SCHEDULE 5
BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN
1. Name of company
DS Smith Plc
2. Name of scheme
1999 Executive Share Option Scheme
3. Period of return: From 19 July 2008 to 18 January 2009
4. Number and class of shares(s)
(amount of stock/debt security)
not issued under scheme
1,805,184 ordinary shares of 10p
5. Number of shares issued/allotted
under scheme during period
Nil
6. Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted
at end of period
1,805,184
7. Number and class of share(s)
(amount of stock/debt securities)
originally listed and the date of admission
2,000,000 ordinary shares - listed January 2007
Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period
in order for us to update our records
393,355,893 ordinary shares of 10p
Contact for queries: Address:
Name: Mrs Anne Steele 4-16 Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RZ
Telephone: 020 7932 5031