Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3934T
Smith (DS) PLC
29 March 2016
 

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:

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

 

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

 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments (    )

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )

 

Other (please specify): (   ) 

 

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -       9.963%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.055% 

        

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

Vidacos Nominees\HSBC

 

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

24 March 2016

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 March 2016

 

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 10%

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

 

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect


Ordinary Shares


GB0008220112

 

 

 

94,123,364

 

 

 

94,123,364



 

 

 

94,123,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.963%

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

 



 


 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta


 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

94,123,364

9.963%

 

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

 

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 9.963% comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%

Ignis Investment Services Limited -  0.551%

 

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:

GIOS@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd

 

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 6565

 

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Michael Hampson

 

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 7th Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX

 

Phone number:

020 7756 1800


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