25th Jul 2006 16:45
Smith WH PLC25 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY WH SMITH PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST STANDARD LIFE GROUP 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 LETTER BELOW DATED 25 JULY 2006 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 25 JULY 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 2 13/81 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date listed company informed 25 JULY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 19,777,484 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) 10.92% 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 A J H STEWART, DIRECTOR Date of Notification ......25 JULY 2006.................. To: WH SMITH PLC Smith WH Ord GBP 0.021605 shares In terms of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), I have to informyou on behalf of Standard Life Investments that on 21/07/06, Standard LifeInvestments disposed of 292,516 shares on behalf of Standard Life Group, thisdecreased the total held as a notifiable interest (including material and non-material interests) to 19,777,484 shares being 10.921% of the issued stockof that class. No. of shares held Registered Name 19,777,484 Vidacos Nominees From: Citibank, N.A. London Branch This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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