Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smith (DS) PLC
09 July 2024
 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company") 

Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

9 July 2024

On 8 July 2024 nil-cost option awards over the Company's Ordinary Shares of 10p each ("Shares") granted on 8 July 2021 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DSBP") vested to the following PDMRs as shown in the table below.

Name

Number of DSBP awards vested

Number of dividend equivalent Shares on vested DSBP awards

Miles Roberts

177,529

27,055

Stefano Rossi

47,805

7,285

·      These awards vesting on 8 July 2024 relate to the deferral into Shares of half of the bonus paid in July 2021 in relation to the financial year 2020/21.

·      The number of dividend equivalent Shares is added to the vested DSBP awards on vesting in accordance with the rules of the DSBP and the approved remuneration policy.

The forms required under the Market Abuse Regulation follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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

 

 

Vesting of DSBP award granted on 8 July 2021 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares. 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£NIL

177,529

£NIL

27,055

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

204,584

£NIL

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

8 July 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 STEFANO ROSSI

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE PACKAGING

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

 

 

Vesting of DSBP award granted on 8 July 2021  under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares. 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£NIL

47, 805

£NIL

7,285

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

55,090

£NIL

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

8 July 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON

 

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