Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8682S

Smith (DS) PLC

05 October 2017

 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Exercise of Discretionary Share Options by Director / other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (together "PDMRs")

Date 05 October 2017

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	DS SMITH PLC
b)	LEI	39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH SMDS
b)	Nature of the transaction	EXERCISE OF NIL COST OPTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT PARTIAL SALE AND TRANSFER TO MRS ROBERTS, A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED (PCA)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Item (s) Price(s) Volume(s) Option Sale nil £5.15 261,079 261,079 Share Matching Plan Option Sale nil £5.15 158,733 158,733 Deferred Share Bonus Plan Option Partial Sale nil £5.15 36,260 17,042 Performance Share Plan
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Volume Price 456,072 £5.15
e)	Date of the transaction	05 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London
g)	Additional Information	SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.155%

 

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