Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7430E

Smith (DS) PLC

30 September 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) : Initial notification as per regulatory requirement ( )

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

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

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 if different) (v):

29 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 September 2008

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

   13%

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)
0822011	50,361,928	50,361,928

  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	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
	4,457,549	4,457,549	47,659,457	1.13	12.12

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
52,117,006	13.25%

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

See attached schedule.

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:

14. Contact name:
   Kyere Tabiri

15. Contact telephone number:
   020 7003 1510

  Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Carolyn Cattermole

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 4-16 Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RZ

Phone number:

020 7932 5030

  SCHEDULE

9. Chain
Name of Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
Alliance Capital Management     Direct	2,735,800	0.69550
AXA      Direct	780,480	0.19842
AXA Financial, Inc     Indirect	42,018,861	10.68215
AXA IM UK     Direct	12,000	0.00305
AXA Rosenberg     Direct	826,669	0.210158031
AXA Rosenberg     Indirect	5,640,596	1.43
AXA Winterthur     Direct	102,600	0.02608325
Total Direct Total Indirect	4,457,549 47,659,457	1.13321 12.11612
TOTAL	52,117,006	13.24933

 

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