Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

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:

 

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 (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -       9.963%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.055% 

        

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Vidacos Nominees\HSBC

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

24 March 2016

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 March 2016

 

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 10%

 

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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights x
			Direct	Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0008220112	94,123,364	94,123,364			94,123,364		9.963%

 

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
94,123,364	9.963%

 

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xv):

 

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 9.963% comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%

Ignis Investment Services Limited -  0.551%

 

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:

GIOS@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd

 

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 6565

 

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Michael Hampson

 

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 7^th Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX

 

Phone number:

020 7756 1800