6th Oct 2006 15:04
WH Smith PLC06 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY WH SMITH PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST ORBIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 ATTACHED LETTER DATED 5 OCTOBER 2006 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE ATTACHED LETTER DATED 5 OCTOBER 2006 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 20 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date listed company informed 6 OCTOBER 2006 12) Total holding following this notification NOT KNOWN 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 duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification I HOUGHTON, COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification 6 OCTOBER 2006 LETTER TO WH SMITH PLCDATED 5 OCTOBER 2006 Notification under the Companies Act 1985 Pursuant to Sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985, I am writing on behalfof Orbis Investment Management Limited ("OIML") to inform you that OIML and thecollective investment schemes it manages no longer have a notifiable interestin the ordinary shares of WH Smith PLC. FROM: ORBIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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