Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
19 February 2007





TR-1(i):               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Smiths News PLC

 

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):  n/a

see additional information
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )
 

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:                          (   )

                                                                           


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)



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

n/a

 

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

n/a

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16/02/07



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

Above 3% (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 (vi)       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
GBP Ord 0.05           6,020,122              3.29%
                                                                      
                       (Under S-198 on 01/09/06)
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                     5,988,821         5,988,821                  3.27%
      

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

5,988,821                     3.27%                   
                                        


 


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


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) (5,988,821 - 3.27% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)



Legal & General Investment Management (Holding)      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)                            (Direct) (LGIH) 

 

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

First notification under DTR Sourcebook

Notification received by issuer on 16 February 2007 



14. Contact name:

Colin White

 

15. Contact telephone number:

(01793 563576




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