Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2511M

WH Smith PLC

26 January 2009

Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes

At the AGM of WH Smith PLC held today at 11.30am, the following levels of proxy appointments and associated voting instructions were
received prior to the meeting. All of the resolutions were carried on a show of hands.

Resolution Number	Proxy Votes for the Resolution	Proxy Votes Against the Resolution	Votes withheld

1	99,325,667	31,099	65,393

2	88,174,212	2,495,128	8,752,819

3	97,702,259	361,152	1,358,748

4	99,223,181	182,801	16,177

5	99,317,801	84,869	19,489

6	99,153,999	156,662	111,498

7	99,314,429	85,841	21,889

8	99,301,813	99,022	21,324

9	97,460,779	1,954,883	6,497

10	99,029,818	375,016	17,325

11	96,772,265	811,839	1,838,055

12	98,440,811	955,759	25,589

13	99,317,673	61,755	42,731

14	98,940,134	181,320	300,705

Notes

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'for' total.

2.    The proxy votes shown reflect the position as at 11.30am on Saturday 24 January 2009, being 48 hours before the time of the meeting
       and conforming to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001. Voting instructions can be changed at any time prior
       to a poll being demanded, and a shareholder having lodged a proxy is still entitled to attend the meeting and vote their shares themselves
       as they see fit.

3. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.