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RNS Number : 7247S
Smith (DS) PLC
21 March 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 22,961,126*
Chase Nominees Limited 295,911*
CUIM Nominee Limited 601,173*
State Street Nominees Limited 21,837,202*
* denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London 439,040
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 581,930
Chase Nominees Limited 3,196,411
Vidacos Nominees Limited 4,225,973
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different) (v):
17 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4% to 5% 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 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)
-------------- ------------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ------------- -------- -----------
Ordinary
Shares
GB0008220112
-------------- ------------- -----------
55,738,964* 55,738,964* 55,883,564 47,440,210 8,443,354 5.02% 0.89%
-------------- ------------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ------------- -------- -----------
*INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (3,743,614)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may rights
instrument (xiv) be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
-------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
RIGHT TO
RECALL 3,743,614 *
LOANED
SHARES N/A N/A * Direct Interest 0.40%
-------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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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)
------------------ --------- ------------- ------------ ------------------- ---------------------
Nominal Delta
------------------ --------- ------------- ------------ ------------------- ----------- --------
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
------------------------ ----------------------------
59,627,178 6.31%
------------------------ ----------------------------
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
944,761,703, as per the Company's announcement of 1 March 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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