Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
26 April 2004

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY    

WH SMITH PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

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 ATTACHED LETTER DATED 23 APRIL 2004

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

SEE ATTACHED LETTER DATED 23 APRIL 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

26 APRIL 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

14,383,963
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.74%

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 .......... 26 APRIL 2004 ..............



LETTER TO:   SMITH (WH) PLC
DATED:       23 APRIL 2004


Enclosed 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 enclosed disclosure
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 with respect to these interests.

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

LETTER FROM:    FIDELITY INVESTMENTS


Amendment No. 28

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK 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. 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 ( W H )  PLC                                  Amendment No 28


                      SHARES HELD   MANAGEMENT   NOMINEE/REGISTERED
                                     COMPANY     NAME

                       9,049,184      FISL       CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED
                          67,129      FPM        RBS TRUST BANK
                         264,500      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      FIL        CITIBANK
                         480,650      FIL        RBS TRUST BANK
                         442,481      FIL        CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                         375,628      FIL        NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                         189,529      FIL        MORGAN STANLEY
                          26,400      FIL        BANKERS TRUST
                         454,460      FIL        NORTHERN TRUST
                          33,940      FIL        CITIBANK
                         683,262      FIL        BANK OF NEW YORK - LONDON
                       1,096,773      FIL        JP MORGAN
                         604,178      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: 14,383,963

CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE:  5.74%

SHARES IN ISSUE:       250,543,733

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE
 LAST FILING:           (1,282,466)  ORDINARY SHARES




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