Director Shareholding

Smith WH PLC
20 November 2002



WH Smith PLC (the 'Company') 

WH Smith Employees' Share Trust 1999 (the 'Trust')

In accordance with Chapter 16 Paragraph 13 of the Listing Rules, notification is 
hereby given that:-

On 20 November 2002 the Trustee of the above Trust, Mourant & Co. Trustees 
Limited, purchased 447,436 Ordinary Shares of 55 5/9 pence each ('Shares') at 
an average price of 374.98 pence per share. The Company was notified of this 
transaction today. As a result of this transaction the Trust now holds 6,541,345 
Shares (2.61% of the issued Class).

The Trust is a discretionary trust and is used to facilitate the acquisition of 
shares for the purpose of satisfying awards and options granted under the 
Company's share schemes.

The following executive directors of the Company, being potential beneficiaries 
of the Trust, are considered to be interested in these shares:

R G Handover 
T M Hely Hutchinson 
Ms B C Hodson 
J A Warren

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