Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC
17 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: ( X )


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) : ( )


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

Barclays PLC


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

Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Life Assurance Co. Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd


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

13 March 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 March 2008


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

Below reportable % to 3%



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)

0822011                                 10,511,449     10,511,449


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                             Direct        Direct Indirect (xi) Direct  Indirect
                                           (x)

                              11,917,304      0    11,917,304    0.00     3.03


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)



                                                            0            0.00


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

11,917,304                                            3.03%


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

Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Life Assurance Co. Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:


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


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


13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913


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





ANNEX TO NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES xvi

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)    Barclays PLC
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) 1 Churchill Place, London
                                                       E14 5HP

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

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name                                              Geoff Smith

Contact address                                        BARCLAYS PLC
                                                       1 Churchill Place, London
                                                       E14 5HP

Phone number                                           020 7116 2913





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