DS SMITH PLC 
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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):
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
See additional information under 13.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
17 December 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
19 December 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above the threshold of 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi) | |
Number of shares | Number of voting Rights (viii) | |
GB0008220112 | N/A | N/A |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights (ix) |
% of voting rights | |||
Direct (x) | Indirect (xi) |
Direct | Indirect | |||
135,011 | 135,011 | 46,729,813 | 0.015% | 5.002% | ||
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration Date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv) | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted |
% of voting rights |
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
46,864,824 | 5.017% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable(xv):
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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:
Registered Owner
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 41407 | 6,036,375 |
State Street Nominees Limited | A/c XC7N | 2,960,058 |
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited | A/c 683182 | 1,060,166 |
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited | A/c PTG 15303 / 09997799 | 501,494 |
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited | A/c 811056 | 210,495 |
Nortrust Nominees LTD | A/c BBH05 | 663,616 |
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd | A/c 301780 | 232,160 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c ZLA01 | 1,025,000 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 27642 | 135,011 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10478 | 36,141 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10479 | 21,018 |
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd | A/c WWSF0004002 | 1,231,204 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 18667 | 1,386,572 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10469 | 870,162 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10496 | 16,503,664 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10492 | 1,790,109 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10491 | 8,979,914 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10495 | 2,740,000 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 31348 | 481,665 |
14. Contact name:
Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group
15. Contact telephone number:
01793 363135
Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name:
Matthew Jowett
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, 7th Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX
Phone number:
020 7756 1800
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