Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0160W
Smith (DS) PLC
19 December 2013
 



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:

 

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):

    Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

 

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

See additional information under 13.

 

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

17 December 2013

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

    19 December 2013

 

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

Above the threshold of 5%

 

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)

GB0008220112       

N/A

N/A

 

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

 

 

135,011

135,011

46,729,813

0.015%                        

5.002%                        

 

 

 

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

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

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+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

46,864,824

5.017%              

 

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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:  N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

 

13. Additional information:

      Registered Owner

 

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 41407

6,036,375

State Street Nominees Limited                    

                         A/c XC7N

2,960,058

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited         

                         A/c 683182

1,060,166

The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited        

                         A/c PTG 15303 / 09997799

501,494

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited         

                         A/c 811056

210,495

Nortrust Nominees LTD                            

                         A/c BBH05

663,616

William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd       

                         A/c 301780

232,160

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

A/c ZLA01                 

1,025,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 27642

135,011

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 10478

36,141

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 10479

21,018

Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                         

                         A/c WWSF0004002

1,231,204

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 18667

1,386,572

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 10469

870,162

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 10496

16,503,664

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 10492

1,790,109

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 10491

8,979,914

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 10495

2,740,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd                          

                         A/c 31348

481,665

 

 

14. Contact name:
      Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group

 

15. Contact telephone number:
     
01793 363135

 

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Matthew Jowett

 

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 7th Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX

 

Phone number:

020 7756 1800


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