Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
25 August 2005


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

W H SMITH PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

THE TRUSTEES OF THE 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 24 AUGUST 2005

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 24 AUGUST 2005

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company 
     should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company 
     should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 2 13/81 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

N/A

11)  Date company informed

25 AUGUST 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

5,343,901
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into 
     account when calculating percentage)

LESS THAN 3%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MISS A LAM [phone]

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

     Date of Notification ....  25 AUGUST 2005   ....................


                                                                24th August 2005

                DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES
                   COMPANIES ACT 1985 SECTION 198-220

Disclosure by BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BT Pension Scheme 
(see Note 1)

Holdings in: W H Smith Plc

As at 23 August 2005                                 Issued Capital: 180,885,912

Registered Holders:       Held on Behalf of                  Number of    % of 
                                                                Shares    Issued
                                                                         Capital
Direct Holdings            (See Note 2)
BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd   Trustees of BT Pension Scheme        332,005

                           Total Direct Holdings:               332,005   0.184

Subsidiary Holdings:       (See Note 3)
Chase Nominees Ltd         Hermes Assured Limited             1,457,173

                           Total Subsidiary Holdings:         1,457,173   0.807

Indirect Holdings:         (See Note 4) 
Chase Nominees Ltd         Hermes UK Focus Fund (FF)          2,005,478
Chase Nominees Ltd         The Second Hermes UK Focus Fund(SF)  900,211
Chase Nominees Ltd         The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund(TF) 1,412,569   

                           Total Indirect Holdings:           4,318,258   2.392

Total Interest                                             6,107,436.00   3.383

Stock on Loan                                                   763,535   0.423


Note 1:   

The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme control Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which 
is the owner of Hermes Pensions Management Limited, Hermes Focus Asset Management 
Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, Hermes Assured Limited and Hermes 
SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limited.

Note 2:

These shares are held on behalf of the Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme in
funds managed by Hermes Investment Management Limited.

Note 3:

These shares are held directly by Hermes Assured Limited, a subsidiary of Hermes
Pensions Management Limited.

Note 4:

These shares are held through an interest in four UK Limited Partnerships, in 
which Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited is a General Partner and Hermes SLP
Limited is a Limited Partner.  Hermes Investment Management Limited is a General
Partner in FF, TF and SC. Britel Fund Trustees Limited is a Limited Partner in
FF and SC, through which some of the assets of the BT Pension Scheme are
invested.





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