Smith (DS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7739J)

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RNS Number : 7739J

Smith (DS) PLC

25 August 2021

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

Date 25 August 2021

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 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 instrument,        ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification code          SMDS 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction   Exercise of options over 67,592 ordinary 
                                   shares which were nil-cost option 
                                   awards granted on 22 June 2018 under 
                                   the Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) 
                                   that vested on 22 June 2021 together 
                                   with dividend equivalent shares and 
                                   their sale, including the consequential 
                                   sale of shares to pay the tax due 
                                   on the option exercise . 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Item         Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                    Option 
                                     exercise    GBPNIL     67,592 
                                    Sale         GBP4.445   67,592 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
                                    67,592 
       - Aggregated volume          GBPNIL 
       - Price 
                                    67,592 
                                    GBP4.445 
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 e)   Date of the transaction     24 August 2021 
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 f)   Place of the transaction    LONDON 
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