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18 Jul 2007 15:43

Smiths News PLC18 July 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Smiths News plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): 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 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 reachedif different): 13th July 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16th July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% 8. Notified details: N/A A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to if possible using the the TriggeringISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB00B17WCR61 23,844,232 23,844,232 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 26,317,866 26,317,866 14.39% 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. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 26,317,866 14.39% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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 ourClients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and areempowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Client's custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each Client's custodian bank. 14. Contact name: Alison Ravenscroft, Head of Dealing 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 518 7105 Notification received by issuer: 18 July 2007 Issuer contact name: Mark Charlton (Co Secretary) Issuer contact phone number: (01793)563919 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange