TIDMSMDS
RNS Number : 4991R
Smith (DS) PLC
09 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: ( )
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):
8 December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
9 December 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
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
-------------- ------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------
Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of shares voting rights (x)
Shares Voting rights
Rights
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------------ ------------------
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------- --------- ------- ---------
Below Below
GB0008220112 36,527,429 36,527,429 N/A N/A 5% N/A 5%
----------- ----------- ----------- ------- --------- ------- ---------
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 Conversion rights that rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
------------------ ----------- -------------- ----------------- ------------
Securities Below 5% Below 5%
Lending
------------------ ----------- -------------- ----------------- ------------
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)
------------------ --------- ----------- ------------ ------------------- ----------------
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 Total of
rights if rights through both if
it equals financial it equals
or is higher instruments or is higher
than the if it equals than the
notifiable or is higher notifiable
threshold than the threshold
notifiable
threshold
-------------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
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 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 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 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, 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 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 (Singapore)
Holdco Pte. Ltd.
-------------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco,
LLC
-------------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
-------------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
BlackRock Asset Management
North Asia 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 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 Holdco 3, LLC
-------------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
BlackRock Canada Holdings
LP
-------------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
BlackRock Canada Holdings
ULC
-------------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
-------------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
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