Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC
19 September 2006



                                  SCHEDULE 10
  
                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)Name of company

DS Smith PLC


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

AXA S.A.


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

AXA S.A. and its group companies


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

4,202,983


6) Percentage of issued class

1.08%


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

18 September 2006


11) Date company informed

19 September 2006


12) Total holding following this notification

51,120,203


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

13.08%


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 19 September 2006




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