Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
12 November 2007



TR-1:          NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (yes/no)

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:

Silchester International Investors Limited
 

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

    Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust
 
    Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust

    Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust

    Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity Trust   

    The Calleva Trust


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

9th November 2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12th November 2007
 

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

16%
 


8. Notified details:

N/A



A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

GB00B17WCR61           27,542,866             27,542,866




 

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

if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                       Direct             Direct        Indirect      Direct    Indirect  

GB00B17WCR61           29,440,661         29,440,661                  16.09%


 



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion  Number of voting     % of 
financial                    Period/ Date         rights that may be   voting               
instrument                                        acquired if the      rights                
                                                  instrument is                        
                                                  exercised/                           
                                                  converted.                           

N/A         N/A              N/A                  N/A                  N/A

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

29,440,661                    16.09%

 



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

N/A



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Silchester International Investors Limited
 

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:

Silchester International Investors Ltd ('Silchester') acts as investment 
manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our 'Clients').  In acting
for our Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments
and are empowered to vote on their behalf.  However, we do not act as our
Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name
of each Client's custodian bank.



14. Contact name:

Henry Heathfield, Dealer

 

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 518 7147



Notification received by issuer:        

12 November 2007


Issuer contact name:

Colin White


Issuer contact telephone: 

01793 563576




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