TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
DS Smith Plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments ( X )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify): ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
18 November 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21 November 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi) | |
|
| Number of shares | Number of voting Rights (viii) |
| GB0008220112 | 35,533,799 | 35,533,799 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights (ix) | % of voting rights | |||
|
|
| Direct (x) | Indirect (xi) | Direct | Indirect |
|
|
| N/A | N/A | Below 5% | N/A | Below 5% |
|
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv) | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted
| % of voting rights |
| Securities Lending | | | Below 5% | Below 5% |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date (xvii) | Exercise/ Conversion period (xviii) | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights (xix) (xx) | |
| CFD | | | | Below 5% | Nominal | Delta |
| Below 5% | Below 5% | |||||
Total (A+B+C)
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights
|
| N/A | Below 5% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
See Annex 1
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:
Marc-Oliver Lesch.
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7743 3650
Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name:
Iain Simm
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, 7th Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX
Phone number:
020 7756 1800
| Annex 1 |
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock International Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | | | |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | |
| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP | | | |
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC | | | |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | |
| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Cayco Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Japan Holdings GK | | | |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| Trident Merger, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | | | |
| | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. | | | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | | | |
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