Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
21 February 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WH SMITH PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     EDWARD C JOHNSON 3rd
     PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND 
     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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

     SEE LETTER BELOW DATED 20 FEBRUARY 2002

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

     SEE LETTER BELOW DATED 20 FEBRUARY 2002

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 55 5/9 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     N/A

11)  Date company informed

     21 FEBRUARY 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     20,245,095
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     8.11%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     A LAM [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification   
                               

     Date of Notification ...21 FEBRUARY 2002.....................




LETTER TO SMITH (WH) PLC - DATED 20 FEBRUARY 2002
 
Below are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K. 
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the 
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the disclosure below constitutes 
separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely for purposes 
of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any of these 
entities act as a group or in concert will respect these interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act. 
The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes. For 
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct 
and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its 
direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.


Amendment No. 9

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - U.K. COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held: Smith (WH) Plc

2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares

     (A)   FMR Corp.
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           Parent holding company of Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC),
           a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment 
           manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for 
           listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).

     (B)   Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
           P.O. Box HM 670
           Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

           Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
           including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity 
           Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US 
           investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for 
           listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.)

3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:

           Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

          Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.

4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit 
   trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting 
   pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate 
   notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the 
   purposes of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR 
   Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International 
   Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
   act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that 
   they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis.

6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4)(b) of the Act, namely 
   where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a 
   right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of
   such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.


Schedule A                                                      Amendment No. 9


Security: Smith (W H) Plc


                                      MANAGEMENT 
                         SHARES HELD   COMPANY    NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
(Ordinary Shares)

                            22,000      FMTC      State Street Nominees Ltd.
                           102,457      FMTC      HSBC, London
                            13,500      FMTC      National Cities
                             9,702      FMTC      Nortrust Nominees
                             4,400      FMTC      Brown Brothers Harriman         
                         5,689,370      FISL      Chase Nominees Limited
                           326,050      FPM       RBS Trust Bank
                           286,200      FPM       Bank of New York Europe
                             2,470      FPM       Nordea
                            54,960      FPM       Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                            55,500      FPM       BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                           109,800      FPM       MSS Nominees Ltd
                           679,250      FPM       Chase Nominees Ltd
                            53,390      FPM       Citibank
                           861,656      FPM       Bankers Trust
                            52,700      FPM       Mellon Nominees Ltd
                           209,050      FPM       Northern Trust
                           950,057      FIL       RBS Trust Bank
                         1,190,589      FIL       Chase Nominees Ltd
                           463,334      FIL       Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                           181,929      FIL       Morgan Stanley
                            24,400      FIL       NAB-Australia
                           101,060      FIL       Bankers Trust
                           721,433      FIL       Northern Trust
                            68,987      FIL       Citibank
                             7,056      FIL       State Street Bank & Trust
                             3,500      FIL       Credit Suisse
                           170,256      FIL       Bank of New York Europe
                             2,500      FIL       National Australia Bank
                         7,249,521      FIL       HSBC, London
                           171,550      FIL       BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                            30,871      FIL       Deutsche Bank AG, London
                           265,000      FIL       Bank of New York - London
                             2,500      FIL       State Street Nominees Ltd.
                             9,689      FIL       JP Morgan
                            87,308      FIL       Chase Manhattan Bank London
                            11,100      FIL

Total Ordinary Shares   20,245,095

Current ownership percentage: 8.11%

Shares is issue:       249,506,825

Change in holding 
since last filing:      +2,708,913 ordinary shares



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