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Holding(s) in Company

21st Feb 2011 15:51

RNS Number : 5936B
Smith (DS) PLC
21 February 2011
 



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 (please state Yes/No):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

 

Other (please specify): ( )

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Lloyds Banking Group plc

 

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

See section 9

 

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

18 February 2011

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 February 2011

 

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

Direct/Indirect holdings increased to 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 - below reportable threshold

 

 

 

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

Direct (x)

Indirect (xi)

Direct

Indirect

 

6,665,187

6,665,187

16,639,742

1.531%

3.822%

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

23,304,929

5.352%

 

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

 

23,231,944 shares (5.336%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct / Indirect Interests).

 

Within these holdings, 5,264,544 shares (1.209%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiaries of HBOS Financial Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc. These holdings are therefore disclosed as an overall Direct Interest.

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

 

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:

Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 435,416,464

 

14. Contact name: Matthew Wilson

 

15. Contact telephone number: 0113 235 7729

 

 

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Carolyn Cattermole

 

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, Beech House, Whitebrook Park, Maidenhead SL6 8XY

 

Phone number:

01628 583400

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