SMDS Smith (ds) Plc

TIDMSMDS

RNS Number : 1231O

Smith (DS) PLC

04 February 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):

Norges Bank

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

N/A

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

2 February 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 February 2016

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

Above 3%

8. Notified details:

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

 
 Class/type        Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                to the triggering         transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
----------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number       Number       Number       Number of voting        % of voting rights 
                    of           of           of shares    rights                  (x) 
                    Shares       Voting 
                                 Rights 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
                                             Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
                                                           (xi)         (xii) 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
  GB0008220112     28,336,170   28,336,170   28,411,390   28,411,390              3.01% 
                  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/            Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date (xiii)    Conversion Period    rights that may          rights 
                                     (xiv)                be 
                                                          acquired if the 
                                                          instrument is 
                                                          exercised/ converted. 
------------------  -------------  -------------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 N/A                 N/A            N/A                  N/A                      N/A 
------------------  -------------  -------------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 

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

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument    (xix, xx) 
                                                period        refers to 
                                                (xviii) 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 N/A                 N/A        N/A            N/A           N/A                  Nominal      Delta 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
                                                                                  N/A          N/A 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Total (A+B+C) 
------------------------------------------------------ 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 28,411,390                3.01% 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: Norges Bank

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Sai Aanandha Shankhar

15. Contact telephone number:

+47 2407 3134

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Michael Hampson

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 7(th) Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX

Phone number:

020 7756 1800

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