起刑事指控。</p>
</div><p>WH Smith said it was “committed to cooperating fully with any engagement in relation to the North America accounting issue from any regulatory body or other authority”.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>WH Smith 表示，承诺与任何监管机构或其他当局在北美会计问题上进行充分合作。</p>
</div><p>It is currently hunting for a new chief executive to replace Mr Cowling, as well as two non-executives to “strengthen the board”. WH Smith said it was looking for candidates to have North America retail experience.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>目前，WH Smith 正在寻找新的首席执行官来替代考林，以及两名非执行董事以 “加强董事会”。WH Smith 表示，正在寻找具有北美零售经验的候选人。</p>
</div><p>It comes after a major period of upheaval for the retailer, which earlier this year staged an exit from the high street after 230 years.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这一切发生在该零售商经历了一段重大动荡时期之后，今年早些时候退出了高街，结束了 230 年的历史。</p>
</div><p>In March, WH Smith sold its high street stores for £76m to private equity group Modella Capital, the owner of Hobbycraft, leaving it to solely focus on airports and train station stores.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 3 月，WH Smith 将其高街商店以 7600 万英镑的价格出售给了私募股权集团 Modella Capital，该集团是 Hobbycraft 的所有者，WH Smith 现在专注于机场和火车站的商店。</p>
</div><p>The high street shops have been rebranded as “TG Jones”, a name that its new owners have made up to sound similar to WH Smith.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些高街商店已被重新命名为 “TG Jones”，这是新老板为了与 WH Smith 听起来相似而创造的名称。</p>
</div><p>On Friday, WH Smith said it was now aiming for “stability”. Andrew Harrison, who is acting as interim chief executive, said he was aiming to “lead the group with transparency and discipline”.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>上周五，WH Smith 表示，现在的目标是 “稳定”。代理首席执行官安德鲁·哈里森（Andrew Harrison）表示，他的目标是 “以透明和纪律领导集团”。</p>
</div><p>Mr Harrison said: “The board and I are acutely aware that we have much to do to rebuild confidence in WH Smith and deliver stronger returns as we move forward.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>哈里森表示：“董事会和我深知，我们还有很多工作要做，以重建对 WH Smith 的信心，并在前进中实现更强的回报。</p>
</div><p>“We are acting at pace progressing our remediation plan and are committed to ensuring that we strengthen our financial controls and governance as we move forward.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我们正在迅速推进我们的整改计划，并承诺在前进中加强我们的财务控制和治理。”</p>
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WH Smith 因会计丑闻被调查，高管奖金被取消