Annual Information Update

Smith (DS) PLC
29 July 2005


DS Smith Plc
Annual information update

Further to our announcement of 26 July 2005, as required by Prospectus Rule 5.2,
all information which has been made available to the public by the Company over
the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom (being the Company's Home State)
which is required to be disclosed pursuant to this Rule is outlined below. In
order to avoid an unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in
this update rather than included in full.

The information referred to in this update was up to date at the time the
information was published but some information may now be out-of-date.

1 Announcements made via RNS, a Regulatory Information Service

All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a Regulatory
Information Service on or around the dates indicated.

Date of publication Brief description of announcement
               
29 July 2005        Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

28 July 2005        Award under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan to 
                    various Executive Directors

27 July 2005        Exercise of Restricted Share Plan award by an Executive 
                    Director

26 July 2005        Annual information update

12 July 2005        Announcement regarding the sale of John Dickinson Stationery 
                    Ltd to Groupe Hamelin

30 June 2005        Preliminary results for the year ended 30 April 2005

24 June 2005        Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

22 April 2005       Announcement regarding non-Executive Director's interest in 
                    shares

20 April 2005       Trading update for second half of 2004/05 and early adoption 
                    of FRS 17

12 April 2005       Block listing

7 March 2005        Block listing

3 March 2005        DS Smith Paper division signs supply agreement with BPB

21 February 2005    Block listing

4 February 2005     Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

28 January 2005     Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

26 January 2005     Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

17 December 2004    Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

8 December 2004     Interim results 2004/05

30 November 2004    Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

17 November 2004    Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

11 November 2004    Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

29 October 2004     Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

21 October 2004     Acquisition of LINPAC Containers cleared by Competition
                    Commission

14 October 2004     Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

14 October 2004     Trading update for first half of 2004/05

11 October 2004     Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

7 October 2004      Announcement regarding non-Executive Director's interest in
                    shares

21 September 2004   Announcement regarding Executive Director's interest in 
                    shares

14 September 2004   Award under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan to 
                    various Executive Directors

13 September 2004   Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

10 September 2004   Confirmation that all resolutions were passed at the 2004
                    Annual General Meeting

10 September 2004   Chairman's Statement to the Annual General Meeting

8 September 2004    Competition Commission Inquiry Provisional Findings

6 September 2004    Block listing

1 September 2004    Completion of acquisition of BPB Recycling

23 August 2004      Block listing

20 August 2004      Award under the Company's Restricted Share Plan to various
                    Executive Directors

12 August 2004      Announcement regarding a notifiable interest in the Company

5 August 2004       Announcement regarding Executive Director's interest in 
                    shares

3 August 2004       Award under the Company's Restricted Share Plan to various
                    Executive Directors

29 July 2004        Award under the Company's Executive Option Scheme to various
                    Executive Directors

2 Documents available on the Company's website (www.dssmith.uk.com)

20 July 2005 Annual accounts for the year ended 30 April 2005

3 Documents filed at Companies House

All of the documents listed below were filed with Companies House in Cardiff on
or around the dates indicated.

Date of publication Brief description of document(s) filed

19 July 2005 Various forms 88(2) to confirm the allotment of shares pursuant to
option scheme exercises

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29 June 2005              '      '

21 June 2005              '      '

10 June 2005              '      '

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2 June 2005               '      '

11 May 2004               '      '

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4 April 2005              '      '

29 March 2005             '      '

11 March 2005             '      '

9 March 2005              '      '

2 March 2005              '      '

1 March 2005              '      '

25 February 2005          '      '

23 February 2005          '      '

23 February 2005          '      '

22 February 2005          '      '

22 February 2005          '      '

16 February 2005          '      '

16 February 2005          '      '

31 January 2005           '      '

25 January 2005           '      '

19 January 2005           '      '

20 September 2004         '      '

2 September 2004          '      '

27 August 2004            '      '

25 August 2004            '      '

13 August 2004            '      '
                                 
9 August 2004             '      '

9 November 2004           Annual accounts for the year ended 30 April 2004

8 November 2004           Annual return on form 363

22 September 2004         Special resolutions passed at the Annual General 
                          Meeting

Copies of the documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from Companies
House or from the Company Secretary at the Company's Registered Office.

Carolyn Cattermole
Company Secretary
29 July 2005
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