10th Jan 2006 10:58
Smith (DS) PLC10 January 2006 DS Smith Plc ("the Company") We hereby notify you that on 9 January 2006, Mr Jean-Paul Loison a Director ofDS Smith Plc exercised his options under the Company's Restricted Share Plan andacquired 40,336 ordinary shares of the Company at a total exercise price of £2.At the same time he sold 4,156 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 167pper share in order to pay the French social charges due on the exercise. Mr Jean-Paul Loison holds a total of 52,778 shares of the Company, being 0.01%of the issued share capital, following this notification. Carolyn CattermoleCompany Secretary 10 January 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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