Holding(s) in Company

WH Smith PLC
22 February 2007


                                                                    

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(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:                               ( 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 the notification obligation (iii):


Sanderson Asset Management Ltd

 

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

The Sanderson International Value Fund

Catalpa Inc

Dynamic Mutual Funds Ltd - Marquis International Equity Fund

Dynamic Mutual Funds Ltd - Dynamic European Value Fund

Westwood Trust International Fund Personal Trust

The Sanderson International Value Group Trust

University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education

The Regents of The University of California

The Sanderson International Value Fund (Bermuda) Limited

Washington University

Little Harbor Investments LLC

Citigroup Inc Pension Plan

Fedex Corporation

Westwood Trust International Fund Employee Benefit Trust

The Sanderson International Value Tobacco Free Fund

Cornell University 

Northwestern Memorial Hospital & Affiliates

The Alfred I duPont Testamentary Trust
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):


.................

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


20/02/07

 

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

4%



8. Notified details:


Not Applicable

 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction (vi)       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
GB00B17WCM17                                                                      
                                                                      

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
GB00B17WCM17         8,116,800         8,116,800     0            4.44%       0%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

     N/A          N/A          N/A                    N/A               N/A 

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

                                        
                                        
8,116,800                          4.44%              

 

 

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


Not Applicable.

 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


Sanderson Asset Management Ltd

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


Not Applicable

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


Not Applicable

 

13. Additional information:


Sanderson Asset Management Ltd ('Sanderson') acts as investment manager for the
clients detailed in Question 4 above (our 'Clients'). In acting for our Clients,
Sanderson are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered 
to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients' custodian and 
therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each Client's
custodian bank.

 

14. Contact name:


James Longbottom

 

15. Contact telephone number:


0207-468-5961

 

 




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