Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1725A
Smith (DS) PLC
02 October 2009
 



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


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 mark as appropriate): 


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: X )


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


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify): ( )


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

Standard Life Investments Ltd


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

Vidacos Nominees


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

1 October 2009


6.    Date on which issuer notified:

2 October 2009 


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

9%


8.    Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii)(ix)


Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction



Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

GB0008220112

35,210,565

35,210,565

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights (x)





Direct (xi)

Indirect (xii)

Direct

Indirect


35,879,905

9,932,309

25,947,596

2.525%

6.596%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date (xiii)



Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv)


Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights










C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv)( xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Exercise 

price



Expiration 

date (xvii)

Exercise/

Conversion 

period (xviii)


Number of voting rights 

instrument refers to

% of voting rights (xix) (xx)









Nominal

Delta






Total (A+B+C)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

35,879,905

9.121%



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





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:


investments_mo@standardlife.com

Standard Life Investments Ltd


15.    Contact telephone number:


(0131) 245 6565

  Annex: Notification of major interests in shares (xxii)



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


Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)



Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)



Phone number & email




Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)





B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable


Full name


Carolyn Cattermole


Contact address



DS Smith Plc, Beech House, Whitebrook Park, Maidenhead SL6 8XY


Phone number & email



01628 583400

carolyn.cattermole@dssmith.co.uk

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)




C: Additional information








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