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)
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Class/type of shares if possible
using the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous to the triggering
transaction
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Number of Shares
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Number of Voting Rights
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GB0008220112
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46,401,300 (As of 12/11/2012)
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Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
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Class/type of shares if possible
using the ISIN CODE
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
(x)
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Direct (xi)
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Indirect (xii)
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Direct
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Indirect
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Below 5%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
(xiii)
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Exercise/Conversion Period
(xiv)
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if
the instrument is exercised/ converted.
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% of voting rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments
(xv)( xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
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Type of financial instrument
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Exercise
price
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Expiration
date (xvii)
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Exercise/
Conversion
period (xviii)
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Number of voting rights
instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
(xix) (xx)
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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Below 5%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings
through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if
applicable:(xxi)
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)
(Group) ( Below 5%= Total
Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management
(Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
(Below 5%= Total
Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5%= Total
Position)
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G)
(36,018,834 -3.89%= LGAS,
LGPL & PMC)
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Legal & General Investment Management
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (PMC)
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Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Direct) (LGIH)
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)
Limited (PMC) (PMC)
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Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS
& LGPL)
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Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
(LGPL)
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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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