Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1394A

Smith (DS) PLC

07 September 2018

 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Exercise of Options by Director / other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (together "PDMRs")

Date 7 September 2018

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	DS SMITH PLC
b)	LEI	39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH SMDS
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of the option of 285,510 ordinary shares under the 2015 Performance Share Plan (PSP) and Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) which were nil cost options granted on 24 July 2015.  Sale of 175,373 shares and additional market purchase of 7,978.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Item Price(s) Volume(s) Option Sale Purchase £nil £4.916 £5.0271 285,510 175,373 7,978
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	285,510 £nil -175,373 £4.916 7,978 £5.0271
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON
g)	Additional Information	SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.04%

 

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