Total Voting Rights

DS Smith Plc (the "Company")

Voting Rights and Share Capital Update

In conformity with DTR 5.6.1 the Company notifies that as at the date of this announcement, it has a single class of shares in issue being ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") and that a further 6,494,280 Ordinary Shares have been issued since the last notification on 12 February 2018.  This includes the 6,492,411 Consideration Shares issued on 7 March 2018, bringing the total number to 1,074,401,649 Ordinary Shares in issue.  There are no Ordinary Shares held in Treasury.  Each Ordinary Share entitles the holder to a single vote at general meetings of the Company.

This figure (1,074,401,649) may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Iain Simm

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

9 March 2018