Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC 1 July 2002 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company DS Smith PLC 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Deutsche Bank AG 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 Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 790,760 6) Percentage of issued class 0.25% 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 28 June 2002 11) Date company informed 1 July 2002 12) Total holding following this notification 48,703,158 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 15.16% 14) Any additional information The Company was informed on 28 June 2002 that Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies have an interest in 48,703,158 ordinary shares in the Company, being 15.16% of share capital. 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 1 July 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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