Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5448H
Smith (DS) PLC
18 August 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):

 

Norges Bank

             

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

 

N/A

 

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

16 August 2016

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 August 2016

 

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

Above 4%

 

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

 

 

GB0008220112

37,840,137

37,840,137

38,459,887

38,459,887


4.06 %


 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Type of financial
instrument

Type of financial
instrument

Type of financial
instrument

Type of financial
instrument

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

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

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

38,459,887

4.06 %

 

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

 

N/A

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:  Norges Bank

 

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:

None

 

14. Contact name:

Philippe Chiaroni

 

15. Contact telephone number:

+47 2407 3297

 

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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