Holding(s) in Company

Smith WH PLC
11 June 2004


                                SCHEDULE 10
 
                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WH SMITH PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     DEUTSCHE BANK AG

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or 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 LETTER DATED 9 JUNE 2004 BELOW

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

     SEE LETTER DATED 9 JUNE 2004 BELOW     

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class



9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 55 5/9 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     N/A

11)  Date company informed

     11 JUNE 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     9,627,335
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.84%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     AMANDA LAM [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     I HOUGHTON, COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification      11 JUNE 2004




Letter to: Smith WH PLC
Dated: 9 June 2004


Disclosure of interests in shares

In accordance with Section 198-202 of the UK Companies Act 1985, we are writing 
on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG to inform you that on the basis that the relevant
issued share capital of your company is 250,543,733* ordinary shares, Deutsche
BAnk AG, and its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 9,627,335
ordinary shares of WH Smith Plc, amounting to 3.84%. Part of this holding may
relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions.

Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany.


From: Deutsche Bank AG London


* current share capital is 250,548,567


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