Smiths News PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Dec 12, 2025

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Smiths News PLC

12 December 2025

SMITHS NEWS PLC

Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

1.         Purchase by Deborah Rabey, a non-executive director, of a total of 13,866 ordinary shares of 5p each, on 12 December 2025 for an average market price of 71.49p.

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	Deborah Rabey
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
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	Purchase of 13,866 ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£0.7149	13,866
d)	Aggregated information	n/a single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	12 December 2025
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market

Person responsible for arranging release of this announcement:

Stuart Marriner, Company Secretary

Smiths News plc

Rowan House

Cherry Orchard North

Kembrey Park

Swindon

SN2 8UH

email: [email protected]

LEI: 2138004O33ONVOOQXB02

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