13th Nov 2006 12:58
Smiths News PLC13 November 2006 Smiths News PLC (the "Company") W H Smith Employees' Share Trust 1999 (the "Trust") In accordance with Chapter 3 of the Disclosure Rules, notification is hereby given that:- On 10 November 2006, 60,844 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each were transferred outof the above Trust to satisfy share options granted under the WH Smith ExecutiveShare Option Scheme 1999. The Company was notified of this transaction on 10 November 2006. As a result of this transaction the Trust now holds 7,249,753 Ordinary Shares of5 pence each (3.96 % of the issued Class). The Trust is a discretionary trust used to facilitate the acquisition of sharesfor the purpose of satisfying awards and options granted under the Company'sshare schemes. The following directors of the Company, being potentialbeneficiaries of the Trust, are considered to be interested in these shares: P B FitzmauriceM R Cashmore A J Humphrey M H Charlton Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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