Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0009C

Smiths News PLC

26 August 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications 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 notification (yes/no)
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 notification obligation:	SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity Trust The Calleva Trust
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	22nd AUGUST 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	26TH AUGUST 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	18%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B17WCR61	31,139,457	31,139,457	33,187,538	33,187,538		18.14%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
33,187,538	18.14%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED
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:	Silchester International Investors Ltd (“Silchester”) acts as investment manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our “Clients”). In acting for our Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients’ custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each Client’s custodian bank
14 Contact name:	SUSAN LONGBOTTOM, DEALER
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 518 7132

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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