Holding(s) in Company

Smiths News PLC
14 November 2006


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     SMITHS NEWS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an
     individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
     or children under the age of 18

     SEE ATTACHED LETTER DATED 8 NOVEMBER 2006

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE ATTACHED LETTER DATED 8 NOVEMBER 2006

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)



9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     N/A

11)  Date listed company informed

     14 NOVEMBER 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     20,328,587
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

     11.11%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     C A WHITE [phone]

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     M H CHARLTON, COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification     14 NOVEMBER 2006



LETTER TO: SMITHS NEWS PLC
DATED: 8TH NOVEMBER 2006


We act as an Investment Manager for a number of commingled funds. In acting for
our Clients, we are given full discretion over their investments, and are
empowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as their Custodian,
and therefore shares are not held in our name, but in the nominee name of their
Custodian Bank.

Recent purchases/sales of shares in your company by ourselves, on behalf of our
clients, have resulted in our having control over the following shares (also see
attached):

SILCHESTER                                                            20,328,587

Our records show that you have the following shares in that class:

SMITHS NEWS PLC                                                      182,919,930

For your information, we exercise control over 11.11% of the shares of that
class, and of that, two of our clients control 7.12% and 3.03%. This interest is
notified under Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985.




Company:
SMITHS NEWS PLC          Attention:   Company Secretary

Share Class:             Address:
ORDINARY

Issued Shares:
182,919,930

SII Ownership:
20,328,587               Date:        8th November 2006

% of Shares
11.11


SII Account                                          Nominee        Silchester     Silchester Current     % Holding at
                                                                 Voting Authority    Share Holding         Fund Level

Silchester International Investors 
International Value Equity Group Trust            Northern Trust       YES             5,537,398              3.03
c/o Silchester International Investors, Inc.         Company
780 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor
New York, New York 10017

Sllchester International Investors 
Tobacco Free International Value Equity Trust     Northern Trust       YES               863,530              0.47
c/o Silchester International Investors, Inc.         Company
780 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor
New York, New York 10017

Silchester International Investors 
International Value Equity Trust                  Northern Trust       YES            13,021,589              7.12
c/o Silchester International Investors, Inc.         Company
780 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor 
New York, New York, 10017

The Calleva Trust                                 Northern Trust       YES               906,070              0.50
c/o The Bank of Bermuda Limited                      Company
The Bank of Bermuda Building
6 Front Street, Hamilton HM11
Bermuda

TOTAL                                                                                 20,328,587


FROM: SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED


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