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Smith (DS) PLC 04 May 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company DS Smith Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc 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 Registered name Number of Shares Old Westbury Small Cap Fund 19,309 DFA International Core Equity Fund of Dimensional Funds 4,075 International Core Equity Fund of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc 41,051 European Small Company Fund of Dimensional Funds plc 100,675 VA International Value Portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc 9,600 Tax-Managed DFA International Value Portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc 206,800 DFA International Small Cap Fund of Dimensional Funds 36,084 VA International Small Portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc 19,364 International Small Company Fund of John Hancock Funds II 660,348 International Small Company Fund of John Hancock Trust 389,105 SA International HBtM Fund 45,421 DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc 8,448,329 UK Small Company Series of The DFA Investment Trust Company 1,373,005 United Kingdom Small Companies Fund of Dimensional Funds ICVC 99,607 United Kingdom Value Fund of Dimensional Funds ICVC 54,373 Separate account advised by Dimensional 274,391 Separate account advised by DFA Australia Limited 76,066 Separate account advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors Limited 231,966 Separate account advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors Limited 78,591 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 12,268,160 6. Percentage of issued class 3.14 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 3 May 2006 11. Date company informed 4 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 12,268,160 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.14 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Anne Steele 020 7932 5031 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary Date of notification 4 May 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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