Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smiths News PLC
27 December 2006



27 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 22 December 2006, 19,408 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 22 December 2006.

As a result of this transaction the Trust now holds 4,264,189 Ordinary Shares
of 5 pence each (2.33% 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






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