Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7239D
Smith (DS) PLC
01 April 2014
 



Annex DTR3

 

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

 

 

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 

1.

Name of the issuer

 

DS SMITH PLC

2.

State whether the notification relates to (i) a

transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R,

(ii) a disclosure made in accordance

LR 9.8.6R(1) or

(iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).

 

NOTIFICATION RELATES TO (i) ABOVE

 





3.

Name of person discharging managerial

responsibilities/director

 

MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS

4.

State whether notification relates to a person

connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

 

N/A





5.

Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial

interest 1

 

AS IN (3) ABOVE

 

6.

Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

 

ORDINARY SHARES





7.

Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

 

MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS

 

8.

State the nature of the transaction

 

EXERCISE OF SHARESAVE PLAN OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES





9.

Number of shares, debentures or financial

instruments relating to shares acquired

 

7,551

10.

Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

 

0.001%

 





11.

Number of shares, debentures or financial

instruments relating to shares disposed

 

NONE

12.

Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

 

NONE

 





13.

Price per share or value of transaction

 

119.18 PENCE PER SHARE

 

14.

Date and place of transaction

 

1 APRIL 2014

 





15.

Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

 

605,341 SHARES - 0.065%

16.

Date issuer informed of transaction

 

1 APRIL 2014

 

 

 





 

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

 

17.

Date of grant

 

 

18.

Period during which or date on which exercisable

 

 





19.

Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20.

Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

 

 





21.

Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or

indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

 

 

22.

Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

 





23.

Any additional information

 

24.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 

 





 

 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

MATTHEW JOWETT - GROUP GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMPANY SECRETARY

 

Date of notification   1 APRIL 2014

 

 

 

Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

 

(1)

An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2)

An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3)

An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4)

An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

 


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