Total Voting Rights

Smith (DS) PLC
04 January 2007


DS Smith Plc ('the Company')

Voting Rights and Share Capital Update

In conformity with transitional provision 6 of the Transparency Directive the
Company notifies that as at the date of  this announcement, the Company has a
single class of shares in issue being ordinary shares of 10 pence each
('Ordinary  Shares') and that a further 448,228 Ordinary Shares have been issued
today, bringing the total number to 392,376,427  Ordinary Shares in issue. There
are no Ordinary Shares held in Treasury. Each Ordinary Share entitles the holder
to a  single vote at general meetings of the Company.

This figure (392,376,427) may be used by shareholders (and others with
notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they
will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a
change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

Carolyn Cattermole
Company Secretary

Date: 4 January 2007



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