Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC
13 March 2008



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

DS Smith Plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : Initial notification as per regulatory requirement ( )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

11 March 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 March 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 5% (Group)

Below 5% (LGIM)


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if     Number of     Number of voting       % of voting
possible using the ISIN     shares        rights (ix)            rights
CODE

                            Direct        Direct (x)    Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                        (xi)

Ord 10p                      20,009,172    20,009,172           Below 5%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

                                                Below 5%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (Below 5% = Total
Position)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect) (Below 5% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% =
Total Position)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (18,083,689 - 4.59% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)  (Direct) (LGIH)
(16,325,146 - 4.15% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions   Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Management) Limited (PMC)             (LGAS & LGPL)
(16,325,146 - 4.15% = PMC)

                                      Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                      (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A


13. Additional information:

Notification using shares in issue figure of 393,355,893


14. Contact name: Helen Lewis


15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851


Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities):


Contact address (registered office for legal entities):


Phone number:


Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)


Full name:

Carolyn Cattermole


Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 4-16 Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RZ


Phone number:

020 7932 5030




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