Smiths News
SNWS · Main Market · Industrial Goods and Services · mcap £180m · 74.4p
Smiths News distributes newspapers and magazines from publishers to retailers across the UK, earning fees on volumes handled. It is adding services such as early-morning supply chain work and collectables to offset the long decline in print volumes.
Aberforth Partners LLP
12 Dec – 6 Aug · 2 notices
14.2% → 17.2%
share price at the notices 64.0–73.0p · now 74.4p
12 Dec 2024 6 Aug 2026
Directors and managers
Last 12 months: bought £30k in 2 trades by 2 people · sold £0 in 1 trade · 13 other transactions (awards, vesting, tax sales, fee and dividend shares)
Own-money trades (bought or sold in the market) say most about what insiders think. Awards, vesting, shares sold to cover tax, fees and dividends taken in shares are part of pay.
| Date | Person | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 26 | Jonathan BuntingExecutive Director, Chief Executive Officer | Award | 33,841 | 53.8p | £18k |
| 29 Jun 26 | Richard ClayExecutive Director, Chief Financial Officer | Award | 33,841 | 53.8p | £18k |
| 10 Feb 26 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Award | 1,003,757 | nil | – |
| 10 Feb 26 | Richard ClayChief Financial Officer | Award | 575,436 | nil | – |
| 03 Feb 26 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Award | 1,003,757 | nil | – |
| 03 Feb 26 | Richard ClayChief Financial Officer | Award | 653,905 | nil | – |
| 12 Dec 25 | Deborah RabeyNon-Executive Director | Buy | 13,866 | 71.5p | £10k |
| 09 Dec 25 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 313,163 | nil | – |
| 09 Dec 25 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Sold to cover tax | 147,705 | nil | – |
| 09 Dec 25 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 194,818 | nil | – |
| 09 Dec 25 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Sell | 90,277 | nil | – |
| 03 Dec 25 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 938,253 | nil | – |
| 03 Dec 25 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Sold to cover tax | 442,530 | nil | – |
| 28 Nov 25 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Award | 313,163 | nil | – |
| 28 Nov 25 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Award | 194,818 | nil | – |
| 14 Nov 25 | Manju MalhotraNon-Executive Director | Buy | 30,006 | 66.3p | £20k |
| 29 Nov 24 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 677,587 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Sold to cover tax | 319,586 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 307,568 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Sold to cover tax | 145,065 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 210,423 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Sell | 99,247 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Award | 307,568 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Award | 210,423 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Vesting | 849,954 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Vesting | 553,710 | nil | – |
| 29 Nov 24 | Deborah RabeyNon-Executive Director | Buy | 20,663 | 62.6p | £13k |
| 14 Nov 24 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 1,040,108 | nil | – |
| 14 Nov 24 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Sold to cover tax | 490,569 | nil | – |
| 06 Nov 24 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Sell | 1,183,423 | 60.6p | £717k |
| 11 Dec 23 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 319,091 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Sold to cover tax | 150,501 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 207,875 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Sell | 98,045 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 1,601,476 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Sold to cover tax | 753,087 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 319,091 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Sold to cover tax | 150,501 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 207,875 | nil | – |
| 11 Dec 23 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Sell | 98,045 | nil | – |
| 30 Nov 23 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Award | 1,048,542 | nil | – |
| 30 Nov 23 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Vesting | 683,081 | nil | – |
| 23 Nov 23 | Jonathan BuntingChief Executive Officer | Award | 319,091 | nil | – |
| 23 Nov 23 | Paul BakerChief Financial Officer | Award | 207,875 | nil | – |
No director bought or sold shares in the market in this period – show all 44 transactions.
Company filings. Not investment advice.