Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
31 October 2007




TR-1:          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 (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               Yes


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:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
 

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
 


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

17 October 2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 October 2007
 

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

From 3% - 4% (L&G)
 


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

Ord 5p                 5,988,821              5,988,821




 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares   Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  

if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                       Direct             Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

Ord 5p                 7,431,649          7,431,649                  4.06


 



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 

7,431,649                     4.06

 



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



Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)



Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)



Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)



 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (7,431,649 - 4.06% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)



Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (6,550,490 - 3.58% = PMC     (Direct) (LGIH)



Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)        Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (6,550,490 - 3.58% = PMC)                (LGAS & LGPL)



                                                       Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                       (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A
 

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

N/A
 

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

N/A
 

13. Additional information:


Notification using the total voting rights figure of 182,919,930


Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of 
disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which
has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.

 

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851



Notification received by issuer:        

30 October 2007


Issuer contact name:

Colin White


Issuer contact telephone: 

01793 563576




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