25th Apr 2005 15:39
Smith WH PLC25 April 2005 WH Smith PLC (the "Company") W H Smith Employees' Share Trust 1999 (the "Trust") In accordance with Chapter 16 Paragraph 13 of the Listing Rules, notification ishereby given that:- On 25 April 2005, 462 Ordinary Shares of 2 13/81 pence each were transferred outof the above Trust to satisfy a matching share award made in November 2003 underthe terms of the WH Smith Deferred Bonus Plan. The Company was notified of thistransaction on 25 April 2005. As a result of this transaction the Trust nowholds 8,999,860 Ordinary Shares of 2 13/81 pence each (4.98% of the issuedClass). The Trust is a discretionary trust used to facilitate the acquisition of sharesfor the purpose of satisfying awards and options granted under the Company'sshare schemes. The following directors of the Company, being potentialbeneficiaries of the Trust, are considered to be interested in these shares; A J H StewartK E Swann I HoughtonSecretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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