Holding(s) in Company

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

RNS Number : 1993W

WH Smith PLC

15 November 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 (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

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

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

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

02 November 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 November 2010

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

Group (Below 5%)

LGIM (Below 5%)

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 Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary	7,694,329(As on 27/10/2010)		Below 5%
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

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Below 5%

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)(Below 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)(Below 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM)(Below 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G)(6,620,603 - 4.41% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

(Holdings) Limited (Direct)(LGIMHD) (Direct) (LGIH)

(4,535,183 - 3.02% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance Society Limited

(Pensions Management) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

(PMC)(4,535,183 - 3.02% = 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

149,933,241

Disclosure delayed due to inconsistencies between company announcements and third-party data provider. Total voting rights confirmed with company 12/11/10.

14. Contact name:

Paul Toon (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3854

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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