Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8357I

Smith (DS) PLC

24 November 2008

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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 state Yes/No): 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 

Schroders plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

21 November 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 November 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

   17% to 18%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary   GB0008220112	68,097,040	66,907,847

  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB0008220112	72,889,941	N/A	71,641,095	N/A	18.21%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
71,641,095	18.21%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Schroder Investment Management Limited    71,034,745         18.05%

Schroder &Co Limited                   589,450              0.15%

Schroders (CI) Limited                   16,900                0.004%

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:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

14. Contact name:
    Vicky Wand

15. Contact telephone number:
   020 7658 3750

  Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name: 

Schroder Plc

Contact address:

31 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7QA

Phone number & email:

020 7658 3750

Other useful information:

Vicky Wand

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name:

Contact address:

Phone number & email:

Other useful information:

C: Additional Information

 

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