Smith WH PLC
18 January 2005
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) NAME OF COMPANY
WH SMITH PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
FMR CORP & FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
SEE BELOW LETTER DATED 17 JANUARY 2005
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them.
SEE BELOW LETTER DATED 17 JANUARY 2005
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
N/A
6) Percentage of issued Class
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
8) Percentage of issued Class
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 2 13/81 PENCE EACH
10) Date of transaction
N/A
11) Date company informed
17 JANUARY 2005
12) Total holding following this notification
3,231,380
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
LESS THAN 3%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
MISS A LAM (01793) 562489
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification I HOUGHTON
Date of Notification .....18 JANUARY 2005.............
Letter to Smith (WH) Plc
Dated 17 January 2005
Enclosed are closing amended notifications of disclosable interests under the
U.K. Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely
for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any
of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.
These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. For
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity international Limited (FIL) and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.
Letter from Fidelity Investments
Closing Amendment # 36
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT
1. Company in which shares are held: Smith (WH) Plc
2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares
A FMR Corp
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds (See Schedule A for
listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.)
B Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
P.O. BOX HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), and Fidelity
Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US
investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for
listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of
Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International
Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized
unit trust schemes in the U.K. notwithstanding the exemption from
reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for
the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken
to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries,
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of
the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these
notifications on a joint basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4) (b) of the Act,
namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled
to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to
control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act
respectively.
7. Inasmuch as there is no disclosable interest of 3% or greater of the
share capital, FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
have no further reporting obligation under Section 198 to 202 of the UK
Companies Act. This statement speaks as of its date, and no inference
should be drawn that no change has occurred in the facts set forth herein
after the date hereof.
SCHEDULE A
SECURITY: Smith (WH) Plc... Closing Amendment # 36
SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT NOMINEE/REGISTERED
COMPANY NAME
200,516 FII JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH Total
3,030,864 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total
3,231,380 Grand Total Ordinary Shares
CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE: 1.79%
SHARES IN ISSUE: 180,449,902
CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE
LAST FILING: (3,924,703) ordinary shares
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