Smiths News PLC Director Notification (9575I)

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RNS Number : 9575I

Smiths News PLC

10 August 2023

10 August 2023

Smiths News plc

("the Company")

Director Notification

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14R(1), the Company acknowledges that it has today been notified by Deborah Rabey (independent Non-Executive Director) that a company in which she is a director (Wilko Limited) has entered administration with effect from 10 August 2023.

The Company confirms that there is no further information about Deborah Rabey requiring disclosure under paragraph s 9.6.13 R (2) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Enquiries:

 
 
   Smiths News plc                          Via Buchanan 
   Jonathan Bunting, Chief Executive 
   Officer 
   Paul Baker, Chief Financial Officer 
 www.smithsnews.co.uk 
 Buchanan 
  Richard Oldworth / Jamie Hooper 
  / Toto Berger 
  smithsnews @buchanan.uk.com 
  www.buchanan.uk.com                       020 7466 5000 
 

About Smiths News PLC

Smiths News PLC and its core business, Smiths News, is the UK's largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler, with an approximate 55 per cent. market share. It distributes newspapers and magazines on behalf of the major national and regional publishers, delivering to approximately 24,000 customers across England and Wales on a daily basis. The speed of turnaround and the density of Smiths News' coverage is critical to one of the world's fastest physical supply chains.

Ancillary businesses include: Dawson Media Direct (DMD) which supplies airlines and travel points in the UK; and Instore, which offers field marketing services to retailers and suppliers across the UK.

Person responsible for arranging release of this announcement:

Stuart Marriner, General Counsel & Company Secretary

Smiths News plc

Rowan House

Cherry Orchard North

Kembrey Park

Swindon

SN2 8UH

email: [e-mail]

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