Smith (DS) PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 19, 2013

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RNS Number : 0160W

Smith (DS) PLC

19 December 2013

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:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (  X  )

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (   )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments (    )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )

Other (please specify): (    ) 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

See additional information under 13.

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

17 December 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 December 2013

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

Above the threshold of 5%

8. Notified details:

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)
GB0008220112	N/A	N/A

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 (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
	135,011	135,011	46,729,813	0.015%	5.002%

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	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+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
46,864,824	5.017%

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:  N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered Owner

Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 41407	6,036,375
State Street Nominees Limited	A/c XC7N	2,960,058
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 683182	1,060,166
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c PTG 15303 / 09997799	501,494
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 811056	210,495
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c BBH05	663,616
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301780	232,160
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c ZLA01	1,025,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 27642	135,011
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10478	36,141
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	21,018
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c WWSF0004002	1,231,204
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 18667	1,386,572
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10469	870,162
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10496	16,503,664
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10492	1,790,109
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10491	8,979,914
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10495	2,740,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 31348	481,665

14. Contact name:

Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group

15. Contact telephone number:      01793 363135

Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Matthew Jowett

Contact address:

DS Smith Plc, 7th Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX

Phone number:

020 7756 1800

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