Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9794A

Smith (DS) PLC

17 September 2018

 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

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

Date 17 September 2018

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 the option of 556,202 ordinary shares under the 2015 Performance Share Plan (PSP) and Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) which were nil cost options granted on 24 July 2015 and the exercise of the option of 403,124 ordinary shares under the 2014 Performance Share Plan (PSP) which were nil cost options granted on 30 July 2014.  Sale of 754,037 shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Item Price(s) Volume(s) Option Sale £nil £4.845 959,326 754,037
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	959,326 £nil -754,037 £4.845
e)	Date of the transaction	13 September 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON
g)	Additional Information	SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.14%

 

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