Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0467Z

Smith (DS) PLC

14 July 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):

13 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 July 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

   11%

8. Notified details:

   Total

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
0822011	43,173,134	43,173,134

  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
	3,655,355	3,655,355	39,987,779	0.93	10.17

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
43,643,134	11.10%

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 Financial, Inc     Indirect	38,116,961	9.69020
AXA Rosenberg   Indirect	1,863,818	0.47382
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd     Direct	16,500	0.00419
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha     Direct	341,900	0.08692
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker     Direct	70,721	0.01798
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Apha     Direct	2,393,900	0.60858
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker     Direct	329,624	0.08380
Framlington onshore private clients    Indirect	7,000	0.00178
AXA Winterthur     Direct	102,600	0.02608
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive     Direct	265,504	0.06750
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive     Direct	134,606	0.03422
Total Direct Total Indirect	3,655,355 39,987,779	0.92927 10.16580
TOTAL	43,643,134	11.09508

 

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