Notice of AGM

16 December 2025

Smiths News PLC

("Smiths News")

Publication of Annual Financial Report

and

Notice of AGM

Smiths News (LSE: SNWS), the leading distributor of newspapers, magazines and ancillary services to retailers across the UK, announces that it has today published its Annual Report and Accounts 2025. In addition, the Company announces that its Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") has been sent to shareholders.

Smiths News' Annual General Meeting will be held at 11.30am on 29 January 2026 at Rowan House, Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 8UH. The voting results of all resolutions put before the AGM will be announced shortly afterwards and published on the Company's website.

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

1. Annual Report and Accounts 2025

2. Notice of Annual General Meeting

3. Proxy Form

These documents will be available for inspection at National Storage Mechanism | FCA within two business days.

The Annual Report and Accounts 2025 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 4 November 2025, which can be found at www.smithsnews.co.uk

For further information, please contact:

About Smiths News

Smiths News is the UK's largest news wholesaler and leading provider of early morning, end-to-end supply chain solutions. Smiths News has been delivering newspapers to retailers across the UK for over 200 years on behalf of the major national and regional publishers. Today, Smiths News delivers to over 22,000 customers across England and Wales on a daily basis.

Smiths News's service capability now extends into a number of new verticals that build on its expertise in warehousing, reverse logistics and early morning final mile services, across its extensive high-density UK delivery network, including a waste recycling collection service, the delivery of additional categories such as books and home entertainment, and extending our services in the final mile.

The speed of turnaround and the density of Smiths News' coverage is critical to one of the world's fastest physical supply chains and we remain focused on continuing to deliver best in class service to the news and magazines market, whilst exploring opportunities for growth based on this strong foundation.

For more information, please visit: www.smithsnews.co.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: [email protected]