Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3341G
Smith (DS) PLC
16 March 2020
 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 

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 attached ii :

DS Smith plc

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

Non-UK issuer


2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify)iii:


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, England

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

Name

Registered Holder:

Available on request   36,535*

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited   15,086,040*

Chase Nominees Limited   330,104*

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited

   43,108,487* 

State Street Nominees Limited   309,935* 

 

*denotes direct interest

 

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited   770,551

Chase Nominees Limited  10,229,136

 

HL MultiManager Income and Growth Trust

   2,140,585

 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)


5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

13/03/2020

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

16/03/2020

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 issuer vii

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

5.25%

1.84%

7.09%

1,372,412,313

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

4.95%

2.55%

7.50%


 

 

 

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

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% 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)

Ordinary Shares


GB0008220112

58,871,101

13,140,272

4.29%

0.96%








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