22nd Jan 2016 15:39
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):
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Registered Holder:
Available on request 31,899*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,618,006*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 24,293,093*
Chase Nominees Limited 278,921*
CUIM Nominee Limited 525,450*
State Street Nominees Limited 606,461*
* denotes direct interest
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
20 January 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
22 January 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3% Change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A&C)
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) |
GB0008220112 |
No Previous |
No Previous |
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 |
|
|
27,353,830 |
27,353,830 |
Not disclosable |
2.90% |
Not disclosable |
|
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 (xvii) | Exercise/ Conversion period (xviii) | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights (xix) (xx) | |
RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,230,472 *
* Direct Interest | Nominal | Delta |
0.13% |
| |||||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights
|
28,584,302 | 3.03% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident International Limited, with the following chains of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
· Aviva plc (Parent Company)
· Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
· Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
· Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
Friends Provident International Limited:
· Aviva plc (Parent Company)
· Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
· Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
· Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited)
· Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPG Limited)
· Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPL Limited)
· Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life Limited)
· Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information:
Figures are based on the total number of voting rights of 944,700,806, as per the Company's announcement of 4 January 2016.
14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number: 01603 684420
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
Related Shares:
AvivaSmith (DS)