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Smith (DS) PLC04 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES1. Name of company DS Smith Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Legal & General Investment Management Limited 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 18As above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 914945 - 140,712HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775245 - 1,564,858HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 357206 - 12,302,370HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 866203 - 543,480HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 916681 - 20,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 360509 - 554,474 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 696,623 8. Percentage of issued class 0.18% 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 10p each 10. Date of transaction 4 February 2005 11. Date company informed 4 February 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 15,125,894 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.89% 14. Any additional information N/A 5. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Angela Hunter, 020 7932 5032 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary Date of notification 4 February 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Smith (DS)