Additional Listing

DS Smith Plc (the "Company")

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock Exchange for block listings totalling 8,500,000 Ordinary shares of 10p each to trade on The London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to The Official List. The shares shall rank equally with the existing issued shares of the Company.

The Block listings consist of 3,500,000 shares to be issued under the Performance Share Plan and 5,000,000 shares to be issued under the Sharesave Plan.

Matt Jowett

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

18 September 2012