Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
04 September 2006




                     NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.



1.      Name of listed company: 

SMITHS NEWS PLC


2.      Name of shareholder with a major interest:

DEUTSCHE BANK AG


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 1 SEPTEMBER 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 1 SEPTEMBER 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 5 PENCE EACH


10.     Date of transaction: 

N/A


11.     Date listed company informed: 

4 SEPTEMBER 2006


12.     Total holding following this notification:  

10,138,575


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)

5.54%


14.     Any additional information


15.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries: 

C A WHITE [phone]


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

M H CHARLTON
COMPANY SECRETARY


Date of notification: 4 SEPTEMBER 2006





Letter to Smiths News dated 01 September 2006


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 182,919,930 ordinary shares, Deutsche
Bank AG, and its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 10,138,575
ordinary shares of Smiths News plc, amounting to 5.54%. Part of this holding may
relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions.

Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany, of which 
Deutsche Bank AG London is a branch.

If you require any further information concerning this notification, please
contact Andrew Anderson, David Lindsay, James Gibson or Sabrina Samuel in the
Compliance Department of Deutsche Bank AG London.


Letter From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON




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