DS SMITH PLC 
By 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)
Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):(iv)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:(v)
21 November 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23 November 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:(vi) (vii)
Group (Below 5%)
LGIM (Below 5%)
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 | |
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | |
GB0008220112 | 46,401,300 (As of 12/11/2012) | |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights
(x) | ||
Direct (xi) | Indirect (xii) |
Direct |
Indirect | ||
Below 5% | |||||
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 |
Below 5% | |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:(xxi)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( Below 5%= Total Position) | |
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5%= Total Position) | |
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5%= Total Position) | |
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (36,018,834 -3.89%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | |
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (PMC) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) |
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) | |
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:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 927,044,708
14. Contact name:
Angela Hayter (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3851
Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name:
Matthew Jowett
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, Beech House, Whitebrook Park, Maidenhead SL6 8XY
Phone number:
01628 583400
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