Smith (DS) PLC

Director's Dealing • Oct 5, 2017

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RNS Number : 8682S

Smith (DS) PLC

05 October 2017

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Exercise of Discretionary Share Options by Director / other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (together "PDMRs")

Date 05 October 2017

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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 AND TRANSFER TO MRS ROBERTS, A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED (PCA)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Item (s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Option Sale	nil £5.15	261,079 261,079	Share Matching Plan
Option Sale	nil £5.15	158,733 158,733	Deferred Share Bonus Plan
Option Partial Sale	nil £5.15	36,260 17,042	Performance Share Plan

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Volume	Price
456,072	£5.15

e)

Date of the transaction

05 October 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London

g)

Additional Information

SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.155%

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