Additional Listing

Smith WH PLC
24 April 2002




W H SMITH PLC.


Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 2,500,000 Ordinary shares of 55 5/9p each
to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List
upon issuance. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares
of the Company.

The Block listings consist of 500,000 shares to be issued under the Sharesave
Scheme, 1,000,000 shares under the Sharesave Scheme 1999 and 1,000,000 shares to
be issued under the Executive Share Option Scheme 1999.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co. Ltd
for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.



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