Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8676O
Smiths News PLC
13 March 2009
 




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


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 notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


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


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


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


11 March 2009


6. Date on which issuer notified:


13 March 2009


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


From 3% - 4% (L&G)



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


ORD

 

GBP 0.05

 


7,295,151


7,295,151


8,278,486


8,278,486



4.52





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

8,278,486

4.52




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)

 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

 

 

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

 

                 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (8,278,486 - 4.52% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)       Legal & General Insurance Holdings   Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (7,692,593 - 4.20% =             Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

PMC)


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

Limited (PMC) (7,692,593 - 4.20 % = PMC)                   (LGAS & LGPL)

 

 

                                                                                  Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)

                                                                                  (LGPL)

                                                                              

 


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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

14 Contact name:


Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:


020 3124 3851

Notification received by issuer:

 

13 March 2009

Issuer contact name:

 

Collin White

Issuer contact telephone number:

 

01793 563576


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


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