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Smith WH PLC 27 January 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY WH SMITH PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST DEUTSCHE BANK AG 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 26 JANUARY 2006 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 26 JANUARY 2006 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 listed company informed 27 JANUARY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 7,506,492 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) 4.15% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MISS A LAM (01793) 562489 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification I HOUGHTON, COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification 27 JANUARY 2006 LETTER TO WH SMITH PLC DATED 26TH JANUARY 2006 Disclosure of Interests in shares Further to our letter of 18 October, 2005 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 180,952,026 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 7,506,492 ordinary shares of WH Smith plc, amounting to 4.15%. Part of this holding may relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions. Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany, of which Deutsche Bank AG London is a branch. From Deutsche Bank AG London This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange EASUWSMSELF

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