Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0654V

WH Smith PLC

22 May 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications 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 notification (yes/no)
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 notification obligation:	SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	21/05/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	22/05/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares Direct	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B2PDGW16	7,857,543	7,857,543	7,857,543	7,857,543	0	5.00%	0%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
7,857,543	5.00%

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

NOT APPLICABLE

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	NOT APPLICABLE
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	NOT APPLICABLE

13. Additional information:	SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD ('SANDERSON') ACTS AS INVESTMENT MANAGER FOR THE CLIENTS DETAILED IN QUESTION 4 ABOVE (OUR 'CLIENTS').  IN ACTING FOR OUR CLIENTS, SANDERSON ARE GIVEN FULL DISCRETION OVER THEIR INVESTMENTS AND ARE EMPOWERED TO VOTE ON THEIR BEHALF.  HOWEVER, WE DO NOT ACT AS OUR CLIENTS' CUSTODIAN AND THEREFORE SHARES ARE NOT HELD IN OUR NAME BUT IN THE NAME OF EACH CLIENT'S CUSTODIAN BANK.
14 Contact name:	JEREMY KNOWLES
15. Contact telephone name:	0207 468 5977

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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