Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smiths News PLC
12 January 2007


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 12 January 2007, 56,154 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 12 January 2007.

As a result of this transaction the Trust now holds 4,208,035 Ordinary Shares
of 5 pence each (2.3% 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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