26th Aug 2005 10:05
Smith WH PLC25 August 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY W H SMITH PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE TRUSTEES OF THE BT PENSION SCHEMEBRITEL FUND TRUSTEES 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 LETTER BELOW DATED 24 AUGUST 2005 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE LETTER BELOW DATED 24 AUGUST 2005 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 2 13/81 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date company informed 25 AUGUST 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 5,343,901 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 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 Date of Notification .... 25 AUGUST 2005 .................... 24th August 2005 DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES COMPANIES ACT 1985 SECTION 198-220 Disclosure by BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BT Pension Scheme (see Note 1) Holdings in: W H Smith Plc As at 23 August 2005 Issued Capital: 180,885,912 Registered Holders: Held on Behalf of Number of % of Shares Issued CapitalDirect Holdings (See Note 2)BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd Trustees of BT Pension Scheme 332,005 Total Direct Holdings: 332,005 0.184 Subsidiary Holdings: (See Note 3)Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes Assured Limited 1,457,173 Total Subsidiary Holdings: 1,457,173 0.807 Indirect Holdings: (See Note 4) Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes UK Focus Fund (FF) 2,005,478Chase Nominees Ltd The Second Hermes UK Focus Fund(SF) 900,211Chase Nominees Ltd The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund(TF) 1,412,569 Total Indirect Holdings: 4,318,258 2.392 Total Interest 6,107,436.00 3.383 Stock on Loan 763,535 0.423 Note 1: The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme control Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the owner of Hermes Pensions Management Limited, Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, Hermes Assured Limited and Hermes SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Note 2: These shares are held on behalf of the Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme infunds managed by Hermes Investment Management Limited. Note 3: These shares are held directly by Hermes Assured Limited, a subsidiary of HermesPensions Management Limited. Note 4: These shares are held through an interest in four UK Limited Partnerships, in which Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited is a General Partner and Hermes SLPLimited is a Limited Partner. Hermes Investment Management Limited is a GeneralPartner in FF, TF and SC. Britel Fund Trustees Limited is a Limited Partner inFF and SC, through which some of the assets of the BT Pension Scheme areinvested. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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