Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smiths News PLC

06 November 2024

 

Smiths News plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smiths News plc (the "Company") announces that it has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary 5p shares undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility:

1.         The sale by Jonathan Bunting (Chief Executive Officer) of 1,183,423 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company on 5 November 2024 for an average market price of 60.56p per share.

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jonathan Bunting
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Smiths News plc
b)	LEI	2138004033ONVOOQXB02
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary 5p shares
	Identification code	ISIN: GB00B17WCR61
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of 1,183,423 ordinary shares in Smiths News plc
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£0.605600	1,183,423
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	1,183,423
	- Price	£0.605600
e)	Date of the transaction	5 November 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market

Person responsible for arranging release of this announcement:

Karen Mills, Deputy Company Secretary

Smiths News plc

Rowan House

Cherry Orchard North

Kembrey Park

Swindon

SN2 8UH

Email: [e-mail]

LEI: 2138004O33ONVOOQXB02

 

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