Additional Listing

DS Smith Plc (the "Company")

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock Exchange for a block listing totalling 2,000,000 Ordinary shares of 10p each to trade on The London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to The Official List for trading on 9 May 2017. The shares shall rank equally with the existing issued shares of the Company.

The block listing consists of 2,000,000 shares to be issued under the Sharesave Plan.

Iain Simm

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

3 May 2017