Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
28 October 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 LETTER BELOW DATED 27 OCTOBER 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 27 OCTOBER 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

     27 OCTOBER 2004


12)  Total holding following this notification

     13,653,017
               

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.57%


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

     I HOUGHTON
     COMPANY SECRETARY


     Date of Notification      28 OCTOBER 2004




Amendment No 32

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- U.K. COMPANIES ACT
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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                                                       Amendment No 32

Security: Smith (WH) Plc

                       MANAGEMENT        
        SHARES HELD     COMPANY   NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
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                 114,548       FIL     Bank of New York Brussels Total
                 329,016       FIL     Bank of New York London Total
                 535,522       FIL     Chase Manhattan Bank London Total
                  57,980       FIL     Citibank Total
                  75,091       FIL     Deutsche Bank Total
                  65,664       FIL     HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) 
                                       Limited Total
                 484,890       FIL     JP Morgan Total
                  32,708       FIL     Mellon Bank Total
                 164,460       FIL     Morgan Stanley Total
                 690,926       FIL     Northern Trust Total
                 104,112       FIL     Nortrust Nominees Ltd Total
                  23,156       FIL     State Street Bank & Trust Total
                 132,692       FIL     State Street Nominees Ltd Total
               7,560,880      FISL     Chase Manhattan Bank London Total
                 535,364      FISL     JP Morgan Total
               2,324,088     FMRCO     Chase Nominees Limited Total
                  12,100     FMRCO     HSBC Total
                  10,224     FMRCO     State Street Nominees Limited Total
                 236,476       FPM     Bank of New York London Total
                  95,216       FPM     Citibank Total
                  16,344       FPM     Deutsche Bank Total
                  51,560       FPM     HSBC Total
              13,653,017               Grand Total Ordinary Shares 


Current ownership 
percentage:         7.57%

Shares in 
issue:       180,410,457

Change in 
holdings since 
last filing:  (1,460,774) ordinary shares

Change in holdings is primarily due to the decrease in the share capital figure


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