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Smith (DS) PLC04 May 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company DS Smith Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered name Number of Shares Old Westbury Small Cap Fund 19,309DFA International Core Equity Fund of Dimensional Funds 4,075International Core Equity Fund of DFA Investment DimensionsGroup Inc41,051European Small Company Fund of Dimensional Funds plc 100,675VA International Value Portfolio of DFA Investment DimensionsGroup Inc9,600Tax-Managed DFA International Value Portfolio of DFAInvestment Dimensions Group Inc 206,800DFA International Small Cap Fund of Dimensional Funds 36,084VA International Small Portfolio of DFA Investment DimensionsGroup Inc19,364International Small Company Fund of John Hancock Funds II 660,348International Small Company Fund of John Hancock Trust 389,105SA International HBtM Fund 45,421DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio of DFA InvestmentDimensions Group Inc 8,448,329UK Small Company Series of The DFA Investment Trust Company 1,373,005United Kingdom Small Companies Fund of Dimensional Funds ICVC 99,607United Kingdom Value Fund of Dimensional Funds ICVC 54,373Separate account advised by Dimensional 274,391Separate account advised by DFA Australia Limited 76,066Separate account advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors Limited 231,966Separate account advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors Limited 78,591 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 12,268,160 6. Percentage of issued class 3.14 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10p each 10. Date of transaction 3 May 2006 11. Date company informed 4 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 12,268,160 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.14 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Anne Steele 020 7932 5031 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary Date of notification 4 May 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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