Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smith (DS) PLC
02 August 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

DS Smith Plc

2. Name of director

Tony Thorne
Gavin Morris
Jean-Paul Loison

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

8. Percentage of issued class

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

10. Percentage of issued class

11. Class of security

12. Price per share

13. Date of transaction

14. Date company informed

15. Total holding following this notification

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

2 August 2005

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

2 August 2008 to 1 August 2015

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

Nil

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

Director:                             Options Granted:

Tony Thorne                           207,500
Gavin Morris                          116,950
Jean-Paul Loison                      119,200

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

159p for Tony Thorne/Gavin Morris (pursuant to the UK Scheme Rules); and
153p for Jean-Paul Loison (pursuant to the French Scheme Rules)

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

Tony Thorne                        1,527,288
Gavin Morris                         545,181
Jean-Paul Loison                     975,805

23. Any additional information

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Angela Hunter, 020 7932 5032

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary

Date of Notification

2 August 2005




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