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RNS Number : 7201G
Smith (DS) PLC
09 August 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: ( X )
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 28,474*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,126,580*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 25,390,202*
Chase Nominees Limited 245,443*
CUIM Nominee Limited 601,173*
State Street Nominees Limited 30,018,115*
* denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London 439,040
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 687,947
Chase Nominees Limited 4,418,746
Vidacos Nominees Limited 5,656,483
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different) (v):
8 August 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
9 August 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5% to 6% Change at Direct Interest Level
(Box 8A&B)
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 voting % of voting
of of of rights rights (x)
Shares Voting shares
Rights
--------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------------------------- -------------------
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
--------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------- ---------
Ordinary
Shares
GB0008220112 68,139,766* 68,139,766* 68,612,203 57,409,987 11,202,216 6.07% 1.18%
--------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------- ---------
*INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (149,131)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of financial Type Type of financial Type of financial Type of
instrument of financial instrument instrument financial
instrument instrument
------------------- --------------- ------------------- -------------------- ------------
RIGHT TO RECALL 143,608 *
LOANED SHARES N/A N/A * Direct Interest 0.01%
------------------- --------------- ------------------- -------------------- ------------
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
------------------------ ----------------------------
68,755,811 7.26%
------------------------ ----------------------------
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
946,497,330, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights announcement
of 1 August 2016.
14. Contact name:
James Clark, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 683853
Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name:
Iain Simm
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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