Director Shareholding

Smith (DS) PLC
09 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

DS SMITH PLC

2) Name of director

Peter Michael Johnson

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Holding of shareholder named above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Peter Michael Johnson

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

A purchase of ordinary shares

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

15,000

8) Percentage of issued class

0.005%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

10) Percentage of issued class

11) Class of security

ordinary shares

12) Price per share

134.5p

13) Date of transaction

9 October 2002

14) Date company informed

9 October 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

25,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.008%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Carolyn Cattermole 020 7932 5000

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary


Date of Notification: 9 October 2002


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