Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
31 July 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 BELOW LETTER DATED 28 JULY 2006


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 28 JULY 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

     28 JULY 2006


12)  Total holding following this notification

     9,206,356

               
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)

     5.08%


14)  Any additional information




15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MISS A LAM [phone]


16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     AJH STEWART,DIRECTOR


     Date of Notification      

     31 JULY 2006




Letter to:  WH Smith plc
Dated:      28 JULY 2006


Disclosure of Interests in shares

Further to our letter of 05 July 2006 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
181,088,761 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary companies have
a notifiable interest in 9,206,356 ordinary shares of WH Smith plc, amounting to
5.08%. 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




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