Director Shareholding

Smith (DS) PLC
4 October 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

DS Smith Plc

2) Name of director

David Buttfield

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

As above

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

10,000

8) Percentage of issued class

0.0031%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ordinary shares

12) Price per share

131p

13) Date of transaction

4 October 2001

14) Date company informed

4 October 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

90,132

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.028%


1) Name of director

Tony Thorne


2) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As above

3) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

As above

4) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

5) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

6) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

22,000

7) Percentage of issued class

0.007%

8) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

9) Percentage of issued class

N/A

10) Class of security

ordinary shares

11) Price per share

131p

12) Date of transaction

4 October 2001

13) Date company informed

4 October 2001

14) Total holding following this notification

22,000

15) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.007%

of Notification 4 October 2001


1) Name of director

Peter Williams


2) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As above

3) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

As above

4) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

5) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

6) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

50,000

7) Percentage of issued class

0.0016%

8) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

9) Percentage of issued class

N/A

10) Class of security

ordinary shares

11) Price per share

131p

12) Date of transaction

4 October 2001

13) Date company informed

4 October 2001

14) Total holding following this notification

847,643

15) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.27%

16) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Angela Hunter, 020 7932 5032

17) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary

Date of Notification 4 October 2001