RNS Number : 5543H
Smith (DS) PLC
23 February 2010
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)
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 (please mark as appropriate):
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 Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): (iv)
Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)
22 February 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23 February 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi) (vii)
11%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii)(ix)
Class/type of sharesif Situation previous to the triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights
GB0008220112 41,982,313 41,982,313
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of sharesif Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights(x)
possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct(xi) Indirect(xii) Direct Indirect
43,926,151 13,900,424 30,025,727 3.534% 7.633%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
date(xiii) Period(xiv) rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv)( xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights(xix) (xx)
price date(xvii) Conversion rights
period(xviii) instrument refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
43,926,151 11.167%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)
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:
investments_mo@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:
(0131) 245 6565
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares (xxii)
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Carolyn Cattermole
Contact address DS Smith Plc, Beech
House, Whitebrook
Park, Maidenhead SL6
8XY
Phone number & email 01628 583400
carolyn.cattermole@
dssmith.co.uk
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship
with the person or legal
entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
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