12th Feb 2007 17:26
WH Smith PLC12 February 2007 LETTER TO RNS DATED 12 FEBRUARY 2007 WH Smith PLC (the "Company") WH Smith Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trust") In accordance with Chapter 3 of the Disclosure Rules, notification is hereby given that:- On 9 February 2007 the Trustee of the above Trust, Lloyds TSB Offshore TrustCompany Limited, purchased 589,599 Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each ("Shares")at an average price of 419.66 pence per share. The Company was notified of this transaction on 12 February 2007. As a result ofthis transaction the Trust now holds 6,893,316 Shares (3.77% 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 LETTER FROM: I HoughtonSecretary WH SMITH PLC This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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