Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC

25 November 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0008220112

Issuer Name

DS SMITH PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities plc

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

21-Nov-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

25-Nov-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.856247	4.421919	9.278166	128085110
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	6.483603	2.526736	9.010339

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0008220112		67040506		4.856247
Sub Total 8.A	67040506		4.856247%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/02/2025	10/02/2025	Cash	95174	0.006894
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/05/2025	08/05/2025	Cash	12821765	0.928777
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/05/2025	14/05/2025	Cash	11165716	0.808817
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/06/2025	17/06/2025	Cash	17997765	1.303713
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/06/2025	27/06/2025	Cash	2585	0.000187
Cash-settled Equity Swap	26/08/2025	26/08/2025	Cash	9073	0.000657
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/08/2025	27/08/2025	Cash	44381	0.003215
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/09/2025	02/09/2025	Cash	20737	0.001502
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/09/2025	18/09/2025	Cash	2609475	0.189024
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/09/2025	24/09/2025	Cash	3500000	0.253531
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/10/2025	02/10/2025	Cash	218701	0.015842
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/10/2025	08/10/2025	Cash	11998510	0.869142
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/11/2025	05/11/2025	Cash	6000	0.000435
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/11/2025	19/11/2025	Cash	28090	0.002035
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/11/2025	24/11/2025	Cash	14124	0.001023
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/12/2025	02/12/2025	Cash	446021	0.032309
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/12/2025	17/12/2025	Cash	28082	0.002034
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/01/2026	19/01/2026	Cash	1403	0.000102
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/07/2026	29/07/2026	Cash	37002	0.002680
Sub Total 8.B2				61044604	4.421919%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities plc	4.856247	4.421919	9.278167%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

12. Date of Completion

25-Nov-2024

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

 

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