Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9110C
Smith (DS) PLC
23 June 2021
 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")  

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

23 June 2021

On 22 June 2021 nil-cost option awards over the Company's Ordinary Shares of 10p each ("Shares") granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DSBP") vested to the following PDMRs as shown in the table below.

Name

Number of DSBP awards vested

Number of dividend equivalent Shares on vested DSBP awards

Miles Roberts

132,849

10,588

Adrian Marsh

62,603

4,989

Colin McIntyre

30,366

2,420

Stefano Rossi

31,797

2,534

· These awards vesting on 22 June 2021 relate to the deferral into Shares of half of the bonus paid in June 2018 in relation to the financial year 2017/18.

· The number of dividend equivalent Shares is added to the vested DSBP awards on vesting in accordance with the rules of the DSBP and the approved remuneration policy.

The forms required under the Market Abuse Regulation follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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

 

 

Vesting of DSBP award granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares. 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£ NIL

132,849

£ NIL

10,588

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

143,437

£NIL

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

22 June 2021

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR

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

 

 

Vesting of DSBP award granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares. 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£ NIL

62,603

£ NIL

4,989

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 


67,592

 

£NIL

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

22 June 2021

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

 

 

Vesting of DSBP award granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£ NIL

30,366

£ NIL

2,420

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

32,786

£NIL

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

22 June 201

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 STEFANO ROSSI

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE PACKAGING

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

 

 

Vesting of DSBP award granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares. 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£ NIL

31,797

£ NIL

2,534

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

34,331

£NIL

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

22 June 2021

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON

 

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