Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6372W
WH Smith PLC
29 January 2013
 

 




        TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



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

 

WH Smith Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

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


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



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

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.

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

JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

28 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 January 2013

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

5% Upwards



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the 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

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B2PDGW16

Below Minimum Threshold

Below Minimum Threshold



5,987,842


4.70%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

Contract For Difference




586,706

Nominal

Delta


0.46%


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,574,548

5.16%



 

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

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc : 6,574,548 (5.16%)

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 6,470,351 (5.08%)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A



13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Kartik Parekh

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7134 6170

 


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