Holding(s) in Company
Smith (DS) PLC
26 March 2008
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
DS Smith Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : Initial notification as per regulatory requirement ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
25 March 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26 March 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
13%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE transaction (vi)
Number of Number of voting Rights
shares (viii)
0822011 55,675,034 55,675,034
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of voting
possible using the ISIN shares (ix) rights
CODE
Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect
4,881,790 4,881,790 51,683,444 1.24 13.14
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
(xiv)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
56,565,234 14.38%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
See attached schedule.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Terry Marsh
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7003 2637
Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name:
Carolyn Cattermole
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, 4-16 Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RZ
Phone number:
020 7932 5030
SCHEDULE
9. Chain
Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital
AXA Rosenberg 1,118,488 0.28435
Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC
Ethical Fund 30,000 0.00763
Indirect
AXA Rosenberg 853,047 0.21686
Direct
AXA Financial, Inc 35,921,661 9.13210
Indirect
AXA Rosenberg 15,731,783 3.99938
Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management
Ltd 16,500 0.00419
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL
High Alpha 341,900 0.08692
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
FTSE All Share Tracker 70,721 0.01798
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management
ABL High Apha 1,648,800 0.41916
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management
FTSE All Share Tracker 329,624 0.08380
Direct
AXA Winterthur 102,600 0.02608
Direct
AXA Sun Life With Profits
Passive 265,504 0.06750
Direct
AXA Sun Life With Profits
Passive 134,606 0.03422
Direct
Total Direct 4,881,790 1.24106
Total Indirect 51,683,444 13.13911
TOTAL 56,565,234 14.38017
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