Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5606L)

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RNS Number : 5606L

Smith (DS) PLC

19 July 2017

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

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

Date 19 July 2017

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                       ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status           GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR 
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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 and 
       transaction               subsequent sale of 3,345 
                                 ordinary shares under the 
                                 2014 SAYE, granted on 1 April 
                                 2014. Market purchase of 
                                 3,345 shares. 
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 c)   Price(s) and                Price(s)      Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                  ------------  ---------- 
                                   GBP2.69       3,345 
                                    GBP4.7880     -3,345 
                                    GBP4.8108     3,345 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated               3,345 
       volume                     GBP2.69 
       - Price 
                                  -3,345 
                                  GBP4.7880 
 
                                  3,345 
                                  GBP4.8108 
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 e)   Date of the transaction   19 July 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 0.003% 
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