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RNS Number : 6236L

Smith (DS) PLC

04 October 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):

BlackRock, Inc.

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):

30 September 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 October 2016

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

Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 5%

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) 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
                                                                                        Below 
 GB0008220112    46,675,841   46,675,841   N/A          N/A       Below 5%   N/A         5% 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial    Type of       Type of financial   Type of financial   Type of financial 
  instrument           financial     instrument          instrument          instrument 
                       instrument 
-------------------  ------------  ------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 Securities Lending                                     Below 5%            Below 5% 
-------------------  ------------  ------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 

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) 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 CFD                                                         Below 5%             Nominal      Delta 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
                                                                                    Below       Below 
                                                                                      5%          5% 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 N/A                       Below 5% 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

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

See Annex 1

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:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Marc-Oliver Lesch

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 3650

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

 
 Annex 1 
 
 
 Name                                     % of voting       % of voting rights   Total of both 
                                           rights if it      through financial    if it equals 
                                           equals or is      instruments if       or is higher 
                                           higher than       it equals or         than the notifiable 
                                           the notifiable    is higher than       threshold 
                                           threshold         the notifiable 
                                                             threshold 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Investment Management 
  (UK) Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland 
  AG 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Trident Merger, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Investment Management, 
  LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Investment Management 
  (UK) Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Institutional Trust 
  Company, National Association 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Advisors, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management Canada 
  Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco 
  Pte. Ltd. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock HK Holdco Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Cayco Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Trident Holding Company 
  Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Japan Holdings GK 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. 
  Ltd. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Investment Management 
  (Australia) Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco 
  Pte. Ltd. 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock HK Holdco Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management North 
  Asia Limited 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 

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