Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7517V)

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RNS Number : 7517V

Smith (DS) PLC

01 February 2017

DS Smith Plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

The attached individual notification made under article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relate to the DS Smith Sharesave Plan ('SAYE') grant of an option on behalf of a PDMR. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  -------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status           GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR 
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 b)   Initial notification      INITIAL NOTIFICATION 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                      DS SMITH PLC 
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 b)   LEI                       39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of 
       the financial              ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE 
       instrument, type           EACH 
       of instrument 
 
       Identification             SMDS 
       code 
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 b)   Nature of the             GRANT OF A 3 YEAR OPTION 
       transaction               OVER ORDINARY SHARES UNDER 
                                 THE DS SMITH SHARESAVE PLAN 
                                 WHICH WILL FIRST BECOME 
                                 EXERCISABLE 1 APRIL 2020. 
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 c)   Price(s) and                Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                  ----------  ---------- 
                                   GBP3.33     2,702 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated               2,702 
       volume                     GBP3.33 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction   1 FEBRUARY 2017 
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 f)   Place of the              LONDON 
       transaction 
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 g)   Additional Information 
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