Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3790G

WH Smith PLC

21 October 2008

 

Annex DTR3

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer	2.	State whether the notification relates to   (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DR 3.1 .4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii)
	WH SMITH PLC		(i)
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
	STEPHEN CLARKE
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest 1	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them	8.	State the nature of the transaction
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
13.	Price per share or value of transaction	14.	Date and place of transaction
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant 21 OCTOBER 2008	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable OCTOBER 2011 TO 21 OCTOBER 2018
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) ORDINARY SHARES OF 22-6/67 PENCE EACH, 86,002
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise NIL	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification 444,043
23.	Any additional information	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries
	GRANTED UNDER THE WH SMITH LTIP		IAN HOUGHTON 0207 851 8809

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification IAN HOUGHTON, COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification   21 OCTOBER 2008

 

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