Director/PDMR Shareholding
DS Smith Plc ("the Company")
Notifications of Transactions of Directors/ Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR) and Connected Persons
In pursuance of the Company's obligations in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, I hereby notify you of the following Directors and PDMR share transactions which occurred on 22 February 2012 in London:
The Directors and PDMR listed below have notified the Company that they have become interested in the number of Ordinary Shares of 10p each of the Company as indicated below after taking up their rights under the 9 for 8 Rights Issue at 95 pence per New Ordinary Share offered to Shareholders on 17 January 2012.
Capitalised terms not defined herein, are defined in Part XVIII (Definitions and Glossary of Technical Terms) of the combined prospectus and circular sent to Shareholders on 17 January 2012.
Director |
Name of registered holder |
Additional shares |
Total shares now held |
% of issued share capital |
Gareth Davis |
45,000 |
85,000 |
0.009 |
|
Miles William Roberts |
Gillian Janet Roberts |
123,242 |
232,791 |
0.025 |
Stephen William Dryden |
103,493 |
195,487 |
0.021 |
|
Christopher Jonathan Bunker |
22,500 |
42,500 |
0.005 |
|
Philippe Jean-Claude Mellier |
22,500 |
42,500 |
0.005 |
|
Jonathan Clive Nicholls |
40,651 of total now held through Barclays Wealth |
57,868 |
109,307 |
0.012 |
PDMR |
Name of registered holder (if different from PDMR) |
Additional shares |
Total shares now held |
% of issued share capital |
Gary Edward Saunders |
10,900 in the name of Susan Saunders |
11,541 |
21,800 |
0.002 |
Matthew Jowett
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Date: 22 February 2012
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