Annual Information Update

DS Smith Plc

Annual information update

As required by Prospectus Rule 5.2, all information which has been made available to the public by the Company over the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom (being the Company's Home State) which is required to be disclosed pursuant to this Rule is outlined below. In order to avoid an unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in this update rather than included in full.

The information referred to in this update was up to date at the time the information was published but some information may now be out-of-date.

1 Announcements made via RNS, a Regulatory Information Service

All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a Regulatory Information Service on or around the dates indicated.

Date of publication	Brief description of announcement

19 July 2011	Block Listing interim review
8 July 2011	Director/PDMR shareholding
6 July 2011	Disposal
1 July 2011	Company Secretary change
29 June 2011	Total Voting Rights update
23 June 2011	2010/11 Full-Year Results Announcement
14 June 2011	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
12 May 2011	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
28 April 2011	Total Voting Rights update
20 April 2011	Pre-Close Trading Update
11 April 2011	Block Listing interim review
31 March 2011	Total Voting Rights update
14 March 2011	Director/PDMR shareholding
10 March 2011	Interim Management Statement
7 March 2011	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
3 March 2011	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
2 March 2011	Director/PDMR shareholding
28 February 2011	Total Voting Rights update
21 February 2011	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
8 February 2011	Director/PDMR shareholding
2 February 2011	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
31 January 2011	Total Voting Rights update
19 January 2011	Block Listing interim review
17 January 2011	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
10 January 2011	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
29 December 2010	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
21 December 2010	Total Voting Rights update
20 December 2010	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
17 December 2010	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
14 December 2010	Additional block listing of 2,000,000 shares for option schemes
10 December 2010	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
9 December 2010	Half year results for 2010/11
8 December 2010	Retirement of Bob Beeston
18 November 2010	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
27 October 2010	Pre-Close Trading Update
22 October 2010	Update on minority squeeze offer for Otor
20 October 2010	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
13 October 2010	Total Voting Rights update
13 October 2010	Block Listing interim review
11 October 2010	Director/PDMR shareholding
7 October 2010	Update on minority squeeze offer for Otor
1 October 2010`	Disposal of Turkish business
28 September 2010	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
24 September 2010	Update on minority squeeze offer for Otor
20 September 2010	Update on minority squeeze offer for Otor
9 September 2010	Director/PDMR shareholding
7 September 2010	Result of Annual General Meeting
7 September 2010	Interim Management Statement
1 September 2010	Acquisition by DS Smith of majority stake in Otor
26 August 2010	Result of General Meeting
16 August 2010	Director Declaration
9 August 2010	Announcement re posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
30 July 2010	Director Declaration
27 July 2010	Block Listing interim review
26 July 2010	Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company
20 July 2010	Annual information update

2 Documents available on the Company's website (www.dssmith.uk.com)

15 July 2011

Annual accounts for the year ended 30 April 2011

3 Documents filed at Companies House

All of the documents listed below were filed with Companies House in Cardiff on or around the dates indicated.

Date of publication	Brief description of document(s) filed

19 July 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
13 July 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
6 July 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
1 July 2011	CH01 Change of Director's particulars
1 July 2011	AP03 Secretary appointed (Matt Jowett)
1 July 2011	TM02 Secretary resigned (Carolyn Cattermole)
3 May 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
29 March 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
11 March 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
1 March 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
25 February 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
16 February 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
7 February 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
27 January 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
17 January 2011	SHO1 Statement of capital
8 December 2010	TMO1 resignation of Bob Beeston
12 November 2010	SHO1 Statement of capital
29 October 2010	SHO1 Statement of capital
8 October 2010	AR01 Annual return
21 September 2010	Annual accounts for the year ended 30 April 2010
13 September 2010	Articles of Association
13 September 2010	Statement of Company's objects
13 September 2010	Special resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting

Copies of the documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from Companies House or from the Company Secretary at the Company's Registered Office.

Matthew Jowett

Company Secretary

19 July 2011

Tel: 01628 583 400