RNS Number : 2398O Smiths News PLC 29 November 2024 Smiths News plc Director/PDMR Shareholding Deferred Bonus Plan - Exercise and Sale Pursuant to the grant of nil cost options announced on 20 November 2024 under the Deferred Bonus Plan award, for the deferral of 50% of the FY2024 annual bonus into shares, the Participants named below have subsequently exercised such awards and sold the number of ordinary shares noted in the table below to cover the tax and NI liability levied on the transaction and retained the net number of shares as a result of the exercise of their respective awards.  Pursuant to the award, each Participant shall be subject to a dealing restriction over the net balance acquired for a period of two (2) years calculated from the Date of Grant (i.e. until 20 November 2026). The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. 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: cosec@smithsnews.co.uk LEI: 2138004O33ONVOOQXB02 This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END DSHUKSSRSOUAUAA