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Holding(s) in Company

29th Oct 2013 15:58

RNS Number : 6808R
Smith (DS) PLC
29 October 2013
 



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:

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 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):

BlackRock, Inc.

 

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

 

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

25 October 2013

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 October 2013

 

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

Holding has gone above 5%

 

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

N/A

N/A

 

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 (x)

Indirect (xi)

Direct

Indirect

 

 

N/A

N/A

40,481,254

N/A

4.34%

 

 

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

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

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

CFD

 

 

 

6,237,618

0.67%

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

46,718,872

5.00%

 

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

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 46,718,872 (5.00%)

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

13. Additional information:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

 

14. Contact name: Duncan Murray

 

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3334

 

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Matthew Jowett

 

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 7th Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX

 

Phone number:

020 7756 1800

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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