Holding(s) in Company

WH Smith PLC
16 February 2007


                                                                    

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(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):
 
N/A See additional information

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )
 

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


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

                                                                           

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


Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
 

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


N/A

 

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


N/A

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


15 February 2007

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


Above 3% (L&G)

 

8. Notified details:


.................

 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction (vi)       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
ORD GBP 0.20                    5,630,399 - 3.07%                                                  
                         (Under Section 198 on the 02/09/2006)                                             
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
ORD GBP 0.20         5,859,261         5,859,261                  3.20                                                  
                   
                                                                                      

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

                                        
5,859,261                          3.20              
                                        
 

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



Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)(Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH)(Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G)(5,859,261 - 3.20%=LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management      Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct)(LGIMHD)        Limited(Direct)(LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions        Legal & General Assurance Society
Management)Limited (PMC)                   Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

                                           Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                           (Direct)(LGPL)


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:


                    Using the total voting right figure of 
                                  182,933,941

                    First notification under DTR Sourcebook

 

14. Contact name:


Helen Lewis

 



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