Holding(s) in Company
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)
8 February 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
9 February 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi) (vii)
14%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii)(ix)
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
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GB0008220112 |
60,445,181 |
60,445,181 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights (x) |
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Direct (xi) |
Indirect (xii) |
Direct |
Indirect |
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61,784,409 |
17,558,791 |
44,225,618 |
4.025% |
10.138% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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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
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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) |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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61,784,409 |
14.163% |
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