Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3731H)

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RNS Number : 3731H

Smith (DS) PLC

14 November 2018

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them

The following announcement and notification is made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The form required under the EU Market Abuse Regulation follows.

Date 14 November 2018

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                          Sheilagh Marsh 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status              Person closely associated with PDMR 
                                    (Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh) 
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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    Purchase of shares under a Dividend 
                                    Reinvestment Plan 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)        Item        Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                     Purchase    GBP3.51287    108 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume           108 
       - Price                       GBP3.51287 
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 e)   Date of the transaction      13 November 2018 
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 f)   Place of the transaction     XLON London Stock Exchange 
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