AGM Statement

Smiths News PLC
06 February 2008



6 February 2008

                                Smiths News PLC 

                     Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes

At the AGM of Smiths News PLC held today at 11.30am, 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   Proxy Votes For    Proxy Votes Against     Proxy Votes
Number        the Resolution       the Resolution        Withheld

1                127,169,663                222,973           5,203
2                126,220,181                408,609         769,049
3                127,373,801                 20,892           3,146
4                126,239,285              1,143,612          14,942
5                127,046,690                336,624          14,525
6                124,515,061              2,330,279         552,499
7                125,419,396              1,889,232          89,211
8                125,106,544              2,263,796          27,499
9                127,250,660                 89,333          57,846
10               127,343,959                 37,436          15,444
11               127,072,568                272,010          53,261
12               127,073,621                271,902          52,3l6




Notes

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

2.     A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the 
       calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a 
       resolution.

3.     The proxy votes shown reflect the position as at 11.30am on Monday 4 
       February 2008, 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.


Board Change

As previously announced on 18 October 2007, Brendan Fitzmaurice retired as 
Chairman following today's AGM. Dennis Millard, formerly Deputy Chairman and 
Senior Independent Director, has succeeded Brendan Fitzmaurice as Chairman.


Colin White
Deputy Company Secretary



Enquiries:

Smiths News PLC
Debbie Nicholas, Investor Relations       01793 563641


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