Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC
06 February 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):

01/02/08


6. Date on which issuer notified:

06/02/08


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

Above 5% (Group)

Above 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)

                                        Below 5%       Below 5%




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                       Direct        Direct (x)    Indirect     Direct  Indirect
                                                   (xi)

Ord 10p                20,009,172    18,776,355    1,232,817    4.77     0.31


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

20,009,172                                   5.09


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) (20,009,172 - 5.09% =
Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect) (20,009,172 - 5.09% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (20,009,172 -
5.09% = Total Position)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (18,776,355 - 4.77% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)  (Direct) (LGIH)
(17,017,812 - 4.32% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions   Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Management) Limited (PMC)             (LGAS & LGPL)
(17,017,812 - 4.32% = 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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