Director/PDMR Shareholding
DS Smith Plc ("the Company")
Exercise of Options by Director / other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (together "PDMRs")
Date 17 September 2018
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name
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MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS |
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2
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Reason for the notification |
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a)
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Position/status
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GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a)
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Name
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DS SMITH PLC |
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b)
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LEI
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39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36
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4
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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ORDINARY SHARES OF
SMDS |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of the option of 556,202 ordinary shares under the 2015 Performance Share Plan (PSP) and Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) which were nil cost options granted on 24 July 2015 and the exercise of the option of 403,124 ordinary shares under the 2014 Performance Share Plan (PSP) which were nil cost options granted on 30 July 2014. Sale of 754,037 shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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959,326 £nil
-754,037
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e)
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Date of the transaction |
13 September 2018 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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g) |
Additional Information |
SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.14% |
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