Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0650U
Smith (DS) PLC
24 July 2015
 



DS Smith Plc (the "Company")

 

 

In pursuance of the Company's obligations under Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R (i)(a), the Company hereby notifies that the following PDMR share transactions occurred on 24 July 2015.

 

1) Miles Roberts, Adrian Marsh and Stefano Rossi notified the Company on 24 July 2015 that, as a result of being granted an award under the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan"), they have acquired a conditional right to receive the number of Shares set out below.

 

The award under the Bonus Plan referred to above will normally vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, being 24 July 2018.

 

The awards were granted by reference to the closing middle market quotation of a Share on 23 July 2015 of 384.6 pence, and operate subject to the conditions set out in the rules of the Bonus Plan.

 

Name

Status

No. of Deferred Shares subject to award

Miles Roberts

Director

156,734

Adrian Marsh

Director

72,074

Stefano Rossi

PDMR

28,644

 

No consideration was paid for the grant of the award. No price is payable on the vesting of the award.

2) Miles Roberts, Adrian Marsh and Stefano Rossi notified the Company on 24 July 2015 that, as a result of being granted an award under the DS Smith Performance Share Plan (the "Performance Share Plan"), they have each acquired a conditional right to receive the number of Shares listed below.

The awards were granted by reference to the closing middle market quotation of a Share on 23 July 2015 of 384.6 pence, and operate subject to the conditions set out in the rules of the Performance Share Plan. They will normally vest, subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions, on the third anniversary of the date of grant, being 24 July 2018. 

 

Name

Status

Maximum number of Shares

Miles Roberts

Director

356,214

Adrian Marsh

Director

191,107

Stefano Rossi

PDMR

80,206

 

No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards. No price is payable on the vesting of the awards.

 

For and on behalf of DS Smith Plc

 

Company Official Responsible for making this notification:

Matthew Jowett, Company Secretary

 

Date of this notification: 24 July 2015


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