16th Mar 2007 12:20
Smith (DS) PLC16 March 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : Initial notification as per regulatory requirement ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matigon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 2 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of voting Rights shares (viii) 0822011 N/A N/A Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares (ix) rightsCODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 0822011 4,008,795 4,008,795 52,349,659 1.02 13.32 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 56,358,454 14.34% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): See attached schedule. 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: The Shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by thosefirms on a discretionary bases for clients under investment managementagreements. 14. Contact name:Terry Marsh 15. Contact telephone number:020 7003 2637 Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name: Carolyn Cattermole Contact address: DS Smith Plc, 4-16 Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RZ Phone number: 020 7932 5030 SCHEDULE 9. Chain Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital AXA Rosenberg 741,000 0.18853DirectAXA Rosenberg 555,000 0.14121DirectAXA Financial, Inc 36,341,224 9.24621IndirectAXA Rosenberg 16,008,435 4.07299IndirectSun Life Pensions ManagementLimited 22,500 0.00572DirectSun Life Pensions ManagementLimited 158,000 0.04020DirectSun Life Unit Assurance LimitedABL High Alpha 341,900 0.08699DirectSun Life Unit Assurance AllShare Tracker 67,052 0.01706DirectSun Life Pensions ManagementABL High Alpha 1,648,800 0.41950DirectSun Life Pensions ManagementFTSE All Share Tracker 375,708 0.09559 DirectAXA Winterthur 98,835 0.02515 Direct Total Direct 4,008,795 1.01995 Total Indirect 52,349,659 13.31920 TOTAL 56,358,454 14.33914 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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