Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
06 July 2007


                                                                    

TR-1(i):             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

SMITHS NEWS PLC 


2. Reason for the notification 


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )
                                                                     
Other: Please Specify
 


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

04/07/2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05/07/2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

 

8. Notified details:



 

                          A: Voting rights attached to shares


                                Situation previous to  
Class or type of                the Triggering         
shares                          transaction        

                       Number of               Number of  
                       shares                  voting Rights                      
                                                                      

B17WCR6                9,147,039               9,147,039
                                                                      



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class or type of       Number of shares    Number of voting rights      % of voting rights  
shares
                                                                         
                       Direct              Direct     Indirect          Direct    Indirect                              
                                                                                                                      
B17WCR6                644,682             644,682    8,491,807         0.35      4.64     

 

                               B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion  Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date         rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                        acquired if the                      
                                                  instrument is                        
                                                  exercised/                           
                                                  converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

 

                                    Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                         % of voting rights                                                      
                                        
9,136,489                                          4.99%

 



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:



Name of the Company / Fund              Number of Shares         % of issued share capital


AXA Rosenberg                           120,263                  0.06574
Direct


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC               599,654                  0.32780
UK Smaller Companies Fund
Indirect
                                    

AXA Rosenberg                            90,450                  0.04944
Direct


AXA Rosenberg                         7,892,153                  4.31421
Indirect


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          6,106                  0.00334
Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          5,511                  0.00301
Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              32,342                  0.01768
FTSE All Share Tracker     
Direct



Sun Life Pensions Management            164,536                  0.08994
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct



AXA Winterthur                         225,474                   0.12325
Direct



                       Total Direct    644,682                   0.35241

                     Total Indirect  8,491,807                   4.64201

                         Total       9,136,489                   4.99442




Proxy Voting:
 

10. Name of the proxy holder:



 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



 

13. Additional information:




14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637



NOTIFICATION RECEIVED BY ISSUER: 6 JULY 2007

ISSUER CONTACT NAME: COLIN WHITE

ISSUER CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: 01793 564576







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