Holding in Company

Smith(David S)(Holdings) PLC
16 August 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

David S. Smith (Holdings) PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Standard Life Investments

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

As above

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

Stanlife Nominees Limited

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

250,000

6) Percentage of issued class

0.078%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10p each

10) Date of transaction

15 August 2001

11) Date company informed

16 August 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

13,071,544

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.074%

14) Any additional information

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Angela Hunter

020 7932 5032

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

Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary

Date of notification 16 August 2001