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RNS Number : 7975O
Smith (DS) PLC
11 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):
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 1,712,899*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 21,344,341*
Chase Nominees Limited 295,911*
CUIM Nominee Limited 638,076*
State Street Nominees Limited 4,395,881*
* denotes direct interest
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different) (v):
9 February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 February 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
<3% to >3% Change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
-------------- --------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of voting rights (x)
Shares Voting shares rights
Rights
-------------- ------------- ------------ ----------- --------------------------- -----------------------
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
-------------- ------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -------------- ------- --------------
Ordinary
Shares
GB0008220112
----------- -------------- --------------
Not Not
28,584,302* 28,584,302* 28,419,007 28,419,007 disclosable 3.01% disclosable
-------------- ------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -------------- ------- --------------
*INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (1,230,472)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
-------------- ------------- ------------------------- --------------------------- -----------------------
RIGHT TO
RECALL 5,340,098 *
LOANED
SHARES N/A N/A * Direct Interest 0.56%
-------------- ------------- ------------------------- --------------------------- -----------------------
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
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
(xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
------------------ --------- ----------- ------------ ------------------- ----------------
Nominal Delta
------------------ --------- ----------- ------------ ------------------- -------- ------
Total (A+B+C)
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
------------------------ ----------------------------
33,759,105 3.57%
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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:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights:
13. Additional information:
Figures are based on the total number of voting rights of
944,743,788, as per the Company's announcement of 1 February
2016.
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420
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
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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