Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5563O

WH Smith PLC

20 September 2013

 

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 GB00B2PDGW16
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					n/a
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					n/a
Other (please specify):					n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		UBS Investment Bank
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		UBS AG London Branch
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		18 September 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		20 September 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below Notifiable Threshold

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 xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B2PDGW16

3,851,862

3,851,862

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

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

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

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:	Konstantina Georgaki / Zuzana Görögová
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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