9th Oct 2008 17:17
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TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Smiths News plc |
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2. Reason for notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify):______________ |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
Silchester International Investors Limited |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust
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
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
8th October 2008 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
9th October 2008 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
19% |
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8: Notified Details N/A |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares Direct |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB00B17WCR61 |
33,187,538 |
33,187,538 |
34,803,278 |
34,803,278 |
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19.03% |
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B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Total (A+B) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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34,803,278 |
19.03% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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N/A
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of proxy holder: |
Silchester International Investors Limited |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
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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 our Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients’ custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each Client’s custodian bank.
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14 Contact name: |
Alison Ravenscroft, Dealer |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
0207 518 7105 |
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Notification received by Issuer: |
9 October 2008 |
| Issuer contact name: | Colin White |
| Issuer contact telephone number: | 01793 563576 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
Related Shares:
CNCT.L