Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
12 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 BELOW DATED 11 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 BELOW DATED 11 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: 

    12 SEPTEMBER 2006


12. Total holding following this notification:  

    8,904,821


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)

    4.87%


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: 12 SEPTEMBER 2006




Letter to: Smiths News 
Dated: 11 September 2006


Disclosure of interests in shares


Further to our letter of 01 September 2006 and 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 8,904,821 ordinary shares of Smiths
News plc, amounting to 4.87%. 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.



Letter From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON




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