Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7975O
Smith (DS) PLC
11 February 2016
 

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):

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries    

 

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

Registered Holder:

 

Available on request                                        31,899*

 

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited          1,712,899*

 

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited            21,344,341*

 

Chase Nominees Limited                               295,911*

 

CUIM Nominee Limited                                   638,076*

 

State Street Nominees Limited                       4,395,881*

       * denotes direct interest

 

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

9 February 2016

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 February 2016

 

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

<3% to >3% Change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A)

 

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect


Ordinary Shares


GB0008220112

 

 

 

28,584,302*

 

 

 

28,584,302*

 

 

 

28,419,007

 

 

 

28,419,007

 

 

 

Not disclosable

 

 

 

3.01%

 

 

 

Not disclosable

 

 

*INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (1,230,472)

 

       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

RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES

N/A

N/A

5,340,098 *

 

* Direct Interest

0.56%

 

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)

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

33,759,105

3.57%

 

 

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

 

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident International Limited, with the following chains of controlled undertakings:-

 

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

·     Aviva plc (Parent Company)

·     Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

·     Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

·     Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

 

Friends Provident International Limited:

·     Aviva plc (Parent Company)

·     Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

·     Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

·     Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited)

·     Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPG Limited)

·     Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPL Limited)

·     Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life Limited)

·     Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited)

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:  See Section 4

 

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:

Figures are based on the total number of voting rights of 944,743,788, as per the Company's announcement of 1 February 2016.

 

14. Contact name:

Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc

 

15. Contact telephone number:
            01603 684420

 

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Michael Hampson

 

Contact address:

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

 

Phone number:

020 7756 1800

 


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