Annual Information Update

Smiths News PLC
12 December 2007


Smiths News PLC
12 December 2007
                                Smiths News PLC                                 

                                                                                
Annual Information Update for the 12 months up to and including 12 December 2007


In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, Smiths News PLC (the 'Company')
announces that the following information has been made available to the public
over the previous 12 months.

The following UK regulatory announcements have been made via a Regulatory
Information Service:

Date           RNS Headline                                                     
                                                                                
11/12/07       Annual Report and Accounts                                       
26/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
26/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
26/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
20/11/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
19/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
15/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
15/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
15/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
15/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
15/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
15/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
15/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
15/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
14/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
12/11/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
07/11/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
02/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
02/11/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
31/10/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
26/10/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
26/10/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
25/10/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
19/10/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
18/10/07       Chairman's Announcement                                          
18/10/07       Final Results                                                    
19/09/07       Director Declaration                                             
30/08/07       Pre close Trading Update                                         
28/08/07       Blocklisting Interim Review                                      
16/08/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
09/08/07       Notice of pre-close statement                                    
02/08/07       Notice of Results                                                
18/07/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
06/07/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
27/06/07       Director Declaration                                             
26/06/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
22/06/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
22/06/07       Director Declaration                                             
08/06/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
24/05/07       Notice of Analyst Site Visit                                     
01/05/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
26/04/07       Interim Results                                                  
25/04/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
29/03/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
19/03/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
16/03/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
12/03/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
01/03/07       Notice of Results                                                
26/02/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
26/02/07       Blocklisting Interim Review                                      
19/02/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
19/02/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
16/02/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
16/02/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
08/02/07       Holding(s) in Company                                            
08/02/07       Doc re. AGM                                                      
07/02/07       Result of AGM                                                    
07/02/07       Trading Statement                                                
30/01/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
26/01/07       Director/PDMR Shrhldg-Amend                                      
12/01/07       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
10/01/07       Statement re pension scheme                                      
27/12/06       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
21/12/06       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
21/12/06       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
14/12/06       Director/PDMR Shareholding                                       
13/12/06       Annual Report and Accounts                                       
13/12/06       Total Voting Rights       
 

Details of all regulatory announcements can be found in full on the Company's
Market News page on the London Stock Exchange website at
www.londonstockexchange.com 

The Company has submitted filings to Companies House in relation to the
following:                             
   
  * The Company's Annual Return
  * The filing of accounts
  * Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting
  * Alteration to share capital
  * The appointment of directors       

Copies of these documents can be found on the Companies House website at:
www.companieshouse.gov.uk or through Companies House Direct at:
www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk or by contacting Companies House, Crown Way,
Maindy, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.     

The Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2007 and Notice of 2008 Annual
General Meeting (which was filed with the UKLA Document Viewing Facility on 11
December 2007) can be found on the Company's website at: www.smithsnews.co.uk

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Prospectus Directive Regulation, it is
acknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date at the
time of publication, such disclosures may, at any time, become out of date due
to changing circumstances.
      

Colin White
Deputy Company Secretary


                      This information is provided by RNS
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