Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8494X
Smith (DS) PLC
21 August 2009



TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES(i)


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(pleasemark as appropriate):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:(X)


An acquisition or disposal ofqualifyingfinancial 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)

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)


5.Date of the transactionand date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:(v)

19 August2009


6.Date on which issuer notified:

21 August2009


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

From 4% - 3%(L&G)


8.Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii)(ix)


Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction



Number of Shares

Number ofVoting Rights

ORD GBP 0.10

15,768,498

15,768,498

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights(x)





Direct(xi)

Indirect(xii)

Direct

Indirect


15,673,009

15,673,009


3.98




B:QualifyingFinancial 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










C: Financial Instrumentswith 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)


Number of voting rights

Percentageof voting rights

15,673,009

3.98



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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (15,673,009-3.98% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment

Management(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)(14,491,682- 3.68% = PMC)


Legal & General Insurance Holdings

Limited(Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions

Management) Limited (PMC)

(14,491,682- 3.68% = PMC)


Legal & General Assurance Society

Limited(LGAS & LGPL)


Legal & General Pensions Limited

(Direct) (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:


10.Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 393,355,893



14.Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)



15.Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares(xxii)



A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)



Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)



Phone number & email




Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)





B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable


Full name


Carolyn Cattermole


Contact address



DS Smith Plc, Beech House, Whitebrook Park, 68LowerCookhamRoad, MaidenheadSL6 8XY



Phone number & email



01628 583400

carolyn.cattermole@dssmith.co.uk


Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)




C: Additional information







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