Holding(s) in Company

Smith (DS) PLC
04 September 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
DS Smith Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Legal & General Investment Management Limited

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
As above

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775245 - 1,402,365

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 754612 - 350,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 360509 - 268,012

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 357206 - 7,327,773

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 866203 - 295,900

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
15,300

6. Percentage of issued class
0.005%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 10p each

10. Date of transaction
2 September 2002

11. Date company informed
4 September 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
9,644,050

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.0%

14. Any additional information
N/A

 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Angela Hunter, 020 7932 5032

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Carolyn Cattermole, Company Secretary

Date of notification
4 September 2002


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