Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smiths News PLC
26 October 2006



SMITHS NEWS PLC (the 'Company')

NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO DISCLOSURE RULE 3.1.4R (1) (a)

SMITHS NEWS EXECUTIVE SHARE SCHEMES


The Company announces that (as set out in the Demerger Circular to Old WH Smith
PLC shareholders dated 7 July 2006) it has granted replacement options over the
Company's shares under the unapproved part of the WH Smith Executive Share
Option Scheme 1999 (the 'Share Option Scheme') in exchange for existing options
over Old WH Smith PLC shares and has also granted replacement awards over the
Company's shares under the WH Smith 2004 L-TIP (the 'LTIP') in exchange for
existing awards over Old WH Smith PLC shares.

The interests held by the directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibility in Smiths News shares under the Share Option Scheme and the
LTIP are as disclosed in the tables below:


WH Smith Executive Share Option Scheme 1999

Name           Date of     Number of     Exercise     Number of     Exercise      Exercise period
               grant of    shares        price of     shares under  price of
               Old         under Old     Old Option   Exchanged     Exchanged
               Option      Option        (pence)      Option        Option
                                                                    (pence)

Brendan        11.05.00    12,000        385.00        49,895       92            11.05.03 - 10.05.10  
Fitzmaurice    31.10.00    26,065        393.25       108,377       94            31.10.03 - 30.10.10 

Mark Cashmore  07.12.99     7,236        387.00        30,087       93            07.12.02 - 06.12.09 
               31.10.00     7,374        393.25        30,660       94            31.10.03 - 30.10.10
               01.11.01    15,982        438.00        66,452       105           01.11.04 - 31.10.11
               05.11.02    20,747        361.50        86,265       86            05.11.05 - 04.11.12
               03.11.04    15,441        340.00        64,203       81            03.11.07 - 02.11.14  
               02.11.05    40,650        369.00       169,022       88            02.11.08 - 01.11.15

Alan Humphrey  05.11.02    38,728        361.50       161,030       86            05.11.05 - 04.11.12
               03.11.04    13,876        340.00        57,696       81            03.11.07 - 02.11.14
               02.11.05    42,666        369.00       177,404       88            02.11.08 - 01.11.15

Jon Bunting    07.12.99     2,746        387.00        11,417       93            07.12.02 - 04.12.09
               31.10.00     8,964        393.25        37,272       94            31.10.03 - 30.10.10
               01.11.01    14,384        438.00        59,808       105           01.11.04 - 31.10.11
               05.11.02    23,513        361.50        97,766       86            05.11.05 - 04.11.12
               03.11.04    15,441        340.00        64,203       81            03.11.07 - 02.11.14
               02.11.05    29,024        369.00       120,681       88            02.11.08 - 01.11.15

Mark Charlton  07.12.99     3,871        387.00        16,095       93            07.12.02 - 06.12.09
               31.10.00    19,390        393.25        80,623       94            31.10.03 - 30.10.10
               01.11.01    10,968        438.00        45,604       105           01.11.04 - 31.10.11
               05.11.02    18,811        361.50        78,215       86            05.11.05 - 04.11.12
               03.11.04    11,765        340.00        48,918       81            03.11.07 - 02.11.14
               02.11.05    22,114        369.00        91,949       88            02.11.08 - 01.11.15

Glenn Leech    26.11.04    14,470        311.00        60,166       74            26.11.07 - 25.11.14
               02.11.05    21,341        369.00        88,735       88            02.11.08 - 01.11.15

Graeme         25.02.99     2,195        530.50         9,126       127           25.02.02 - 24.02.09
Underhill      07.12.99    23,018        387.00        95,708       93            07.12.02 - 06.12.09
               31.10.00     7,550        393.25        31,392       94            31.10.03 - 30.10.10
               01.11.01    19,406        438.00        80,689       105           01.11.04 - 31.10.11
               05.11.02    27,663        361.50       115,022       86            05.11.05 - 04.11.12
               03.11.04    18,383        340.00        76,436       81            03.11.07 - 02.11.14
               02.11.05    34,553        369.00       143,670       88            02.11.08 - 01.11.15
 
Richard        07.12.99    17,962        387.00        74,685       93            07.12.02 - 06.12.09
Webb           31.10.00     7,120        393.25        29,604       94            31.10.03 - 30.10.10
               05.11.02    13,788        361.50        57,330       86            05.11.05 - 04.11.12
               20.11.03    15,236        343.50        63,351       82            20.11.06 - 19.11.13
               03.11.04    12,868        340.00        53,504       81            03.11.07 - 02.11.14
               02.11.05    24,661        369.00       102,540       88            02.11.08 - 01.11.15





WH Smith 2004 L-TIP

Name           Date of     Number of     Exercise     Number of     Exercise      Exercise period
               grant of    shares        price of     shares under  price of
               Old         under Old     Old Award    Exchanged     Exchanged
               Award       Award         (pence)      Award         Award
                                                                    (pence)

Brendan        03.11.04    61,111        Nil          254,098       Nil           Oct 07 - 03.11.14
Fitzmaurice

Mark Cashmore  03.11.04    15,556        Nil           64,681       Nil           Oct 07 - 03.11.14

Alan Humphrey  03.11.04    22,867        Nil           95,080       Nil           Oct 07 - 03.11.14
                                                                                  
Jon Bunting    03.11.04    15,556        Nil           64,681       Nil           Oct 07 - 03.11.14

Mark Charlton  03.11.04    11,852        Nil           49,280       Nil           Oct 07 - 03.11.14

Graeme         03.11.04    18,519        Nil           77,001       Nil           Oct 07 - 03.11.14
Underhill

Richard Webb   03.11.04    12,963        Nil           53,899       Nil           Oct 07 - 03.11.14


These options and awards will only become exercisable if the related performance 
conditions are met.




M R Cashmore
Director




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