Total Voting Rights

Smiths News PLC
13 December 2006

Smiths News PLC                                             13 December 2006


                Smiths News PLC - Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6
we would like to notify the market of the following:

Smiths News PLC's capital consists of 182,919,930 ordinary shares with
voting rights.

The above figure (182,919,930) may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in,
Smiths News PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


C A White
Deputy Company Secretary


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