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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