Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (8682S)

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RNS Number : 8682S

Smith (DS) PLC

05 October 2017

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

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

Date 05 October 2017

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                       MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status           GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE 
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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 NIL COST OPTIONS 
       transaction               AND SUBSEQUENT PARTIAL SALE 
                                 AND TRANSFER TO MRS ROBERTS, 
                                 A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED 
                                 (PCA) 
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 c)   Price(s) and               Item       Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                   (s) 
                                  --------  ---------  ----------  -------------- 
                                  Option     nil        261,079 
                                   Sale       GBP5.15    261,079   Share Matching 
                                                                        Plan 
                                  --------  ---------  ----------  -------------- 
                                  Option     nil        158,733    Deferred 
                                                                    Share Bonus 
                                                                    Plan 
                                   Sale       GBP5.15    158,733 
                                  --------  ---------  ----------  -------------- 
                                  Option     nil        36,260     Performance 
                                                                    Share Plan 
                                   Partial    GBP5.15    17,042 
                                    Sale 
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 d)   Aggregated information      Volume    Price 
       - Aggregated               --------  -------- 
       volume                      456,072   GBP5.15 
       - Price                    --------  -------- 
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 e)   Date of the transaction   05 October 2017 
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 f)   Place of the              London 
       transaction 
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 g)   Additional Information    SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE 
                                 OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE 
                                 CAPITAL 0.155% 
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