Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9977J
Smith (DS) PLC
03 July 2017
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major interests

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i


1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

DS Smith Plc

GB0008220112

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify)iii:


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

Norges Bank

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Oslo, Norway

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

Name


City and country of registered office (if applicable)


5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

30/06/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

03/07/2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

5.72 %

0 %

5.72 %

951,633,090

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

4.06 %

0 %

4.06 %


 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0008220112

54,386,549


0.05 %












SUBTOTAL 8. A

54,386,549

0.05 %

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights


















SUBTOTAL 8. B 1



 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights






















SUBTOTAL 8.B.2



 

 

 

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

X

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)


Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold






















10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder


The number and % of voting rights held


The date until which the voting rights will be held



11. Additional informationxvi


 

Place of completion

Oslo, Norway

Date of completion

03/07/2017



 

Annex: Notification of major holdings (to be filed with the FCA only)


A: Identity of the person subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Norges Bank

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179, Sentrum, Oslo 0107, Norway

E-Mail

rsi1@nbim.no

Phone number / Fax number

+47 2407 3134

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Sai Aanandha Shankhar

Contact address

Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179, Sentrum, Oslo 0107, Norway

E-Mail

rsi1@nbim.no

Phone number / Fax number

+47 2407 3134

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



C: Additional information


12.      Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Iain Simm

Contact address:

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

Phone number:

020 7756 1800

 


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