Result of AGM

Smith WH PLC
29 January 2004


                                                                 29 January 2004

                                  WH Smith PLC

                     Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes


At the AGM of WH Smith PLC held today, the following levels of proxy
appointments and associated voting instructions were received prior to the
meeting. All of the resolutions were carried on a show of hands.

Resolution number         Proxy votes         Proxy votes         Abstentions
                              for the         against the
                           resolution          resolution

1                         148,458,670             129,061              39,714
2                          98,085,607          33,943,100          16,598,738
3                         148,574,906              19,724              32,815
4a                        148,123,929             478,963              24,553
4b                        148,118,708             480,922              27,815
5                         148,264,716             338,264              24,465
6                         148,084,330             517,257              25,858
7                         146,765,041           1,696,070             166,334
8                         146,404,211           1,692,988             530,246
9                         142,691,400             582,517           5,353,528
10                        148,334,894             268,644              23,907
11                        148,313,716             289,822              23,907
12                        148,417,498              46,963             162,984

Notes

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been
   included in the 'for' total.

2. The proxy votes shown reflect the position as at 11.30am on Tuesday 27
   January 2004, being 48 hours before the time of the meeting and conforming to
   Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001. Voting
   instructions can be changed at any time prior to a poll being demanded, and a
   shareholder having lodged a proxy is still entitled to attend the meeting and
   vote their shares themselves as they see fit.

                                    - Ends -

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