Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
2 July 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WH SMITH PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     DEUTSCHE BANK AG

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 1 JULY 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 1 JULY 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

     2 JULY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     NOT KNOWN
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     LESS THAN 3%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     AMANDA LAM  [phone]

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

     I HOUGHTON 
     COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification ....2 JULY 2004....



LETTER TO: W H SMITH PLC
DATED:     01 JULY 2004

Disclosure of interests in shares

Further to our letter of 09 June 2004, and in accordance with Section 198-202 
of the UK Companies Act 1985, we are writing on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG to 
inform you that on the basis that the relevant issued share capital of your 
company is 250,543,733 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary 
companies no longer have a notifiable interest in the ordinary shares of W H 
Smith Plc.

Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany.

If you require any further information concerning this notification, please 
contact Cheryl Slater or David Lindsay in the Compliance Department of Deutsche 
Bank AG London.

LETTER FROM: DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON

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