Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0820O
Smith (DS) PLC
05 October 2012



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 (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

See section 9

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

4 October 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 October 2012

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

Indirect holdings decreased to below 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)




Number of shares


Number of voting Rights (viii)


Ordinary

GB0008220112

91,816,816 91,816,816

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights (ix)

% of voting rights




Direct


Direct (x)


Indirect (xi)


Direct


Indirect


82,839,095

8.936%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument


Expiration Date (xiii)




Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)



Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights




Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights


% of voting rights


82,839,095

8.936%

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

80,373,157 shares (8.670%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc.

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 926,978,024.

14. Contact name:
Andrew Kellett

15. Contact telephone number:
0113 235 7729

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Matthew Jowett

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, Beech House, Whitebrook Park, Maidenhead SL6 8XY

Phone number:

01628 583400


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