AGM Statement

DS SMITH PLC (the Company) ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

6 SEPTEMBER 2011

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at 11.00am, all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 14 July 2011 were passed on a show of hands.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Details of the proxy votes submitted in respect of the Resolutions will also be shortly made available to view on the Group's website: http://www.dssmith.uk.com/about-us/corporate-governance

Matthew Jowett

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

Contact details: 01628 583 394