Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

 WH SMITH PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Yes

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Artemis Investment Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Artemis Income FundArtemis UK Special Situations FundArtemis Capital FundMT Income FundCity of London Cash A/cCity of London Pension A/cP&O Pension SchemeInstitutional Equity Income FundInstitutional Special SituationsHampstead Heath (COL)Charities Pool (COL)PearsonPrudential Staff Pension SchemeAkzo Nobel Pension SchemeL&G Barclays Income 1L&G Barclays Income 2BBC PENSION TRUSTSAULBarclays UK AlphaL&G (Barclays) MM Alpha FundL&G(Barclays) Series2 MM Alpha FundWitan Investment TrustArtemis Strategic Assets Fund

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

04 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

11%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B2PDGW16

16,656,752 

16,656,752 

17,497,342 

17,497,342 

11.20% 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 17,497,342

11.20% 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

 Nicola Collins

15. Contact telephone number:

 0131 718 0429