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RNS Number : 7791M
Smith (DS) PLC
22 January 2016
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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:
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):
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Registered Holder:
Available on request 31,899*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,618,006*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 24,293,093*
Chase Nominees Limited 278,921*
CUIM Nominee Limited 525,450*
State Street Nominees Limited 606,461*
* denotes direct interest
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different) (v):
20 January 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
22 January 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
<3% to >3% Change at Direct Interest Level (Box
8A&C)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0008220112
No Previous No Previous
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type Number of Number of voting % of voting rights
of shares if shares rights (ix)
possible using
the ISIN CODE
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(x) (xi)
Not
27,353,830 27,353,830 Not disclosable 2.90% disclosable
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of
financial Date (xiii) Period/ Date rights that voting
instrument (xiv) may be acquired rights
if the instrument
is exercised/
converted
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
of financial price date Conversion rights rights (xix)
instrument (xvii) period instrument (xx)
(xviii) refers to
RIGHT N/A N/A N/A 1,230,472 * Nominal Delta
TO RECALL
LOANED * Direct Interest
SHARES
0.13%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
28,584,302 3.03%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable ((xv) (:)
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors
Global Services Limited and Friends Provident International
Limited, with the following chains of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
-- Aviva plc (Parent Company)
-- Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
-- Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
-- Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
Friends Provident International Limited:
-- Aviva plc (Parent Company)
-- Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
-- Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
-- Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited)
-- Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPG Limited)
-- Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPL Limited)
-- Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life Limited)
-- Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
Figures are based on the total number of voting rights of
944,700,806, as per the Company's announcement of 4 January
2016.
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420
Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name:
Matthew Jowett
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, 7(th) Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX
Phone number:
020 7756 1800
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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