Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9214U

Smith (DS) PLC

03 August 2020

 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

3 August 2020

The following notification and announcement made under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relate to granting of options to PDMRs under the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DSBP").

On 31 July 2020 the Company granted the following conditional awards in relation to Ordinary Shares of 10p each ("Shares") under the terms of the DSBP:

Name	Position	Number of Shares subject to award under DSBP
Stefano Rossi	PDMR	42,871
Colin McIntyre	PDMR	47,400

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	STEFANO ROSSI
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO PACKAGING EUROPE
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	DS SMITH PLC
b)	LEI	39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH SMDS
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of conditional awards under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL 42,871
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	42,871 £NIL
e)	Date of the transaction	31 July 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	COLIN STUART MCINTYRE
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CHIEF EXECUTIVE SUPPLY ENGINE
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	DS SMITH PLC
b)	LEI	39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH SMDS
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of conditional awards under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL 47,400
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	47,400 £NIL
e)	Date of the transaction	31 July 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON

 

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