Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3152V

WH Smith PLC

10 January 2012

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				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					Yes
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Artemis Investment Management LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		St. James's Place UK and International Income Unit Trust MT Total Return Fund SAUL BBC Pension Scheme Barclays UK Equity Income Fund Artemis IMP S2 Barclays UK Equity Income Fund Artemis IMP S1 Charities Pool (COL) Hampstead Heath (COL) Artemis Institutional Equity Income Fund P&O Pension Scheme City of London Pension A/c City of London Cash A/c Artemis Capital Fund Artemis Income Fund
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		09 January 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		10 January 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B2PDGW16

7,007,163

7,007,163

6,849,281

6,849,281

4.99%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,849,281

4.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:	Neil Buckley
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 718 0411

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Artemis Investment Management LLP
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	42 Melville Street Edinburgh, EH3 7HA
Phone number & email
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number & email
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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