Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
26 November 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WH SMITH PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FMR CORP & 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 BELOW LETTER DATED 25 NOVEMBER 2004

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

     SEE BELOW LETTER DATED 25 NOVEMBER 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 2 13/81 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     N/A

11)  Date company informed

     25 NOVEMBER 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

      10,716,555
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      5.94%

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 ....26 NOVEMBER 2004....................



Letter to Smith (WH) Plc
Dated:  25 November 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 purpose 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 interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. For
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.



Letter from:  Fidelity


Amendment # 33

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held:    SMITH (WH)PLC

2. Notifiable Interest:   ORDINARY SHARES

     A     FMR Corp
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company 
           (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds (See Schedule A for 
           listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.)

     B     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

           A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and 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 FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
       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 No 33


                      SHARES HELD   MANAGEMENT   NOMINEE/REGISTERED
                                     COMPANY     NAME

                      328,916         FII        JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH TOTAL
                       54,264         FIL        BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX
                                                 TOTAL
                    6,556,104         FISL       JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH TOTAL
                        7,100        FMRCO       BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO
                                                 TOTAL
                    1,900,424        FMRCO       JPMORGAN CHASE BANK TOTAL
                        5,224        FMRCO       STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
                                                 TOTAL
                      510,808         FPM        BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS TOTAL
                       29,084         FPM        BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 
                                                 TOTAL
                       75,912         FPM        BANKERS TRUST LONDON TOTAL
                      111,196         FPM        CITIBANK LONDON TOTAL
                       18,156         FPM        CLYDESDALE BANK PLC TOTAL
                      160,444         FPM        JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH TOTAL
                      147,268         FPM        MELLON BANK TOTAL
                       42,960         FPM        MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES 
                                                 TOTAL
                      612,541         FPM        NORTHERN TRUST LONDON TOTAL
                      156,154         FPM        STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S
                                                 TOTAL)
                   10,716,555                    GRAND TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES



CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE: 5.94%

SHARES IN ISSUE:       180,446,367

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE
 LAST FILING:           (2,936,462) ORDINARY SHARES





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