Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1725A
Smith (DS) PLC
02 October 2009



TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES(i)


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(pleasemark as appropriate):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:(X)


An acquisition or disposal ofqualifyingfinancial 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)

Standard Life Investments Ltd


4.Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):(iv)

Vidacos Nominees


5.Date of the transactionand date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:(v)

1 October 2009


6.Date on which issuer notified:

2 October2009


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

9%


8.Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii)(ix)


Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction



Number of Shares

Number ofVoting Rights

GB0008220112

35,210,565

35,210,565

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights(x)





Direct(xi)

Indirect(xii)

Direct

Indirect


35,879,905

9,932,309

25,947,596

2.525%

6.596%



B:QualifyingFinancial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date(xiii)



Exercise/Conversion Period(xiv)


Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights










C: Financial Instrumentswith similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments(xv)( xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Exercise

price



Expiration

date(xvii)

Exercise/

Conversion

period(xviii)


Number of voting rights

instrument refers to

% of voting rights(xix)(xx)









Nominal

Delta






Total (A+B+C)


Number of voting rights

Percentageof voting rights

35,879,905

9.121%



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





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:


14.Contact name:


investments_mo@standardlife.com

Standard Life Investments Ltd


15.Contact telephone number:


(0131) 245 6565

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares(xxii)



A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)



Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)



Phone number & email




Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)





B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable


Full name


Carolyn Cattermole


Contact address



DS Smith Plc,Beech House, Whitebrook Park, Maidenhead SL68XY


Phone number & email



01628 583400

carolyn.cattermole@dssmith.co.uk

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)




C: Additional information








This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange