16th Feb 2007 18:15
WH Smith PLC16 February 2007 Letter to: RNS WH Smith PLC (the "Company") WH Smith Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trust") In accordance with Chapter 3 of the Disclosure Rules, notification is herebygiven that:- On 16 February 2007 the Trustee of the above Trust, Lloyds TSB Offshore TrustCompany Limited, purchased 2,145,401 Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each("Shares") at an average price of 416.15 pence per share. The Company was notified of this transaction on 16 February 2007. As a resultof this transaction the Trust now holds 9,029,733 Shares (4.94% 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 potential beneficiaries of the Trust, are considered to be interested in these shares: A J H StewartK E Swann From: I Houghton Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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