Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9888E
WH Smith PLC
04 January 2010
 






TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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

Yes 


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

 


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 


Other (please specify):

  

 


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


 

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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


 Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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


 

30 December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:


 31 December 2009

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


 L&G (From 5% to 6%)

  

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the 
triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of

Shares

Number
of

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 Ordinary

        8,762,955

         (As on

     15/10/2009)

 9,380,313

9,380,313 

 

 6.08%

 

 GBP0.2209


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/ 
Conversion 
Period

Number of voting
rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.


% of voting
rights

 

 

 

 

 


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial
instrument

Exercise 
price

Expiration 
date

Exercise/
Conversion 

period

Number of voting 
rights instrument 
refers to

% of voting rights


 

 

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta


 

 


Total (A+B+C)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 9,380,313

 6.08%


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

 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (10,556,359 - 6.84% = Total Position)

 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (10,556,359) - 6.84% = Total Position)

 

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (10,556,359 - 6.84% = Total Position)

 

 

              Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (9,380,313 - 6.08% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

 

 

Legal & General Investment Management                  Legal & General Insurance Holdings

(Holdings) Limited                                                       Limited (Direct)

(Direct) (LGIMHD) (5,532,913 - 3.58% = PMC)          (LGIH)

 

 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions                       Legal & General Assurance Society 

Management) Limited                                                  Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

(PMC) (5,532,913 - 3.58% = PMC)

 

                                                                                     Legal & General Pensions Limited

                                                                                     (Direct) (LGPL)

 

 


Proxy Voting:


 

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:


              N/A

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


             N/A

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


            N/A


13. Additional information:


Notification using the total voting rights figure of 154,177,194

14. Contact name:


 Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:


 020 3124 3851



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