Smith (DS) PLC

Director's Dealing • Dec 7, 2018

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RNS Number : 8817J

Smith (DS) PLC

07 December 2018

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them

The following announcement and notification is made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The form required under the EU Market Abuse Regulation follows.

Date 7 December 2018

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

Following the exercise of options by Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh notified on 7 September 2018, transfer of 110,137 shares to Sheilagh Marsh - a Person Closely Associated to Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh (Spouse).

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Item	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Transfer	£nil	110,137

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

110,137

£nil

e)

Date of the transaction

7 December 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

SHEILAGH MARSH

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Person closely associated with PDMR (Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh)

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

Receipt of 110,137 shares from Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh (Spouse).

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Item	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Transfer	£nil	110,137

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

110,137

£nil

e)

Date of the transaction

7 December  2018

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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