Total Voting Rights

WH Smith PLC
29 March 2007


WH Smith PLC (the 'Company')

Voting Rights and Capital

To conform to the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, the 
Company confirms that its capital consists of 182,940,801 ordinary shares of 
20 pence each with voting rights (the 'Shares').

Shareholders may use the 182,940,801 Shares as the denominator for the 
calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their 
interest in or a change to their interest in the Company under the FSA's 
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

A Lam
Assistant Company Secretary


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