Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0408W
Smith (DS) PLC
27 July 2018
 

DS Smith Plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 

The attached notification made under Article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relates to the interests in shares of the Directors and PDMRs after taking up their rights under the 3 for 11 Rights Issue at 350 pence per New Ordinary Share offered to Shareholders on 19 June 2018. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR. 

 

Iain Simm

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

Date 27 July 2018

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

GARETH DAVIS

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

CHAIRMAN

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

 

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item (s)

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)


Rights issue

£3.50

29,154






d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

Volume

Price

29,154

£3.50

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.01%

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

  

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PARTIAL SALE AND PURCHASE OF BALANCE OF RIGHTS ISSUE BY MRS ROBERTS, A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED (PCA)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Sale

£1.4709

317,384

Rights Issue

£3.50

133,049

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-317,384
£1.4709

£466,840.13

 

133,049

£3.50

£465,671.50

e)

 

Date of the transaction

18 and 24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.13%




1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

 

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) BY ADRIAN MARSH AND SHEILAGH MARSH, A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED (PCA)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item (s)

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)


Rights issue

£3.50

60,517






d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

Volume

Price

60,517

£3.50

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.02%




1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

CHRISTOPHER PAUL BRITTON

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

 

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item (s)

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)


Rights issue

£3.50

2,877






d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

Volume

Price

2,877

£3.50

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00%




1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

JONATHAN CLIVE NICHOLLS

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

 

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item (s)

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)


Rights issue

£3.50

29,810






d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

Volume

Price

29,810

£3.50

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.01%

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

KATHLEEN ANNE O'DONOVAN

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

 

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item (s)

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)


Rights issue

£3.50

2,855






d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

Volume

Price

2,855

£3.50

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00%




1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

LOUISE HELEN SMALLEY

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

 

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) BY ROBERT S SMALLEY, A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED (PCA)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item (s)

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)


Rights issue

£3.50

3,985






d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

Volume

Price

3,985

£3.50

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00%




1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

COLIN STUART MCINTYRE

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

DIVISIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE SUPPLY ENGINE

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

 

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item (s)

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)


Rights issue

£3.50

2,662






d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

Volume

Price

2,662

£3.50

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00%




1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

STEFANO ROSSI

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

DIVISIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE PACKAGING EUROPE

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

  

DS SMITH PLC

b)

 

LEI

  

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

NIL PAID RIGHTS

 

 

GB00BFML1915

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Item

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Sale

£1.397

25,941

Rights Issue

£3.50

10,353

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-25,941
£1.397

£36,239.58

 

10,353

£3.50

£36,235.50

e)

 

Date of the transaction

19 and 24 July 2018

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00%

 


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