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RNS Number : 3934T

Smith (DS) PLC

29 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):

   Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -       9.963%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.055%

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

Vidacos NomineesHSBC

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

24 March 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 March 2016

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 10%

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 
                 -----------  -----------  --------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
                  94,123,364   94,123,364                      94,123,364             9.963% 
---------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/       Number of voting   % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion      rights that        rights 
                      (xiii)       Period (xiv)    may 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 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)

 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 94,123,364                9.963% 
------------------------  ----------------------------

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 9.963% comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.551%

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:

GIOS@standardlife.com

Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 6565

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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