TIDMSMDS
RNS Number : 8744Q
Smith (DS) PLC
02 December 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 ( X )
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):
1 December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
2 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 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)
---------------- ----------- ---------- ------------ -------- ----------- --------- ----------
GB0008220112 Below 5% Below 5% N/A N/A 36,527,429 N/A 3.85%
----------- ---------- ------------ -------- ----------- --------- ----------
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may rights
(xiv) be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
-------------------- -------------- -------------------- ----------------------- ------------
Securities Lending 1,448,145 0.15%
---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------
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 9,571,460 Nominal Delta
------------------- ---------- -------------- ------------- -------------------- ----------- --------
1.01% 1.01%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
------------------------ ----------------------------
47,547,034 5.02%
------------------------ ----------------------------
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, 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.
--------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------------
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 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 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.
--------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------------
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 Asset Management Deutschland
AG
--------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------------
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, 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 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 (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
--------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------------
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
--------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------------
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
--------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------------
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
--------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------------------
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