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Holding(s) in Company

29th Mar 2016 11:46

RNS Number : 3934T
Smith (DS) PLC
29 March 2016
 

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):

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 9.963%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.055% 

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

Vidacos Nominees\HSBC

 

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

24 March 2016

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 March 2016

 

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 10%

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

 

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB0008220112

 

 

 

94,123,364

 

 

 

94,123,364

 

 

 

94,123,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.963%

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

 

 

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

94,123,364

9.963%

 

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

 

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 9.963% comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.551%

 

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:

 

14. Contact name:

[email protected] Life Investments Ltd

 

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 6565

 

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Michael Hampson

 

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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