Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smith (DS) PLC
31 July 2007


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

DS Smith Plc

2. Name of director

Tony Thorne
Gavin Morris


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest




4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)




5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)




6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary




7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired




8. Percentage of issued class




9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed




10. Percentage of issued class




11. Class of security




12. Price per share




13. Date of transaction




14. Date company informed




15. Total holding following this notification




16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification




If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.


17. Date of grant

31 July 2007



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

31 July 2010 to 30 July 2017



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

Nil



20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

Ordinary shares of 10p each



Director:                     Options Granted:

Tony Thorne                     155,600
Gavin Morris                     88,100



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

240p



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

Tony Thorne                     1,087,374
Gavin Morris                      655,181



23. Any additional information



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Angela Hunter, 020 7932 5032



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary



Date of Notification

31 July 2007





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