Smith (DS) PLC Holding(s) in Company (1219Z)
December 12 2017 - 9:10AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSMDS TIDMSLA
RNS Number : 1219Z
Smith (DS) PLC
12 December 2017
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major interests
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS (to be sent to the relevant
issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i)
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1a. Identity of the issuer SMITH (DS) Plc
or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached(ii)
:
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate
box or boxes with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)(iii) :
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
Name Aggregate of Standard Life
Aberdeen plc affiliated investment
management entities with
delegated voting rights on
behalf of multiple managed
portfolios
City and country of registered Edinburgh, Scotland
office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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Name
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold 07/12/2017
was crossed or reached(vi)
:
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6. Date on which issuer notified 11/12/2017
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
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% of voting % of voting Total of Total number
rights attached rights through both in % of voting
to shares financial (8.A + 8.B) rights of
(total of instruments issuer(vii)
8. A) (total of
8.B 1 + 8.B
2)
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Resulting
situation
on the date
on which
threshold
was crossed
or reached 7.13 0.00 7.13 1,067,899,750
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Position
of previous
notification
(if
applicable) 9.77 0.00 9.77
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the
date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
of
shares
ISIN code
(if possible)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of (Art 10 of
Directive Directive Directive Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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GB0008220112 N/A 76,190,552 N/A 7.13
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SUBTOTAL
8. A 76,190,552 7.13
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a)
of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date(x) Conversion rights that rights
Period(xi) may be acquired
if the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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SUBTOTAL 8.
B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of voting
financial date(x) Conversion or cash of voting rights
instrument Period settlement(xii) rights
(xi)
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to
the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is
not controlled by any natural person or legal entity
and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying)
issuer(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which X
the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting
with the ultimate controlling natural person or
legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as
necessary)
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Name(xv) % of voting % of voting Total of both
rights rights through if it equals
if it financial instruments or is higher
equals if it equals than the notifiable
or is or is higher threshold
higher than the notifiable
than the threshold
notifiable
threshold
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Standard Life Investments
Limited 4.99 0.00 4.99
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Ignis Investment
Services Limited 0.98 0.00 0.98
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Standard Life Wealth
Limited 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Aberdeen Asset Investments
Limited 1.04 0.00 1.04
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Aberdeen Asset Managers
Limited 0.12 0.00 0.12
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder N/A
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The number and % of voting N/A
rights held
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The date until which the N/A
voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information(xvi)
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In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed
by the named discretionary investment management entity
within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients,
based on investment management agreements whereby the
client has delegated the exercise of the voting power
to the referenced investment manager.
The disclosure is to reflect the fact that the underlying
investment management entity Standard Life Investments
Limited crossed through a notifiable threshold due to
trading on 7 December 2017. The threshold crossed was
5% and Standard Life Investments Limited managed 5.17%
shares in DS Smith Plc prior to the crossing.
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Place of completion Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Date of completion 11/12/2017
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12. Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
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Full name:
Iain Simm
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, 7(th) Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1
3AX
Phone number:
020 7756 1800
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