Total Voting Rights

WH Smith PLC
29 February 2008




WH Smith PLC                                                    29 February 2008     

LETTER TO: RNS



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 164,209,208 ordinary shares of 22 6/67
pence each with voting rights (the 'Shares'). 

Shareholders may use the 164,209,208 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.




Amanda Lam
Assistant Company Secretary




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