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WH Smith PLC01 December 2006 WH Smith PLC 1 December 2006 LETTER TO RNS WH Smith PLC (the "Company") W H Smith Employees' Share Trust 1999 (the "Trust") In accordance with Chapter 3 of the Disclosure Rules, notification is hereby given that:- On 1 December 2006, 11,949 Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each were transferredout of the above Trust to satisfy share options granted under the WH SmithExecutive Share Option Scheme 1999. The Company was notified of this transaction on 1 December 2006. As a result of this transaction the Trust now holds 6,858,359 Ordinary Shares of20 pence each (3.75% of the issued Class). 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 Stewart K E Swann I HoughtonCompany Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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