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Smiths News PLC12 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of listed company: SMITHS NEWS PLC 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest: DEUTSCHE BANK AG 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 BELOW DATED 11 SEPTEMBER 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 BELOW DATED 11 SEPTEMBER 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: 12 SEPTEMBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification: 8,904,821 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) 4.87% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: C A WHITE (01793) 562446 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification M H CHARLTON, COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification: 12 SEPTEMBER 2006 Letter to: Smiths News Dated: 11 September 2006 Disclosure of interests in shares Further to our letter of 01 September 2006 and in accordance with Section 198-202 of the UK Companies Act 1985 we are writing on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG toinform you that on the basis that the relevant issued share capital of yourcompany is 182,919,930 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiarycompanies have a notifiable interest in 8,904,821 ordinary shares of SmithsNews plc, amounting to 4.87%. Part of this holding may relate to hedgingarrangements for customer transactions. Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany, of which Deutsche Bank AG London is a branch. Letter From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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