Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9110C

Smith (DS) PLC

23 June 2021

 

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")  

Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

23 June 2021

On 22 June 2021 nil-cost option awards over the Company's Ordinary Shares of 10p each ("Shares") granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DSBP") vested to the following PDMRs as shown in the table below.

Name	Number of DSBP awards vested	Number of dividend equivalent Shares on vested DSBP awards
Miles Roberts	132,849	10,588
Adrian Marsh	62,603	4,989
Colin McIntyre	30,366	2,420
Stefano Rossi	31,797	2,534

· These awards vesting on 22 June 2021 relate to the deferral into Shares of half of the bonus paid in June 2018 in relation to the financial year 2017/18.

· The number of dividend equivalent Shares is added to the vested DSBP awards on vesting in accordance with the rules of the DSBP and the approved remuneration policy.

The forms required under the Market Abuse Regulation follow.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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	Vesting of DSBP award granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £ NIL 132,849 £ NIL 10,588
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	143,437 £NIL
e)	Date of the transaction	22 June 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON

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	Vesting of DSBP award granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £ NIL 62,603 £ NIL 4,989
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	67,592 £NIL
e)	Date of the transaction	22 June 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	COLIN STUART MCINTYRE
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CHIEF EXECUTIVE SUPPLY ENGINE
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	Vesting of DSBP award granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £ NIL 30,366 £ NIL 2,420
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	32,786 £NIL
e)	Date of the transaction	22 June 201
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	STEFANO ROSSI
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CHIEF EXECUTIVE PACKAGING
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	Vesting of DSBP award granted on 22 June 2018 under the terms of the DS Smith Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £ NIL 31,797 £ NIL 2,534
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	34,331 £NIL
e)	Date of the transaction	22 June 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON

 

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