Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
04 March 2008


                                                                    

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 (please state 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):

29 February 2008
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03 March 2008
 

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

From 5% - 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
                        9,223,263                9,223,263
GBP0.05

 

                     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
                     9,143,163        9,143,163                    4.99
GBP0.05
 

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 

9,143,163                          4.99
 

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) 
(9,634,419 - 5.26% = Total Position)
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH)(Direct and Indirect)(9,634,419 - 5.26% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM)
(9,634,419 - 5.26% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G)(9,143,163 - 4.99% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)     Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct)(LGIMHD)(8,337,704 - 4.55% = PMC)    (Direct)(LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)      Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC)(8,337,704 - 4.55% = 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
 

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851


Notification received by issuer:

3 March 2008

Issuer contact name:

Colin White

Issuer contact telephone number:

01793 563576 

 




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