DS Smith Plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
The attached individual notification made under article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relate to the DS Smith Sharesave Plan ('SAYE') grant of an option on behalf of a PDMR. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR.
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| 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
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| 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
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ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH
SMDS | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| GRANT OF A 3 YEAR OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE DS SMITH SHARESAVE PLAN WHICH WILL FIRST BECOME EXERCISABLE 1 APRIL 2020. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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2,702 £3.33
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 1 FEBRUARY 2017 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| LONDON | ||||
| g) | Additional Information |
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