RNS Number : 3554J
Smiths News PLC
28 November 2025
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:
Deferred Bonus Plan - Grant
Pursuant to an award representing 50% of an annual bonus for FY2025 earned by each participant and deferred into shares, the following award was granted, and accepted, as a nil cost option, on terms that whilst the participant is entitled to immediately exercise the option upon grant, the net number of shares awarded as a result and after deduction of relevant income taxes and national insurance liability shall be subject to a dealing restriction for a period of two (2) years calculated from the Date of Grant (i.e. until 27 November 2027). No consideration was paid for the grant of the award. No price is payable on the exercise of the award. For the purposes of this award, the grant was made at a share price of £0.6846 (being the average of the three-day middle market quotation price of the Company's shares in the period 25-27 November 2025).
Name of Participant
Share Price (£)
Form of Award
Normal Vesting Date
Maximum Number of Options
Jonathan Bunting
0.6846
Nil-cost option
27 November 2025
313,163
Paul Baker
0.6846
Nil-cost option
27 November 2025
194,818
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
Grant of 313,163 nil cost options pursuant to the Deferred Bonus Plan (2025)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil consideration
313,163
d)
Aggregated information
n/a single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
27 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Grant of the options took place outside of a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Paul Baker
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Financial 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
Grant of 194,818 nil cost options pursuant to the Deferred Bonus Plan (2025)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil consideration
194,818
d)
Aggregated information
n/a single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
27 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Grant of the options took place outside of a trading venue
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
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