Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
19 March 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):

14-Mar-07

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15-Mar-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 the 
                                Triggering transaction (vi)

If possible using the                     
ISIN CODE                             
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
GB00B17WCR61           9,496,154              9,496,154
                                                                      

 



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  

                                       (ix)
If possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
GB00B17WCR61         7,432,963         0          7,432,963       0.00      4.06
      

 



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 

7,432,963                     4.06
                                        
                                        

 

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 19 MARCH 2007  

ISSUER CONTACT NAME : COLIN WHITE
 
ISSUER CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: 01793 563576



14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913





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