Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5721E)

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RNS Number : 5721E

Smith (DS) PLC

04 July 2019

DS Smith Plc

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

Date 04 July 2019

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                         STEFANO ROSSI 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status             CEO PACKAGING EUROPE 
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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 83,100 
                                   ordinary shares under the 2016 Performance 
                                   Share Plan (PSP) and Deferred Share 
                                   Bonus Plan (DSBP) which were nil 
                                   cost options granted on 1 July 2016 
                                   and sale of 38,006 shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Item      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                    Option    GBPnil     83,100 
                                    Sale      GBP3.694   38,006 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume          83,100 
       - Price                      GBPnil 
 
                                    38,006 
                                    GBP3.694 
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 e)   Date of the transaction     04 JULY 2019 
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 f)   Place of the transaction    LONDON 
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