Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0181T

WH Smith PLC

29 May 2009

 



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:	AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
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):	26/05/2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	27/05/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	6%

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
B2PDGW1	5,819,127	5,819,127	1,957,935	1,957,935	7,945,520	1.25	5.07

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
9,903,455	6.31%

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

Name of the Company/Fund	Number of shares	% of issued share capital
Alliance Capital Management	447,200.00	0.28511
Direct
AXA	309,400.00	0.19725
Direct
AXA Financial, Inc	4,053,528.00	2.58427
Indirect
AXA IM UK	6,895.00	0.00440
Direct
AXA Rosenberg	854,779.00	0.544952209
Direct
AXA Rosenberg	3,891,992.00	2.48
Indirect
AXA Winterthur	339,661.00	0.216546046
Direct
Total Direct	1,957,935	1.24825
Total Indirect	7,945,520	5.06555
TOTAL	9,903,455	6.31381

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	Kyere Tabiri
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7003 1510

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

 

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