Holding(s) in Company

WH Smith PLC
13 November 2006



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

WH SMITH PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

STANDARD LIFE GROUP


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an
     individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
     or children under the age of 18

SEE ATTACHED LETTER DATED 10 NOVEMBER 2006

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

SEE ATTACHED LETTER DATED 10 NOVEMBER 2006

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)



9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 20 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

N/A

11)  Date listed company informed

13 NOVEMBER 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

5,983,399
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

3.271%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MISS A LAM  [phone]

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

J HOUGHTON,  COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification ...................  13 NOVEMBER 2006 .....




LETTER DATED:  10 NOVEMBER 2006

W H Smith plc Ord GBP.2 SHARES


In terms of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended)  I have to inform you
on behalf of Standard Life Investments that on 09/11/06, Standard Life
Investments disposed of 3,948,412 shares on behalf of Standard Life Group.  This
decreased the total held as a material interest to 5,983,399 shares being 3.271%
of the issued stock of that class.



Total No. of shares held                    Registered Name

*  11,335,922                               Vidacos Nominees


*  The total number of shares is made up of 5,983,399 material and 5,352,523 
non-material.



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