Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
20 December 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 (Group)
 
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)



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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
 
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)



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

12 December 2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 December 2007
 

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

Above 5% (Group)

Above 5% (LGIM)


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                                 Below 5%               

 

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                 9,098,153          9,098,153     491,256          4.973     0.268


 



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 

9,589,409                     5.24

 



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) 
(9,589,409 - 5.24% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) 
(Direct and Indirect) (9,589,409 - 5.24% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
(9,589,409 - 5.24% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (9,098,153 - 4.97% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (8,292,694 - 4.53% = PMC)   (Direct) (LGIH)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (8,292,694 - 4.53% = 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)


Notification received by issuer:        

19 December 2007


Issuer contact name:

Colin White


Issuer contact telephone number: 

01793 563576




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