Smiths News PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding - P Baker (1428L)

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RNS Number : 1428L

Smiths News PLC

11 May 2022

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 shares of 5p each undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility:

1. Purchase by Paul Baker (Chief Financial Officer) of a total of 30,000 ordinary shares of 5p each, on 11 May 2022, for a market price of 35.225p.

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

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                     Paul Baker 
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       Reason for the notification 
  2 
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 a)    Position/status                          Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)    Initial notification                     Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
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       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                                     Smiths News plc 
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 b)    LEI                                      2138004033ONVOOQXB02 
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       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4     for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
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 a)    Description of the                       Ordinary 5p shares 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                      ISIN: GB00B17WCR61 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                Purchase of 30,000 ordinary shares 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
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                                                 Price(s)           Volume(s) 
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                                                 35.225p            30,000 
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 d)    Aggregated information                   n/a single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                  11 May 2022 
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 f)    Place of the transaction                 London Stock Exchange, Main Market 
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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: [e-mail]

LEI: 2138004O33ONVOOQXB02

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