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 (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): (iv)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)
28 June 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 June 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi) (vii)
L&G (from 3% to 4%)
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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36,711,917 (at 14/06/12)
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36,711,917
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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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37,313,152
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37,313,152
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4.02%
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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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37,313,152
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4.02%
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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)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (37,313,152 - 4.02% = LGAS, LGPL& PMC)
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Legal & General Investment Management
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
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Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Direct) (LGIH)
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
Management) Limited (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 926,976,137
14. Contact name:
Paul Toon (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3854
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