Additional Listing

Smiths News PLC
30 August 2006

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 3,000,000 Ordinary shares of 365p each in
Smiths News PLC to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the
Official List upon issuance. The shares shall rank equally with the existing
issued shares of the Company.

The Block listings consist of 2,900,000 shares to be issued under the Smiths
News Shareshave Scheme and 100,000 shares to be issued under the Smiths News
Executive Share Option Scheme.


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