Director/PDMR Shareholding

WH Smith PLC
01 February 2007

W H Smith PLC          1 February 2007


 

WH Smith PLC (the 'company')

WH Smith Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust')

In accordance with Chapter 3 of the Disclosure Rules, notification is hereby
given that:-

On 1 February 2007, 75,697 Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each were transferred out
of the Trust to satisfy share options granted under the W H Smith Executive 
Share Option Scheme 1999.

The Company was notified of this transaction on 1 February 2007.

As a result of this transaction the Trust holds 6,382,094 Ordinary Shares of 20
pence each (3.49% of the issued Class)

The Trust is a discretionary trust used to facilitate the acquisition of shares
for the purpose of satisfying awards and options granted under the Company's 
share schemes. The following directors of the Company, being potential 
beneficiaries of the Trust, are considered to be interested in these shares:

A J H Stewart
K E Swann


L Houghton
Company Secretary 


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