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RNS Number : 0978J
WH Smith PLC
01 August 2012
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer WH Smith plc
or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the
appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying
financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued
to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments
with similar economic effect to qualifying
financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting
rights
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Disclosure of revised position
following change in total voting
Other (please rights announced by WH Smith
specify): on 31 July 2012 X
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3. Full name of person(s) Lloyds Banking Group
subject to the notification plc
obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s): See Section 9
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5. Date of the transaction 31 July 2012
and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached:
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6. Date on which issuer 1 August 2012
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are Indirect holdings increased
crossed or reached: to above 11%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after
of to the triggering the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of voting rights
Shares Voting shares rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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Ord 22.09p
shares 14,407,454 14,407,454 14,397,658 11.037%
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GB00B2PDGW16
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that rights
Period may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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N/A
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic
effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial price date Conversion voting rights
instrument period rights
instrument
refers
to
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
rights
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14,397,658 11.037%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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14,287,467 shares (10.953%) are under the control of
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows
Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank
plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group
plc.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights N/A
proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy N/A
holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information: Notification using
the total voting rights
figure of 130,445,656
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14. Contact name: Andrew Kellett
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15. Contact telephone number: 0113 235 7729
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