Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7563J

Smith (DS) PLC

08 December 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 (L&G)

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

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

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

 05 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 08 December 2008

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

  From 4% - 3% (L&G)

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)
ORD GBP 0.10	15,742,026	15,742,026

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 (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
ORD GBP 0.10	15,707,926	15,707,926		3.99

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
15,707,926	3.99

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) 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) 

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (15,707,926 - 3.99% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (14,275,887 - 3.62% = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (14,275,887 - 3.62% = PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
	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 the total voting rights figure of 393,355,893

14. Contact name:  Helen Lewis (LGIM)

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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