Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9444U

Smith (DS) PLC

21 May 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): 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

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

Goldman, Sachs & Co., Goldman Sachs Asset Management International, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

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

16 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 May 2008

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

    5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0008220112		Below 3%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
			19,914,456		5.06%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
19,914,456	5.06%

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

The interest in 66,288 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.

The interest in 632,358 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset Management International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').

The interest in 19,215,810 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').

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:

General email contact: [e-mail]

14. Contact name:

   Sean Rogers/Alan Cox

15. Contact telephone number:

   020 7552 9205 / 020 7774 8774

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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