Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
7 January 2004


                  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 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 5 JANUARY 2004


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 5 JANUARY 2004


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A


6)   ( %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A


8)   Percentage 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

     7 JANUARY 2004


12)  Total holding following this notification

     12,535,596
                    

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.00%


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     

     I HOUGHTON, COMPANY SECRETARY


     Date of Notification         

     7 JANUARY 2004


Letter to Smith (WH) Plc
Letter dated January 5, 2004


Amendment #26

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

           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 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 and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to 
       indicate that 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

SECURITY:  Smith (WH) Plc                                  Amendment # 26

                   SHARES HELD     MANAGEMENT    NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
                                   COMPANY       
(Ordinary Shares)                       
                     8,162,147     FISL          Chase Nominees Limited
                        67,129     FPM           RBS Trust Bank
                       264,300     FPM           Bank of New York Europe
                       111,759     FPM           Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                        22,700     FPM           BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                        58,000     FPM           MSS Nominees Ltd
                       159,390     FPM           Citibank
                       491,450     FIL           RBS Trust Bank
                       416,600     FIL           Chase Nominees Ltd
                       375,628     FIL           Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                       229,029     FIL           Morgan Stanley
                        44,000     FIL           Bankers Trust
                       598,984     FIL           Northern Trust
                        33,940     FIL           Citibank
                       683,262     FIL           Bank of New York - London
                       409,375     FIL           JP Morgan
                       143,703     FIL           Chase Manhattan Bank London
                        27,300     FIL           State Street Bank & Trust
                       163,000     FIL           State Street Nominees Ltd
                        73,900     FIL           Bank of New York Brussels

TOTAL ORDINARY 
SHARES:             12,535,596

CURRENT OWNERSHIP 
PERCENTAGE:               5.00%

SHARES IN ISSUE:   250,543,464

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE 
LAST FILING:          +228,025 ordinary shares
                    

Letter from Fidelity Management & Research Company



                              SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WH SMITH PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THE TRUSTEES OF BT PENSION SCHEME
     BRITEL FUND TRUSTEES 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 6 JANUARY 2004


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 6 JANUARY 2004


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A


6)   Percentage of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A


8)   Percentage 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

     6 JANUARY 2004


12)  Total holding following this notification

     11,799,609

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.71%


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

     I HOUGHTON


     Date of Notification
     
     7 JANUARY 2004


Letter to WH Smith PLC
Letter dated January 6, 2004


                  DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES

                    COMPANIES ACT 1985     SECTION 198

Issued Capital:     250,543,464

As at January 5, 2004 the following entities had a material interest(s) in 
shares of:     W H Smith PLC

The Trustees of BT Pension Scheme
BriTel Fund Trustees Limited

Registered Holders:     BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd     648,311 shares    0.259%
                        Chase Nominees Ltd (note) 12,376,298 shares    4.941%

Amount of shares on loan/returned:                 1,225,000 shares    0.489%

                        Total Holding:            11,799,609 shares    4.711%

NB. Amount of shares on loan are deducted from Britel's holding, to amount to 
the direct holding.

Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, as general partners of various 
partnerships managed by Hermes SLP Limited Lens Investors (UK) LCC

As partner in one or more of the partnerships

Registered Holder:      Chase Nominees Ltd         11,420,684 shares    4.559%

Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited and Hermes SLP Limited are both 
subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limited which is ultimately owned by 
BriTel Fund Trustees Limited, a company controlled by the trustees of the BT 
Pension Scheme.

Note: This notifiable interest arises either as controller of Hermes Focus Asset 
Management Limited and/or Hermes SLP Limited and/or as a partner in one or more 
of the partnerships.

Letter from Hermes Administration Services Ltd


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