Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
08 April 2008


                                                                    

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 (please state 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 the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) 

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 the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

25 March 2008 
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 April 2008 
 

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

Below 5% (Group) 

Below 5% (LGIM) 

From 5% - 4% (L&G) 

 

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        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

ORD                     9,158,209                9,158,209
                         (L&G)                     (L&G)
GBP0.05 
                        9,649,465                9,649,465
                         (LGIM)                   (LGIM)

                     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  

ORD                  8,304,531         8,304,531                  4.53 (L&G)
                      (L&G)             (L&G)
GBP0.05
                                          Below 5% (LGIM)

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

8,304,531 (L&G)                   4.53 (L&G)

               Below 5% (LGIM)

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) (Below 5% 
= Total Position) 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited 
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5% = Total Position)
 
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
(Below 5% = Total Position) 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (8,304,531-4.53% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)        Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (7,499,072 -4.09 % =          (Direct) (LGIH) 
PMC) 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)         Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 
Limited (PMC) (7,499,072 - 4.09 % = PMC)                 (LGAS & LGPL) 

                                                        Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) 
                                                        (LGPL)

 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the 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:     

7 April 2008

Issuer contact name:

Colin White

Issuer contact telephone number:

01793 563576 
 




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