Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6429Y)

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RNS Number : 6429Y

Smith (DS) PLC

10 September 2020

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 10 September 2020

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                           Alina Kessel 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status               NON-EXECUTIVE 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 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 and their sale 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)         Item        Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                      Purchase    281.750p   7,000 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume            7,000 
       - Price                        Purchase: 281.750p 
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 e)   Date of the transaction       10 September 2020 
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 f)   Place of the transaction      XLON London Stock Exchange 
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