Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (9794A)

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RNS Number : 9794A

Smith (DS) PLC

17 September 2018

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

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

Date 17 September 2018

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 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 instrument,        ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification code          SMDS 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction   Exercise of the option of 556,202 
                                   ordinary shares under the 2015 Performance 
                                   Share Plan (PSP) and Deferred Share 
                                   Bonus Plan (DSBP) which were nil 
                                   cost options granted on 24 July 2015 
                                   and the exercise of the option of 
                                   403,124 ordinary shares under the 
                                   2014 Performance Share Plan (PSP) 
                                   which were nil cost options granted 
                                   on 30 July 2014. Sale of 754,037 
                                   shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Item      Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                    Option    GBPnil       959,326 
                                     Sale      GBP4.845     754,037 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume          959,326 
       - Price                      GBPnil 
 
                                    -754,037 
                                    GBP4.845 
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 e)   Date of the transaction     13 September 2018 
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 f)   Place of the transaction    LONDON 
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 g)   Additional Information      SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE 
                                   ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.14% 
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