Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC 30 May 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company DS Smith Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Prudential Plc 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 --------------- ----------------- JP MORGAN NOMINEES 692,400 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 11,598,733 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC 91,770 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 136,064 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)HYBF AC 183,540 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 12,702,507 6. Percentage of issued class 3.25 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 25 May 2006 11. Date company informed 30 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 12,702,507 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.25 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 30 May 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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