Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9977J

Smith (DS) PLC

03 July 2017

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major interests

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			DS Smith Plc GB0008220112
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Norges Bank
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Oslo, Norway
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			30/06/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			03/07/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.72 %	0 %		5.72 %	951,633,090
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.06 %	0 %		4.06 %

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0008220112		54,386,549					0.05 %
SUBTOTAL 8. A		54,386,549					0.05 %
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii				X
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Oslo, Norway
Date of completion	03/07/2017

Annex: Notification of major holdings (to be filed with the FCA only)
A: Identity of the person subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)		Norges Bank
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)		Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179, Sentrum, Oslo 0107, Norway
E-Mail		[e-mail]
Phone number / Fax number		[phone]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name		Sai Aanandha Shankhar
Contact address		Bankplassen 2, PO Box 1179, Sentrum, Oslo 0107, Norway
E-Mail		[e-mail]
Phone number / Fax number		[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
12.      Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name: Iain Simm Contact address: DS Smith Plc, 7th Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX Phone number: 020 7756 1800

 

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