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


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