Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8294O
Smith (DS) PLC
16 October 2012



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 (please mark as appropriate):

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: ( )

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 transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:(v)

15 October 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 October 2012

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

14%

8. Notified details:

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

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction



Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

GB0008220112

129,766,534

129,766,534

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights (x)







Direct (xi)


Indirect (xii)


Direct


Indirect


130,251,700

63,491,563

66,760,137

6.849%

7.202%

B: Qualifying Financial 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 Instruments with 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


Percentage of voting rights


130,251,700

14.051%

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

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Matthew Jowett

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, Beech House, Whitebrook Park, Maidenhead SL6 8XY

Phone number:

01628 583400


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