Holding(s) in Company

WH Smith PLC
25 April 2007




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

WH Smith Plc


2. Reason for the notification  (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) 


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result       (   )
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )


Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )



 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Deutsche Bank AG

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

20/04/2007
 


6. Date on which issuer notified:

23/04/2007
 


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Direct 4%

 

8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

GB00B17WCM17           7,353,962              7,353,962
 



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  

if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

GB00B17WCM17         6,612,715         6,612,715                  3.61%
 



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

6,612,715                     3.61%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

David Lindsay / Andrew Anderson

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+00 44 207 545 8533/8532




 
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 
 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Deutsche Bank AG





                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange