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Smith (DS) PLC 15 January 2007 DS Smith Plc ('the Company') Voting Rights and Share Capital Update In conformity with transitional provision 6 of the Transparency Directive the Company notifies that as at the date of this announcement, the Company has a single class of shares in issue being ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') and that a further 26,430 Ordinary Shares have been issued today, bringing the total number to 392,674,035 Ordinary Shares in issue. There are no Ordinary Shares held in Treasury. Each Ordinary Share entitles the holder to a single vote at general meetings of the Company. This figure (392,674,035) may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Carolyn Cattermole Company Secretary Date: 15 January 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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