Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8817J

Smith (DS) PLC

07 December 2018

 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them

The following announcement and notification is made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The form required under the EU Market Abuse Regulation follows.

Date 7 December 2018

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	Following the exercise of options by Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh notified on 7 September 2018, transfer of 110,137 shares to Sheilagh Marsh - a Person Closely Associated to Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh (Spouse).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Item Price(s) Volume(s) Transfer £nil 110,137
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	110,137 £nil
e)	Date of the transaction	7 December 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	SHEILAGH MARSH
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person closely associated with PDMR (Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh)
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	Receipt of 110,137 shares from Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh (Spouse).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Item Price(s) Volume(s) Transfer £nil 110,137
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	110,137 £nil
e)	Date of the transaction	7 December  2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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