Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC

13 May 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0008220112

Issuer Name

DS SMITH PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities plc

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

08-May-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

10-May-2024

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 held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.020712	0.068738	5.089450	70196458
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below Minimum Threshold	Below Minimum Threshold	Below Minimum Threshold

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0008220112		69248369		5.020712
Sub Total 8.A	69248369		5.020712%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	06/06/2024	06/06/2024	Cash	149195	0.010817
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/09/2024	11/09/2024	Cash	186882	0.013549
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/02/2025	10/02/2025	Cash	90548	0.006565
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/04/2025	02/04/2025	Cash	10374	0.000752
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/04/2025	04/04/2025	Cash	248347	0.018006
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/04/2025	24/04/2025	Cash	78079	0.005661
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/06/2025	03/06/2025	Cash	177016	0.012834
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/06/2025	11/06/2025	Cash	6776	0.000491
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/06/2025	27/06/2025	Cash	819	0.000059
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/06/2026	10/06/2026	Cash	53	0.000004
Sub Total 8.B2				948089	0.068738%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% 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
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities plc	5.001972		5.059895%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan SE

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan SE (100%)

12. Date of Completion

10-May-2024

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

 

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