Smith (DS) PLC Holding(s) in Company (7836J)

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RNS Number : 7836J

Smith (DS) PLC

09 April 2015

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: (ii)

DS Smith Plc

   2.   Reason for the notification (please mark as appropriate): 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares

already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    ) 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: ( )

   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    ) 
   Other (please specify): (    ) 
   3.   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: (iii) 

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -13.977% comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited - 13.967%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.01%

   4.   Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): (iv) 

Vidacos NomineesHSBC

   5.   Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v) 

8 April 2015

   6.   Date on which issuer notified: 

9 April 2015

   7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi) (vii) 

14%

   8.   Notified details: 

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii)(ix)

 
 Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE     Situation previous to the triggering transaction 
                                                         Number of Shares       Number of Voting Rights 
 GB0008220112                                            131,914,570            131,914,570 
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights      % of voting rights 
 if possible using                                                     (x) 
 the ISIN CODE 
                                         Direct (xi)  Indirect (xii)  Direct    Indirect 
                         131,664,570     66,125,134     65,539,436      7.02      6.958 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of       Expiration     Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting            % of voting 
  financial     date (xiii)    Period (xiv)          rights that may             rights 
  instrument                                         be acquired if 
                                                     the instrument 
                                                     is exercised/ converted. 
 
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv)( xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  financial     price      date (xvii)    Conversion        rights               (xix) (xx) 
  instrument                              period (xviii)    instrument refers 
                                                            to 
                                                                                Nominal      Delta 
 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
       131,664,570                   13.977 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ((xxi)

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -13.977% comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited - 13.967%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.01%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

[e-mail]

Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Matthew Jowett

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX

Phone number:

020 7756 1800

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