Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8788X
Smith (DS) PLC
22 February 2012



DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Notifications of Transactions of Directors/ Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR) and Connected Persons

In pursuance of the Company's obligations in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, I hereby notify you of the following Directors and PDMR share transactions which occurred on 22 February 2012 in London:

The Directors and PDMR listed below have notified the Company that they have become interested in the number of Ordinary Shares of 10p each of the Company as indicated below after taking up their rights under the 9 for 8 Rights Issue at 95 pence per New Ordinary Share offered to Shareholders on 17 January 2012.

Capitalised terms not defined herein, are defined in Part XVIII (Definitions and Glossary of Technical Terms) of the combined prospectus and circular sent to Shareholders on 17 January 2012.

Director

Name of registered holder
(if different from Director)

Additional shares

Total shares now held

% of issued share capital

Gareth Davis

45,000

85,000

0.009

Miles William Roberts

Gillian Janet Roberts

123,242

232,791

0.025

Stephen William Dryden

103,493

195,487

0.021

Christopher Jonathan Bunker

22,500

42,500

0.005

Philippe Jean-Claude Mellier

22,500

42,500

0.005

Jonathan Clive Nicholls

40,651 of total now held through Barclays Wealth

57,868

109,307

0.012

PDMR

Name of registered holder (if different from PDMR)

Additional shares

Total shares now held

% of issued share capital

Gary Edward Saunders

10,900 in the name of Susan Saunders

11,541

21,800

0.002

Matthew Jowett

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Date: 22 February 2012


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