Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smiths News PLC 21 December 2006 21 December 2006 Smiths News PLC (the 'Company') Smiths News Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') In accordance with Chapter 3 of the Disclosure Rules, notification is hereby given that:- On 20 December 2006, 45,674 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each were transferred out of the above Trust to satisfy share options granted under the WH Smith Executive Share Option Scheme 1999. The Company was notified of this transaction on 21 December 2006. As a result of this transaction the Trust now holds 4,283,597 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each (2.34 % of the issued Class). The Trust is a discretionary trust used to facilitate the acquisition of shares for the purpose of satisfying awards and options granted under the Company's share schemes. The following directors of the Company, being potential beneficiaries of the Trust, are considered to be interested in these shares: P B Fitzmaurice M R Cashmore A J Humphrey C A White Deputy Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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