Smith (DS) PLC

Director's Dealing • Dec 15, 2016

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RNS Number : 9462R

Smith (DS) PLC

15 December 2016

DS Smith Plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

The attached notifications, which have been made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

DS SMITH PLC

b)

LEI

39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

SMDS

b)

Nature of the transaction

EXERCISE OF NIL COST OPTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT PARTIAL SALE

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£4.088	38,727

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

38,727

£4.088

e)

Date of the transaction

14 DECEMBER 2016

f)

Place of the transaction

LONDON

g)

Additional Information

TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION  43,504

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