Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5298G

Smith (DS) PLC

23 October 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):

22 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 October 2008

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

   12%

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	52,381,706	52,381,706

  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
	5,527,657	5,527,657	47,480,509	1.41	12.07

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
53,008,166	13.48%

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	2,501,773.00	0.63601
AXA     Direct	780,480.00	0.19842
AXA Financial, Inc     Indirect	37,112,742.00	9.43490
AXA IM UK     Direct	12,000.00	0.00305
AXA Rosenberg    Direct	2,130,804.00	0.541698761
AXA Rosenberg     Indirect	10,367,767.00	2.64
AXA Winterthur     Direct	102,600.00	0.02608325
Total Direct Total Indirect	5,527,657 47,480,509	1.40526 12.07062
TOTAL	53,008,166	13.47588

 

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