Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8660M

Smith (DS) PLC

02 August 2017

 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

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

Date 2 August 2017

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
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 the option and subsequent sale of 330,271 ordinary shares under the 2014 Performance Share Plan (PSP), Share Matching Plan (SMP) and Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) which were nil cost options granted on 30 July 2014.  Market purchase of 175,044 ordinary shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Item Price(s) Volume(s) Option Sale Purchase £nil £4.8216 £4.8350 330,271 330,271 175,044
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	330,271 £nil -330,271 £4.8216 175,044 £4.8350
e)	Date of the transaction	31 July 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON
g)	Additional Information	SHAREHOLDING 221,893 ORDINARY SHARES BEING 0.219% OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL

 

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