Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
08 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):
 

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 the notification obligation (iii):


BARCLAYS PLC
 

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


BARCLAYS BANK PLC
BARCLAYS BANK TRUST COMPANY LTD
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD
BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LTD
GERRARD LTD
 

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


02-FEB-07
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05-FEB-07
 

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

5% TO 4%
 

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)                  
                                                                      
GB00B17WCR61          11,522,181              11,522,181                                                                
     
                                                                      

 

                     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 (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
GB00B17WCR61          8,491,272                      8,491,272                 4.64                                     
                                                     

 

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 

                                        
                                    
8,491,272                      4.64                                        

 

 

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


BARCLAYS BANK PLC
BARCLAYS BANK TRUST COMPANY LTD
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD
BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LTD
GERRARD LTD
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


.................

 

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:


NOTIFICATION RECEIVED BY ISSUER ON 8 FEBRUARY 2007
 

14. Contact name:

COLIN WHITE
 

15. Contact telephone number:


[phone]

 



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