Director Shareholding

Smith WH PLC
29 November 2004


                                     SCHEDULE 11

                  NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED 
                                       PERSONS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WH SMITH PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR

     K E SWANN

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
     if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
     age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

     IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR 

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

      K E SWANN

5)   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
     with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)



6)   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
     please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
     discretionary

     CONDITIONAL AWARD OF ORDINARY SHARES GRANTED
     ON 4 NOVEMBER 2003 - INCREASE IN NUMBER OF
     SHARES UNDER AWARD FROM 101,746 TO 142,415
     FOLLOWING REINVESTMENT OF 'C' SHARES SALE 
     PROCEEDS


7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

     40,669

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.023%

9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

      -

10)  Percentage of issued Class

      -

11)  Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 
     2 13/81 PENCE 

12)  Price per share

     296.12 PENCE

13)  Date of transaction

     29 NOVEMBER 2004

14)  Date company informed

     29 NOVEMBER 2004

15)  Total holding following this notification

      N/A

16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      N/A

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17)  Date of grant



18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable



19)  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20)  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21)  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
     is to be fixed at time of exercise



22)  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
     following this notification



23)  Any additional information



24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      MISS A LAM [phone]

25)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification    I HOUGHTON

     Date of Notification   29 NOVEMBER 2004                              



WH Smith PLC                                 29 November 2004                                 

LETTER TO RNS
 
WH Smith PLC (the 'Company') 

WH Smith Employees' Share Trust 1999 (the 'Trust')


In accordance with Chapter 16 Paragraph 13 of the Listing Rules, notification is 
hereby given that:-

On 29 November 2004 the Trustee of the above Trust, Mourant & Co. Trustees
Limited, purchased 40,669 Ordinary Shares of 2 13/81 pence each ('Shares') at an
average price of 296.12 pence per share. The Company was noticed of this
transaction today. As a result of this transaction the Trust now holds 4,850,322
Shares (2.69% of the issued Class).


The Trust is a discretionary trust and is used to facilitate the acquisition of
shares for the purpose of satisfying awards and options granted under the
Company's share schemes. 


The following directors of the Company, being potential beneficiaries of the 
Trust, are considered to be interested in these shares:

R G Handover
Ms K E Swann
J A Warren




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