Smith (DS) PLC Holding(s) in Company (5448H)

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RNS Number : 5448H

Smith (DS) PLC

18 August 2016

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

DS Smith Plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments ( )

   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    ) 
   Other (please specify): (   ) 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Norges Bank

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

16 August 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 August 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)

 
 Class/type        Situation previous        Resulting situation after the 
  of                to the triggering         triggering transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
----------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number       Number       Number       Number of voting        % of voting 
                    of           of           of           rights                  rights (x) 
                    Shares       Voting       shares 
                                 Rights 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
                                             Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                           (xi)         (xii) 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
                                                                                  4.06 
   GB0008220112    37,840,137   37,840,137   38,459,887   38,459,887               % 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Type            Type of financial   Type of financial   Type of 
  instrument          of financial    instrument          instrument          financial 
                      instrument                                              instrument 
------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------------  ------------ 
        N/A               N/A               N/A                 N/A              N/A 
------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------------  ------------ 
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
        N/A            N/A         N/A           N/A                            Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
                                                                  N/A             N/A      N/A 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 38,459,887                4.06 % 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: Norges Bank

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Philippe Chiaroni

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Iain Simm

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 7(th) Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX

Phone number:

020 7756 1800

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