Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smiths News PLC
16 February 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 16 February 2007, 1,450 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each were transferred out
of the above Trust to satisfy a share option granted under the WH Smith 
Executive Share Option Scheme 1999.

The Company was notified of this transaction on 16 February 2007.

As a result of this transaction the Trust now holds 4,205,466 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

        


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