Annual Financial Report

Smiths News PLC

Annual Financial Report

Smiths News PLC has submitted copies of the following documents to the National Storage Mechanism:

1. Annual Report and Accounts 2012

2. Notice of Annual General Meeting

3. Proxy Form

These documents will be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do within two business days.

The Annual Report and Accounts 2012 and the Notice of Annual General Meeting are also available to view at www.smithsnews.co.uk

All of the information required by DTR 6.3.5 to be communicated to the media in unedited full text through a Regulatory Information Service is contained in the Company's preliminary results announcement published on 16 October 2012, which can be found at www.smithsnews.co.uk 

Colin White

Deputy Company Secretary