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):

 

Norges Bank

             

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

 

N/A

 

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

16 August 2016

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 August 2016

 

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

Above 4%

 

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
GB0008220112	37,840,137	37,840,137	38,459,887	38,459,887		4.06 %

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Type of financial instrument	Type of financial instrument	Type of financial instrument	Type of financial instrument
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

 

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Nominal	Delta
					N/A	N/A

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
38,459,887	4.06 %

 

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

 

N/A

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:  Norges Bank

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

 

13. Additional information:

None

 

14. Contact name:

Philippe Chiaroni

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+47 2407 3297

 

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Iain Simm

 

Contact address:

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

 

Phone number:

020 7756 1800