Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3630P)

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RNS Number : 3630P

Smith (DS) PLC

30 August 2017

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Exercise of Share Options by Director / other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (together "PDMRs")

Date 30 August 2017

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                       STEFANO ROSSI 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status           CEO PACKAGING EUROPE 
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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             Exercise of the option the 
       transaction               2014 Performance Share Plan 
                                 (PSP) granted on 30 July 
                                 2014 and July 2013 and Deferred 
                                 Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) which 
                                 were nil cost options granted 
                                 on 30 July 2014. 
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 c)   Price(s) and               Item      Price(s)     Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                  -------  -----------  ---------- 
                                  Option    GBPnil       149,181 
                                   Sale      GBP4.892     19,462 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated 
       volume                     GBP 95208.104 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction   29 August 2017 
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 f)   Place of the              LONDON 
       transaction 
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