DS Smith Plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
The attached notifications, which have been made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.
| 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
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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
|
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH
SMDS | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| EXERCISE OF NIL COST OPTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT PARTIAL SALE | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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38,727 £4.088
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| e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 DECEMBER 2016 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| LONDON | ||||
| g) | Additional Information | TOTAL HOLDING FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION 43,504 | ||||